I'm doing some decluttering and I need a better system for organzing my knitting magazines. Right now they are in piles on the book shelf and I flip through them whenever I'm looking for a pattern. Because there are so many of them, I'm thinking about taking the oldest ones and putting them in a box in the closet. If I don't use them after one year then I will either sell them or give them away. My sister is a beginner knitter and I think she might like my old Family Circle Easy Knitting magazines.

I'm still working on my two shawls and haven't started any new projects. I'm starting to get itchy fingers though. Next month my three sisters and me are going to Chicago and I think I've talked them into going to a yarn store. I'll need to do a little research to find one that isn't too pricey and also has a good selection of books.

If you're still undecided about who to vote for in the Presidential election, Peaches has recently announced her candidacy. I can't imagine we'll ever have a better candidate to represent our fiber interests.

I have to confess, I've been reading rather than knitting. Well, I've been knitting a little, but not enough to show any progress. I just came back from the library with two more books, so it looks like the shawl and all my other projects waiting to be finished or started will have to wait a little longer

This is an unfinished sweater from last winter, it's the one that I really don't like the color. It's so close to completion that I really want to finish it--and who knows I might actually wear it. BUT there's one little problem...

This is a photo of the two sleeves side by side. As you can see I did my increases differently on each sleeve. The pattern didn't give very clear instructions about how to do the increases, and apparently I didn't think to look at the finished sleeve to see what I did. There are only 4 or 5 inches to rip out so I might as well get it over with.

It doesn't look like I've made much progress on the Cherry Blossom, but if I knit an hour each day, it will be done in about a week.



There is about six inches folded underneath that can't be seen because of the circular needles. In the process of taking the photo I lost slipped six stitches off the needle and I'm not looking forward to fixing it.