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Much Knitting News

I should have been outside yesterday enjoying the beautiful fall weather, but I opted to obsess on Roscalie instead. I started the armholes and the v-neck shaping so things are starting to get interesting.

On Friday I had a meeting just a mile or two away from a good knitting shop. I had only one thing on my list, but what's the point of going in a yarn shop unless you make some impulsive purchases?

Here's an adorable scarf kit for my daughter's birthday. I had intended to buy stuff separately but the packaging on this kit is so cute, and she gets really turned on by that kind of thing:

Then I spotted Elizabeth Zimmerman's "Knitting Workshop" book which contains the pattern for the Baby Surprise Jacket - something I've always wanted to try. And I found some cute baby-ish yarn of the right gauge. My sister-in-law is expecting a baby girl in January. I don't know if this will be to her taste (man, is she particular!) but it will be a fun knit nevertheless. If I decide it's not a good match for her, I have no problem with setting it aside for a last-minute gift for someone else.

I also wanted to get some Koigu for the sock pattern I found. So here's the yarn I picked out - I wanted something a bit more subtle than the Koigu I've used in the past:

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