~ start wearing purple ~

Went to see Gogol Bordello last night with a group of friends. It was very entertaining. I was dancing and bopping my head and jumping up and down for the duration of their show. Today, I'm feeling a bit taxed.

Last Friday, I had the opportunity to leave work early to enjoy the warm weather - - it had been predicted to be as high as 60 degrees, so Josh and I went on a mountain bike ride...sort of a mini "Tour de Foothills." We rode Central Ridge to Shanes, and then crossed over and rode around the Elephant Rock trails (new to me) and had some splendid fast descents, and then rode up the Reserve connector to Freeway. It was a good ride for those of us who haven't been on the bike much this winter.

On Saturday, enjoyment of the nice weather continued as Josh and I rode our cruiser bicycles down the Greenbelt to a coffeeshop on the west end of town. But the real nice weather happened yesterday when it was absolutely glorious. I took myself on a big run down the Greenbelt and through the neighborhoods of the East End.

On the knitting front, I'm about halfway through with the Textured Tunic. For this project, I have, perhaps unwisely, decided to knit it with some cotton yarn which is not really intended for clothing. However, as I was trying to decide which yarn to use for this project, I kept going back to the Green Twists, thinking that it might really suit the Tunic. We will, as they say, see. Anyroad, the project is coming along great. Interestingly, some of the reviews that I've read of this pattern suggest that the author failed to incorporate the needed instructions for fitting the garment (what with this being a part of Fitted Knits) - - however, I believe that 'fitted knits' rests on the notion that individual bodies vary significantly and that to knit something that is fitted to an individual's body requires unique shaping...hence, why the pattern does not contain directions for shaping. The book, needless to say, contains ideas for shaping and suggests that modifications to the patterns underscore the entire premise of 'fitted knits.' Anyway, I'm very pleased with the shaping process that I have incorporated into my Tunic and, so far, I have every reason to believe that the cotton will work out just fine with this project.

Because, I am fully in knitting mode, I spend a lot of the time that I'm working on one project, dreaming of future projects. For example, I'd love to make Iceland (photos of other people's projects may be viewed on Flickr), in addition to this Cabled Pullover, as well as a thousand others. I've also got a crazy amount of yarn that I procured for a specific project...unfortunately, there is never enough time to knit everything that I want to, especially with my interest in other activities.

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