Simple Knitted Bodice=Done!

I did some weird things, like I purposely knit the sleeves shorter, thinking they would stretch out over time...but curiously they have not. Perhaps time will take care of that. I liked knitting this. The beads were new to me and were sort of difficult to knit with, especially when I was doing the sleeves and the little lace insert. I purposely knit that tigher on size 2 mm needles (yes, to get gauge, I know, weird) and like the effect but it took me 3 weeks to do each panel and then about 3 hours to finish up the rest of the sleeve. Three weeks for 3 inches. Three hours for about 10 more. Now done. (praise be)

Now I am working full-tilt on that sweater named "Joy" from Rowan's Vintage Style. Lots of teeny stitches to the inch aren't slowing me down. I decided not to do the beads, but rather the purls. Honestly, now that I've been working on it a bit, the purls don't really show up as much as I'd like, since the yarn is a heathery mix (Yorkshire Tweed 4-ply). But it's okay and subtle and most likely a lot more pleasant to knit with purls than with beads.

My house is for sale. I know I changed the subject suddenly there. It's on my mind and just came out. I am sad about the house. One day I came home and there was a huge sign out front. (They never seemed that big from the road.) I knew it was coming but it's not easy. When the wind blows, the sign rattles. I think, I know, I have a theory. When things get difficult for me, I start to knit a lot. I took up knitting as a form of denial.

Not that there's anything wrong with that. I'm okay with it.

I'M ALL ABOUT IT. (Betcha you all are sick of me saying that!)