Ruthless Knitting

Is it possible to take an interesting picture of a sleeve? I am not so sure. Here are two attempts:

“Frances” is what I’m calling this sweater now. I gave up on “Wine-Dark Sea Pullover.” Too flowery for me, and too many words. I have reverted instead to my friend Rebecca’s suggestion that I call all the pieces in my 2007 collection by the names of people from Florence’s diary. Frances, you may recall, was Florence’s twin sister. Though this sweater is by no means a twin of the Florence top-in-progress, it does have certain qualities that I associate with the name Frances: it’s pretty in an elegant, understated way, and it’s not too fussy. I like it.

That’s all the knitting progress I’ve got to show for myself, as I spent last Saturday, Sunday, and Monday on a bicycle trip without any knitting. David and I headed out from our house to Door County, camping overnight in Egg Harbor and then in Peninsula State Park. We rode about 180 miles in 3 days (mostly days 1 and 3, with hiking on day 2). It was our kind of fun, and an early anniversary present to ourselves. We’ve been married four years today.

Here’s the only decent picture I managed to take on the trip: David is riding out onto a little pier purely for the photo opportunity. You can see the trailer behind him in which he’s dragging all his stuff.

Now that the sleeve is finished, I’m going to return to Florence. I’ve had a long enough break that I’m excited to wrap it up and wear it!

Oh, and I’m on Ravelry as of yesterday. My username is “Ruthless.” Look me up if you’re on there, too.

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