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Not like I’m keeping track or anything, but I think I’ve just finished up adult garment #5 for 2010.  Wow, has my knitting dropped off or what.  Three of the five were either tank tops or short sleeves.

Introducing #5:

This is Prettier in Purple, a variation of Pretty in Pink on Ravelry. It’s actually not prettier in purple, but I like the alliteration.  What I loved about this pattern was the back:

The seam up the back is soooo cool.  The project’s knit side to side (thus the seam in the middle of the back).  The collar’s made by increasing needle sizes gradually for 8 rows each–i love the drape!  A nice project, and something I may do again in a wool or mohair for winter.  For this project, I used five skeins of Cascade’s ultra pima–a lovely mercerized cotton that dresses up the piece a bit.  The ultra pima has 220 yds per hank, so for $9 or so, you can get a lot of knitting done.  I barely broke into the 5th skein.

Now onwards to adult garment #6.  I’ve got a few projects on the needles that need attention.  Time to dust them off!

Holy cow, it’s Thursday night (and still a bit humid), and I’m confronted with a huge decision–to watch LeBron James’ press conference or visit stockinette island for yet another evening of Pretty in Pink. (rav link).

Here’s my progress so far:

This is the right side.  It’s now done, and I’m cruising on the left.  But there’s tons of stockinette, which can be a bit mind-numbing.  But I’m thinking Mr. James’ hour long press conference may be just as, well, numbing.  Talking for an hour about where he plans on playing ball?  He’s good and all, but that’s about maybe a 3 minute speech at the most.

And to be filed in the “how’s your summer vacation going?” category: we started the summer of 2010 off with a bang.  First Thing 3 bit a classmate on move-up day.  Nice first impression on the new teacher Thing 3!

This is before the bite!  We didn’t look so pleased leaving the school. (note: this whole bite thing has me flummoxed.  Thing 3 was never a biting kid–she must have been sooooo frustrated to lash out like that, but no excuses!  Biting isn’t tolerated at Linden Ave. School I was told by the nurse–and I’m thinking to myself, like we tolerate it at home, either!)

We then moved on up to Maine.  But without leaving New Jersey, we saw some crazy sites, like this rock/lawn ornament.  Who does this stuff?

Up in Maine we were at a nice lodge, Jamaica Point Lodge, on Great Pond.  Remember, ponds are lakes in Maine lingo.  JPL was roomy enough for the extended clan of 19!  Here are Things 1 & 2 paddle-boating in the cove the first evening.

Great Pond has a little hill, Blueberry Hill, renown for its, um, blueberries.  Thing 1 accompanied DH & I on our trek, and promptly chose a spot, plunked himself down, and started noshing, ala Blueberries for Sal.

At the end of August, we’re headed up to Atlantic Canada–can’t wait!