I've split off the sleeves and have begun the waist decreases. I'm past the second set of cables, and luckily, I turned these correctly. The first set of cables was an exercise for me in turning cables incorrectly, realizing rows later, and laddering down several rows to fix it. Lather, rinse, repeat several times. Yep, I think I got it now.
Thanks for the comments and emails about finding me some more DB Cashmerino Chunky in that coral salmon orange color. Kim of Love Is All You Need was super nice to offer up her 2+ balls which I greedily snatched up. (Thanks Kim!) I admit I'm slow and I finally connected where I'd seen her name before. She's Kim of the fabulous Single Cable Ribbed Wristwarmers pattern that I made and Ellen made a bajillion of. (Thanks again, Kim!)
I'm waiting to knit some more of the sweater to get a better idea of how many more I need. Of course, I found a bag of 10 in the UK but that would mean $53 including shipping. Which is a great price for a sweater but I have to remember that I already paid money for the balls I do have. So, I'm trying to be practical about it. Yawn, I know.
I'm not even halfway done with Impulse yet, and I'm already thinking about what I want and need to work on next. First, I have to finish the baby sweater and then cast on for another. I think I'll use some Blue Sky Organic Cotton in stash for the next one, follow the newborn size but with bigger needles, and omit the hood this time. That should make for a quicker knit. I'm also already dreaming about Anne Hanson's Gust scarf. Simple but beautiful. I think it'll look great in worsted weight too, so I might have to break out some of my Hot Foot from Village Weaving and Spinning. Oh yeah, there's my knitting group's Lenore knitalong that starts on the 15th. Well, at least I have 11 more days before I pick that one up again. Happy Monday!
