works in progress

the circle tote, my first foray into intarsia, is coming along, despite an ugly mess of strands on the back that offends my sense of order:


ester is ready to be blocked:

and the garter stitch bolero only needs the sleeves seamed:


i knit a few swatches for flicca using lamb's pride bulky--this is in moss, but i'd like to use a cherry red. the pattern calls for 7mm needles, but since that's the english system, i tried a size 10, a size 10.5, and a size 11. they still need blocking, and i'd like to see if the yarn pills much under pressure:

and here's my yarn for stephanie japel's forecast sweater. i'm planning to use guavaseed's modifications.

i think that's enough for the moment...