Here he is - my new baby

You may not have known but Cream Puff is no more. She was spirited away on one Sunday evening in April by bad men. Actually they were probably boys because who else would hotwire, steal, joyride and them dump trashed a 12 year old crapped out (but loved) vespa?

Anyway after hours on the phone and a measely check from my insurance company, I decided to spring for something from this century and even this decade. He's a 2004 GT in silver (grey?) with "Grantourismo" elegantly scrawled on the right hand side. I'm not showing the left or front as he was clearly dropped on the left and bumped into something on the front. But the newer and slightly larger frame with a nicer engine does feel pretty cushy. Interestingly he has over twice the mileage of cream puff.

what shall we name him?

Laura Lee's sweater is finally assembled!

Started this sweater two years ago on holiday in South Carolina. the actual knitting finished months ago,but assembly has been waiting for yonks. Mainly because its cotton and therefore a pain. Actually had to be blocked which required a big flat surface and even then it took several hours and a trip to my upstairs neighbor to see it on someone! The sweater is from Sally Melville's book The Knit Stitch, Its called "where's the opaque? sweater"

This is hard to picture and the photo doesn't show it well, but the top front, back and sleeves are all slightly see through and the main front is opaque. The opaque bit wraps around the back a bit so the sleeves have a lot of shaping and joining the opaque to the non-opaque took some serious attention ans the rows and fabric all all very different. I also forgot until I starting piecing it together that I had mad it a bit longer as LLG not short. Therefor as I am blocking the pieces out puzzled about how I managed to miss the measurements by over an inch, then I found my original notes. I should take better notes - especially as I take YEARS to knit things for adults.

Anyway over all I am happy and I hope she will be too when she gets it. Why did I finally manage to get it together? It's her birthday this weekend - so happy BDay LLG!

Here's where I frogged big portions of the sweater last summer

finally blocking LLG's sweater