Trying to stay on top of things...

Starting a Clapotis (from Knitty) for a friend as a gift.  Working it in sock weight yarn instead of the recommended worsted/aran weight: Lace Merino by Ella Rae in this intense shade of yellow gold. Working it on size 6 needles.

I didn't increase as many times as I was supposed to, so there's about 15 fewer on my needle than were called for.  I had already dropped 3 columns when I actually figured this out, so it'll remain that stitch count.

My guide for charting was found through Ravelry.  This link goes directly to the Excel file.  It's from the blog Some Bunny's Love.  Any fault was mine in keeping track of my own numbers. 

New pictures taken of the brown silk skirt, now that the elastic has been sewn in. Fits well.

I've started work on the top to go with it.  I started out with the same number of stitches cast on, with decreases in the purl sections loosely based on what was intended for the skirt.

Coming up to the waist of the top now & not sure I like it.  Correction.  I like it, it's just not what was in my head.  It doesn't fit as closely as the skirt.  The hem/bottom edge/tail will be rather low. 

Completed work on the Cabled Lab Vest of Perpetual Hibernation last Thursday, FTMFW.  It only took 18 months to complete, 15 months of which were straight up sitting-ignored-in-a-drawer time.  Two to knit, one to actually make & sew on the tabs under the buttons to minimize strain on individual strands of yarn when buttoned.

The recipient's dimensions have changed slightly in the interim, but not enough to make it unwearable.  Completion is just in time for use in the air conditioned halls of summer.  Also: one for one with instance of the Sweater Curse working for me.  It wasn't the knitting that did it, but this will definitely make me more wary about what to create for potential SOs.

Best part of completion? Now I can use the overages for myself without the risk of nagging guilt.  No idea what I'm going to do, as yet, but the prospect of now-guilt-free yarn on hand is wonderful.

Finally: the beginnings of the More Righteous Vine.  Complete with woody woolen vine & tinkered leaf patterns.  No ends woven in as yet, but the plan is to leaf up the entire thing in various sizes, thicknesses & greens.