The Colorful Yoke Sweater, other projects and opera

This is the colorful yoke sweater that took me very long to make.  It came out well. Now, I must weave in the ends in the underside and stitch the holes near the underarm seams closed. As soon as I do that, I will send the sweater to my brother in Arizona. I hope he likes it. 

Next is the navy blue sweater I made for a friend of my mentor.  My mentor's friend died.  He'd wanted me to make a hat and scarf for him.  It was my bright idea to knit him a sweater that I would wear. I suppose I should still knit a hat and a scarf for him. The navy blue sweataer has cable throughout.  I have made the back and the sleeves. The front of the navy blue sweater still needs to be completed.

The sock is a problem.  I can purchase the dpns size #1 to complete the socks.  I will need more yarn.  Will the store have the yarn I need or should I find a brighter yarn with which to remake the first sock and then knit the second?

Then there is the Kaffe Fassett designed sweater for my cousin. I suppose I should work on it before the navy sweater, which I cannot find right now.

Decisions, decisions.

Ah, the mellowess and expressiveness of the human voice. I am listening to the aria largo performed by Kathleen Battle on on the Baroque Duet album on iTunes. I enjoy the human voice and, by extension, opera.  I am reading Crescendo, the magazine put out by the Santa Fe Opera. What a wonderful way to while away the hours.

Oliver's Cap 2

I have finally finished the Oliver's cap.  Here are some photos of the crown, the cap in profile and folded flat.  This hat is a birthday present for 2008. I presented it to my neighbor who says that he likes it and that it has character, even though the hat was a bit big in the ribbing. I am happy that he likes the hat.

The ribbing of the color of the colorful yoked sweater is progressing slowly.  As I mentioned in an earlier post, I can only knit on it while there is sunlight.  The light in my room after dark is too little to knit without eye strain. This is the last, almost the last, of gifts for friends.  I have a sweater by
Kaffe Fassett that I am knitting for my cousin that I must work on. Then I can work on my old unfinished projects.