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Psssst. Hey! It’s me! bpt/blt, the work-in-progress sweater. I thought I’d drop a note while my handler is under the weather. After weeks of being manhandled by her, I’m kind of glad she has the flu. Thank goodness she is nearly finished with me. She just has to add a collar, block, and attach the zipper. She could use some serious collarly advice, though (well, that’s not ALL the advice she could use. I mean, how does someone who has knit for nearly 25 years JUST figure out that her flat gauge differs from her in-the-round gauge? A wee bit dim-witted, are we? But I digress … ).
So she wants me hoodless, but she made no accommodations for this before she began knitting (of course. Typical impulsive behavior), which has resulted in a rather wide neckline. She was hoping to do a nice little folded-over collar like Claudia did on her pumpkin spice sweater, but let’s face it, she is no Claudia, and a collar like that might look goofy on such a wide neckline. Me, I’m thinking maybe an applied i-cord edging to match the hems might be the ticket. That would mean the neckline would remain pretty open, but goodness knows she has enough scarves to last a lifetime. Anyway, please send her some advice. There’s a good chance she’ll listen to at least one of you (though there’s also a good chance she’ll screw up the advice).
Here I am:

Thank you, Brainy Alison, for sending these delightful goodies!

Can you tell how cute the card is? Two lovely Japanese knitting magazines, and yes, that one magazine really does say GIRLY KNIT on it. I want to knit EVERYTHING in both of these magazines! Here are some of my fave items (please excuse the photography, but I was trying to hold the mag open and take the photo at the same time):

It’s funny, since I don’t generally like girlie things, but how cute is that tank with the little flowers at the bottom? Ahhh, so many things to knit!
Thanks for the feedback on bpt/blt. The fabulous Becky was correct in her assessment–the cables are knit correctly; however, I knit front cables and back cables at differing tensions, and that’s why one looks fatter than the other. Lopsidedness is the story of my life. At any rate, I am not a perfectionist, so I am not too bothered. Please note, though, that if I run into any of you, and I am wearing the sweater, I don’t want any of you staring at my chest (er, rather, my cables)!

Wow, some knitting content! I have one sleeve left to knit on bpt/blt:

You know, I think my gauge has changed drastically during the course of this sweater. Also, the cables on the front look kind of goofy, like they are completely different designs or something. It’s either that or an optical illusion. Or my eyes.
Giant thanks to all of you who have supported cancer-fighting Megan by purchasing products from the Chemo Megan shop. I got a check from CafePress the other day and was thus able to make a donation to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation and to Megan. Megan has ONE MORE chemo session remaining. Fight the fight, people!