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I haven't worked on the pink cardigan at all after I took that photo; instead, I've been frantically trying to finish up the raspberry Backyard Leaves scarf. The recipient's birthday is Sunday, and I know it's totally feasible for me to finish the scarf before then if I just work hard enough. I actually need to finish knitting it by Saturday night, wash and block overnight, sew the two halves together Sunday, and give the gift Sunday night.

I borrowed Vivian Hoxbro's Shadow Knitting from the library, and I love it! Well, what I love is the way the designs look, and I particularly love the simple pot holders, heart bags (what a great gift!), toss pillow covers, and The Squared Top for the kiddies. Ok, ok, ok, now that you force it out of me, what I really love are the super duper fancy charts. Yes, I love the charts and the fact that one must consult these monstrosities to actually knit something from the book.

I also borrowed The Best of Knitter's Magazine Shawls and Scarves. While this book has enough complicated charts to keep even me happy, the book is so terribly busy and disorganized that it's immediately going back to the library. Yikes! Looks like someone with a very short attention span put that together. It gave me a headache. On top of my ear ache. Oy.