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The Calm

 So my life this week has consisted mainly of knitting and sitting in front of the TV. It has been a nice change from the 40 hour work week and the constant time with family (just kidding guys... but not about the work week).
Jack has been enjoying himself as well:

Also I've got some small knitting projects done over the summer.  This is my most recent and I'm enjoying it throughly.  It is a little tighter at the base than I'm used to but it definitely stays on better than most of my slouchy hats.  After some fashion advice from my mother I've decided slouchy hats are probably my "thing".  I'm actually starting a wall of them (I havee four hanging over my bed) and they are nice to make when you just have a skein.

Name: Star Crossed Cable Beret

Needles: 4 (Clover DPNS) and 8 (Clover Circ)

Yarn: Cascade 220 (less than a hank) Cordovan

[Ravelry Link]

Also, to throw some more pictures at you, this is what I'm currently attempting to spin.  It is a 75%/25% merino/tussah silk blend and it is aptly called "Yellow".  However, as you can see in the picture there are shots of blue and red running through it and it is so pretty to look at (and much more shiny than I could convey while still getting true to the color).  The fiber is from Woodland Woolworks (I had a gift certificate).  I luvs me some WW as it is the nearest fiber arts shop that sells spinning wheels.  I got my Kromski Symphony there, used, about a year ago.

This is the start of my spinning of it.  The first single, and it's DK-ish but very thick and thin.  I'm not used to spinning silk and I'm still not a very even spinner, but I'm hoping after I ply this it will be around a worsted weight and I can get a nice hat or some house socks out of it.  Also as it's spinning it is turning very barber pole.  I really like it as it's  hard to see all the color in the roving but the blue/yellow/red mix nicely together.