Yarn Along - Finished!

Or probably better titled, Glamor Shots With A Cranky Jacob Sheep ;-).

The light was nice the other evening so I had Saint Tim try for some "me and Elizabeth dressed alike" shots.  Try being the operative word because unlike a photo shoot with, say, Buddy, who'd be All About posing for some pictures, those silly Jacob sheep...

Cookies worked for Jester last year.  Elizabeth is not so cheaply bought.  And while she looks frail and feeble, she can still outrun all of us.  We gave up trying to get her to cooperate in the paddock and herded her into the little shed where at least we'd have three walls helping us out.  The pictures were okay, but even though once she realized we had her cornered, I was still having to keep one hand on her chin and it looked pretty forced.

She tootled back outside and sat down next to the fence in a blazing ray of setting sun and we decided to give it one more try.  Tim hid around the corner and I sat down some distance away from her.  And very slowly scootched over.  And scootched over.  And scootched over until I thought we might be able to be in the same picture.

I love, love, love the sunbeam.  Unfortunately the sun sets quickly and that only lasted a couple seconds.  I think the sunlight from the side gave the pictures an interesting and soft, flattering look.  Probably not the best way to showcase the sweater, but the overall mood is much nicer than the clearer but forced inside shots.

Getting a little closer.

A little closer.

And for a brief moment she played along and I didn't do anything too dorky.  I think this one is my favorite.

And then she'd had enough of this stupid-camera-game-I-don't-care-how-many-cookies-you-give-me!  Tim had moved to the side, trying for a different angle.  Notice how different the light looks.  See how my hair looks "mahvelous" in the pictures above?  And how rat nesty it is in "real life light"?  I believe that would be called using the light to the best advantage ;-).  

The Sullivan sweater pattern was interesting to knit.  The reviews were probably accurate in saying it's not a beginner sweater, but it does all work out just fine in the end.  There were times I had to set it down and come back the next day with a fresh(er) brain before I could figure out the next step, but as with every project, I learned some new tricks and I'm proud of working my way through.

I also have an interesting blocking story to share, but I'm so far behind on so many things that it will have to wait until another day.  When I do that I'll take some more detailed pictures of the patterning and the intimidating I-cord edging that ended up being No Big Deal (like most knitting things ;-) and really finishes everything off so nicely. 

Joining in with Ginny's Yarn Along.  I once again don't have a book to share with my knitting so I'm probably going to get frogged out of this great group.  Even if you aren't interested in the knitting, I encourage you to go check everyone out.  I've added quite a few books to my winter queue.  As far as my next project...I'm thinking about something small.  Maybe a pair of mittens before it gets cold.