my knitting model is on vacation

OMG, I finished a sweater!  And in less than 30 days.  This is the first sweater I've ever finished.

Unfortunately, my normal knitting model is currently on vacation, so you'll have to put up with a bad photo of me instead.  Ravelry link.

The ends have all been woven in now, and it's ready to be washed and blocked tomorrow (Saturday).

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After a horrible week, I think the ants might be under control.  I worked a 16-hour day on Wednesday and came home to find them everywhere.  I left yet another message for my spray company.  They called back Thursday morning and said they would go under the house to spray.  I took a quick shower, packed up Callie, and took her over to my parents' house.  I'm still finding a few ants, but I've been promised they should all be gone by the end of the weekend.  The house smells pretty bad, and I know it makes Callie sick, so she gets to stay with my parents for a few days.

things could be better

My sweater is currently in time-out.  We had a bad mishap on Sunday night.  I don't think it's ruined, but I'm still really upset.  It's my own fault.  I couldn't even bring myself to look at it last night.

This week is not starting out well at all.  Yesterday was a lousy day at work, and this morning I woke up to find ants in the living room and the kitchen.  I'm dreading what I will find when I get home from work today.

In hopes of making myself feel better and give myself something look forward to, I sent an email to Purlescence Yarns to check on the new Cascade Heritage Prints sock yarn that should be arriving soon.  I made a list of the colorways I must have:
08 Cotton Candy
12 Spring Bouquet
05 Frosty Morn
13 Nightfall
04 Iris
02 Pop
01 Hawks
16 Summertime

sweater progress

I really wanted to finish my sweater this weekend, but it's just not going to happen.  This weekend has been filled with work and a very needy lap-cat.  I should be able to finish it this week.  The body is done, and I started on the first sleeve.

My recovery from surgery is progressing well.  I'm back up to being able to walk a full 2 miles.

I might be a little crazy

I can knit a sweater in 30 days, right?  It's t-shirt sized, in sock yarn, on size US 7 needles.  I might be a little crazy.

This all started when I saw another sweater featured by WEBS, and I realized I really want something I can wear next month in Minneapolis.  My wardrobe is just fine for Silicon Valley, but I'm pretty sure adults my age in other states don't wear gamer/printed t-shirts out to family dinners.  After a hunt on Ravelry, I selected this sweater:  http://charlypopette.blogspot.fr/2012/10/tuto-du-pull-grasshopper.html

I used google translate on it, and I think I can mostly figure it out.  Now to see if I can find yarn for it and complete it before we leave.