I finished this a few weeks ago!

Pattern: Sweet Pea Coat by Kate Gilbert
Yarn: Valley Yarns Berkshire Bulky in the (unfortunately named) Blue Ming colourway
Needles: Knitpicks Options size 13

I’ve gotten tons of compliments on this jacket already! It’s such a bold colour, warm without being too warm, and sooo comfortable to wear. It’s obviously not windproof, and the singles nature of the yarn has caused a *bit* of pilling, but it’s not much of a problem. The best part is the buttons:

They’re metal, making them a touch heavy for the coat, but they’re so pretty! It took me ages to get them on in the right place – placing buttons is not my strong suit, since it also requires patience which I severely lack. I prefer seaming to placing buttons. Seriously.

So, in other news, I am sewing up my Clementine’s Cardi! I should finish it tonight. I also ordered a shawl pin for it, which is exciting. I can’t wait to try it on. I am also about 5 repeats in on the leg of my Maelstrom sock, and finishing up the 4th of 5 repeats on the flower section of the flower shawl. I am loving knitting it – save for one teeny snafu which I have made look ok (we’re just not going to talk about it). The pattern is very “readable”, in that you can see exactly what you’re supposed to be doing without having to lean on the chart so much. At least, I’m finding it that way.

I’m not sure what to pick for my next project though – that gray cardigan is still sitting in the bag, nearly finished, I need to make a decision on how I want the shoulders to look. And I think all I have left to do is knit the fronts. I might have to take that out just for the sake of finishing it. I really want to finish the garments that need surgery, such as the blue lace top disaster or the Tilted Duster (more on that another time). I’m tempted to pull out all my Debbie Bliss Cathay and start the Dayflower Lace Top – I’d need to alter the top since I don’t think a square necked tank would suit me very well, but I’m going to poke around and see if I like any other tops of garments with this sort of construction. If anything, I’ll make it to-pattern up to the bust and fashion a different sort of sleeve.