Circle of Friends Blanket

A few months back, I found out one of my work knitting circle was pregnant. All the ladies wanted to co-create a knitted item for her, so being the leader of the pack and "Teacher", they looked to me for guidance. I selected the Circle of Friends Blanket (Ravelry link) from Last Minute Knitted Gifts. All the ladies could knit garter stitch and I knew changing colors would be no big deal.

So...I finally recieved all needed components and spent the first weekend of the Olympics sewing, weaving in ends and knitting an applied I-cord border.

Pictures tomorrow when I block the thing...

Modern Minimalism: Part 1

A while back, I cast on this. I have been eyeballing this cardigan since last fall. And while I love the original red, my wardrobe is bereft of a black cardigan. On the lookout for some black yarn, I stumbled into my LYS and into their sale nook. Hiding behind some truly ugly novelty yarn, I found 10 (!) balls of Debbie Bliss Cotton Angora at 60% off. All black, all the same dye lot. My only concern is having enough yarn because...

... according to the ball band, each skein is 90 meters, so I have 900 meters; but
... according to Ravelry, each skein has 79 meters, which bring my total to 790 meters; and
... according to the pattern, I need 900 meters to knit the second size with a 35 1/2 " bust.

What to do? Knit on anyway!

I knit a gauge swatch, washed and dried it and weighed it, just in case I need to frog it for the yardage, and bravely started the first sleeve.

This is the back. I'm about 8 inches up and I just started the second ball of yarn. I hope to complete this piece with only 3 balls.

Wish me luck!