Finished....

Well, almost anyway.  The sweater is blocking.  After having one of the gals from my knitting group try this on last week, I am MUCH happier with it.  And relieved!  I actually think it's going to fit Ellen.  It's difficult trying to figure out button placement and collar configuration without being able to try it on a real person.  Sue is similiar in build to Ellen, and it looked nice on Sue.  :) 

The photo was taken inside, artificial light, and nothing to brag about.  I'll hopefully get a better photo before I send it off to her.  I'm excited to send it now.....

And, I've been doing some spinning:

This was a 4oz braid of BFL/Silk fiber from "AllSpunUp" that has been in my stash for over 2 yrs.  I actually had forgotten all about it.  I have been wanting to try that particular blend, but thought that the silk blends that I had were Merino/silk.  I was surprised (and embarrassed) to find several braids of this blend.  I really need to get busy with the spinning.....

Anyway, this was lovely to spin, and begged to be spun thin.

I decided to do a 2-ply, lace weight.  After it washed and fluffed up, it wound up being 845 yards,  A nice amount for something???  Not sure what?  There is enough color variation that an intricate lace pattern would get lost.  So, I'm thinking about doing a Citron.  It calls for lace weight, and I think the colors would work.  We'll see.  It's terribly soft and cushy.  And it was a fun spin.