one Versatile Little Accessory

I have a small group of test knitters working out the kinks in this one, and it should be available soon.

Here is version one:

The sleeves are shorter, as is the waist ribbing and the neck edging is one row narrower, giving a "saucy" silhouette.

Version two:

Longer sleeves, and deeper ribbing all around makes this one more "office friendly." (Also, I will be cleaning that mirror very soon.)

The VLA (which also stands for "Very Large Array"--the radio telescope that she's named after) is knit at a gauge of 3.5 stitches / inch. The first size medium was knit with three hanks of Colinette Skye, and the second, 6 balls of Rowan Kid Classic (held double). The pattern sizing will be XS - 2X. She's a top-down, try as you go, no-seaming number. Uses one or two cute buttons.

Let me know what you think!

In other news I finished my astronomy class, so the bus knitting has been renewed in earnest. Sock number one is almost done, and number two is done past the heel:

Debbie Stoller!

Last night I got to meet a famous knittter!


isn't she the cutest??

Debbie Stoller came to my new LYS (Hill Country Weavers), and was signing the book that includes my first published pattern.



It's the Happy Hooker, and you can see hooked up versions of my pattern here, and here (that I know of)... If you know about more, holla atcha girl!



There are some very cute patterns in this book... I am thinking of trying a lil lacy cardigan-lette with the Vittadini yarn that failed miserably as a top down cardigan. The yarn was a swap from Rossana, and I have all the faith in the world it is *good and obedient* yarn, I just havent' found the right pattern. Cross your fingers that short and sweet is it!