Almost two years ago, after a very long time of not being the least interested in any of the traditionally feminine accomplishments, I wanted to learn to knit. So, with some help, I did. Over the winter I had lots of fun knitting a scarf, some hats, the obligatory dishcloths, and then, while working on my thesis, a baby blanket that looks beautiful and sort of complicated, but isn't. It was meant for the son of a cousin and his wife, but as Irene drove us to the airport for our RTW trip, I was still knitting furiously in the back seat. The blanket sat for a year, sad and alone, with only the bind-off row (the last one) to be completed, until the two of us reunited in Vegas and I finished it in about an hour. Sorry Corbin.

So, after a year of not knitting while on the trip, I came back and started my first sweater. It looks like a first sweater (not all of the stitches are perfectly even), but I'm still rather pleased with it. It's actually a combination of two patterns, because half way through the first pattern, I realized the yarn I was using was too heavy (the pattern is for a short-sleeved summer sweater), so I turned the top and sleeves into a different pattern. (The pattern names are "Temptation" and "Bluebell Boatneck," hence the title of this post. If you have a ravelry account, it's listed under the same name.)

And since I have to show it off, David took some very nice pictures, including this one:

From Knitting on Ravelry

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