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First of all, I'd like to send a happy birthday shout-out to my girl Megan. I'd tell you how old she's turning but, hello!, that goes against the code! Happy Birthday!

In knitting news, I've been working on Salina (from the Rowan Vintage Style book) this past week. When last we left her, I was facing endless rows of stockinette stitch, with only an increase here and a decrease there to make it interesting. Thus, there was not much going on in the way of progress. Fortunately, Dave wanted to make a trip to Lewisburg to scope out all things magnet-y, so what better way to spend the bulk of an eight-hour road trip that you've made four thousand times before and can pretty much navigate in your sleep? If you answered knitting rows and rows of stockinette stitch, give yourself a pat on the back. I wrote on a Post-It which rows had increases and which had decreases, stuck it to the windshield, then settled in for the long haul. I worked my way up to the start of the armhole shaping somewhere in New York. The armhole shaping happens to coincide with dividing the front for the lapels. Unfortunately my stitch holder was in the trunk so I wasn't able to go any further. Also, the pattern has you cast on five extra stitches at the end of a row and I hadn't ever done that. Technically I still haven't because when I asked my mom about it, she said "I know how to do that" and then did it for me. After that bit of excitement, I was back to rows of stockinette stitch.

Two nights ago I reached the point where I could start shaping the lapel, so yesterday evening I put in "Liza with a Z", cut myself a piece of apple pie, then sat down and got to work. Not only did I knit my way up to the point where I can start shaping the shoulder, but I'm so going dressed as Liza for Halloween next year, more specifically this outfit. She's so cute! Also, the shiny red mini dress with the red tights was pretty good too.

So, how about some pictures?

Closeup of the moss stitch lapel:

I love knitting with Rowan Felted Tweed. It looks gorgeous when it's knitted up. You should run out right now and buy some. I envision a world in which every knitter's stash has some Felted Tweed in it. Together, we can make it happen.