Sycamore Grove

Not that octopi have anything to do with the wedding, but I'm in a cephalopod-ish mood today. That's the kind of week it's been so far.

The list from the other day, updated:
1. Get the vases for the centerpieces.
2. Get said vases to the florist and obtain an estimate on how much it'll be.
2a. Pay the kind florist lady.
3. Buy napkins for the reception.
4. Get my shoes.
5. Finalize menu (which pretty much consists of calling the guy and telling him that what I told him before is fine)
6. Make Kerry's dress.
7. Make a headpiece (maybe) This has become more of a "Make flower pins to go in my hair" thing, actually.
8. Hem my dress.
9. Finish the damn wedding shawl.
10. Do the things for my bridal party, which I can't actually discuss, because two of them read this blog.

I added items 2a and 9, for fun. Actually, I should cross out about a quarter of item 6, because I just finished cutting out the pieces for Kerry's dress. I plan to sew the bodice completely today, and then do the skirt, zipper and hemming tomorrow.

I'm finished with the body of the wedding shawl, and the edging is actually easier than I thought it'd be. But I don't know if I'm going to be able to actually finish it, because there's a LOT of edging to do.

Sigh. Can I go back to bed now?

Guess what I did this past Saturday!

I got married!

The cats woke me up early today, around 6:30. I know I'd been wanting to get up earlier than I have been (since the wedding, I've been getting up between nine and ten in the morning) but I was thinking more along the lines of eight-ish.

Still, it afforded me the chance to clean up my part of the office. It had been overflowing since the wedding (maybe even before) and I finally felt like I had the time and energy to deal with it. Now my desk is clean, the wedding dress is finally hanging up, there's no ironing board behind my head while I'm typing. Much better.

I haven't been idle, while I've been away from the computer. I've been reading (expect a few book reviews this summer; I'm trying to be better about that) and finally drawing again (there should be new stuff up here within the half-hour) and knitting.

What have I been knitting? Well, I've had the yarn for a sweater for the husband for a while now, but never really did anything with it. So I used my knitting software to write up a jumping off point for a raglan, saddle-shoulder, cable-sleeved cardigan. In green, of course. I swear, it's the only colour I can get him to wear.

The first picture shows the cable much better, but the second shows the colour more clearly. I have the two fronts and a sleeve done, and I've knit about an inch on the back so far. I decided to split up the sleeves so I didn't hate them completely, and I'm currently halfway done with the actual knitting part. Eventually, it'll have a zippered front and a stand-up turtle-neck-ish collar. The sweater he asked me to model the fit after has one of those, and I think tall collars make Nick look quite distinguished.

Surprisingly enough, I'm not hating knitting wool in the summer. I thought I might, but I don't. I think it's because I'm knitting inside, and our apartment stays relatively cool in the daytime. Also, I'm not knitting a blanket or anything, so there's not a lot of fabric to sit on my lap while knitting.

I was thinking of starting a pair of socks now that I've hit the halfway point, but I might just slog on with the sweater. The wedding shawl may actually have had the dubious advantage of turning me into a one-project girl. Once i start something, I just want to friggin' finish it, you know? Weird.