new beginnings.

Things are slowly being put in their place, walls are being painted & the apartment I've lived in for the past 9 years is finally becoming a *home*. Gord & I have already painted the Living room, which has made a huge difference. For years the walls were a bizarre burgundy colour with limey green trim. Totally wacky. We've painted the trim fresh white & the walls are 'Polar sky' blue & I'm in love with sitting in here.

We still have a bit of work to do, but it's coming along quite nicely.

I've made a couple allusions to the fact that the sweater I knit for Gord's christmas gift wasn't as awesome as I was hoping it'd be. The fit was awkward & the raglan sleeves made him uncomfortable. I was nervous about the whole Boyfriend sweater curse thing, but I think the fact that Gord was able to tell me that honestly, the sweater wasn't his thing is a good sign that we are solid as a rock. So for the past little while we've been searching for the perfect pattern & the perfect colour of grey. We've finally settled on Elizabeth Zimmerman's Saddle Shoulder Sweater from Knitting Without Tears(LOVE!). And as for the wool, I discovered the perfect shade of grey while at Lettuce Knit last week. The woman who works there (who also does CosmicPluto) was wearing the exact shade we were looking for, she told me it was Elann Peruvian Wool in 'Oxford Heather Grey". I put in an order that night & it arrived yesterday. (side note - dudes, Elann is so awesome! and fast! and cheap! and Canadian!)

I started last night with a gauge swatch & everything! I took measurements, I made a little sketch, I'm determined to do right by my man! And by Elizabeth Zimmerman!