I finished the back and blocked it. I am using steam block this time as Alpaca has so much stretch. First I pin then I liberally spray with water and then I steam. Fun to do, and it makes the lights flicker in my room. I cast on for both the fronts and I am working them on the same needle, at least for the cabling. That is the same on both sides. I am working on the ties as well. Know how these things work, that will be the only thing not done that will be keeping me from wearing this sweater by the deadline. About a foot and a half done of the eight combined feet needed. Less than a month to go. I'm going to stitch up the arms tonight. Which reminds me- tonight's Gilmore Girls is titled- "Knit, People, Knit." The douchbag new husband causes the town's Knit-A-Thon to end early.

I was at the dentist today (great teeth! well done. Thank you Sonicare!) and a woman asked what I was knitting. Not the "Is that knit or crochet?" like I usually get. My friend Pam is making socks on two needles. She started to make them but she read the pattern wrong and for five inches was knitting two rows and purling one row. Doh. So she had to rip it out. Looks good now. Especially since I went in today and picked up her dropped stitch and fixed her last row. Seems she kept slipping the second knit going into the purl.

I finished putting up my lights outside. I hope they stick. I finished just as the sprinkles started this afternoon. Picture to come tonight when it get dark enough to look good. Now I just need to get a tree up in here.