Four Day Weekend

May I just begin by saying that four day weekends are lovely. I now work four 10-hour days per week, so I regularly get three day weekends. This week we had Monday off for Veteran's Day (ah, the joys of working for the government), so Michael and I got to enjoy a leisurely four day weekend. Not only that, we will get another one next week because of Thanksgiving. It's wonderful. I spent much of my weekend knitting. I'm nearly done with the sweater for Michael. I'm almost done with the second sleeve, then I need to put it together and knit the trim around the neckline. I anticipate finishing it this coming weekend. I'll post photos when it's done. It's not much to look at just yet. My other Christmas project, the stole for my mom, is well under way. It's called the Voyager Lace Stole, and you can view the pattern and photos of it here. I just realized this weekend that at the bottom of the lace chart it says to repeat the chart 40 times. I just finished number 17. So, I'm almost halfway done, but still have quite a way to go. Not too bad though for two weeks and two days of work. Again, pictures will be posted later. Probably not until after Christmas due to the fact that my mom knows I'm knitting it for her and she's not allowed to see it until Christmas Day. My second sock is nearly to the turn of the heel, which is nice. I'll be glad when it's done, as I'll have a complete pair. My first pair of hand-knit socks just for me! The only other socks I've knit were baby ones for my niece, as mentioned last time. Last night I began yet another project. My friend Cynthia is pregnant and I am knitting her baby a cute pair of pants out of really soft wool yarn. I'm most of the way done with the first leg. The nice thing about knitting baby clothes from worsted weight yarn is that it goes pretty quickly. I'll post some photos of those when they're done, but if you'd like to see the pattern, you can go here. Enjoy!