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Ooooof.

It appears that I have been blindsided by a brutal cold. It took my head, filled it full of cement, shook it 'round and put it back on my neck. All in all, not a pleasant experience, and one that I've spent the last three days trying to recover from.

I did shower once, though I put my sweats right back on. Needless to say, I haven't left the house. I've spent a lot of time asleep, but I do think I've been fairly knit-productive during my awake moments. Mostly because knitting only marginally interferes with bringing tissues to my nose.

I finished the neverending scarf. Yay! And even managed to block it out.

Zigzag Scarf
Pattern: Zig Zag Stripes (sans stripes!), from Scarf Style
Yarn: Cherry Tree Hill Supersock, in Peacock, one hank (obtained at the recent stash swap -- I'm not sure who brought it, but THANKS!)
Needle: US5
Finished size: 7" x 68" (blocked)
Comments: Now that it's done, I can honestly say, I love this scarf. It has fantastic drape, and the jewel-like colors are absolutely brilliant, but in an understated way because it's such thin yarn.

I love this photo -- it captures the scarf so well. Note to self: knitted goods are better photographed in daylight.

The scarf is headed off for one of my aunts, and I'm pretty sad to see it go. I'd definitely consider repeating this for myself.

Also, I started and finished another scarf (for another gift), this one in blues, for my first-ever contribution to Project Spectrum:

Pattern: Jilly Scarf, an old subscriber-only pattern from Rowan
Yarn: Classic Elite Lush-- 1 skein each of light and dark blue
Needle: US8
Started: Feb. 4
Finished: Feb 5
Finished size: 6" x68" (with the dickens blocked out of it)
Comments: This scarf is a go-to standby of mine. This is the third incarnation I've made, and probably my favorite. I actually blocked it to 7" wide, but it retracted to a little over 6" as soon as I took it off the blocking board. It's destined for a gift.

Last but not least, I have recommitted to socks for JT.

I actually turned the heel on the first one two weeks ago, but when I presented it to him to try on, the whole foot was too tight. Rip! That was at 64 stitches around. The new one is 72 stitches around, still doing a 4x2 rib on the top. Fingers crossed that this one will fit him! I'm ready to cross these socks off my list, so at least they'll go quickly once the size is right. The yarn is Tess Supersock, which so far is holding up well despite being ripped.

And, that's about all I've got. I've seen more than my share of bad movies (Tristan and Isolde.... had to abandon ship halfway through -- yuck), cleared off a good bit of the DVR and generally watched far too many sitcoms in the past few days. Fingers crossed that I'll be able to breathe freely soon....