knitting lemonade

Ms. Marigold...what can I say? Last time we left her, she was missing her bottom ribbing, neck band, arm finishing, and flutters due to a yarn shortage. I wasn't discouraged, however, I just ordered another skein and waited patiently by my mailbox. When said skein arrived, I thought I was covered. For the most part I was...

Bottom ribbing: Check.
Neck band: Fin.
Armhole finishing: Barely crawled across the finish line.
Flutters: Ain't gonna happen. No way, No how. Not unless you order yet another skein of yarn from Knit Picks.

During the originial great flutter debate, the consensus was to flutter. I agreed, the theory being if the flutters looked silly I could always rip them out. So I am not quite sure how to feel about this latest development. Is the universe trying to tell me something? Should I just leave well enough alone?

Now let me just say this....I LOVE Ms. Marigold. I think that she is darling and only had to make a couple of alterations. The original Ms. Marigold pattern had no body shaping, so I added three decreases after the bust and three increases for the hips to accomodate my hour glass figure. I think this small adjustment made a big difference. But back to those darn flutters...
I pose this question to all of you: Is it worth ordering another skein of yarn just for the flutters (flutters that may or may not work) or should I leave Ms. Marigold as is. Is she living up to her full potential if she goes flutter-less?

But I just ordered this pattern designed by the awe-inspiring Anna Bell...

I am in love. Do you think I have finally lost it?

Lookie what was delivered to my house yesterday...

I was browsing kpixie when I stumbled on this peace fleece worsted yarn in grass roots.

Isn't it funny? I have been searching for weeks for the right yarn for the Central Park Hoodie. I kept going back and forth, back and forth...Do I want blue? Do I want teal? Blue is really fun. But teal is really cool. After all that I picked brown. But when the brown has beautiful flecks of reds, greens, and blues, the choice was simple really.

There's a KAL going for this project, so if you are as enamored of this hoodie as I am you should join in on the fun. Click the button in my sidebar for more information.