The new Interweave Knits preview is up and I think it looks like it's going to be a pretty good issue this time around. I am particularly attracted to Placed Cable Aran and Tangled Yoke Cardigan. Both projects look like something you could actually wear without looking like too much of an ass. I think I also like the man sweater - Cobblestone Pullover - though it's hard to tell from that picture. It could have a weirdness about it (like a sailboat or a reindeer) that you can only see on closer inspection. Knitting patterns are just like that.
My sweater is blocking as promised (with help from Anna) and I have started another new project. For now I am going to keep that one a secret. I am thinking it might be a Christmas gift and I am not sure who the intended recipent will be.

My summer break is drawing to a close and I am starting to feel antsy, like maybe I should have accomplished a little more during the five weeks I have spent just sitting around my house. The weeks were broken up nicely by a vacation and a week of training so I really never got to that place where you clean out all the cabinets and closets and start doing cutesy projects around the house. I don't know where my days have gone. By the time I exercise, shower, eat, knit (and okay, watch some television) it's time to go to bed, wake up and do it all over again. Here in my last week of freedom, I am going to try to take care of some of the chores that have been hanging over me and organize some of the clutter in my house.