Should have knit a cloud

Today was the Jessica's graduation and it was heads and shoulders above yesterday (torrential downpours, three hour plane delays, the usual). The day and ceremony were lovely, but both were long and sunny.

(Can you see the pride in my face?)

Everyone but Jessica, who was draped in regalia, got massive sunburns. That's how it goes sometimes. At least it was really nice to visit New York City without ever going into Manhattan.

NY or bust

I'm leaving for the Big Apple tomorrow (with my grandmother) to attend the Jessica's graduation. I'm really looking forward to the trip. In fact, I'm looking way forward because I'm dreading the exam tomorrow morning, but that's another story. (One mostly about kidneys, actually.) At any rate, here is the project I'm going to start tomorrow, hopefully. I think I might do the front and back panels in different shades of blue to avoid potential dowdiness.

Also, I don't think I have enough of this super-hot navy bamboo to do the whole thing. Too soon to tell.

Jessimaca's Gradumatation

The sister is getting ready to graduate Saturday, and yet, I haven't aged a day since my own graduation. Unfortunately she will be the recipient of another knitted project. This one is a calla lily (her favorite). I'm addicted to Knitty, and have a bad habit of trying any pattern that I can finish in a weekend, though I finished this much more quickly. I liked forcing myself to master short rows, so that I'll be ready to tackle socks in all their glory for this year's Christmas gifts.

I thought of making a whole bouquet, but what on earth would she do with them? So I settled on making just one. It has a mistake, but I don't think she'll notice. Also, getting the floral wire to stay put was a pain in the ass.