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Ursa hit a snag when I ran out of yarn midway through the collar.  Luckily, I located a kind raveler who was willing to part with some yardage in the same dyelot.  This project has a ton of finishing- the normal seams one would expect with a sweater knit in pieces, plus seams up the center front to apply the buttonbands.  However, it is worth it- I love the coziness and stability of the double-layer bands.  3 buttons are required to fasten the yoke portion; I found some nice ones at G St.

The day after I put Ursa on hiatus was Valentine’s day.  I cooked a yummy 3 course dinner for my sweetie, using this “True Romance Menu” from Cooking Light.  However, I switched out the desserts and made my fave, chocolate mousse, instead.  I don’t know where I got the recipe, but it’s super simple, requires only semisweet chocolate, butter, eggs, and heavy cream.  Yum!

Being Valentine’s day I felt like knitting something red and a stash dive revealed some Classic Elite 150,  in Radish.  This is pretty much a perfect red in my book.  It reminds me of hearts, cherries, vampires (blood), and love.  Forgive the dreadful iphone photography, but you get the idea.  The color is off- imagine a bit darker, more saturated, blue-ish understone.  I swatched for the Lace-up Pullover, from Classic Elite’s Sunday Brunch booklet, and had to go down a needle size to get gauge in each stitch pattern.  Despite the small needles and textured stitch  pattern, it proved to be a fast project,  with the knitting clocking in at under 2 weeks.  The vintage style is really adorable.  I fretted about running out of yarn, first because I added length to the body, and again when I somehow lost a partial ball; it disappeared on the Metro.  Remaining to be done is seaming, weaving in ends, and blocking; already purchased is some gorgeous double-face satin ribbon to lace up the front.  Speaking of which, “Lace-up Pullover” sounds so prosaic, eh?  Henceforth, this will be known as “Vintage Heart”.