I believe... I like this cardi

Posted timey-wimey fashion for no good reason except I got busy, then sick, and pretty much stayed that way until winter break.


After last year's unsuccessful attempt to win free tickets to the (sold-out) Book of Mormon, I was really happy when they announced it would be returning this fall. I stalked the website until they let me buy tickets the months ago. Then it was hurry up and wait until we finally got to see it on Wednesday. We were up in the gods, but the Princess of Wales has pretty good seats no matter where you are. The show is amazing and hilarious and crude and sweet. I can't stop singing the opening number.

To be suitably clad for the evening, I finally got around to sewing up the cropped bronze knit Swoon Patterns scarf-neck cardigan. The DC was concerned, because I only started sewing it the night before. Oh he of little faith. Seeing that this was the second time I've made this pattern and sewn with this fabric, I did not anticipate any problems and plowed on with hours to spare.

Having some Coffeeneuring with my UFOs

I wound up taking a bit of an unplanned break from the internet over the summer which has lasted until nowish, and I've gotten a wee bit behind in my blogging (and blog-reading, in case you've been missing my scintillating comments). However, it's officially autumn now^* which means, for me, anyway, a bit of a new start. Of course, the beginning of school means I don't actually have time to catch up on my blog, but I'm going to make a concerted effort. Really. Expect several timey-wimey posts in the future. Or past.

Anyway, I've been Tweed Riding and Dining in White and OWOPing, and I'm still Sewing for a Change and making pancakes, and I will post that stuff this week, but I want to tell you about some new challenges that are coming up (or currently happening).

MG at Chasing Mailboxes has issued the fourth annual Coffeeneuring Challenge: 7 weeks, 7 different coffee shops. I didn't finish last year because I got derailed by sickness, but I'm determined to succeed this year.

As in previous years, I'm going to visit new-to-me cafes in different parts of the city.

I've been spectacularly bad about participating in sewing challenges these past few months. And by spectacularly bad I mean sometimes I finished items but didn't take pictures in time, but mostly I just didn't get things sewn. But All Style and All Substance's Anti-UFO Challenge is something I need to take part in. Three words: Wall of Shame.



I have a few items that are cut and ready to be sewn, but I'm not going to start any of those until I have finished all the bits and bobs currently waiting for me. Most of them are things needing buttons and so forth, but significantly this means I will finish poor Steg and the Spring Steppes sweater that has been a year and a half in the making.

No, really. Look at the determined look on my face.

^*Technically, summer doesn't officially end until this evening, but I'm calling it anyway.

It's time to Tweed!

The third annual-except-for-last-year-where-we-kept-the-Tweed-alive-with-the-Tweed-Rally is this Saturday! Be tweedy and join us!

Post by Tweed Ride Toronto.

One week, one pattern: Sewaholic Belcarra

A sewing challenge that does not involve sewing? Perfect for September, that month where if I'm still awake at 10 pm, it's probably because I'm still up doing lesson plans or marking. Yes, this is the year I stay on top of my marking, for reals. I'd also like it to be the year I stay on top of my sewing and crocheting plans, but I'm not holding my breath.

The point is this One Week, One Pattern challenge merely requires me to wear variants of the same pattern every day for one week. Since I now have multiple Sewaholic Belcarras, that is the obvious -- well, only -- choice.

I decided that instead of selfies, I would take magazine-style outfit photos. Which meant I could put off taking the pictures. Which means that I did, so my recall of some outfit details might be a little fuzzy. Hem. Onward!

Note: what this really means is that I'm posting this timey-wimey fashion because it took me a few weeks to take the last four photos.

Day 1: horizontally-striped Belcarra. During the day, I just wore it with yet-to-be-blogged Thurlow shorts, but in the evening I glammed it up a little to meet Catja and Vicki for drinks. Except I went to the wrong pub, so nobody got to see it. Next time.