Girl Who Knits

I think I have ADD.  Perhaps a specialized case that only happens to obsessive knitters.  I need to remind myself that just because I have the yarn to start a project, it does not mean I have to start the project.  Especially when I have perfectly good projects currently on the needles.  But I can't help myself. 

So first--my finished object.  One night I just needed a finished object, you know?  Instant gratification.  A few days earlier I had received 3 skeins of Rowan Ribbon Twist in Racy for the Casey scarf in the Rowan Ribbon Twist Collection book.  I casted on and several hours later I had an extremely satisfying finished object. 

Close up of the bobbles, cables, and yarn:

Me with my new scarf (kind of a fuzzy picture but it shows the scarf best):

Yes, I know it is summer.  Yes, I know I can't wear it for several months.  Obviously.  But I don't care.  I love the scarf and it is one of those "really fast to do but still looks hard and looks great done" projects.  I am thinking of making it for a few friends as Christmas gifts.  I am glad I made it with the Ribbon Twist yarn as it adds a dimension that I think is really cool.  Although I think it would still look great with other substitutions so I might try any find some yarn to make it a cheaper knit.

Now for new projects started...Last week I ordered on ebay, 20 skeins of Debbie Bliss Baby Alpaca Silk in a Plum color for the Paula sweater in the Alpaca Silk book.  Excited by the oh-so-soft texture of the yarn, I cast on as soon as I had it in my hands. 

I am about halfway up the back:

Detail of bottom rib:

If anything, this is going to be a very comfortable sweater--so soft and warm.  I wish fall were here already. (Side note: as I wrote that last line it started raining outside--no joke.  A sign perhaps?)

The project I am probably most into right now (perhaps because it is the most seasonally appropriate of all my current knits) is the Butterfly vest (or camisole as I prefer to call it) from Rowan 37.  I am using the suggested yarn--Rowan Kidsilk Haze in Majestic.  I am several repeats into the hem frill:

I can't wait to see what it will look like all blocked out.  This lace is soooooooooooooo pretty. 

First 4 repeats of hem frill:

I guess all my projects will have to fight it out to see who gets worked on.  Or maybe I will start another knit—you never know with me.  Who knew knitting could be so consuming?