Just a quick post, because it is very very late -- but I am just having too much fun! I can hardly stand it!

Things that are going very very well:

• Oldest son is learning to play guitar, and not only is he learning to play Stairway to Heaven, but he has also learned to tune the instrument -- truly a happy event.



• Daughter and I started piano lessons last week with a lovely, charming, patient but enthusiastic woman. Daughter is smitten, and practices every day without reminders.



• Middle son has begun to pace himself on the king kong ball.



• Oldest son and I tested for 1st degree black belt rank over the weekend -- and passed!

And on the knitting front:

• The back of Josephine is nearly complete, and my gage in the almost-stockinette stitch is looking wonderfully even.



• I am down to the toe decrease on the 2nd Jaywalker -- likely complete tomorrow night.



• The stubborn Iris has been ripped out and stowed until I am ready to deal with her again. (I wonder if she would really rather be a shawl?)



• And...I have discovered what Autumn wants to be.

Initial swatches of Autumn:

And the final swatch is where Autumn revealed herself at last:

She will become a short sleeve pull-over, with that lovely lace rib at the hem, along the the square neckline, and on the sleeve hems. Obviously it's machine knit -- I bought the yarn for machine knitting -- multi-color yarns need stockinette, and machines do stockinette best. Sometimes I do the edges by hand, but I did these on the machine and I think they look lovely, for once.