Tweed Sweater Vest

I feel like I've slowed down a little with my knitting lately. It's not that I'm enjoying it any less; it's more that there are so many other things that I want to do that interfere with knitting time. Like camping. And festivals. (Two this month!) And trips. (Going to New Mexico in three weeks!) And while I do knit during parts of these events, I still do not knit as much as I would if I stayed at home.

I started some plain ribbed socks on Easter for my quick pick-up-and-knit project that I can take in the car with me easily whenever we go places. I've also been working on them at times when I know I don't have long to knit, such as during my lunch break. I finished the first one while we were camping last weekend, and maybe the second one will be finished in another month. They are very snug-fitting, which I like. I don't like it when the socks get looser during the day and start to feel saggy.

On Sunday, I finished the larger project I had been working on, which was a tweed sweater vest. I mostly like how it turned out, but it's a little tight around the armholes. I feel like it also turned out a little short even though I made it longer than the pattern called for. Since it's wool, I think it will stretch out to more pleasing dimensions, but I haven't tried it yet. It's a little warm to wear it, so I may just wait until the fall to attempt that. Anyway, here are a few pictures.

Since I got my lego swap package, I am officially not participating in any swaps now; however, I volunteered to be moderator of a Board Games and Card Games themed swap (going well so far, except for one minor mishap) and I volunteered to make an angel package for Children's Books themed swap. I went shopping and bought a lot of stuff for that package yesterday, but I won't talk about it here because the recipient knows who I am and I want to make sure it is a total surprise. I will post more (as usual) once she has the package, which will be before the month is out.

Can you believe it's May already?