knitting school dropout

there hasn't been much to blog about these days. i have been knitting, but just a little bit, and on many projects, which means very little visible progress.
i left my noro silk garden striped scarf at a restaurant the other day, and when i went back, someone had swiped it. i had already given all the others i had made away. damn.
i'm over it now that i've made one out of a few balls of kureyon, i used a mistake rib this time, pretty similar to the one in
last minute knitted gifts, i think, but i cast on 35 stitches for this one. i had one ball of color 147 and one of 156(?) in my stash, so most of it is made from those 2 colors. i also unraveled an old noro scarf i had and used some partial balls from old projects, so the last 2 feet are alternating from at least 3 other colorways. i'm in love with the colors in this one, and it's thicker and warmer than the stolen one.

i've also picked up my sweater again, but i'm just not happy with it. the body and sleeves are done. the fit is great, i'm just not happy with the button bands or buttons. i had chosen some great vintage buttons for it, but in the end, they were just not right. it was the same thing with the button bands. i've just ripped them out for the second time, nothing seems right.
so, you just get to see the back. just button bands and a collar to go... someday.

i've also been trying to teach the girlfriend to knit, again. i think she's finally got the hang of it.

i want to share my favorite short film of the moment. i love miranda july.