June 22, 2006

Take out a red pen and mark this day with a great big circle on your calendar, friends. I have managed to knit a sleeve of my Cat in the Hat sweater right after I finished the front and back pieces...and I didn't dawdle. It's true. Check it out:




Usually when it comes time for me to knit the sleeves of a sweater I become just a teeny bit bored with the project and I get all yarn happy by piling on the new projects like I've got all the time in the world and five sets of knitting hands. Not this time. I knit right on through with this one and didn't even blink an eye at my stash. (Okay, maybe I did blink an eye. But I didn't succumb!) I think I'll go reward myself for my loyalty to Cat in the Hat sweater by making a pan of brownies and eating half of them by myself while they're still pipin' hot. Or maybe an ice cream float. Made with Haagen Daz vanilla ice cream and an ice cold bubbly soda. Don't tell my dentist.

And are you tired of looking at red and white stripes yet? You may be, but I ain't. Check out a few of my favorite red and white designs of the current season:




From left to right: Kenzo, Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger. All are from their spring/summer 2006 pret-a-porter collections and each represents a different style and look despite the use of red and white stripes. Honorable mentions go to this chunky striped number with three-quarter sleeves by Armani and these knee-high socks by Lacoste. And while black and white stripes are going to be a big player in next season's clothes, let's give a big "merci" to Lacoste for including this fabulous slouchy RED and white blouse in their fall/winter 2006 collection. It's so magically Cat in the Hat*, bay-bee!

* I think that should be the new catch phrase around here for something that is cool. You know, something along the lines of: "Hey! Let's go yarn shopping. Wouldn't it be totally Cat in the Hat if we found some cashmere yarn on sale? Like, TOTALLY."

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