Pattern: Faith by Kim Hargreaves
Yarn: Garnstudio Safran, colour #51 Petrol, just over 6 balls
Size: 34″, no modifications
Needles: 2.75mm, 3mm, 3.25mm

Reasons to love this top:

• The colour. Bright yet deep, vibrant but not garish. A feast for the eyes.
• The fit. Absolutely almost-perfect - I could wish for it to be perhaps an inch or two longer, but that’s just nitpicking (and I could probably block it out to that length if I wanted). If I had used the recommended yarn, RYC Bamboo Soft, the length would have very probably been fine as bamboo tends to droop a little.
• The yarn, which is smooth and soft and light, and perfect for warm summer days.
• The slightly puffed sleeves. (I love puffed sleeves.)
• The picot edging and eyelets, which are sweet, but not cloyingly so.
• The buttons - a lucky find in my local fabric shop, bought for a bargain price from the friendly proprietor.

Other reasons to be happy:

• It’s the weekend!
• Wimbledon has started, as has my extremely fickle method of tennis-watching (I decide who I’m supporting after about ten minutes into a game and stick with that decision until the match is over. In their next match I’m all too likely to prefer the other guy.)
• There’s a big clearance sale at John Lewis, starting tomorrow. I’m going yarn-hunting. Wish me luck!

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Today’s interesting links:

• Twitter / MarsPhoenix

  The Mars Phoenix Lander is blogging (twittering? tweeting?) on Twitter. 'Nuff said.

• Cool Things: 10 Very Rare Clouds

  Awe-inspiring images of unusual cloud formations.

• Panache Shawl by Lankakomero

  Gorgeous lace shawl based on a Peacock's Tail doily pattern. I'd like to make the 3/4 circle version.

• knit lit: bonnie: the long & the short of it

  A knitted reproduction of Bonnie's yellow sweater from 'Bonnie & Clyde'. Sadly no pattern, but it makes me want to improvise my own version.