Knitting and produce update

I took some pictures and have updates! First, I finally got around to finishing my sweater I started while visiting India back in February. It's from Jaeger Book 34 and I have no idea what size needles I used as I 'finished' the project in February and must have borrowed them for another project. That is, I knit the front. I knit the back with literally an inch of yarn left. And there are no sleeves, so for a brief blissful minute I thought it would work out (who would see the mismatched yarn to sew up the seams, right?) Except there is edging around the neck and armpits. So the project has sat in the basket for months. Until last month I went to Webbs, and suprisingly they still had a ball left - same dye lot and everything (I think there were only two balls left too!) and yesterday to justify taking a day off from work I tackled some unfinished projects. This morning during the staff meeting I finished weaving in all the ends and it's done! Of course, now it's cool out and no need for a tank, but July is coming. It's fun looking at the projects as it brings back memories. As I sewed the seams, I remember this dear old lady on the London subway who was sitting next to me as we were heading back to the airport. I was working on the back and she was so excited I was knitting - in public, but very reserved about initiating conversation. Normally I would have engaged, but having just finished an entire day of rushed sight-seeing, on little sleep due to the red eye we took the night before, I just wasn't up to it. Now, well rested, I wish I had, but really didn't have much energy left - as we headed on towards another red eye. Word to the wise, don't fly double red eye shifts, back to back.

And, in other news, my asymetrical cardigan I've been working on isn't looking good. Actually it looks and feels gorgeous. I love knitting with this yarn and find myself slowing down as I approach the end (like with a really good book that's been with you for awhile). But this is where I am. Starting the second sleeve. And that ball of yarn in my hand - yup, that's all that's left. I've rummaged around, in the hopes that a ball slipped behind a bookcase or something. But even then, I have a sinking feeling I need more than just one more ball - if you look at the link, that neck is pretty volumptious. But there is a fix. Tonight I have to go home and be realistic about how many more balls I need and my friend cece is heading to Webs tomorrow and will see if they have any more left. Fingers crossed. Still don't know what buttons to use, but realize I'm getting ahead of myself. Must focus on one sleeve at a time.

And finally in produce news, I ended my streak of riding my bike to pick up produce. I ended up getting back a bit later, ran into my neighbors, and frankly it was so hot and humid I was in a sweat just walking home (1.5 flat blocks) so hopped into the car and was the last person picking up the produce. I justified the car by swinging by Trader Joes which is only a few blocks away and stocking up on goodies. This week I got pretty much the usual - garlic snapes (yummm), zuccini, swiss chard, and lettuce. Not bad. Until I started putting things away in the fridge. This is a picture of the head of lettuce I got last week (minus a few leaves that I had eaten):

Not bad. Nice and fresh. A bit bigger than the average head of red leaf lettuce you get at Whole Foods. Pretty descent. And this is what I got this week:

At first glance, everything looks good. Great deep colors (full of vitamins). Nice and fresh. What's to complain about you ask? Well let me put it into perspective:

Yes, my friends, this latest head of lettuce is from the Freaky Farm. I've never seen a head of red leaf lettuce this big! I could barely fit it into the crisper it was so big. It could eat the regular lettuce for lunch (if it were a canibal and actually ate stuff) and still be hungry it was that big. And they say they farm au natural - no pesticides or growth hormones. So it's not like this is lettuce on steriods. It's just a freak of nature. I swear, the box of produce is full of surprises each week. Well, I've eaten some salads, and we just had our work salad party - third week in a row and still very popular, and well, Mr. Freaky has been reduced to his neighbors size. I was a bit worried there - I could invision lettuce taking over my apartment and than town and than the world!