Leaves in my apartment

The semester has begun with a vengeance, and I don't feel witty or talkative. I knit and shopped on Saturday and studied on Sunday. Well, okay, I knit a little on Sunday, too. I didn't do laundry, I didn't carry the Christmas decorations up to the storage room, I didn't clear off the table. At one point, I sang along with my ABBA Gold album. Good night, but I'm boring. Throw in a cat, and I'm one of those ladies.

::waves:: Hi, cat-owning, ABBA-loving, living-on-their-own women whom I love!!! Kisses!

So, anyway. Since I've completely abandoned all hope of getting back to any UFOs any time soon, I started an entirely new project this weekend. I found this pattern via Julie's blog and I instantly fell in love with it. It's pretty and quite different from anything I've attempted previously. Here's my start on the Columns of Leaves scarf:


I've got a long way to go, obviously, but I'm having a blast with it so far. In fact, I've got time for a couple rows before I have to head to the lab... Ta!