Hello! Here is another sweater using my newest obsession, the Basic Pullover pattern from Cleome Smith. Now when I look at my sweater quantity stash I see future basic sweaters, because as much as I love to knit the fun and fancy stuff, this is what I pull on everyday. It's funny that I used to think knitting a plain crew or V neck was just silly as the style is so easy to purchase ready made, but now I am in the exact opposite camp! Petiteknit and other modern designers have made this minimalist look popular for knitters, but I especially love this particular pattern by Cleome Smith because you can use fingering, dk, worsted or bulky weight yarns--4 patterns in one. I am definitely not done making this basic.

I've just added some yarn lots to my Ravelry destash page if you are in the market for some beautiful yarn at rock bottom prices. You can view them here. If you are interested you can contact me through Ravelry, or if you are not on Ravelry you can contact me through...

As you know, I've been deep cleaning all month. I've finished our bedroom and bath but still have the closets to finish. Not much decluttering to do in there but it's still slow going. Since then I've jumped around the house, cleaning this or that as I feel like it. My kitchen is mostly finished with just the cupboard doors to wash down. I didn't have much to declutter in the kitchen either because I was so thorough last year, but the knitting room? Well, there was a lot to declutter there and that is how I spent my morning--making a mess so I could make it tidy. See that picture above? That's not even all my yarn. I keep all my yarn in this Ikea cabinet pictured below, and this is what it looks like after I decluttered. This morning it was stuffed to the gills and looked very untidy.