I failed. Utterly. I could not, for the life of me, sleep one wink last night. So, I’m sitting here, feeling wretched and grumpy and not very excited about anything I’m doing right now. I should just go back to bed, but the sun is shining. The sun…is…shining… Keeping in mind that sunshine is a rare commodity in Seattle at this time of year, you’ll most likely understand how desperate I am to not miss a single minute of it–thus, I’m staying awake, even if it kills me. Hopefully it won’t come to that.

I was much more productive yesterday. I started working on the sleeve for the cardigan that was supposed to be a birthday present to myself. It’s knitting up quickly, but not quickly enough for me to wear on my birthday. I just can’t do two sleeves, a hood and a whole lot of finishing in seven days. Maybe it will be done in time for Valentine’s. That would be nice!

Since the knitting wasn’t speeding along fast enough for me, I decided to sew myself a birthday present.

This is destined to be a pretty A-lined dress (Vogue V8468). If it turns out nice, I’d like to wear it to my brother-in-law’s 30th birthday party that’s coming up in February. And hey, husband dear, if you’re reading this, I could also wear it out to a nice restaurant. Hint, hint!