DK = Double Knit = TAKES A GAZILLION TIMES LONGER TO GET SOMETHING DONE!

So I have been working on lovely French Vanilla for WEEKS - WEEKS I tell you.  Now...I did have to frog about 5 inches of work... because I was an IDIOT (I twisted when I joined DUH!)...that was painful, but needed and hey I am still learning right?  RIGHT??  LOL  Well I am about 6" up the piece now with the folded hem so it is moving along but I have 4 more diamonds up to go and I am only thru ONE of them maybe...there are FOUR FOUR I TELL YOU - Did I say FOUR!  Man I am suppose to be amazing with this and finish it for the Amazing Lace, but I doubt I will be too Amazing.  I just hope I can wear this THIS summer!!!!  At this rate I will be done in SEPTEMBER!  NOOOOO 

But overall I DO like this project.  It is worked in the round which I LURVE (stacese for love a lot) - I am even looking at converting other patterns into just working in the round aka w/o side seams...in fact I was thinking of doing that for this pretty:

But alas I CHICKENED OUT!  I really REALLY LURVE this so I did not want to mess it up.  I know I AM A FOOL, but it should be okay...I *NEED* to learn how to seam up right?  So I this weekend I cast on for this to give myself a little break.  This is knit in Rowan Cotton Tape and It is a rather speady knit.  I am 1/2 way up the back already.  Now I DID frog about 5 inches of work because I did not like how I did the increases.  I was doing M1 but it called for kfb/inc which was to be done on the end of the row vs. doing 1 stitch from the end like I was.  So I ripped her out and started over.  I am about 6.5 inches up the back now.  It is DEFINITELY a faster knit then little Miss French Vanilla. 

These little lace projects are encouraging me to try some more difficult lace projects.  I have a few that I am debating.  I will probably go pick up some yarn tomorrow to try a pattern I saw on the crystal palace site to help prep me for a design that I can.not.get.out.of.my.mind...I will leave you with a picture: