Me: Bella.. I’d like you to meet bella_sleeve
Bella: Oooh.. look at her. She’s so purdy. Oh look at that tubular cast on.
Me: I know.. isn’t she a beauty? She’s perfect for you.
Bella: ……
Me: What’s wrong? Don’t you like her?
Bella: I feel…I don’t deserve her. I’m flawed..
Me: What? Nonsense. I made her just for you! You belong together.
Bella: Look me in the waist and tell me I am perfect!
Me: …..
Bella: Unless you plan on wearing me and never raising your arms..

********1 hour later********


times like this I wish I had a yarn winder..
I guess those astrologers know a thing or two about Virgos being anal. Yes. I’m anal, on certain occasions. This yarn is too soft and too beautiful for such sacrilege. And hey, when it boils down to it, there’s just one question to be answered. Do I want to (a) wear Bella Paquita indoors behind these four walls, or (b) parade her shamelessly in public? I choose (b). I’m not a show-off, but my sweater is.

I have discovered the ultimate 2×2 tubular cast on! All instructions talk about the 1×1, but hey, where’s the love on the 2×2’s? And you know there’s alot of sweaters done in 2×2’s too. bwa ha ha.. My bella paquita sleeves are going to be so so awesome. I was trying my darndest to post a step by step tutorial as I was knitting this, but unfortunately my camera (well it’s not technically mine) isn’t good enough. Whaddaya know? Came to lab today and all this time there was this awesome Nikon camera that is able to capture and focus images up close. Here are my fabulous sleeves. (Maybe I’ll post a 2×2 cast-on tutorial if anyone’s interested, or I might be the last person on the planet to discover this..)
Check out the neat-o cast-on baby

Oh I just can’t help it. Here’s another one.

Now to find the ever elusive perfectly tubular 2×2 bind off..