It took me a few days to find the time and the fortitude to dismantle poor Ginevra. Unsewing the insert was about as painful as sewing it in in the first place. But now Ginevra exists as a huge ball of yarn, a small ball of yarn, and a rectangle of lace (not sure if that's getting ripped too). I was quite thankful that I went for the spit-splice when adding new skeins. Fewer ends to unpick and now a giant ball for my next project.

I was thinking about ideas and looking back through my Ravelry queue and I rediscovered the Estes Vest from Interweave's Fall 2008 mag. The malabrigo should work perfectly for the pattern and I should have more than enough. A cozy best will be a much more practical use of the warm wool than a full pullover.

Now as I'm looking out at the snowy scene on this President's Day, I'd really like to snuggle up with the pattern and yarn and get started. But of course I did no work over the weekend and now have a mile long to do list for the day. Emails to write, papers to grade, lectures to prepare, exams to craft. Blah!!