Knitting Progress!

I did some work on the Hanne Flakenberg Plisse jacket on Sunday:
This is the back, or part of it. The texture stitch and the intriguing method of construction keep this project interesting.
All for now. But at least I got a bit of knitting done...

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Nancy said…
Yeah! Progress is Good. Have been loving your vacation trip, too. Oh, and I promise no more forgotten high school French in comments!
September 22, 2008 at 9:16 PM
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