Delusions of yarndeur.

So...having completed one Hot Loops project and almost completed the second (in just one day - my kind of project - "only" the finishing remains), I find myself in the highly unusual and delicious position of being without a major project. Yes, I have the pink cable hat to go with the scarf for my Able to Cable class, but that's just 1 1/2 balls of yarn. I'm going to take a run at the Magic Loop method but I'm waiting for Gina Y's class, and I'm not quite ready to start on my Alchemy Wabi Sabi/Tripitina coat, because I'm waiting on the new colors and they won't be here til late September, according to Austin. So, with enough delusional excuses and a little knitting, by midweek, I'll have nothing on my plate!

I thought maybe ya'll could help me decide between these contenders for my Big Fall Project. In first place at the moment, the Debbie Bliss Stella short-sleeve jacket. I've lusted for this since Stella first arrived in Spring, and it hasn't really been moving because we don't have a sample. Yet. I love the silk blend - not too slick, but such vibrant colors - and I think I could wear this year-round in the OK climate:

A close second is the "Kyra" lace sweater, also in Stella. It has the downside of long sleeves. I get hot bouncing around the store. And of course there is more knitting:

I had planned on doing the cover design from Knitter's - planned it so wholeheartedly, that I ordered the Tilli Tomas Plie and Rockstar yarns needed to do the deed. And then a fervent Loops Troops member checked it in and put in on the shelf - so someone bought part of it (in less than one day! ack!). Still, I pine for it - but wonder if the sleeves might seem dorky a few seasons down the road?

On the back burner (because the yarn isn't here yet), but could quickly move to the front burner (when the books and yarn arrive - whenever Knitting Fever chooses to grace us with our fall shipment), are these two new designs from Louisa Harding. She and her husband (the photographer) shot these book photos in Italy, where they went on their first date. The romanticism shines through. Surely I would at least feel occasionally romantic while knitting or wearing them. Of course, with this much eyeshadow, anyone could get lucky:


So what do you think? Give me your opinion - quick - before I add more hopefuls to the list!
-Shelley
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P.S. For those of you who pay attention, no, the Debbie Bliss Cotton Cashmere sweater isn't done. I'm saving it for UFO night. And that absolutely does not count.