I may be a lazy knitter or just too busy…not sure, but now that Veronica lives across the country and has time to knit things, I started sending things her way…things that I have started and just don’t have the energy to finish. The latest is the Balloon Sleeve Jacket by Olga and found on the cover of Sensual Knits. I got all of the pieces knitted and stopped at the sleeves. The design has a poofy sleeve that just wasn’t going to work with the thick alpaca merino yarn that I was using (Blue Sky Alpacas Worsted Hand dye). I had no energy to redesign the sleeves, so I gave up, and it hid in a box until Veronica was willing to take it on. I sent it off in January, I think. It arrived last week, and I can’t even explain how excited I am. There are so many amazing things about this garment. Because it is Olga’s design, there is facing, hems, reinforcement, etc. She loves the details, that Olga. The yarn adds weight and heft to it and it feels like an actual coat. Veronica found the most amazing buttons and belt buckle to match the jacket. The color is spectacular (which you don’t even come close to seeing here.) It is just perfect. Now if only it were October and not almost April…