Wednesday - What's on the Needles

Well, in the hopes of trying to keep this regularly updated... I'm going to try to instate "What's on the needles Wednesdays!" I'm pretty sure I've seen other knitting bloggers do updates like this and I think it's a cute idea (sometimes they are also called Work In Progress Wed's), plus then I'll have an excuse to post and update even if I haven't finished anything since my last post!

So! Here goes. This week I've been working on my purple cotton/linen top. The pattern is called "Gemini Top" and can be found at knitty.com. I've made it to the start of the hip section (at least I did an increase row so I'm guessing that's for my hips). I think I have about 3 inches left to knit and then the bottom ribbing section and the sleeves. 

I've really been enjoying the simplicity of this pattern, especially since I was working on the Celtic knots shawl when I started. But, now that I'm getting towards the end the plain stockinette is feeling  a tad bit boring and I've been slowing down with progress...I think the best solution is to try and power through and finish up  by the end of the week. Then, I can work on finishing my one pair of in progress socks (they've been hibernating since May) and start something new! I won't post a picture of the socks just now since I really haven't been working on them, so even though they are "on the needles" they are being ignored until after this top is finished.