… is what this past week has been. Well, I think so, anyway, I mean:

Monday. Bought new DVD player #2 as #1, purchased Saturday, turned out to be defect.

Tuesday. Got baby lots of clothes on sale. Got myself slightly smaller pile of clothes on sale. Got my better half a jacket and a pair of pants on sale. Bought baby new, much needed, carseat. Found The Perfect Bookshelf at IKEA, half off.

Wednesday. Spent (almost) whole day with my family at their summerhouse. Picked (and ate) blueberries and redcurrants.

Thursday. Results of shopping: new ridiculously pink knitting notebook and practical boxes for storing knitting/sewing stuff. Made redcurrant/strawberry/raspberry pie.

Friday. Ordered new contact lenses, bought some yarn I needed; otherwise nothing, too hot.

Saturday (today). Spent (almost) whole day with my uncles and grandmother at their summerhouse.

The above list is why I haven’t posted anything since Sunday. I consider myself excused. Now behold this picture:

Yes, I finished the acrylic vest. It doesn’t look acrylic at all (to me anyway), and best of all — it fits perfectly. Let me repeat that: It. Fits. Perfectly.

There are two reasons why this is quite astonishing. One, I didn’t swatch, even though I didn’t use the recommended yarn. Two, I didn’t cast on and bind off the way the pattern specified, but instead used a provisional caston and grafted. It still fits. I can’t believe it.