Oh my, what happened in the lobby?

During the holiday season, the fountain in the lobby of my building is turned into a little winter scene. Aww, isn't it cute?

But don't those penguins look chilly? I've thought for several weeks that perhaps they needed scarves. I was surprised that the scene was still up when I returned from vacation last Friday, so I decided that I had to get moving before the penguins went to hibernate. And then I found this on the bulletin board in the kitchen. It was drawn by the concierge for the building (quite a good self-portrait). Now I knew the penguins needed scarves, and one design was already set!

I left work a wee bit early and bought some wool, and spent a couple days knitting. I think they look much happier now.

All of the penguins have different scarves. The red and white
one is K2P2 rib. The blue one is one repeat of feather and fan. The three-color one is garter stitch the long way, so that I didn't have to pay attention while I knit it. And I left a note, so that the scarves can be well-cared for.

This was a pretty good weekend project, my own personal little hack (though I didn't really follow the code of ethics since I just told you all about it).

In other knitting news, I finished sewing one sleeve into my Berocco jacket, so one to go, weaving ends, and doing the facings. It's inching toward completeness! Flash Lace's second sleeve is at about 10.5" of 15", so that, too, is nearing completion. I need some US5 dpns to finish it off, though. Or maybe I can put up with one of my bent circular needles. Maybe I can pick up the mittens again soon, but I haven't felt very inspired by them lately. I'll probably do the baby blanket instead, and try swatching for the Marcel's Sweater, too. All while watching too much Alias (first two seasons on DVD!) and taking an intensive C2 square dance class. Is it naptime yet?