Been a seriously busy month. Lot going on work-wise, and there’s a fairly big chance I’ll be moving further south in the next months to be closer to a new job. Should be able to afford a house with more yarn/books/books about yarn (er….storage) space! I was so distracted by everything changing so quickly that I forgot to show my new in-progress winter coat! It’s the Scholar’s Jacket from Knitted Jackets knit out of Valley Yarns Northampton in Merlot Heather, so the color is a little darker in real life. I knew I wanted my new winter coat to come out of Knitted Jackets, but was torn between the Edwardian Day Coat and the Scholar’s Jacket. I like the general shape of the Day Coat better, but wanted pockets. I was already to either slap a pair of patch pockets or do a fancier sort of afterthought pocket, but when the yarn came in, I realized after hours of swatching that I was never going to match the gauge of the Day Coat with the Northampton, so the Scholar’s Jacket (which has pockets incorporated into the pattern) it was. Pockets; always a good idea.