Here's the other kind of progress report - from the knitting front:
This is the front left panel of "Vignette", which means I am approaching the day of having made a non-sock and non-hat garment. It knits up rather quickly, and I'm all happy about that! (There's the sleeves still to do, though. Those will probably take an astounding amount of time...)
I really like the pattern so far - having the little simple lace panel does add enough interest to the thing, especially in combination with the increases and decreases for the shaping - I have modified the pattern a little bit to be more hourglass-shaped, by mashing the original Vignette pattern up with one for a fitted plain cardi in the gauge I am knitting, so it's all rather exciting, especially since a thing knit in parts is hard to try on... soon though, soon I will be able to see how it turned out!