(Im)patiently waiting

Thanks for letting me join - I am (im)patiently awaiting my yarn and hope to start working on the jacket this weekend. I used some "junk yarn" this past weekend to practice the pattern and think I'll be ready to jump in when the yarn arrives. I'll post a picture of my yarn when it gets here.....

I've been knitting for about a year and have discovered that I like to knit more and more complicated patterns and learn new techniques with each project. This one should be quite a challenge!