Dogwood Donna begins

In honor of fall, I decided to start knitting something dark green. Enter Dogwood Donna from the spring Knitscene (yes, I know it was meant for spring. But now it's going to be meant for fall, ok?). So my yarn from Yarniverse in Memphis arrived Friday and I'm knitting a swatch. I've spent waaay too much time away from knitting this summer and I'm ready to get started again.