Summer Lovin'

Green Tea Raglan
Interweave Knits
Knitpick's CotLin

This sweater was originally supposed to be a Christmas gift for my aunt, but I guessed wrong on the size and had gauge issues so it became a sweater for me. That's what I get for trying to surprise someone with a sweater and not taking time to do some math. Ah well.

I finished the aran pocket shawl (sans pockets), but I haven't taken pictures yet.

Other knitting goes on with ever more project ADD. I get excited about things and then give up when the project proves too difficult (or too simple) for my attention level. I have a colorful fuzzy ribbon yarn scarf that goes to the movies with me. I have a sock that attends my meetings. I have a complex cable braid band for a sweater that occupies my evenings. I never lack for yarny companionship! Of course, Ravelry also reminds me of the lace scarf, librarian cardigan, entrelac socks, and furry mohair shawlette that I haven't touched in months.

Ah well. Keep the stitches coming!

Knitting ADD

I've jumped around from project to project for the last few days because I've had the luxury of a few days off between things. I love long weekends! I worked on a sweater until I realized that I didn't have enough of the gray yarn to finish it. I miscalculated and the yarn is discontinued. I'm currently considering my options. I may frog the thing and try something else. I finished a pair of socks and continued a bit on the lace scarf I've had on the needles for several months. When I got sick of the lace, I started the Aran Pocket Shawl from Folk Shawls and am loving the Alpaca Silk I'm using for it. I'm going to start another pair of socks soon so that I have something more portable to carry with me. Its been a good weekend for yarn.

Washcloths

I've been knitting a ton of washcloths recently. For one thing, they're quick and easy and in the midst of final papers and such, quick and easy knitting is required. Secondly, I have a lot of cotton yarn, but not a lot of any one color. Third, I've enjoyed playing with some neat patterns!

I have gotten some more work done on my entrelac socks and I completed Widdershins (finally...), but overall its been simple washcloths.

Unfortunately, my digital camera is still out of commission. (The picture above is from my Christmas knitting.) I think I have to declare it dead and move on with my life. I'll take pictures with someone else's camera next weekend when I'm up with family for my cousin's wedding.

For now, its back to the books and the daydreaming about knitting projects for the summer.

Summer Knitting Ideas:
- Finish Bristow
- Finish Entrelac socks
- Fir Cone Shawl
- More socks!

Boyfriend Blues Scarf

Luckily for y'all, my SO's camera still works. This is the scarf I made him for his birthday. Its simple garter stitch, but it should keep him warm up in the north. He wears it everywhere! We started dating a month before his birthday, so I didn't get too complicated for this project. Maybe he'll get socks for Christmas...

He's coming down to visit me next week and has agreed to learn how to knit! :-)
I'll let you know how that goes. ;-)

Spring in the Air

The weather has been beautiful recently and I am inspired to abandon my schoolwork (which keeps me tied to either my computer or piles of library books) and go out and enjoy the sunshine. With so many papers and projects to work on, knitting seems like the only thing on which I can actually show some progress at the end of the day. My cousin's wedding gift is finished. I've started a new sweater for myself in a fantastic yarn (Silky Tweed! Amazing!). And I've gotten a lot of mindless scarf knitting done while I talk to my SO on the phone at night (he's 750 miles away... sadness.)

Its too bad my fingers can't keep up with my brain as far as project ideas go. I've got things to finish, but my mind is already on to plans for gloves and mittens in the lovely grey alpaca I re-discovered when I went stash diving for scarf yarn the other day. I also recently frogged some sweaters to salvage the yarn and those new fibers are calling out to be made into baby blankets and brightly colored hats for kids in need. Meanwhile, my fingers try desperately to keep up with all of the projects that are currently on the needles.

Camera-less

Alas! My digital camera has decided to bite the dust. I will have to sort it out later. I apologize for picture-less posts in the near future.

Knitting proceeds with somewhat less vigor at present. Classes, papers, projects, the fact that its Lent and church duties are piling up, and the amount of time I spend on the phone talking to a certain male someone have cut into some of my string time. However, I'm still crocheting string bags to take with me to the grocery store and plugging away at the wedding gift for my cousin.

I have a huge itch to start a pair of socks. My friend Emily sent me that lovely sock yarn for my birthday and I'm just dying to try it out! But then I feel guilty that I haven't been working on the Bristow project that I'm supposed to be doing for one of the ladies at work (or the wedding present) and the other projects I've got in the works. Anyone have any suggestions for curing the sock bug without neglecting the projects that I must complete?

Christmas Yarn, Round 2

YarnBee Intrigue
This plum sort of color and sort of neutral pinkish color
This stuff is buried in the stash at the moment. Details later.

Its been a busy start to the semester. Its hard to believe that its already February. I've been knitting a wedding gift for a family member who may or may not read this blog, so unfortunately I won't have many pictures of that WIP until after the wedding. Hopefully there will be other, smaller projects soon.

I have been crocheting some grocery bag type things out of cotton recently. I'm sick of plastic bags! Its time to become more environmentally friendly. Sadly, my digital camera has decided to poop out on me so I haven't been able to take pictures. They're just plain cotton (think Sugar and Cream) string bags. I modified a pattern on the label to make the size I wanted and did a different type of handle. They're useful things! I hope I can show you pictures soon.