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Wednesday, February 6, 2008

FOs: Le Slouch, Fetching

I meant to post proper pictures of Le Slouch as soon as I finished it, but I'm still getting the hang of this, so I'm just now doing it. The bright side of my procrastination, is that I now have a second FO to report: Fetching, made for my friend Jenny.

Details:
Le Slouch, by Wendy Bernard
Classic Elite City Lights, 1.3 balls
Size 8 dpns
2 days
Made for: maybe me, maybe a gift

Details:
Fetching, by Cheryl Niamath
Knitpicks Wool of the Andes, Snickerdoodle, 1 skein
Size 6 dpns
3 months (most of it being hibernation)
Made for: Jenny

Next up, I think I may be ready to make amends with the shrug. Also, I'd really like to whip up something for my mom before her trip (the scarf was too boring, so I frogged, and don't plan on restarting).

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Confidence

Buried in a drawer in my office/knitting room/guest bedroom, was one half of a fetching set. I originally intended to give the set to my friend Jenny for Christmas, but I couldn't finish the thumb, not to mention a dropped stitch that I wasn't sure how to pick up, so I let it fester. And fester. This was way back in November. Forever ago.
The good news is that Saturday night, while needing a break from the severely monotonous stockinette CC panels of Twiggy Tweed, I decided to pick up the neglected glove, and give it some love (I don't know what's wrong with me, excuse the ridiculous rhyme). I was able to knit back enough to then pick up my lost stitch (with a crochet hook! I've never done that before!) and through some miracle or intoxication, I figured out how to properly complete the thumb. Wow. What a road block that was. So, feeling successful, I finished off the first glove, woven ends and all, and cast on for the second. I just knit in the waste yarn for the thumb, and I plan on finishing before the weekend. I don't have any new pictures of the glove, but here's one of the wip as it stood in November, which coincidentally, is close to where I'm at on the newer one.

In other knitting/yarn news, I just bought a ton of stuff on Knitpicks. I wasn't going to buy anything else, but I did use a gift card from Christmas, so it's not as bad, or at least that's what I'm telling myself. Only a month until my New Mexico trip, so seriously, no new yarn until then.

Friday, February 1, 2008

Feelin' good

Yesterday was one of those days that just kept getting better and better. I got a raise at work, a fabulous hair cut, followed by a brand new computer (it wasn't free or anything, it just happened to be ready to pick up last night) and sushi!!!
Ah, it was lovely.
No real knitting news to report, although I'm still finishing up Twiggy Tweed. All I have left is the CC panels for either side, and I'm contemplating a pocket or some other embellishment. I bought some really fun fabric for the lining from one of my stash enhancement favorites.
I get to have sushi again for dinner tonight. I'm the luckiest girl.
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