Sunday, June 17, 2007

Posh Indeed

Posh Yarn was my first pricey yarn purchase. But boy are they pretty, just look at those colors! The one on the right has every color possible in it. On the surface it looks all pink and blue but look between the twists and green, yellow, red it's unreal.

The only problem is I chose these like a kid in a candy store not stopping to think maybe two skeins of one color would be better, you know, to actually knit something.

At this point my yarn has seen more of the world than I ever will!

Friday, June 15, 2007

FO Bath Mitt

I finished this bath mitt from the book One-Skein Wonders sans the lace trim. I'm not real fond of the shape, that 90 degree thumb, but I think it's a good jumping off point. Because the size is good, just a little more effort on the thumb and longer if you leave the lace off and it would be good. I'll add it to the list.

For now I've cast on the wrist yarn holder. Looks super handy and Teresa's pattern has nice pattern details.

Thursday, June 14, 2007

Yarn Haul

My first real haul of yarn! I found the most excellent seller on ebay: Cucumberpatch UK. Yep, even coming from across the pond it was an awesome deal, and it arrived in 2 days!

Two of the yarns I had specific projects in mind and the other two were whim, "what a deal", "I'd like to try that" purchases. Is that how a stash starts?

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Clean Up

I email myself links form my Palm to my desktop and they are starting to clutter the inbox. So lets check them out, together...

Discount Yarn Sale
The Sundown Lid: A Geodesic Hat Knitty Gritty Project
Freeform Crochet Purse Uncommon Threads
Socks by Name
kpixie
Flirty Shrug Knitty Gritty
Peter Callesen awesome art from paper

Well that's much better. Can you tell I DVR Knitty Gritty everyday? A couple of these I can't recall why I wanted them, hmm.

FO Fetching


Like so many I had to knit up fetching from the summer 2006 Knitty. They have the best free patterns. Anywho this was a step up for me with the cables and picot bind off, but this was the perfect foot wetter.

I did add 5 to the cast on basically another rib, 'cause I'm a big chick. I do want to make another pair and try for even better sizing. Plus I'm finally getting the hang of double points sans ladders, hooray!

Monday, June 11, 2007

Jumping In

How do you start a blog? It's like merging on the freeway, eventually you just have to go for it. I was also motivated by my invite to Ravelry, hooray. I think it's been a month or longer since I added my name to the list.

Perhaps I should refrain from gushing about Ravelry until it is open to all. They posted how people are upset not receiving an invite. I think people get anxious because every prominent blogger and podcaster does have access and Ravelry has become a frequently used verb in their vocabulary. This can make one feel left out. I know that when I would here Ravelry in a podcast I would have to check the web page to see if they were open.

Well maybe I should tell you that I am a artsy gal and currently knitting is my focus. I taught myself a couple of years ago but this year really got into it.