Eventually I will post again...

Long time, no post. I have been really busy between crazy work (suddenly I have lots of new projects), preparing for the bachelorette party AND bridal shower I am hosting this weekend, and getting ready to go on vacation next week.

Does this mean I am not knitting... no freakin' way! Instead of doing many of the things I should be doing (e.g., cleaning the house so my guests don't turn up their noses in disgust), I have been knitting.

No pictures available but here's a quick update:

• Kirsi is seamed and has completed crochet edging on the sleeves. All that remains is crochet edging on the body and sewing in all the ends
• The blocks baby blanket is coming along nicely (I have maybe 1/3-1/2 completed)
• I have made progress on the flower shawl I started way back when

I might even have a finished object or two by the time I return from vacation. Here's to hoping for some knitting closure and to drinking cosmos at the bachelorette party on Saturday!

Cheers!

The Promised Pictures

Here are pictures of the Scarf I made with the yarn from Maine.
Detail of the Scarf:


A picture of the front:


And the back:

In other news, I am one step closer to actually finishing a project (no, seriously, I really am). Last night I decided to bite the bullet and try to seam Kirsi. I had been putting it off mainly because I was stymied by sewing set-in sleeves to the arm holes. I had never done it before and I wasn't really sure how. Since things never seem to get done when I sit and stare at them, I opted to just jump in. The sleeves turned out great, if I do say so myself. Even my husband commented that they looked pretty professional (usually he just grunts at my knitting so this is a huge compliment). They looked so nice that I was inspired to use the mattress stitch to sew together the sides and the bottoms of the sleeves. That's right, I officially finished all the seaming. All that's left is to sew in the million ends (boo) and the crocheted edging (yay). I opted not to take a picture because I am so close, I want the next picture of Kirsi to be on me!

Knitting group is tonight so maybe I will sew in ends there.

Cheers!

Fantastic!

I was doing my typical weblog-reading-yarn-browsing thing this morning when I decided to look up the website of the yarn store I visited in Belfast, ME (remember when I mentioned that a few posts ago?). I had purchase some absolutely delicious yarn from Starcroft (a local Maine spinner) called Silky Way. Its blend of silk, angora, and merino wool is indeed wonderfully silky. I used my two skeins to make a triangular scarf with ties from a Fibertrends pattern. In any case, I found the website, scrolled to the bottom, and there I was... in the picture of the shop! Well, you can't really see me as I am hidden behind my mother-in-law (her friend Georgie is the one who's back is facing the camera) but it is definitely me. I feel almost like a celebrity. Check it out here http://heavenlysocksyarns.tripod.com/

Of course, if you are in Belfast, you absolutely must stop at the store. The owner was lovely - helpful, friendly, clearly knows her stuff, and loves her store. What more can you ask for? Well, how about a big selection of yarn (including lots of Rowan) and really good prices (I got a size 8, 24 inch Addi circular for only $8.99). In fact, Belfast and the store are so nice, I would make a point of going there!

I am actually wearing my scarf thing today so I will post pictures when I get home tonight.

Cheers!

It's Official...

... I am a project slut. Last night I found myself sitting on the couch with no less than four WIPs scattered around me. And you know what I was doing... I was playing Ring Around the Projects. I would work a row of this one, a round of that one, a row of the crochet one, and so on. I kept this up all night! Can I tell you a secret? It felt so decadent and dirty (in a good way) and I liked it.

Despite all of these works in process (did I mention that a completed Kirsi is waiting to be seamed and was staring at me from near by table bringing the grand total to 5 WIPs), it was all I could do not to start swatching for a new one. Seriously, I have a problem. Send help!

Cheers!

A Long-Awaited Update

I keep meaning to post but things keep coming up. Last weekend, one of my husband's close family friends passed away very unexpectedly. It was very sad (she was only 27 years old and the youngest of 6 girls) and we spent much of last week with her family. Thankfully, this weekend has been blissfully quite.

I have some knitting things to share. First off, here is a picture of the finished Husband's Socks. They turned out pretty well, if I do say so myself. Of course, it has been so darn hot here, it was all I could do to get him to put them on long enough to take this picture!


Since I can't seem to bring myself to finish a single project I have started, I have decided to start a new one. I am working on a baby blanket (pattern by Ann Norling, as printed in Debbie Macomber's The Shop on Blossom Street). It is a pretty simple basket weave pattern with just enough stitch interest to keep it from becoming completely monotonous. I am not sure who the recipient of this blanket will be. I know a couple of people who are having babies so I guess I will give it to whoever has their baby closest to the time that I finish the blanket!

And finally, for all you voyuers out there, here is a picture of my stash.


Pretty ugly mess, isn't it!

Cheers!