I finished nonbloggable project one on Saturday, and immediately cast on for number two! So far it's going well, but I have this to note: bamboo needles and nupps are a horrible, horrible combination. So I went on an excursion to find Addi Turbo Lace needles, in a size 4 (I only own a 6). In retrospect, the 6 might have been better, but after finishing the edging and two repeats, it's far too late now!
I went to Knit Happens in Alexandria first, and found my needle there immediately. I investigated some yarn options, but didn't see anything necessary for now, so I headed out. I wandered up the main street, aiming for the new Fibre Space shop that was only a few blocks away. The heat did me in, however, and I went back to my car. Turns out I was only a block from the new store when I gave up, which was a bit sad. I parked (again), and was delighted with what I found. The shop, owned by the former Knit-a-Gogo people, was super cute and I loved the decor. I will definitely be stopping back there again! I succumbed to picking up some Louet Gems. If not to be used on a very near-to-come project, the Gems in fingering weight will make for beautiful stockings. I also got a ball of cotton chenille, because I made a washcloth for Sharyn once and would like one of my own!
Really, it was a delightful diversion. I hardly ever drive nowadays, and I enjoyed toodling down to Old Town Alexandria and wandering around. I even managed to find my "something blue" for the wedding. Most of all, I was shocked at myself for being true to my task- the needles were necessary, and the rest was very well-reasoned and inexpensive. And I got to thinking that I bought two skeins of laceweight for nonbloggable projects, and now this- but that's it since Sheep and Wool in May.
Have I turned over a new leaf? Am I no longer a crazy Stasher?
I spent an hour or two on Sunday tidying up the sewing room, and it definitely still looks like I have achieved SABLE status. Stash Acquisition Beyond Life Expectancy is mine. Once this wedding is over, I'm rededicating myself to knitting socks, I think- I really do have an awful lot of sock yarn, all over the place!
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Monday, August 10, 2009
Sunday, March 08, 2009
The biggest perk
The biggest perk of moving in with the love of my life is that I am going to have a sewing room again!
Well, ok. The biggest perk is probably having him around all the time, and getting to snuggle on the sofa in the evening, and having more than one bathroom in the house for the first time in years (we have FOUR!). But besides that, the best of all is having a sewing room.
I have had a room of my own for crafting a few times since moving out of my parents (where I did not have my own craft room, but Mom sure did- and she shared). In Bloomington I had a second bedroom, which was used as both a study for writing during the semester, and a craft room when school was out of session. I made my cosplay costume there, sewing into the wee hours of my summer vacation. I had a sewing machine, my Rocketeer, and we purred through school breaks with internet radio blasting from my desktop computer and my crappy computer speakers.
When I moved back to Maryland, I had a two bedroom apartment in Rockville. And again, it was a combined study/craft room. But for some reason I didn't sew much in that apartment. I had an incredibly long commute, and hardly any money to waste, so I cooked dinner and ate while watching a movie most nights. I did knit quite a bit throughout that time period. And I was heavily in the throes of my World of Warcraft addiction then, so I was in the second bedroom all the time on weekends and late at night, but I was mostly playing on the computer. It wasn't a fully functional craft room, I suppose.
Once I had a roommate again, I lost my "free" second bedroom, and had to go back to crafting in a smaller space. I did have my sewing machine set up in our large living room area, near the kitchen table, and I sewed a few gifts there. But again, I was mostly knitting on the sofa while watching tv and videos. You don't need nearly as much space for knitting as you do for sewing and paper crafts. And then of course I moved to Arlington... to an efficiency apartment. It's a bit entertaining to me that I got much more into quilting ONLY after I lived in a teensy space where in order to quilt I had to clear away the kitchen table- and then I had to put it away again in order to cook dinner!
Now, finally, I have the best of all worlds. I live in a house, with the sweetest man I know. We have FOUR BATHROOMS- seriously people, that's amazing. And the biggest perk is definitely having a room to craft. I can't wait to get it set up and take some photos, to show off the new space. My furniture is moving in next Sunday! In the meantime, I've been spending loads of time thinking about how to organize my space. I need to fit a sofa, my computer desk (to be used as a sewing machine desk, actually), my large cube storage-bookcase thing, and a few more bookcases. I also have a bunch of plastic bins and other random things that need to fit in somehow. It's not a tiny room, but that's a lot! I've been checking out a bunch of blogs to get ideas on how to make the space most effective, and most inspiring for my various crafts. I have hardly any fabric stash yet, but I foresee that will change as I continue on the quilting path. And I still have more yarn than Stitch DC Georgetown. Hmm. Here's some of the inspiration I've been finding!
Well, ok. The biggest perk is probably having him around all the time, and getting to snuggle on the sofa in the evening, and having more than one bathroom in the house for the first time in years (we have FOUR!). But besides that, the best of all is having a sewing room.
I have had a room of my own for crafting a few times since moving out of my parents (where I did not have my own craft room, but Mom sure did- and she shared). In Bloomington I had a second bedroom, which was used as both a study for writing during the semester, and a craft room when school was out of session. I made my cosplay costume there, sewing into the wee hours of my summer vacation. I had a sewing machine, my Rocketeer, and we purred through school breaks with internet radio blasting from my desktop computer and my crappy computer speakers.
When I moved back to Maryland, I had a two bedroom apartment in Rockville. And again, it was a combined study/craft room. But for some reason I didn't sew much in that apartment. I had an incredibly long commute, and hardly any money to waste, so I cooked dinner and ate while watching a movie most nights. I did knit quite a bit throughout that time period. And I was heavily in the throes of my World of Warcraft addiction then, so I was in the second bedroom all the time on weekends and late at night, but I was mostly playing on the computer. It wasn't a fully functional craft room, I suppose.
Once I had a roommate again, I lost my "free" second bedroom, and had to go back to crafting in a smaller space. I did have my sewing machine set up in our large living room area, near the kitchen table, and I sewed a few gifts there. But again, I was mostly knitting on the sofa while watching tv and videos. You don't need nearly as much space for knitting as you do for sewing and paper crafts. And then of course I moved to Arlington... to an efficiency apartment. It's a bit entertaining to me that I got much more into quilting ONLY after I lived in a teensy space where in order to quilt I had to clear away the kitchen table- and then I had to put it away again in order to cook dinner!
Now, finally, I have the best of all worlds. I live in a house, with the sweetest man I know. We have FOUR BATHROOMS- seriously people, that's amazing. And the biggest perk is definitely having a room to craft. I can't wait to get it set up and take some photos, to show off the new space. My furniture is moving in next Sunday! In the meantime, I've been spending loads of time thinking about how to organize my space. I need to fit a sofa, my computer desk (to be used as a sewing machine desk, actually), my large cube storage-bookcase thing, and a few more bookcases. I also have a bunch of plastic bins and other random things that need to fit in somehow. It's not a tiny room, but that's a lot! I've been checking out a bunch of blogs to get ideas on how to make the space most effective, and most inspiring for my various crafts. I have hardly any fabric stash yet, but I foresee that will change as I continue on the quilting path. And I still have more yarn than Stitch DC Georgetown. Hmm. Here's some of the inspiration I've been finding!
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Boston Knittahs
This Memorial Day my friend Dea and I decided to go to Boston for some patriotic fun. Living in DC is not enough! Living literally within 5 minutes of Arlington Cemetary isn't adequate! I needed some serious old-time flavor for this holiday weekend.
Veterans of the war for Independence are vets, too.
While I was there I'd like to say that we were seriously cultural. We meant to do cultural things like go to the Fogg to see modern art. And go to the Aquarium so I could be terrified by the sharks. Did you know that I am actually phobic about sharks? So much so that even at 27 years of age my mother had to hold my hand while I kept my eyes firmly closed, under the shark tanks at SeaWorld? At any rate, there were no sharks or wacky paintings in our trip. We were too distracted by the sights and tastes of the North End. We did check out the Freedom Trail.
And there may have been a bit of Sam Adams.
But most importantly, there was a heck of a lot of food.
And even more yarn.
And I also worked on some past projects, too. Like the first Monkey sock, which I knit up to the toe almost completely while on vacation.
For future Boston visitors, I found Windsor Button to be a very interesting craft shop, with just bazillions of kinds of yarn. It's very nice and the staff were helpful, but I admit it was more utilitarian than I'm used to for a yarn shop. They do carry some swank buttons, of course! I also went to Woolcott, where I picked up the beautiful pink Cotton Bam Boo I'm using for the eyelet cardigan depicted on the cover of the Jo Sharp book. It's like knitting a dream, and I found the shop to be very delightful. Prices were right on point (surprisingly so, for Harvard Square), and I was really entranced with the shop.
Veterans of the war for Independence are vets, too.
While I was there I'd like to say that we were seriously cultural. We meant to do cultural things like go to the Fogg to see modern art. And go to the Aquarium so I could be terrified by the sharks. Did you know that I am actually phobic about sharks? So much so that even at 27 years of age my mother had to hold my hand while I kept my eyes firmly closed, under the shark tanks at SeaWorld? At any rate, there were no sharks or wacky paintings in our trip. We were too distracted by the sights and tastes of the North End. We did check out the Freedom Trail.
And there may have been a bit of Sam Adams.
But most importantly, there was a heck of a lot of food.
And even more yarn.
And I also worked on some past projects, too. Like the first Monkey sock, which I knit up to the toe almost completely while on vacation.
For future Boston visitors, I found Windsor Button to be a very interesting craft shop, with just bazillions of kinds of yarn. It's very nice and the staff were helpful, but I admit it was more utilitarian than I'm used to for a yarn shop. They do carry some swank buttons, of course! I also went to Woolcott, where I picked up the beautiful pink Cotton Bam Boo I'm using for the eyelet cardigan depicted on the cover of the Jo Sharp book. It's like knitting a dream, and I found the shop to be very delightful. Prices were right on point (surprisingly so, for Harvard Square), and I was really entranced with the shop.
Thursday, August 09, 2007
Fun with Flickr
Blogger needs to save faster. I hate losing entries. Cry!
I left work early today so I could pick up my bridesmaid dress- hurrah. I also wanted to head to WoolWinders to get more details on the class I'll be teaching this fall- Absolute Beginners. I'm so excited to teach in a more formal setting! I hope it goes really well- surely it will.
While I was up at WoolWinders, I managed to get a bit of knitting done. Evidence! Ignore that it looks completely gray- I swear it's a green sweater:
I also picked up a few skeins of yarn for gifts. I have most everything I need for holiday gift materials, but I was missing a few key things. This is it, so far:
And a little gift for someone special- it's a tape measure! Did you know I grew up on Ladybug Lane?
Pretty productive day. I can't believe Sharyn's wedding is so soon! For that matter, I can't believe I'll be on vacation the week after next. I think that I will need to bring a very large suitcase- just for the yarn.
I also had a bit of fun with Flickr today, investigating the contents of my purse. Maybe that's not exciting to everyone, but I found it a bit enlightening. You surely can tell a lot about a person by what they tote around with them day in, day out. I suspect most people don't have this variety- but then, I spend at least an hour and a half commuting by metro every day. That's a lot of knitting and reading time!
I left work early today so I could pick up my bridesmaid dress- hurrah. I also wanted to head to WoolWinders to get more details on the class I'll be teaching this fall- Absolute Beginners. I'm so excited to teach in a more formal setting! I hope it goes really well- surely it will.
While I was up at WoolWinders, I managed to get a bit of knitting done. Evidence! Ignore that it looks completely gray- I swear it's a green sweater:
I also picked up a few skeins of yarn for gifts. I have most everything I need for holiday gift materials, but I was missing a few key things. This is it, so far:
And a little gift for someone special- it's a tape measure! Did you know I grew up on Ladybug Lane?
Pretty productive day. I can't believe Sharyn's wedding is so soon! For that matter, I can't believe I'll be on vacation the week after next. I think that I will need to bring a very large suitcase- just for the yarn.
I also had a bit of fun with Flickr today, investigating the contents of my purse. Maybe that's not exciting to everyone, but I found it a bit enlightening. You surely can tell a lot about a person by what they tote around with them day in, day out. I suspect most people don't have this variety- but then, I spend at least an hour and a half commuting by metro every day. That's a lot of knitting and reading time!
Monday, August 06, 2007
Toe Ups
I've been feeling less bloggy lately (ooh, yet another bad use of the word blog). This is mainly because I have been sucked into the world of Ravelry. I'm loving the community aspects already, and of course nothing is cuter than seeing loads of photos of your projects, stash, everything- all neatly organized.
My stash doesn't seem so daunting compared to some I've seen on there- though I must note that so far only my sock yarns and laceweight yarns have been fully documented. Looking at those, even as a fraction of my total yarn, has very much inspired me to GET RID OF IT. And by get rid of, I mean knit things. Not give away, that's cheating.
Currently, I'm completely obsessed with the Empire Cardigan from Debbie Bliss. No recent pictures, so no visual representation here. Let's just say I'm already past the armholes on the back, with a nice straight easy section ahead of me. I hope to complete the back this week. The only difficulty with that is that I'm also still on Clue 4 for MS3- which makes me a week behind!
Ah, MS3. The theme has been revealed- as Swan Lake. Frankly, that's what I figured from the beginning. I'm less than keen about the idea of knitting a wing, however. The last time I wore wings, they were part of my cosplay costume and I was accosted in Baltimore by someone who decided they would like the pretty wings and tried to forcibly remove them from my body. Not the greatest experience. I realize this is altogether different- one wing, and more an impression of a wing to boot. But I'm feeling that if I just knit the symmetrical stole, it would be something I'd be much more likely to wear. To bring to work, and throw around my shoulders, and wear with pretty garments and even in Bloomington for the rehearsal dinner, etc, since I could probably finish it by then. This is still a choice- I'm only just up to the lifeline point, and therefore can decide either way without ripping back any rows. There is a part of me, however, that wants to do this mystery thing right and actually do what it says. A knitted wing- why not? It would be pretty stellar to wear at a certain holiday party for knitters later this year. But I have to think about this some more.
Anyways, once I get over the stellar excitement of knitting the gray-green lace and cable alpaca silk blob (mm alpaca SHEDS, and yet I love it extremely)... I am ready for something new and exciting. I want some toe-up socks. I haven't knit a pair of toe-ups yet, though I believe someone in the Sock It To Me group in Bloomington showed me how to cast on using the figure-8 magic loop cast-on. Then Wendy pointed out this nifty site, and I decided it's worth a try: Judy's Magic Cast On. See, I have this leftover yarn, Schaefer Anne, in a random and impossible colorway that looks like Flames:
And I suspect that although it may not be enough for two full socks, I could at the minimum get ankle socks out of it. So how would one go about that- knitting socks without dangerously running out of yarn, since it's stash yarn leftover from a pair of men's mittens and there is no more to be found... oh yes!
Toe up socks. Both knit at once. Using the magic loop method, with this Magic cast on. Voila- a star is born. I think I'm going to make up the pattern, too. Can our intrepid knitter actually manage this? Will the socks ever be completed? We'll see... I'm envisioning wearing them with my clogs all fall...
I'm also supposed to be quilting. Somehow that project got out of circulation. Here's hoping for a productive week ahead, hmm?
My stash doesn't seem so daunting compared to some I've seen on there- though I must note that so far only my sock yarns and laceweight yarns have been fully documented. Looking at those, even as a fraction of my total yarn, has very much inspired me to GET RID OF IT. And by get rid of, I mean knit things. Not give away, that's cheating.
Currently, I'm completely obsessed with the Empire Cardigan from Debbie Bliss. No recent pictures, so no visual representation here. Let's just say I'm already past the armholes on the back, with a nice straight easy section ahead of me. I hope to complete the back this week. The only difficulty with that is that I'm also still on Clue 4 for MS3- which makes me a week behind!
Ah, MS3. The theme has been revealed- as Swan Lake. Frankly, that's what I figured from the beginning. I'm less than keen about the idea of knitting a wing, however. The last time I wore wings, they were part of my cosplay costume and I was accosted in Baltimore by someone who decided they would like the pretty wings and tried to forcibly remove them from my body. Not the greatest experience. I realize this is altogether different- one wing, and more an impression of a wing to boot. But I'm feeling that if I just knit the symmetrical stole, it would be something I'd be much more likely to wear. To bring to work, and throw around my shoulders, and wear with pretty garments and even in Bloomington for the rehearsal dinner, etc, since I could probably finish it by then. This is still a choice- I'm only just up to the lifeline point, and therefore can decide either way without ripping back any rows. There is a part of me, however, that wants to do this mystery thing right and actually do what it says. A knitted wing- why not? It would be pretty stellar to wear at a certain holiday party for knitters later this year. But I have to think about this some more.
Anyways, once I get over the stellar excitement of knitting the gray-green lace and cable alpaca silk blob (mm alpaca SHEDS, and yet I love it extremely)... I am ready for something new and exciting. I want some toe-up socks. I haven't knit a pair of toe-ups yet, though I believe someone in the Sock It To Me group in Bloomington showed me how to cast on using the figure-8 magic loop cast-on. Then Wendy pointed out this nifty site, and I decided it's worth a try: Judy's Magic Cast On. See, I have this leftover yarn, Schaefer Anne, in a random and impossible colorway that looks like Flames:
And I suspect that although it may not be enough for two full socks, I could at the minimum get ankle socks out of it. So how would one go about that- knitting socks without dangerously running out of yarn, since it's stash yarn leftover from a pair of men's mittens and there is no more to be found... oh yes!
Toe up socks. Both knit at once. Using the magic loop method, with this Magic cast on. Voila- a star is born. I think I'm going to make up the pattern, too. Can our intrepid knitter actually manage this? Will the socks ever be completed? We'll see... I'm envisioning wearing them with my clogs all fall...
I'm also supposed to be quilting. Somehow that project got out of circulation. Here's hoping for a productive week ahead, hmm?
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
Stash of Doom
I knew my stash was getting out of hand. I could feel it creeping out of its cubby holes and baskets and into the fabric of my life. And not just in the form of UFO's, oh no! So I went on a photo tour today. It was terrifying. I'm starting to put stuff up on Ravelry, but in the meantime, here's a taste of the "before photos" and why I need to seriously finish some things!
First up is the Wall of Stash:
Sure, this may not look so bad. There are books in there! There are cubes of fabric, and even a cube of toiletries chilling out there because there isn't room in the bathroom. But consider the layers of yarn in each cubicle. Consider the massive amounts of it hidden in nooks and crannies. Imagine turning around and seeing a lot more of it.
(it looks innocuous from the bed, until you sneak a peek beneath the quilts and pillows and reveal another huge stash pile!)
For shame, it's taking up random floor space at the foot of my bed (disregard the fact that obviously yarn clutter isn't my only issue right now):
Oops, other side, too (quilting crap AND lots of yarn and random projects, oh boy!):
It's amazing I ever find what I need.
Now imagine taking a tour of the living room, and finding yet another big basket (all fair isle!) and 3 small ones. Oh jeez. I didn't tackle it completely, but I did pull out most of the UFOs that are not currently in my project bag:
Funny thing- that pile of white yarny things is 32 out of 61 hexagons for an afghan I was going to make for charity. I think I used some of the yarn for other things (teaching, most likely), but I should probably finish the thing and give it away. I was working on it in Rockville, and would love to get it out of my life before I move again. Whenever that is. For that matter, I would like to get rid of a good percentage of this yarn before I move again- I may need to destash. More likely, I need to finish projects. Yay.
And I reorganized the baskets. Slightly less gorgeous sock yarn is in a plastic bag in the cubicles, but the pretty stuff and all the lace got basket space:
That's definitely enough for tonight. My goals??
- finish MS3 Clue 4 (probably could do it Wednesday night, in preparation for the clue Friday)
- work on the cardigan (because I know darn well I'm going to whether it's on the list or not- that alpaca silk is like crack!)
- do at least 2 baby blanket squares... and another 2 on Saturday!! Zoom zoom!
- give the crocheted baby blanket away, to get it out of the house. Also because the baby is due soon. Hurray!
- finish the first Pink Broadripple sock- I have visions of wearing them this fall with my clogs and want them DONE.
- clean my room (well, obviously- you've seen the evidence)
Hopefully I'll get to Clue 5 this weekend, but I'm ok if I can't because I'm finishing the back of the sweater. Can I really get that far this weekend?? Anything is possible, I don't have much in the way of plans...
EDIT:: Roommate wants me to note that in fact, there are 3 baskets in the living room. They're inside the coffee table. So mostly hidden in plain sight... I'm all over it, Martha! In fact, Roommate pointed out that I could have had a perfectly lovely Ethan Allen coffee table, with two matching couchside tables, but I turned them down. Because I would have to give up my storage cubbies in the cheap Ikea table. Dumdeedum!
First up is the Wall of Stash:
Sure, this may not look so bad. There are books in there! There are cubes of fabric, and even a cube of toiletries chilling out there because there isn't room in the bathroom. But consider the layers of yarn in each cubicle. Consider the massive amounts of it hidden in nooks and crannies. Imagine turning around and seeing a lot more of it.
(it looks innocuous from the bed, until you sneak a peek beneath the quilts and pillows and reveal another huge stash pile!)
For shame, it's taking up random floor space at the foot of my bed (disregard the fact that obviously yarn clutter isn't my only issue right now):
Oops, other side, too (quilting crap AND lots of yarn and random projects, oh boy!):
It's amazing I ever find what I need.
Now imagine taking a tour of the living room, and finding yet another big basket (all fair isle!) and 3 small ones. Oh jeez. I didn't tackle it completely, but I did pull out most of the UFOs that are not currently in my project bag:
Funny thing- that pile of white yarny things is 32 out of 61 hexagons for an afghan I was going to make for charity. I think I used some of the yarn for other things (teaching, most likely), but I should probably finish the thing and give it away. I was working on it in Rockville, and would love to get it out of my life before I move again. Whenever that is. For that matter, I would like to get rid of a good percentage of this yarn before I move again- I may need to destash. More likely, I need to finish projects. Yay.
And I reorganized the baskets. Slightly less gorgeous sock yarn is in a plastic bag in the cubicles, but the pretty stuff and all the lace got basket space:
That's definitely enough for tonight. My goals??
- finish MS3 Clue 4 (probably could do it Wednesday night, in preparation for the clue Friday)
- work on the cardigan (because I know darn well I'm going to whether it's on the list or not- that alpaca silk is like crack!)
- do at least 2 baby blanket squares... and another 2 on Saturday!! Zoom zoom!
- give the crocheted baby blanket away, to get it out of the house. Also because the baby is due soon. Hurray!
- finish the first Pink Broadripple sock- I have visions of wearing them this fall with my clogs and want them DONE.
- clean my room (well, obviously- you've seen the evidence)
Hopefully I'll get to Clue 5 this weekend, but I'm ok if I can't because I'm finishing the back of the sweater. Can I really get that far this weekend?? Anything is possible, I don't have much in the way of plans...
EDIT:: Roommate wants me to note that in fact, there are 3 baskets in the living room. They're inside the coffee table. So mostly hidden in plain sight... I'm all over it, Martha! In fact, Roommate pointed out that I could have had a perfectly lovely Ethan Allen coffee table, with two matching couchside tables, but I turned them down. Because I would have to give up my storage cubbies in the cheap Ikea table. Dumdeedum!
Sunday, June 10, 2007
My very first knit-along
You may be aware that I'm knitting the Hanami shawl. I even have managed to post pictures of that work in progress- pretty pink! What you may not know is that Pink Lemon Twist, the designer of said shawl, has done two Mystery Stole knitalongs in the past. And I got notification that round 3 is about to begin. Having never joined a real knitalong before, and of course never a mystery knitalong, I was excited to sign up and check out this new and exciting thing. Here's the link to the group, in case you are interested in signing up: Yahoo Group for MS3. Essentially, she will send out clues, in PDF format, which include tips/charts/etc to creating an entirely new lace pattern. There is no way to know ahead of time how it will look- you just knit along for the ride! This sounds perfect to me. I should be able to keep up with the group, since it's only ever a few rows at a time and you have a week to complete them. Of course, if I don't keep up, nobody is going to knock down my door in disgust. Thus far, we have been told that the theme would work best with white or black laceweight yarn, and we can elect to use beads. I have a trillion beads left over from Hanami, so I plan to use those (clear with silver lining) and the Knit Picks Bare (Color Your Own) laceweight yarn. It's a completely natural color, and I already had one skein in my stash. I ordered another, assuming an undyed yarn should be approximately the same "dye lot" even after some time, and that brings the total cost of new yarn for this project to... 4 bucks. That's within my yarn diet rules! I also ordered a chart keeper from KnitPicks, because I have a hard time keeping track of the rows with my bad eyesight.
Yesterday I also picked up the new sock kit from the Sock Knitting Club at The Celtic Knot Yarn Shop in Ellicott City. This month's theme seems to be beachy- the yarn is a beautiful blue, and I got a nifty blue stitch marker. The sock pattern for this month is a little ankle sock, which should be a fun and fast knit. While I was there, Carole (the lovely shop owner) also sent me home with some donated fabulous pink ribbon yarn so I can knit a scarf for the SOS project. It's a great reason to knit, and of course I would not ever normally choose this yarn, or certainly wear it... so this way I get to knit with it, and pass it on. Not bad!
In other knitting related acquisitions, I ordered a few travel-sized vacuum bags. The kind that you can roll all the air out, making the contents into a tiny little package. I've decided that using these will help with stash management, and alleviate my fear of bugs getting into my wool. I also got a few Large size ZipLocks (they're huge! 3 gallon!) which I've already started using. I can fit two sweater projects in one bag- which is awesome and amazing.
Stay tuned- I've been working on a crocheted baby blanket, Brian's sweater (the back is DONE!), and the Manly Socks (one sock is DONE!). Piccies to come! For now, I'm off to WoolWinders, my other favorite LYS, to work on a baby owl sweater. Did I mention I have a really hard time with the yarn diet? At least this is a gift.
Yesterday I also picked up the new sock kit from the Sock Knitting Club at The Celtic Knot Yarn Shop in Ellicott City. This month's theme seems to be beachy- the yarn is a beautiful blue, and I got a nifty blue stitch marker. The sock pattern for this month is a little ankle sock, which should be a fun and fast knit. While I was there, Carole (the lovely shop owner) also sent me home with some donated fabulous pink ribbon yarn so I can knit a scarf for the SOS project. It's a great reason to knit, and of course I would not ever normally choose this yarn, or certainly wear it... so this way I get to knit with it, and pass it on. Not bad!
In other knitting related acquisitions, I ordered a few travel-sized vacuum bags. The kind that you can roll all the air out, making the contents into a tiny little package. I've decided that using these will help with stash management, and alleviate my fear of bugs getting into my wool. I also got a few Large size ZipLocks (they're huge! 3 gallon!) which I've already started using. I can fit two sweater projects in one bag- which is awesome and amazing.
Stay tuned- I've been working on a crocheted baby blanket, Brian's sweater (the back is DONE!), and the Manly Socks (one sock is DONE!). Piccies to come! For now, I'm off to WoolWinders, my other favorite LYS, to work on a baby owl sweater. Did I mention I have a really hard time with the yarn diet? At least this is a gift.
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