I finished off the cone of superwash merino last night.
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I would so totally make this. Finally a long knitted skirt pattern. Long skirts = love.

I'm actually really tempted to work it up in this since I probably wouldn't get it finished until winter anyways. Colors, I'd probably do most licorice (boring I know) with a little of the sunflower on the bottom. And considering the difference in the ( Read more... )

I'm still not sure why socks had always seemed so daunting before, but now that I've made them I've decided that they are wicked easy (in their basic form), and that I should make oodles and oodles more of them. They're so satisfying to knit!

The first ones in progress, knit with Opal Petticoat #1297


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For future reference when I need, ok really want, some yummy yarn goodness or a knitting pick me up.

A very small list of desires:
Hand Painted Extra Fine Merino Lace Yarn Shades of Blue Green by merlinthecat
Delphinium by illusionyarns
Boa Luxury Sock Yarn by temptedyarns
Blue Sky Cotton in Tomato, Pumpkin, and Expresso so I can finish that darn ( Read more... )

I've got my first package to send off to my swap partner in secretpal_lj4 just about ready to go. And since there will be another package to send next month I've been looking at yarn on ebay and else where to get some more ideas of what to get for my secret pal.

Of course what happens when I look at yarn? I find the stuff that I want. *sigh*

The top colors ( Read more... )