I  just bought 20 skeins of Louet Gems Fingering in the Champagne colorway.  I probably won't use all 20 skeins, likely only 10 of them, but it is much easier to return the extra than to hunt down more yarn in the same dye lot.  I had to special order this yarn since no shop in the area carries this color, and it comes 10 skeins to a bag.  The ( Read more... )

So I said I was finishing things, right?  Anyone remember that purple vest I started 4 years ago?  Yeah, you heard that right!  FOUR YEARS AGO!  I had the front done, the back done, the shoulders seamed, the neck knitted on, and one armhole knitted on.  And then I put it down.  The tedious task of picking up and spacing stitches just bowled me over ( Read more... )

I wanted to do some knitting today, but lacked the motivation to start anything new.  Maybe I should finish some of the many projects I've started an abandoned ( Read more... )

It is done!  I love how this shawl turned out!  I think the flame motif of the last 2 clues is absolutely beautiful.  It was a pleasure to have been able to be part of Anna's Mystery Knit-along.  I promise I'll be joining the next one.  I can't imagine why I was so apprehensive to start this one.   :-)

The finished shawl measures 5'6" in width and 3 ( Read more... )

80% complete!

This clue introduced lace work on both the right and wrong sides.  It took me longer than expected to finish this because I lost my motivation about half way through the clue.  But, alas!  It is finished!


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I am done with Clue 3!  (Those blue lines you see running through the shawl are my lifelines and mark the end of each clue.)  This is when the motif changed to those little "x"'s you see across the top.


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Still working on the shawl!  This clue took longer than the last one only because of other parts of my life getting in the way of my knitting.  But that's okay.  Those other things have been a lot of fun!


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Remember the Mystery KAL I said I was joining?  So far, I'm very happy I joined!  I have completed Clue 1.  It took me only one week to complete.


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We've had a lot of the "ick" in this house, and I've finally given up.  It seems that the moment I start to feel better, Chris gets sick.  Then he gets better, and I get sick again.  The bed comforters have been sent to the cleaners, sheets and towels have been washed, the bathroom has been bleached every day, and toothbrushes thrown away.  I haven ( Read more... )

I thought I might be insane in starting this project:

Fingering weight yarn + US 2 needles + Blanket =  INSANITY!


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