Rhinebeck was AWESOME! THe YARN HARLOT WAS AWESOME!!! I BOUGHT TWO SWEATERS WORTH OF YARN!
That is all-- no pictures-- no explanation :)

Just because I haven't been blogging doesn't mean I'm not knitting.


Quite the contrary actually!


Lets see I'll do a list since time is short:


1. Andrew's Weasley is done except the letter on the front. Just a picture of the sleeve I'm afraid. Its just green and stockinette anyhow.

2. Evan's Weasley is almost to the armholes. I'm taking break from the yarn--its getting cold here and my hands are itching for some wool and alpaca.


3. After frogging a a sweater for myself twice, finally decided on a pattern Thursday. I finished the back and the left front and started the right front(almost 8 inches in). Its a Drops pattern that was exactly what I wanted and its using less yarn than I thought it would! So I'll definitely have enough to finish it! that has to be finished by Friday.

4. I started a Christmas stocking for Mrs. Polly. She's had two grandchildren born this year. Thanks to Steph and Kelly for keeping me in business!


5. I am almost done a pair of slippers for the gazillion people on my list. 1 down, 7 more to go.

I'm starting to get that nagging feeling that I won't finish in time. I keep pushing it aside saying "Its only October, you have plenty of time" but I fear I will not make it! I refuse to make a schedule because I know if I don't keep it I'll be depressed!
I bought some yarn from a destash on Ravelry. Cherry Tree hill Sock in Peacock! Lovely stuff!

In other news, I attended the National Apple Harvest Festival on Saturday. Mom, Dad, my two brothers and of course Dan went together. It was really fun! I also found a vendor selling yarn! I didn't buy any because. . .


We're going to Rhinebeck next weekend! I reserved our campsite! I'm so excited that we're going on Sunday because the YARN HARLOT IS GOING TO BE THERE!!!!!!!! Hopefully I'll remember to take the camera!!!!





I'm slowly getting the dye studio up and running. I'm still not sure about my heat and water sources but I think I'll just let Dan take care of that. I have soo many ideas that I can't wait to get started again! I want to do some alpaca and some different weights but I can't until the studio is going!

Quick update!

I thought I'd throw in a little post today, but my to do list is pretty long AND I have to finish it by 3:00.

Lots of knitting going on. I cast on for a top-down raglan for myself with some yarn that I messed up dyeing(did you know over dyeing in brown will turn it black?:)) So its a nice basic black fingering weight on large(sz. 8) needles. I hope it turns out nice and lacy. I'm calling it the black hole raglan since its just a mass of black and its hard to tell what it looks like at all :)

I also started a pair of Embossed leaves. I had to rip out to the heel yesterday as is standard for me with a new pattern. The yarn is my own hand-dyed. Unfortunately the exact color will probably never be available since it was done before I wrote down instructions. I love it though so I will attempt to replicate it in the near future.
Also, to start my gift knitting, I have cast on for my first Weasley sweater for the nephews. I have three to make so I started with the biggest first. I was going to try intarsia in the round for it but that gave me a headache. The initial will be stitched on with duplicate stitch later. Sorry there's no pictures.Next post, maybe a finished object.
I finished my mom's sweater too! No time for a pic as she was headed out the door for a weekend away. Turned out nice, I think. I 'll get her to model soon!
Did I mention that i finished the Trellis too? Just in time, since Eric and Lucy moved 6 days later to Indiana! I love it!

Speaking of hand-dyed yarns, I had my first order last week! It was a great day! I sold my only skein of "Kitty" and it was in a smaller put up. I hope the buyer really enjoys it!

In non-knitting land, we'll be moving in less than two months.(!) Not far really but far enough that I'll probably have to find a new knitting group. Maybe I'll start one. I'm looking very forward to moving to a bigger place but not the actual moving part.

Have a great day, everybody!

Socks!Socks!

Great things going on around here!

On my way out to go to Grandma's on Friday, I got my sockapalooza package!

This is the contents of my package:

That's*two* pairs of socks, beaded stitch markers, jelly bellies, AND a lovely felted tote bag.

I was so overwhelmed by all those delightful things!Look how beautiful those stitch markers are:

Oh, there was a box of Lindt truffles too, but they met their demise on trip. I think I saved them, but left them in the freezer at my grandma's house.

Thank you so much, Dana N.!

In knitting news, I have on sleeve left on my mom's cardigan, some ends to weave in on my Trellis, and a felted bag started with all my leftover bits of wool. I've been depressed about how many WIPs I actually have but listing them out like this really helps. Maybe I'll cast on for something else now.

Next Monday, I'm going to New York with my sister and our two sewing friends. I AM SO EXCITED!

Mission Accomplished

The Josephine top is done. After pulling all day knit-a-thons for the past week, I finished up at 4:00 pm Sunday afternoon. I had to be at the church at 4:30. There's still a few ends to be woven in but otherwise its done!!! Don't you love the Harvest Gold appliances?

Specs:

Started: May 31 2007

Finished: June 10, 2007

Pattern: Josphine Top by Deborah Newton in Interweave Knits Summer 2007

size: 36 1/2

Yarn: Turquoise designer yarn that was given to me by a very nice lady at church.(She asked,"Is this to thin to knit with?") dyed turquoise with Dylon dye.

Needles: US 5 and US4 for the armhole bind off.

Changes: I substituted the cord for some sheer ribbon. I knew I wouldn't have time to make it myself. Other than that I followed the pattern exactly.

My thoughts: I think this is the first sweater that I've made that I'll actually wear. The length is super, the color looks good on me, and I don't have to keep adjusting anything on it. Its pretty light considering that the yarn is probably 100% cotton. Not completely sure of that though. I totally recommend this pattern. Its fairly quick although I was stressed out while I was finishing the front on Saturday.(Just ask Dan)

Hurray for wearable knits!

Back to sockapaloozing-- this week a finished sock(I promise)

Just a quick update on what's happening here!

I took a break from the Sockapalooza sock, for this week, to work on the Josephine top from the IK. Does that yarn look familiar? That's because it is. Knitting is fun. That's my new knitting motto.(Remind me of that around Christmas, please) Vogue #10= not fun. At.All. I'd really like to have a little heart to heart with that designer.

Josephine has a deadline of Sunday, June 10. Yup, this Sunday. We're having a choir program in the evening and the theme is rivers and, well, its the perfect color. I'm almost to the arm holes in the back. *Cross* your fingers.

My deadline is further hampered by my invite to Ravelry. It is so.much.fun. I had no idea there were knitters in my neck of the woods.(I guess I don't get out much, knittingwise).

On the otherhand, I discovered Bloglines so my blog reading time is cut in half. I'm a little delayed technologically, what can I say?

Off to add some knitting projects to my "queue" YEAH!