Pixiestikz

Land of Plenty

Plenty of knitting that is for sure...

I've been knitting and challenging myself in this first month of 2007.
It's cables cables cables, all the time here...

My newest project on the needles...

Calista's Alexander McQueen Knock-off Sweater
It's a very lovely feminine pattern...
I didn't think I would love it and knit it to completion...too much going on to be fun...you know?
But...I love it.
I'm hoping that I can coerce *someone* into finally knitting something with me...
so I bought one for her...Shhh...it's a secret!
We must spread the love of the McQueen!

I generally mod something when I knit a pattern...so this time...
A higher neck (as not to show the old brar straps.)
and I'm not terribly fond of the flowers, so none for me.

Here is my first McQ sleeve.

I'm using a rather controversial yarn... Rowanspun DK.
Oh, it hasn't done anything like go without underpants like Britney Spears...
but I'd venture to say it's not well loved.

I got it for a steal on Ebay. Go figure.
This colorway is Thor...
I was dismayed to find out its rather bad reputation after buying 2 bags of it...
After beating the internet for a few hours in a dead panic,
it finally yielded some beautiful completed projects with some helpful hints...
*swoon*
It's so absolutely fabulous! whew!

I can't help but forgive it for being the most persnickety,
foul-tempered primadonna yarn EVER.

It takes you in with all it's fiddly little tweedy flecks and the softness and the drape!
oh the drape.
but don't yank on it...and don't even breathe on it when you are cabling...
*snap*snap*snap*snappity snap*
I learned this in my test swatch...
so I'm gently cabling *without a needle* and averting my eyes, oh lord
and so far we're getting along famously.
Go me on the w/o a needle part...
I'm still tickled pink about being able to do that!
I thought it was impossible when I was just starting out...
Almost 6 years ago. wow.

I've also extended my reach into Nancy Bush Complicated Sock Territory.
It's no secret... I like my socks pretty vanilla.
Easy on the hands...Quick satisfaction...(ahem...I'm talking about socks here.)
You know...mindless. No charts.
Like these lovely Woolarina socks I finished in 3 days!

Fabulous, very wearable. but not so much in the challenging department, right?

Check these babies out.
These are complicated.
By thisI mean a lot going on...at once.
Denmark Socks by Nancy Bush's Knitting on the Road

Hm...let's see we've got the Nupp Stitch, and then 2 cables every 2 stitches on every 4th row!

Can you guess the yarn?
Socks that Rock...Colorway: In the Navy
But boy what satisfaction and aren't they pretty?

From my lovely friend Donna for Xmas.

G-d I love this yarn. My preciousssss...I'm going to marry it.
I know why many knitters OBSESS over this yarn.
And I'm glad that I gots more in my stashes!

I'm beginning the back of McQ and hope to have my socks done in February for Project Spectrum 2.0.
I'm excited about the range of colors! Expecially metallic.

So that brings me to an end of my plentiful knitting.
I've been hearing about knit from your stash and yarn diets and what not.
Time to thin out the stash...Make room for some new gorgeous yarns...
I generally make that knitting resolution every year I've had a considerable stash and *have* managed to stick to it until MDSheeps.

I'll be doing that again this year...
After all it is good to tell oneself "No" on occasion.
Followed by a "Maybe", and then with a "Just this once"

har har.