February 21, 2007
Auspicious and Delicious
...all the stockinette that is.
I'm working on Clapotis. I've always COVETED other people's Clapotee...
SO I started mine. Nothing clears away the blues of an obstinate knitting project like a new one!
I'm talking about McQueen. My yarn hates the cabled triangles. grrr.
So we're taking a brief separation and hopefully will come back together and see things MY way.
I am a fickle woman.
But Crap in a Can - if you were me you couldn't help yourself either eh?! this yarn is SEXAY!
Mountain Colors Bearfoot Wild Raspberry
MMMM.
That is about one skein and a quarter. I have 3. and at 350 yds a skein=a lot.
As you can see....
I'm on the Seventh Repeat of the Straight rows - for all you Clapper Vets out there.
SO...since I'm particularly phobic about Numbers...ahem.
I've decided to do 14 rather than 13 repeats of the straight rows.
That and I have a helluva lot of yarn.
I had a whole week off from work and this is what I had to show for it. har.
ahhh. the life!
That was the delicious...now here is the auspicious.
I'm talking about The Year of the Boar/Pig!
Let's Party like it's 4704!
This, of course, is a brillant segway on my part to show off some pictures of Chinese New Year in Washington DC.
We were cordoned off - but we still got to see...
Truly I was glad to be able to take Pixie and see the delight on her face as we watched the Festivities...Then we came home and read all about the Year 2007 on the Internet.
Dragons...
It was a beautiful sight...and it was CROWDED. So many people celebrating!
As if all that wasn't auspicious enough...
I found this in my salad.
Not too Shabby.
Happy New Year!
February 06, 2007
A Hue of Blue...
Completed: 2007
Yarn: Socks that Rock
Color: In the Navy
Needle: US 1.5 Metal DPN
Pattern: Nancy Bush's Denmark
Size: Knit to pattern but with smaller needles for a Size 6 foot.
I'd have to say that these are the most challenging socks I've knit to date.
They weren't hard...I just psyched myself out with all the details.
and in my haste to finish...I have one with a wonky toe.
ha!
I said Wonky Toe.
har.har. It's sad to be so easily amused.
I put McQueen's Front aside for these babies. They were very addicting.
I (of course) started a new pair of socks.
What can I say...I'm a sock crazy gal.
Project Spectrum v2.0 for me this year is all about the socks from my stash.
My after thought NYears resolution this year was to only wear knit socks -
(aside from working out) and to do that...I have to knit more!
Oh snap.
Confetti Sock yarn.
Last night as I was knitting next to my Honey...
I gasped "It's got Purple in it!"
I got "The Look" -
you know... the one where you can see they are thinking...
...overexposure to yarn can be harmful to your significant other's mental state?
I paused in my knitting.
Do I continue?
Yup!
I'm totally expanding my horizons with the Purple.
I'm not generally a fan of the Purple.
I'd say up until today - I've been Anti-Purple.
The Purple is one of those things I gladly leave to my Sister's domain.
She loves the Purple.
Me? Well, this is a giant Purple leap for me colorwise.
I got this yarn in the Second Annual Fabulous Yarn Swap of 2007 hosted by Ms. Sarah and Ms. Lara.
Which was fabulous and so much fun.
Onto the 2007 baby boom.
I knitted a pair of baby socks from the Socks that Rock, and gave them to a co-worker who is having a boy.
Blast! I forgot to take a pic.
That is alrighty because I'm currently knitting another pair for a friend.
An upside to having smaller feet is that a skein goes a long way.
Let me detail this for you...
Woolarina Sock Yarn.
2 skeins=1 pair of socks, yes?
I also was able to make these adorable little vittles...which is so shimmery...
I'm going to have to get more.
That is awesome, eh?
They go into the vault with the others I'm currently knitting.
Someone VERY dear to me is having a baby...and isn't finding out if I should be knitting in Pink or Blue.
Humph. Grumble. Gnash. Grumble. heehee
I'm so totally thrilled even I have to wait - it's going to be a surprise...
SOOOOOO, I'm stashing away baby socks by using up all my sock leftovers in various colors.
Super Genius that I am...I know that people will continue to have babies...
and I can't lose by always having a knit or *three* to give.