Pixiestikz

Monkey Toe

Toe up

Cookie A's Monkey
Claudia Handpainted
Colorway: Blue Fields

Cuff Down

Nancy Bush Conwy Sock Number One
Lornas Laces Shepherd Sock: Bubble Gum

I've regained my Sock Mojo just in time for the weekend.

Don't Cry for Me, Orangina!

....Has been my mantra all summer.
Needless to say... I'm not done.
It's probably safe to say..Good ol Orangina...jilted for another.
I'm terribly fickle and notorious about taking my pleasure elsewhere! (hee)

It's been a fabulous summer of knitting and catching up with friends and family...

I've horribly neglected the blog...mostly because of life...but also because of Ravelry.
I'm SpaceTricot over there if you are a raveler...come and say hi.

I've been knitting on 3 things...

Birch-
Rowan Kidsilk Haze (Pearl)

Words cannot describe my infatuation with this yarn...
I thought I was immune!
On an excursion with my fellow knitters this summer...I fell prey to the fluffy clutches of Birch.
Ensnared.
They've completed theirs...I'm on my second ball of yarn...

I had to rip back 5 rows to fix a leaf... I'm still recovering from the stress of that - let me tell you.
Sigh...
Glorious...and NOT TERRIBLY hard!
I'm still in awe of how the stitch markers keep me on task.
...........mmmmmm.........
It is one of those projects...you know?
G-d...I've got a terrible crush...and I can't keep my hands off....
...in love. Love like in a sonnet.

Green Gable
Rowan Calmer (lightest blue)

My tag-along project...you know the "My Buddy" of knitting projects? ...Wherever I go... it goes?

I chose Calmer because of it's glorious stretch,
AND
Perhaps because it had been fermenting in my stash for quite some time (~3 years ahem)
and was quite ripe for the knitting.

I'll be knitting it a bit longer. I can't have it riding up... and the sleeves a bit longer.
Have seen one that was 3/4 length...debating that one...
I don't really like cap sleeves. So flattering on other people... I prefer a bit more coverage.
Just a few more rounds...and I'll have it done.

Rebecca 27 Jacket
Rowan All Seasons Cotton
(here is the back completed...)

I'm languishing on the sleeves. I'm just waiting to regain my momentum.
I've lost my Mojo for this project...due to the pattern and it's overcomplicated instructions...
eh...which generally signals my moving on to a more congenial project.
I'm hoping not. It's a lovely sweater.

Here are a few random shots...
Knitting at the John Mayer Concert from wayyyy up in the nosebleeds.

Still...even up that high...he was fabulous.

Knitting at the Mannings Knit-In with the fabulous Ei and Donna...

Some pretty picture I took at Mt. Vernon...

School's started...We're in the FOURTH grade! How did that happen?
Hm. Time flies.
It's Soccer season...and you will find me on the sidelines...
holding up my knitting like a flag...

ahhh..fall is on it's way, no?

Looking forward to taking a trip soon...October 6th... Fall Fiber Festival...
The Muse and I will be galavanting about...I can't wait!

Hope your summer was fabulous and you are looking toward the stash for wool and cooler temps.