The Purse

Life has been a bit frustrating lately, and I had to rip out my sister's Bobblicious! Agh! But anyway, the lining is finally done on my purse, so here's some pics of it. The back of Mom's sweater is almost done, hooray!

Super Secret Scarf

My first drop stitch project, a beautiful drop stitch scarf from an ancient Red Heart pattern booklet recovered from my Grandma's hoard by my Dad. I used Lion Brand's Micro Spun, the softest yarn I have ever encountered in my entire life...and it's acrylic. It's awesome. I love it. It made this scarf softer than you can imagine. I knit it especially for Colleen, my Dad's co-worker, since she's just a wonderful person and reads this blog. That's her in the picture, see? Later today I plan on putting up some work-in-progress pictures of it so you can enjoy how fantastically fun it is to make a drop stitch scarf.

As far as other projects go, I'm still trying to muddle through a swatch for a shawl pattern for my sister's wedding and the pattern, I fear, is wrong. Mom's sweater is trucking along, and I've started my sister's Bobblicious in grass. It's my first attempt at bobbles and is pretty swank. I may alter the pattern to a different cuff (i.e. not bobbles) and make one for myself.

Well, that's it for now.

Things to Come

Well, now that my sweater is done and the super-secret scarf present accomplished (more on that later,) it is time to start on my Mom's sweater for Christmas. I purchased the yarn yesterday. I've also found some ideas on fixing my ribbing situation, so hopefully it won't look like a monkey knit the edges. I also purchased Knitting on the Edge which is really...really awesome.

My First Sweater is DONE

Well, here it is! Finally, it is done. The pattern is Sideways Garter Stitch Sweater by Miriam of Miriam's Well/the Santa Fe School of Weaving. She suggested it as a good first sweater. It was that, but it was also...boring. Allllll garter stitch. I'm mucho proud it's done and will wear it often. It's not the most flattering design, but DAMN it's warm =o). Just in time for spring. Did I mention it snowed today?

These are my ribbed mitts I knit awhile ago, done in Caron's Simply Soft Shadows in Opal Twist (?). This yarn was really fun to work with and is, as the name implies, really soft.

Snow. Seriously.

Well, spending my glorious Friday day off with the parents (well, really, in the parent's house while they're at work) and rather enjoying the snow that's been falling all day. I've also been enjoying playing with my parents' digital camera! So, here we go.


Snow on the cherry blossoms

Just look at it

My sweater; with about 7 inches left to go on the second (front) piece. Then, it's just sleeves!!

Kat's mitts, to match her scarf. Hopefully, pics of the scarf soon. I just have to wrangle Kat.

Still Crazy

So my truck's fixed. It wasn't the starter. I'm halfway done with the second piece of my sweater. Then it's the sleeves. Looks like it'll be done in time for summer, haha.