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I need this bumper sticker.

Nom, nom, nom…

WIP Wednesday

I have the most exciting news… I’m finally back to working on the Livingstone Cardigan!  I have The Boy to thank for the motivation; we were hanging out at my house and he told me to knit (I was kind of doing nothing at this point), so I pulled out the sleeves and, by the time he left, I had worked on it enough that I realized, “Hey, I only have 7 more rows to the raglan decreases!”

So, of course I had to finish the sleeves.  And then came blocking, and seaming…

Isn’t it cozy looking?  I’m wearing it as I type this…  I can’t wait to finish off the collar and wear it outside!

Yup, I’ve already CO the collar, so it shouldn’t be long until this is an FO!

Henry is coming along nicely.  It doesn’t look like much, but it’s getting there.  The rows are SO LONG but…

…look at that texture!  It’s so pretty!

And the striped scarf is getting some attention.  Not a whole lot, but enough.  It’s a bit of a boring knit.

WIP Wednesday

What do you do when you finish a project…?  Start some new ones, of course, and hang the old WIPs!

This is my new take-along project.  Simple stripes and 1×1 ribbing make for a very peaceful project.

I’ve already started using my Gloss, Kenai, for the Henry scarf, because it’s on a deadline.  I wish I could take it around, but the slipped stitches require a bit more concentration than I can spare when I’m out and about, so I have to make time for it when I’m home.  I’ve calculated that if I knit 6 (very long) rows per day, I can finish it in 28 days.  But seriously, look at that lovely pattern!

I wouldn’t reknit it, but I like the pattern it’s making!

Adding to the Stash

Happy Martin Luther King Jr Day!  I hope you’re having a restful 4-day weekend, because I’m not.  Too much hanging out to be restful, but I’m having a lot of fun.

I recently got an order from Knitpicks, but haven’t gotten around to photographing it until now.  In it, I got:

Birthday yarn!  Yes, my birthday was way back in October, but several of my awesome friends decided to get me a gift certificate to Knitpicks and this is what I got from it, 7 skeins of Gloss Fingering in Seafoam.  (It was pretty awesome that the sum came out to be almost exactly the amount they gave me!  Only 3 cents off the mark.)  Someday, it’ll turn into an Apres Surf Hoodie, one of the sweaters of the year.

4 skeins of Gloss Fingering in Kenai.  (Can you tell I really like this yarn?)  This will turn into Henry, which is a gift for someone, but if he doesn’t want/like it, I’m totally okay with stealing it for myself, because I love scarves…

And finally, 2 skeins of Stroll Glimmer in Carnation.  I’m planning on revamping my Chou-gok (Little Mums) pattern and I want to try the shawl out in a different colorway.

I really need to knit more.  I keep wanting more yarn, and so now there’s plenty of yarn, but not enough FOs…  Plus, I like FOs in lighter weight, which takes more time.  No more yarn for a couple of months.

Maybe.

WIP Wednesday

I got home today and thought, “What day is it today?  …Oh, shoot, it’s Wednesday!”

Yes, it’s been a long day.  So pardon the non-pretty pictures; there’s no more sun.

I started spinning again.  I really want buy some pretty fiber, but I also want to use up some of my fiber.  Maybe after I finish this spinning project, I’ll buy a braid.

I probably couldn’t have gotten a good picture of this anyway, but this is what a Rill Scarf looks like after 50g of lace.  Almost there…!