And the Winner Is...

Well, Dear Readers, here at last is the Branching Out scarf from Knitty.com
I made this as a sample for the store. It is made from Katia Ingenua. It is a little too itchy for me, it is mostly mohair. I like mohair to look at, but to wear =( Well if the yarn is mostly fake stuff with a bit of mohair I could possibly wear it . Anyway, It was really nice to work with, but I could not wear this next to my skin. With a turtleneck I could. So that is how I would wear it. I am making another one for myself with Kid Merino from Crystal Palace. It will be a lot more lacy. There is not so much mohair in it. More synth and merino than mohair. Kid Merino is a really nice yarn if you haven't seen it. It is soooo cute.

Well, not much is going on in the world of knitting for me right now. I have a zillion projects going. I counted. Its like 7 or 8. This is way too many. So the plan is to finish these and not start anything new for awhile. We will see if I can do this. This takes WILL POWER. (If you see him can you send him my way?) Also making another sample for the store. The Knit for Her Cure scarf on the front of the Spring/Summer 2005 Vogue Knitting, in the String of Pearls yarn from Muench. So that is another project added to the mix.

On a completely different subject, I painted my toe nails today. I haven't done that in a long time. They look good. It is important to have nice nails when you live in a hot climate as sandals are the rule. So, maybe I am not so depressed anymore. One can hope.

So, my dear, dear Readers, Happy Knitting, and sorry about that stupid spam message last post. I didn't even know people did that. (Roll eyes) What will they think of next. Wait, don't tell me, I don't want to know. (Sigh) No wonder people like knitting so much. No Spam. only lovely, soft yarn. Well until next time, Happy, Spam Free, Knitting!

Just a Quickie

Dear, Readers, I joined the Secret Pal 6. I am sooo excited. I've been wanting to do it for awhile, but didn't know when or where to sign up. Or I missed it and it was in the middle of one. But, I read Lissa's blog Am Knot and she had a link, so the rest as they say is history. Thanks, Lissa.
That's all for now. Happy Knitting y'all.

Come to me, my pretties.

Dear, readers, here are pictures of the scarf I am crocheting. I am afraid they don't really do justice to the actual piece. It is made of Sinsation. A very lovely chenille type yarn. This feels like velvet. Very soft. And it really is that bright red color. The texture it really cool, but doesn't really show that well in the photos. It just sort of looks lumpy. But in reality, it is quite nice. I made one just like this except in a very dark purple, for a friend of mine. It was fabu. So I thought I would make me one. This is a sort of Christmas party scarf, don't ya think?

Also, I started working on one of the Elizabeth I scarves. I bought the alpaca lace yarn from Knitpicks. And the pattern called for 4-6US size needles. So I got 4's. And I started knitting and I must say that I am not at all happy with the results. It is very loopy. And the one in the picture in the catalog is not as loopy. So I started to freak out about it. But then my rational self said. Well why not try(oh MY goodness) SMALLER needles. So I called a LYS. As there are many near my house. Ain't L.A. great? (There must be like 10 small LYS near my house. Not to mention all the ones not near me. Like Suss and Jenifer Knits. I think those are in Brentwood or Beverly Hills) And they had size 2US. Needles. Oh, did I mention that I wanted Bryspun flex needles. Well I had to have those. And the store I work at doesn't carry those. I think they are great lace needles. The tips are awsome. I like the material they are made out of too. I am sorry I don't have a whole set of those. But, who knew I would like them so much. Any hoo. I digress. So, I might get size 2 and 3's and see how I like those better. But my god. I thought the 4's were tiny. Sigh. I think this scarf might take me the rest of my life to knit.

So I guess I should finish some of my other projects in the mean time. Sigh. Why is it that I don't really want to work on them any more? Must force myself. Must knit WIPS. Must make FOs. Well untill next episode. Happy Knitting!!! And remember, there are still more pictures to come. Wait till you see the lace. Sooooo pretty.

Comeback Kid

Hello! (echo, echo, echo, echo)

Anyone out there!(echo, echo, echo)

I know, dear readers, that I have sadly neglected my dear, dear, knitting friends. But, I have returned, hopefully rebuilt, bigger, stronger, faster that before. And I have pictures. Pictured here are the crochet scarf and matching hat. They are made of the scrumptious yarn Alpaca Silk by none other than that English knitting Goddess Debbie Bliss. The hat is not finished yet. It needs a few more rows on the bottom. So over all it will be a bit more red, to better match the scarf. Which really is that skinny. It is really cute on. (Oh, I forgot to mention that the scarf is my second crochet item ever. and the hat is my first attempt at crocheting a circle. I am proud of the out come. Go me.)

Maybe I will show it on when the weather here is not so HOT!!!!!!!! Oh, my has it been hot. I suffer, so. My apartment has a lousy air conditioner, so most days are spent lying perfectly still with a fan blowing the airconditioning on to me. So needless to say, not completely conducive to knitting. But my lovlies, I have other means. I work at a love LYS. That has blissfull airconditioning. So I have been knitting there.

I have many, many, UFO's to show for my long absence. But I figured I'd string you along, to (hopefully) get you back and interested once again in the exploits of a begining knitting fiend. I will tease and tantalize you with the idea of future posts. I have a lovely, fuzzy skinny scarf, that really only needs a few more rows and bind off.

I have a lovely daring red crochet scarf to wear for the holidays. (Christmas, so far, yet really so close, so get knitting on those presents NOW!) Made out of the lovely Sinsation, I believe by Plymouth yarn.

I am still working on my sweater. Blah. I don't know why I don't want to work on it. Maybe the heat.

I was working on a tam. But I decided to frog this and make it into a crocheted beret. I bought all these cute crochet hat patterns. One is a fedora. Very cute.

I have all that lovely grey yarn to make that other sweater. I am looking forward to that.
And now to my new found love. Lace knitting.

Yup, I am knitting a mohair lace scarf for display at the LYS. It is so nice. I have pictures of that are all ready to post. Just wait until you see it. I am really proud of it. It is the Branching out pattern from knitty.com. And I am making one for me in crystal palace Kid mohair in this great pink color. When I get farther on this one I will take a picture of that as well. The yarns are so different. The Kid Mohair is soooo delicate. Beautiful.

And there is more. Much more to come. I just bought the Stitch and Bitch Nation. Yes, finally. And some beautiful lace yarn from KnitPicks. The Alpaca Cloud. I got three colors. Midnight. Autumn and Iris. Dear readers, this yarn is breathtaking. So light and soft. Gorgeous. I bought the Elizabeth I lace scarf pattern to make these lovely yarns into. I can't wait.

Oh, and I bought some sock yarn, again from Knit Picks, to try my hand at sock knitting. So you see, the future looks bright. So please stay tuned. Adieu and Happy Knitting.