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I am joining in with Ginny of "Small Things" again this week  to share what I am knitting.   

Today, I (finally) finished my Bamboo Bloom Shawl. I added a button to one of the edges to tuck in at different spots to wear it is a pancho or buttoned shawl. I tried to get a few pictures of me wearing it but alas, Shane wasn't home from work and I could only endure attempting so many selfie's in a bamboo blend shawl with a 100 degree heat index thanks to 90+% humidity (eek!). 

I also whipped up another drink "sweater", this time in a nice, light, organic cotton for "summer" drinks. I also plan to make a few more to have around for gifts before I get started on my next bigger project. 

What pretty things are you making this week? 

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I am joining in with Ginny of "Small Things" again this week  to share what I am knitting.   

This week I am continuing work on the Bamboo Bloom shawl I started last week. I am loving the feel and the color of the yarn but I am still trying to figure out if I like the uneven texture. I love it in ball form of course just not entirely convinced about it in the shawl... let's face it, I might just be being silly...

The linen top is still on the needles and still with exactly two rows finished... at least our garden is growing! :) 

What beautiful things are you working on this week? 

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I am joining in with Ginny of "Small Things" again this week  to share what I am knitting.   

Last week I started the linen top and knit exactly two rows before starting on this simple summer wrap with the Bamboo Bloom painted yarn I picked up at the Greencastle Fiber Event in April. Now I have two light and wonderful summer projects on the needles for my knitting enjoyment! Yay! Now to get to it! 

What beautiful things are you working on? 

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I am joining in with Ginny of "Small Things" again this week  to share what I am knitting.   

Vacation in Cabo San Lucas was WONDERFUL! We got home late last night and I finally wised to the power of the transition day from vacation back to reality. So today I cleaned out the raised beds of maple (helicopter) seeds and gave my growing green friends some love, made sun tea, started on the mountain of laundry, and finished the wee baby blanket I have been working on. 

I need to finish weaving in all those stripey ends. 

The baby blanket turned out smaller than I had expected but it is made of organic cotton and super duper snuggly and should be lovely for the June baby that it was made for. It's about the size of a receiving or swaddling blanket.  I love the earthy colors that my friend requested! 

While on vacation I did manage to knit a few rows on a grandma's favorite dishrag or the project that I try to always have with me for those "random knitting occasions". My in laws just groaned and smiled and the passersby looked a little confused but it was vacation and I am a knitter. It seemed perfectly logical to me :) 

I am now convinced that I should always knit with a Bahama Mama! 

I just cast on the linen top (ravelry link) in a dark grey cotton. Hopefully, I'll have some progress to share next week! 

What beautiful things are you working on this week? 

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I am joining in with Ginny of "Small Things" again this week  to share what I am knitting.  

Soo.... the baby blanket I'm working on looks almost the same as last week (so much so that I used the same picture!). The middle stripe is going to be thicker than the end stripes on either side and it has been a busy place around here so not much progress to share. However, if all goes as planned I should be able to finish it up this weekend. 

What are you working on this week?! 

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I am joining in with Ginny of "Small Things" again this week  to share what I am knitting.  

This week I am working on a deliciously soft cotton blanket for the new baby of dear friends coming this summer. I pulled from a few basic patterns casting on 70 stitches on US size 13 needles using Lion Brand Natural Choice Organic Cotton yarn. I just love this yarn, especially for babies! It's soft, snuggly, and washable! I am happy to share the pattern/formula that I used if anyone would like it. It knit up quickly and did I tell you how soft and snuggly it is?! 

As promised, here is a little better picture of the Gelato scarf I shared last week. I haven't managed to get a picture of me wearing it yet but hopefully one of these days. 

Oh, and just in case you might be wondering... the bunny is still just a square. I so need to finish him! :) 

What beautiful things are you working on this week? 

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I am joining in with Ginny of "Small Things" again this week  to share what I am knitting.  

With a lot going on at my "day job" and midterms in progress for my students there hasn't been a lot of time for some much needed fiber therapy.  Despite that, I somehow managed to finish a scarf in just a few hours and a bunny, or at least the square that is the base for bunny.... I still need to seem and stuff him. 

So the story of the scarf starts with a perfectly lovely Saturday afternoon spent wandering around a local yarn shop with my sister and nieces. The clearance table had a basket full of Lantern Moon Silk Gelato "yarn" (it's really silk ribbon tied together about every 3 feet or so) and a pattern for the Honey Comb scarf. The price was right and I love, love, love, quick projects on huge needles so they came home with me! 

According to my knitter peeps on Ravelry there was a mistake in the pattern but no one noted what the actual mistake was or how to fix it. So I played with it until it was no longer fun and just gave up and cast 10 stitches to US size 50 needles and worked it in garter stitch until I ran out of "yarn"/ribbon. Easy, peasy, and super relaxing! I finished it up during knitting group over a glass of wine and good conversation. I haven't worn it yet or taken a better picture but I promise to share one next week! 

What pretty things are you making?! 

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I am joining in with Ginny of "Small Things" again this week  to share what I am knitting.   

The past week and change have been busy to say the least! I won't bore you with all the of the (work and assistant car buying) details only to say that not a whole lot of knitting has been happening. Sure, I have clicked away at a few rows but not much was truly accomplished... 

I am working my way through my Nati which looks similar to how it did a few weeks ago but with most of the bust finished. (i.e. I need to take an updated picture but this will do :) 

Sadly, no progress has been made on my bunny.... 

Things promise to slow down over the next few days and the weekend and I am so hoping to use this to finish up projects and organize my next few since from the announcements of my friends it looks like I will be doing lots of baby knitting in the coming months :) 

What are you working on? 

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I am joining in with Ginny of "Small Things" again this week  to share what I am knitting.   

I finished my cowl! I made some progress on fixing and finishing my Nati! Aaaannnd, I started a bunny! 

Early in the week I finished the Woodland Cowl that I started last week. The angora and alpaca handspun that I picked up at a fiber festival a few years ago and have been saving for the just the right project, knit up delightfully! I did decide to add the Wooly Moss Roots buttons and I am so happy that I did. I think I am going to reinforce the buttonholes some but otherwise, it is totally delightful! 

I also picked my Nati sweater back up, ripped back a tad more, and then clicked through adding the neckline back in and am making my way down the sleeves. I would love to say that I will have it finished by next week or at least the knitting but I don't want to jinx myself... too much... 

Finally, whilst snooping around pinterest I found this super cute bunny! Essentially, you knit a square, do some creative seeming and you have a bunny! I just cast on today so there isn't much to share but I should be ready to share my new friend very soon! 

What beautiful things are you making this week?! 

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I am joining in with Ginny of "Small Things" again this week  to share what I am knitting.   

This week is the official start of day job, part time teaching job #1, and part time teaching job #2. So to say I am feeling a tad overwhelmed is absolutely right on! However, part time teaching job #1's classes will wrap up in a week and a half and I do not have any more offered contracts at this stage. In addition, part time teaching job #2 takes place during the day and part time teaching job #1 is online so it is a tad less nutty than it sounds... sort of... 

If you are still with me (and bless your heart if you are, I am so happy to have you!), this has translated into a need for nightly fiber therapy (aka knitting), that is; a.) mindless and b.) is quick so I can actually see progress. 

My first project was a simple mug cozy that buttons up and has fit every mug I have used it with. I used Rowan Plaid yarn and it is snug and cute if I do say so myself!
*Note the super cool Tesla Motors mug (!) electric car swag for the win!!!

My second project, the Woodland Cowl, is still in progress but coming along wonderfully! I am using a hand dyed and hand spun yarn that I fell in love with at a fiber festival a few years ago. It's an alpaca and angora blend and I have been holding on to it awaiting the perfect project and this seems to be it. To add to the hand made love I am 99% sure that I will be using my wonderful Wooly Moss Root buttons!!

My Nati sweater is still sitting patiently awaiting my upcoming three day weekend... 

What are you making this week?! 

Yarn Along...

I am joining in with Ginny of "Small Things" again this week  to share what I am knitting.   

Sadly, I don't have much to share this week but it is with VERY good reason! I am * this close * to finishing the black single row lace scarf I shared last week however, today in the process of helping a new knitter to learn our beloved craft on our lunch break I lost the place in my pattern so I had to rip back...

UPDATE: 1/9/13 - 10:15 EST: Sadly, I will be ripping this beautiful scarf out and restarting it either tomorrow or after I finish my Nati....not sure yet, still working on the knitting stages of "rip out grief"... 

So it still looks about like this... 

My Nati is also sitting patiently waiting for me to finish this scarf which I am now kinda obsessed with finishing....  :) 

So what beautiful things are you working on this week? 

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I am joining in with Ginny of "Small Things" again this week  to share what I am knitting.   

I have so much to share!!! Which means I am a very happy knitter! 

The week of Christmas I finished up my 6 hour afghan. Again, I knit it with two strands of Paton's Roving held together on size 50 needles. This is probably my 5 or 6th afghan using this pattern and I have never hit the 6 hour mark but have always been happy with results. This blanket is CO-ZY!!! I made it for the living room but I keep dragging it into the family room to watch TV and knit with. It is so deliciously warm and snug!

On Christmas Eve while at my sister's house enjoying my sweet family and "yarning" with my mom and sister while Shane and my brother in law discussed "manly things" I started (okay, restarted) and finished a simple cowl. I cast on 50 stitches with Paton's Roving (size 19 circs) and alternated rows of garter and purl until I got to about 10 inches  to make a nice chunky (and warm!) cowl.  Again, this is my 4th or 5th cowl using this formula and it never fails to make a wonderful finished piece! 

I am currently (still) working here and there on my Nati sweater. I had hoped to finish it on our planned road trip to Cincy but as we had a tree come down (more about that later), we ended up staying home and working on some projects here including splitting said logs. I also started another single row lace scarf for myself which is coming along wonderfully! 

In semi related news, it seems many of my friends are having new babies in 2013 so it looks like I will have lots of baby knitting to share in the coming months! 

Oh, and Macabean wanted me to tell you he has been helping me. Love this cat! :) 

What are you working on this week? 

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I am joining in with Ginny of "Small Things" again this week  to share what I am knitting.   

It is not entirely uncommon for me to have a few projects on my needles but this week it's a tad overboard... in a good way of course! 

The Nati sweater is hanging out in my knitting bag about where it was last week. So not much to share. However, this weekend we are taking a quick road trip to Cincinnati (Ikea and Jungle Jim's here we come!) so I am hoping to get it closer to done :) 

The 6 Hour Afghan that I started last week is almost finished! It was too large to take to tonight's knitting group at the winery. However, I am fairly sure that when I measure it (after blogging of course!) it will be time to knit the trim and bind off! 

So, since the giant cozy afghan didn't come with me tonight to knitting group I started and made mad progress on a wool cowl. 

In other words... a few sets of my needles are full! I look forward to having a few finished projects to share in the coming days. 

What beautiful things are you making this week?!

Have a warm and peaceful holidays! 

Yarn Along (Just a wee bit late...)

I am joining in with Ginny of "Small Things" again this week  to share what I am knitting.   

Since my Snug Friday Night In, I have been continuing work on the super thick and chunky six hour afghan. I am using two strands of Patons Roving held together and it is stupid warm and wonderful to knit on these chilly days. 

I should be finishing it tonight or tomorrow and then will work on finishing up my sweater. I just love how fast one can knit with size 50 needles. It makes instant gratification knitters like myself very happy campers! 

What beautiful things are you making this week? 

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I am joining in with Ginny of "Small Things" again this week  to share what I am knitting.   

To be 100% honest I am a tad embarrassed by; 

- my lack of knitting as of late

- the dropped stitch in a sea of garter stitch

- the terrible quality of this picture

- the length of time it has taken me to get over myself and fix that dropped stitch and get my needles clicking again. 

But I think most knitters have times like these on occasion....I am however determined to finish and enjoy my Nati soon! 

What beautiful things are you making this week? 

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I am joining in with Ginny of "Small Things" again this week  to share what I am knitting.   

                                  

How familiar does this sweater look?! :) Between prepping for vacation and actually being on vacation I have not been a  particularly productive knitter this past week. The good news is that the sweater was deemed "too big" to take on the plane and knit so it stayed home. However, with knitting group planned for this Saturday I am stoked to see what the rest of my group is knitting and make a good chunk of progress on this sweater!

What beautiful things are you making this week?! 

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I am joining in with Ginny of "Small Things" again this week  to share what I am knitting.  

I am continuing work on my Nati sweater  and single row lace scarf this week. I made slightly less progress on both this week but still clicking away. My goal for next week is to be through the arms on the Nati and maybe finish up the scarf? Okay, maybe all of that is a tad too optimistic?! :) 

What beautiful things are you working on this week?

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I am joining in with Ginny of "Small Things" again this week  to share what I am knitting.  

I'm at that weird stage where there arms are so skinny and yet it kinda, sorta looks like a sweater :) 

I completely forgot to take a picture earlier and so I apologize for weird contrast in colors... both yarns are so pretty I really need to capture them better for you in upcoming posts. 

Let me just say that Presidential Debates are good for knitting.... at least for me :) My needles were clicking  away last night while Macabean snuggled up with me watching them.  I have made solid progress on my Nati sweater and also started a second single row lace scarf in a black alpaca and wool blend. The sweater is larger and is a better "at home" project versus the scarf that is great for carrying with me for lunch breaks, sitting in traffic, waiting on the oil to the be changed in the car, etc. The sweater looks so small on the needles but I keep measuring and measuring and everything looks to be on track so hopefully it will fit. The yarn, Patons Wool Roving, is WONDERFUL! I also have some to make a throw for our living room and I am already dreaming of taking a nap under it and it's still a few projects down the row on my list :) 

What beautiful things are you working on this week?

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I am joining in with Ginny of "Small Things" again this week  to share what I am knitting.  

Monday I was fortunate enough to have the day off and I spent the day sipping hot tea, starting the completely addicting (how in the world has it taken me this long to watch it?!) Downton Abbey, and knitting! I was able to finish knitting the single row lace scarf  that I had been agonizing over and it is lovely! I plan to knit myself one soon(ish) :) 

Tonight I swatched and starting knitting (while all snuggled up), my second attempt at the Nati sweater. My hope is to make it a quick knit because the holidays are coming and my ravely queue is getting a tad out of control! :) 

What beautiful things are you knitting this week?!

Yarn Along (...or lack thereof)

This week I am ripping out and restarting (AGAIN) the single row lace scarf. I am also swatching and starting work on my Nati sweater during this evening's Presidential Debate. (I guess I should also share that I am a giant political nerd and think watching the debate is fun... judge away :)

I will spare you my fellow knitters the pain of photographic evidence of another frogging and swatching but rest assured both are just as you might imagine... tragic but in that neat knitting kind of way :)

What are you working on this week?!