Thursday, June 29, 2006

Icarus Returns

Move over Superman! Icarus is back (and he can fly too, sort of). The third skein arrived and I've resumed shawl knitting. I've done a few rows, alternating between old and new skeins, and I'm very relieved to find that I really can't tell the two dyelots apart. Sweet! Mom and I are off to Kentucky tomorrow morning. So tonight I have to pack and sew up the last-minite stripes pullover. For knitting, I'm bringing Icarus, and maybe some cotton.

Monday, June 26, 2006

Well, Lookie Here

Thank you, Secret Pal!

You are truly awesome! You must have known that it took all my fortitude to walk away from this book when I was at Costco a few weeks ago. (Did you know Costco had knitting books?? The stock varies by store and season but they know a hot trend when they see one!) What wonderful gifts! I have been longing to washrag and log cabin, practically drooling with envy at all the cool stuff posted on the Mason Dixon KAL. I love the the pink Cascade 220! So pink and so many possible projects too :) Let's see... there's this... or this ... or even two of these... Thanks again, SP! You're the best!

Interim Knitting

Since Icarus is on hiatus while I wait on my Knitpicks order, I've gotten all sorts of other knitting done. I started the sleeves for the striped pullover. How about that? I might make that end of the month deadline! Plus I finished knitting this Fulled Lopi Tote:

I altered the pattern by making it 50% wider and just knitting until I ran out of yarn. The purple part is Handpaintedyarn.com bulky merino in "velvet grapes." Yes, I ordered it because the name sounded yummy, but this colorway looks as good as it sounds, so that justifies my flightly shopping practices. The bottom part is a light worsted (I used two strands held together) wool/mohair blend I got from Sheep and Wool. The dyelot is called "Kim 05," which I guess means "Kim" dyed and spun this in "'05" :) I love Sheep and Wool vendors!

Saturday, June 24, 2006

Poppies Poppies

You know that part in the Wizard of Oz when the wicked witch puts everyone to sleep in the poppy field? Work has been like that lately: so slooooooooow - mind numbingly, sleep inducingly slooooooooow. No opiates necessary.

Knitting has been dull too. Many thanks to my Secret Pal and Polly for the encouragement over Icarus. I did order skein 3 and am eager for it to arrive. In the mean time, I started yet another Last Minute Stripes pullover. Here's most of the front and back:
This one is for my cousin in Kentucky, who is expecting her first baby in August. I'm making the 3-6 month size in the Simply Stripes color "Sweet Tarts." We're going to visit the Kentucky kin at the end of June, so I thought it might be prudent to get started on this project...you know, what with "the end of June" being this week. Did I say it's been slow?? I guess that only applies to working hours.