Hee!

I couldn’t be more giddy right now…I just got a hold of some Drops Inka yarn, which is beeeeutiful! I’m planning on making a Fitted Tunic with what I have, but I might splurge on some more and try to make a long duster coat and a sweater for my mom. Yarn porn indeed….sigh.

Christmas will happen early this year...

God, I wish I was a hindu goddess and had 8 arms so I could knit several things at the same time...just look at these yarns!!! Little Knits sales are just AWESOME (I wish I was really rich). And Webs is great too - the Araucania wool was only $3.49/$5.99 per ball. I almost wish I never looked...LOL. I tried looking up reviews on the yarns, and besides 1 bad one of the Kureyon, it sounded good to me. Therefore, I've decided to do yarn reviews on here. Obviously, I won't be able to talk about those below yet, but I'll try to add what I've worked with so far whenever I have time.

YAY for yarn!

Kureyon 170
Kureyon 95

Debbie Bliss Pure Silk 07

Araucania Nature Wool
Araucania Nature Wool
Araucania Magallanes
Araucania Magallanes






& Above: Rowan Tapestry in Rustic, Antique, and Rainbow. Hee! They are SO pretty!!!

Ok, so we're STILL crossing our fingers...

Unfortunately, they only managed to play a tied game yesterday, against the team on the very bottom of the league. Disappointing, to say the least, BUT we're hoping they snap back into shape asap. It wasn't so much that they played bad, but the other team (Start) was all that more desperate to get points. For those who might not know, if you win, you get 3 points, if it's tied, each team gets 1 point, and (obviously), if you lose, you get NOTHING. The player you see in the pic above is Daniel Nannskog, our brilliant Swede forward - #11! I have to add, that I'm proud to support such a wonderful team...meaning they play fair, and don't sport the 'rugby' style like some other teams do on the field.

Ta Da!

My Simple Knitted bodice is DONE! Well, almost... Yes, yes, I know it needs to be blocked - I'm getting to that. Any day now...hehe. See, the thing is, I've never blocked before (and therefore, a few finished projects aren't really finished), so it's a little scary. However, when I'm confident in how to block silk, I'll be getting on the ball - promise!

Simple Knitted Bodice

Ok, so apparently I just fouled up the lace pattern....BUT I'm NOT frogging it this time - maybe it'll just look artistic or something...hehe. As soon as I can find my USB chord, I'll add a pic here, too (I found it!). The blue color is so pretty could eat it! Figuratively speaking, of course. ;)

Textured Tunic - this one w/o side buttons

Ok, so I'm in love with Stefanie Japel's book, Fitted Knits . I might actually attempt to knit a majority of the patterns in it, regardless of level - what's skill level for the determined knitter?! Hee!
I've already done the V-neck pullover, which came out very nice (but I forgot to take pics before giving it away). It was a super fast and easy knit, and I will definitely be knitting more v-necks!

But I digress... I'm finishing the Textured Tunic today, and since I live on the very edge with my knitting (i.e. I don't always make swatches or try the damn thing on), it will be like hearing the Jaws theme in the background when I finally do try it on. I do want to block it, too, but this is something I've never done before, so it scares me a little. Eeek!


I have to say, though, that I LOVE the Lana Grossa Royal Tweed yarn - so soft and a pleasure to knit with. You get really good stitch definition with this yarn. I definitely have to get more colors of this yarn at some point (and hope it doesn't get torn up by kitty claws). It's almost weird not having airborne cats coming at my knitting nowadays, since my mom's cats are totally uninterested (we're at my parent's house at the moment).

I'm also working on the Simple Knitted Bodice, which I'll elaborate on later.

Woohoo!

My very own knitting blog - who'd have thunk? Well, I plan on keeping this as updated as I can, at least. Once I take pics of my past projects (and my current ones), they'll be added, too.