Hooray! I finally have some photos to show!!!
This is the wrist-warmer part to the mittens that I'm making. I'm working on the pop-tops right now, so I'll put a picture of those up when they're done. I'm using the purple Koigu tht I bought along with the blue variagated stuff.
When the pattern says you only need one skein of Koigu, they really mean it. I pretty much have none left, and I even frogged my swatch to get it that far!
I totally forgot to take a picture of the cowl that I finished! I was in such a rush to finish it for my mom that it totally slipped my mind...boo. It was a bit wrinkly when I first finished, but after a little bit of ironing, it turned out quite nicely. Except that it winds up a bit too wide. I think if I were going to make it again, I'd drop about 5 to 10 stitches and make it about 5 inches longer. That way, you could pull it over your head and still have your neck covered. I washed my dad's scarf too, so it did get a lot softer. But yeah..the alpaca knits up REALLY nicely. I bought 3 skeins of it, but only used 2. I'm gonna return the last ball and exchange it for 2 balls of the Mission Falls Superwash Merino, because I really like how that knits up too.
I'll put pictures of the Koigu mitts that I'm making up soon. Probably when I get back from Ottawa, or something like that ^__^
Well, I have pretty much finished my Christmas knitting (with the exception of my sister's remaining sock, which may or may not be finished in time....), so now it's time to start planning the future projects for ME ME ME. There is the Felted Tweed sweater that I plan to start after the new year (after I finish my mohair striped sweater, which requires some expert help from Toronto), and now I have acquired the yarn for another project that I have been coveting. Behold, my yarns for the lovely Charlotte's Web:
I have been wanting to knit this shawl forever, but I never had enough Koigu to choose from in person, and I didn't want to order online only to be disappointed in the colours. But then I was in Woolcott a couple of weeks ago to buy some needles, and I saw that they had a whole new shipment of Koigu in, so I picked out a couple of skeins, then one thing led to another, and an hour later I finally left the store with these goodies. Yummy Koigu! I'll probably start this after the new year too. I still need to decide on the order of colours, and it'll take me at least that long. =P
I'm feeling a little guilty about not being able to post pictures lately, so here is a random picture of all the books I've bought in the past month. It's been a little out of control. If I had a cat I would take a picture of that.
I'm all bubbly with excitement because my copy of Folk Bags arrived today! Hooray! I've looked through it and already found, like, 6 different bags that I want to make. O_o Oh well...guess my list of projects just keeps expanding. I'll have to put it after all the other stuff I was planning on doing...
There are definitely some bags that I would never make though. I mean, who needs a saddle bag these days, right? and there are some bags that I probably would never make for myself, like this Bolivian Doll Bag. It looks like a doll with a strap attached to it, but the bag part is the doll's dress. But something like that might make a good gift for a kid, or something. It involves a lot of finishing...so I dunno. I'm a lazy ass when it comes to finishing stuff.
When you're in town, take a flip through to see if there's anything that appeals to you. We can do a pattern swap, or something ^_^
OK, this will be a short entry, but on Saturday afternoon I was walking into the bank and this woman was coming out the door, and she was totally wearing a multidirectional scarf. I even recognized the colourway, Kureyon 126 (only because I had been coveting it, I swear!). I was also wearing my rainbow multidirectional scarf at the time, but it was all wound around my neck and tucked into my jacket and therefore unrecognizable as such. I was really tempted to shout after the woman that I liked her scarf, but decided that would probably make me look a little crazy. =)
Oh, and have you seen the new Knitty? Lots of cute stuff, nothing that totally leaps out at me right away, though the penguin is really cute, as is the leftovers vest, except I'm not really a vest girl. And what's up with the uterus? I mean, I'm all for embracing one's womanhood, but sheesh. =)
So, I went and bought yarn for that cowl in 'Last Minute Knitted Gifts'. I'm gonna make it for my mom for Christmas. Headed to Lettuce Knit to check out what to get. Since I can't afford cashmere, I decided to ask for something that would knit up nice and soft and was the right weight/gauge. I ended up with some oatmeal coloured alpaca which I think is from Blue Sky Alpaca. At first I was a little worried that it would be too fuzzy, and be a bit itchy...but I started knitting the cowl up and WOW is it ever soft! On the bad side, it seems to be leaving a whole bunch of fuzz all over the place. Is that normal?
I'll try to put pictures of the yarn up soon...
Okay...so I was doing some shopping online for my brother and Jamie. Headed to the Indigo.ca site and picked out what I wanted to get them...but I just couldn't resist getting a little something for me too. Argh...I'm such a sucker...I went and bought Folk Bags: 30 Knitting Patterns and Tales from Around the World. And it's not like I really need more bags or anything, and considering I have more guy friends that girl friends, I don't know how many people would actually want one of these creations...*sigh* Oh well....I think it'll still be a fun book.
I actually found out about this book from the Interweave.com site. Talk about impulse buying....*shakes head* okay...I really gotta stop buying pattern books. I honestly cannot make everything that I have a pattern for in this lifetime!
*grumble grumble* stupid iRewards card fooling me into thinking that it's okay considering I'm getting a discount...stupid me for thinking that the book really wasn't all that much compared to what I spent on everyone else...
Ooohh....My turn, my turn...that just looked like too much fun to pass up.
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I was just a smidge bored at work today, so I decided to kill some time deciphering the knitter's geek code. This bloggy thing can be a fun distraction, next thing you know I will start posting all sorts of random wacky things. Hopefully not, though. Anyway, this is me, as far as I can tell:
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