Stash enhancement!!

Okay....so, as much as I wanted to stash bust, I couldn't resist the lure of more yarn. I think of it as retail therapy. Jamie's been away for a week, and I've been feeling sick and lonely. So, what better way to cure that than with some shopping, right? I actually did my shopping over the internet though. I was only planning to buy a couple skeins to make a small project for a friend of mine, as well as some baby things for other people from Knit Picks. But in the end, I wound up buying more than just that. I got a whole ton of other yarn for two sweaters that I'd like to make, plus something a little luxurious for a scarf. I guess the only saving grace is that I actually have projects pegged for all of the yarn. I'll be sure to update with all my new goodies when they arrive!

Do I just have a small head?

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So, I went and knit my own version of Calorimetry, shown above complete with kitty for scale (ha ha). I checked the gauge and everything, and I'm even knitting a bit smaller than the recommended gauge...and it's still too big for my head. Well, I can wear it if I use one of the button holes that's really high up, but that leaves on flap kinda dangling.

This was mostly an attempt to stash bust, and I suppose it was good for that...except I can't decided if I can even wear it or not!

How about this?

In my quest for something to make out of all that Misson Falls cotton that I frogged, I came upon Soleil, from an old issue of knitty.

Honest opinion now. Think it would work?

Baby Boom!

On my way home from work today, I ran into Jensen at Toronto General Hospital. Turns out that he and his wife are expecting their first baby! Viv is currently 18 weeks pregnant, and they will be moving into a house in less than a month from now.

With news of another baby, that's yet another opportunity for a knitted baby item. But I don't really know what to make! I mean, I just finished that sweater for Janice's baby so I don't really feel like making another sweater. But a blanket just seems so daunting. Any ideas? Booties? Hat? Toys? Maybe this is my chance to get in on the amigurumi chrochet craze. Who knows really.

FOS: Baby Sweater

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Here's the skinny on it:
Material: 1 1/3 skeins Patons Classic Wool Merino in Peacock (NOTE: I made the sweater for a 16 month old)
Needles: KnitPicks Options (metal) in size 9 and 6, and corresponding dpns
Pattern: Baby Sweater by Knitting Plain and Simple

Hooray! Baby sweater finished! I'm not sure if I'm loving the roll neck and sleeves though. I think if I were to make the sweater again, I'd do it with a crew neck. On the whole, this was a very fun sweater to make up because it involves NO SEAMING! Hooray!! Though as you can tell from the picture, I've been lazy so far and haven't taken care of all the ends. I'm seriously considering decorating the sweater with something though. It looks way too boring just like that. But since we have no idea if it's going to be a boy or a girl, I'm debating what decoration to put on. I'm probably going to go with animals since that's pretty gender neutral.

Went and did it...ribbit, ribbit

Well, I sat down and decided to go and rip out the yarn that I had used to make Kyoto.

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And there is all is...in all it's glory. What was once lovingly (and sometimes not so lovingly) knit up into a sleeve, back, two front panels, and obi-style sash has been reduced to it's former, unknit state.

Le sigh...je suis trés triste...mais c'est la vie!

Scarf complete!

Decided to be lazy, and not get another ball of that organic cotton. You know when you just want a project to be finished? yeah...that's how I felt.

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Here are the details:
Yarn: Blue Sky Alpaca Organic Cotton (3 skeins)
Needles: Size 8 rosewood circulars by Lantern Moon (their Destiny line)
Pattern: Leaf Pattern Scarf by o-wool

My impressions:
The organic cotton is just...^__^ I really like it. It knits up soft and fluffy, and oh so nice to run against your cheek. At the same time, it's not slippery and sits well on the needles. The pattern itself isn't difficult; it didn't take long before I wasn't looking at the pattern anymore. However, I feel like the scarf is a little bit wide. I think if I were to do this pattern again, I'd remove one of the lace pattern repeats from it. But other than that, I give the pattern a thumbs up. Oh, and Lantern Moon circulars are REALLY nice. Expensive, but beautiful to work with.