April Foolery

I am strangely taken by knit and crocheted lace dresses currently.

Happy New Year

Scaring myself

I'm sorting through the stash, knitting books and started projects.

Running away

Dear Blog,

I have decided to run away and join the circus. It's been an interesting month and I need a break from you, my life here, everything.

I'm going to go to Black Sheep with Holly, Denise and Miss O. Looking forward to meeting up with Joanne and the professor (and everybody else).

See you Monday.

p.s. Lara, I love my new socks - Thank You!

Lists

I am still waiting impatiently for pictures of my niece, and an opportunity to take sock pictures.

In the interim, here is a list of things that I have done, will do and stuff I probably will never try.

Afghan/Blanket (baby)
I-cord
Garter stitch
Knitting with metal wire
Shawl (wrap?)
Stockinette stitch
Socks: top-down
Socks: toe-up
Knitting with camel yarn
Mittens: Cuff-up
Mittens: Tip-down
Hat
Knitting with silk
Moebius band knitting
Participating in a KAL
Sweater
Drop stitch patterns
Knitting with recycled/secondhand yarn
Slip stitch patterns
Knitting with banana fiber yarn
Domino knitting (modular knitting)
Twisted stitch patterns
Knitting with bamboo yarn
Two end knitting
Charity knitting
Knitting with soy yarn
Cardigan
Toy/doll clothing
Knitting with circular needles
Knitting with your own handspun yarn
Slippers
Graffiti knitting (knitting items on, or to be left on the street
Continental knitting
Designing knitted garments
Cable stitch patterns (incl. Aran)
Lace patterns
Publishing a knitting book - it never hurts to dream, right?
Scarf
Teaching a child to knit
American/English knitting (as opposed to continental)
Knitting to make money but only for nice people
Button holes
Knitting with alpaca
Fair Isle knitting
Norwegian knitting
Dying with plant colors
Knitting items for a wedding
Household items (dishcloths, washcloths, tea cozies…)
Knitting socks (or other small tubular items) on two circulars
Olympic knitting
Knitting with someone else’s handspun yarn
Knitting with DPNs
Holiday related knitting
Teaching a male how to knit
Bobbles
Knitting for a living
Knitting with cotton
Knitting smocking
Dying yarn
Steeks
Knitting art
Fulling/felting
Knitting with wool
Textured knitting
Kitchener BO
Purses/bags
Knitting with beads
Swatching
Long Tail CO
Entrelac
Knitting and purling backward
Machine knitting
Knitting with self-patterning/self-striping/variegating yarn
Stuffed toys
Baby items
Knitting with cashmere
Darning
Jewelry
Knitting with synthetic yarn
Writing a pattern
Gloves
Intarsia
Knitting with linen
Knitting for preemies
Tubular CO
Freeform knitting
Short rows
Cuffs/fingerless mitts/arm warmers
Pillows
Knitting a pattern from an online knitting magazine
Rug
Knitting on a loom
Thrummed knitting
Knitting a gift
Knitting for pets
Shrug/bolero/poncho
Knitting with dog/cat hair
Hair accessories
Knitting in public

Catch as catch can.

I've still got that nasty cold - ugh and I'm spending every spare moment working on this.

I know, it's not even vaguely knitting or fibre related. I think it does cover the food portion though :)

I'm working on the Flame's socks (in PSpectrum colours of blue/grey/white + green) and I've just started test-knitting the MezzoDiva's Campanula socks (gorgeous).

I'll try to get some pictures of my finished Socka socks for y'all.

Menu for the week? I think it is going to be take-out soup, take-out sushi, take-out vietnamese beef noodle soup...

Mixed blessings.

The Flame is in Waterloo, ON for the coming week and, as always, the quiet house is a mixed blessing.

I was very fortunate this weekend and had the pleasure of spending Sunday afternoon with some of my favourite people in Vancouver. Our friend Annette was kind enough to host us for a delicious lunch, knitting and spinning fun, and copious amounts of laughter. Her lovely husband shared some of his newest work with me.

Here is the knitbrarian contemplating her imminent departure for her Superbowl Date.


Mel is spindling silk from Heidi, I am regretting last weekend's restraint.


I have 1 sleeve left on Trellis, I'd love to finish it tomorrow night? There are lots of things that I want to knit and finish right now.

You may have noticed that I have joined the 2007 UFO Resurrection Challenge. The rules are simple. Each month you must add an UFO to your active knitting, or frog an UFO. My January choice was my travel knitting to Madrona, the very old Socka socks, and my February choice is Pebbles. I picked it because it is Fair Isle February and I really would like to wear it this Spring (I think I have said this before).


So many projects, so little time!