This shawl is knit is Alchemy Haiku, a delicious lace weight silk mohair blend.
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Knits now for sale on Etsy.com!
I have added my Tinsel & Garlands Pattern, as well as a pair of handknit mittens to my Etsy shop!
Check it out here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/283Projects
April-May-June and into July...
I knew it had been a while since my last post, but THREE MONTHS!? I was astounded.
I do have some fairly good excuses. The main on is that since I completed that shawl from SXSW, I basically put my needles down until just recently. And why did I do that? Well, because I moved. And moving takes all of your time. Hunting for apartments, packing, applying for apartments, moving, unpacking. We moved in the middle of May and I am still surrounded by boxes.
But the dust has settled enough for me to get clicking again.
I wanted to get back to basics, so I grabbed some deliciously soft yarn (Alchemy Haiku) and knit up a little garter stitch scarf.
I do have some fairly good excuses. The main on is that since I completed that shawl from SXSW, I basically put my needles down until just recently. And why did I do that? Well, because I moved. And moving takes all of your time. Hunting for apartments, packing, applying for apartments, moving, unpacking. We moved in the middle of May and I am still surrounded by boxes.
But the dust has settled enough for me to get clicking again.
I wanted to get back to basics, so I grabbed some deliciously soft yarn (Alchemy Haiku) and knit up a little garter stitch scarf.
Silken Mittens for Fall
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After a relatively unproductive summer, I hit the ground running for Fall. And then stalled. This past weekend I completed a pair of mittens (Celtic Moonrise Mitts in Alchemy Kosmos) that had intended to make 2+ years ago. I knitted all but one thumb back before I began Esther's hat, but somehow couldn't bring myself to pick them up again until now. Boy do I need them too! Just in time for the first real cold snap.
Un Chameau! Sur ma chaussette! (Maroc Socks continued...)
Last night I dragged out ye olde Maroc Socks. I need the needles for another project. But rather than transfer Maroc to waste yarn I decided to try and figure out where I was and continue them.
I was pretty confused by what I saw, and I couldn't find my notes on that section, but I just ran with it, didnt chart anything else and finished it! YAY! I have one Maroc Sock!
I was pretty confused by what I saw, and I couldn't find my notes on that section, but I just ran with it, didnt chart anything else and finished it! YAY! I have one Maroc Sock!
FO's and WIPs galore! Thats what happens when I take so long between posts!
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So, it's been a while. Much has happened.
Three days after my last post, just after midnight on Easter Sunday, the pharmacy that has been my life, my job, my family for the past 7 years burnt to the ground. Or almost. No one was hurt, our tin ceiling saved the building, and we moved into a new space to continue operating just about as seamlessly as anyone could.
Next on the list of stuff-that-happened is my trip to Mexico. I got my tax refund, found a cheap ticket and away I went! Spent 6 days in Mexico City and 3 in Puebla. Que chido!
Then there is the quasi-emergency minor eye surgery I had yesterday, which is why I'm home instead of at work today. Last week I went for a check-up, just to see if my glasses were still ok, and my (wonderful) doctor found a little something on my retina that he wanted me to have looked at. Thursday I went to the specialist's office, spent 2.5 hours being poked, prodded, injected and inspected and was told I needed to have laser eye surgery asap to prevent a possible detachment of my left retina. Boy was that a surprise. So here I am, at home recovering, mostly blind in one eye, typing by feel, using the right eye when I actually need to see. :(
Oh! And you might notice from my pictures that I also moved since my last post! LOVE my new apt.
But enough about me, lets move on to what this blog is really about: the projects!
#1: Granny's Multnomah Shawl
Three days after my last post, just after midnight on Easter Sunday, the pharmacy that has been my life, my job, my family for the past 7 years burnt to the ground. Or almost. No one was hurt, our tin ceiling saved the building, and we moved into a new space to continue operating just about as seamlessly as anyone could.
Next on the list of stuff-that-happened is my trip to Mexico. I got my tax refund, found a cheap ticket and away I went! Spent 6 days in Mexico City and 3 in Puebla. Que chido!
Then there is the quasi-emergency minor eye surgery I had yesterday, which is why I'm home instead of at work today. Last week I went for a check-up, just to see if my glasses were still ok, and my (wonderful) doctor found a little something on my retina that he wanted me to have looked at. Thursday I went to the specialist's office, spent 2.5 hours being poked, prodded, injected and inspected and was told I needed to have laser eye surgery asap to prevent a possible detachment of my left retina. Boy was that a surprise. So here I am, at home recovering, mostly blind in one eye, typing by feel, using the right eye when I actually need to see. :(
Oh! And you might notice from my pictures that I also moved since my last post! LOVE my new apt.
But enough about me, lets move on to what this blog is really about: the projects!
#1: Granny's Multnomah Shawl
None of these photos do it justice, but I was in a bit of a rush to get it in the mail to her! The top two are taken with artificial light and the bottom two in natural but low light.
#2: Mossy Citron
Yup, I'm working on the ever popular Citron pattern. I'm using the Alchemy Haiku yarn that I had been drooling over at Purl Soho since last winter. Let me tell you though, this yarn is a PAIN to work with. It's extra difficult for me because I'm so damn blind, but its very sticky and mostly impossible to pull out. Because its so hard to backtrack on, I have also been forced to make this an increase-sampler because so far I've tried at least 4 different ones and havent liked any! Hopefully only knitters will notice! This one is hibernating right now because of this next project.
#3: Seedless Watermelon Smocked Top Dress
I'm still swatching on this one. I have had a terrible time getting the gauge right! :(
I'm also too lazy to take another photo of the swatch. So stay tuned, kids!
#4: TOP SECRET
I can't tell you much about this next project, its one of my top-secret-baby-knits! My best-friend is having her first child in September and between me and grandma this baby is going to be COVERED in knitwear! I will post pics of it after the baby-shower in July, but if youre on Ravelry you can see it there(283projects)! In the meantime, here are some pics of alpacas looking awesome.
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