Race pix

I needed a place to put these picture from my first half marathon. :)




Me in pink


I'm in the back row in pink. I should have moved, but didn't know how many were in front.



My shirt and medal



FINISH LINE!!



My first half marathon medal!!!

Just in time for her to go to Hawaii!!!

I finished the Entrelac Scarf (ravelry link) and pseudo-Fetching mitts....JUST in time for my friend to be going to HAWAII for Christmas! LOL At least she'll have them for when she returns to work in Jan.

Sweet Pea 1 grudgingly modeled these for me. These were in my last post but they've been blocked since and the pictures are better here.

Specs: Fetching pattern with a few modifications (in the notes on Ravelry). I mis-read the pattern so there is a cable at the wrist which should be at the top of the glove, but I thought it would be fine since my friend has small hands.
Yarn: Malabrigo silk blend (30% silk, 70% merino extrafine wool).
Needle: US7 (I think)





Specs: Finished size 9" x 58" My friend is 5'1. I think she'll be warm!
Yarn: Noro Silk Garden Lite #2018 - 4 skeins
Needle size US5








Now back to knitting a couple more presents.

Can you hear me now????

Yeah, I know the silence has been deafening, hasn't it? I do have a couple things to show for myself though. They are all WIP though. We had fall baseball and I was working on what? I don't remember! I do have two other WsIP which I forgot to take a picture of so those will have to wait.

Here is project Number 1 currently on the needles.



This is the Olive Branch Yoga Hoodie. I'm ready to knit the body now except that this has been put on the back burner until my few knitted Christmas items are finished. Hoodie to be seamed later. I'm using a Knitpicks Yarn...Main Line in Blueberry.




This picture is just to prove there are 2 sleeves. :)


Current active project is this wide Entrelac scarf





I decided I wanted to learn to knit entrelac because KathyJo was going to learn how. I'm really enjoying it mostly. I can knit away and only have to wake up every now. I know that I would NOT want to do the Lady Eleanor Stole. I believe there IS too much of a good thing. :) I'm using Noro Silk Garden in I don't remember. I'll provide the finished specs when I complete it.

Another project which needed to sit in the corner for while is this:




This is the Undulating Waves Scarf. My first foray at beads. I have a LOT more done than this picture shows, but I forgot to snap it....later.

Oh, WAIT! I do have a very bad photo of a completed project! Fetching, or my rendition of Fetching. WONDERFUL Malabrigo silk blend was used (30% silk, 70% merino extrafine wool). LOVE, LOVE this yarn! I have another skein to make myself a pair of fingerless mitts after the Christmas knitting is complete (aka the Entrelac scarf). I used size 6 needles.

That Silly Man of Mine

Last night at dinner, I made a comment to everyone that Popeye (aka Daddy) needs to tell me what would be a good day for me to come to the town where he works (near us) so he and I could have lunch together.

Popeye: You could come over on Wednesday.

Me: Well, I really can't on this Wednesday, but we need to figure out another day and it has to be at least a Wednesday or a Thursday.

Popeye: Why?

Me: Because after we eat lunch, I want to go check out the new yarn store.

Popeye: Oh!!!!!!!! There is an ulterior motive! I've heard of playing second fiddle before, but not playing second NEEDLE!

Me: (laughing) No, I'm just killing two birds with one TRIP is all. :)

Baby things and others

I knit up a few baby things for a woman at church. I'm not particularly close to this young woman, but we play together in our church orchestra. She will be having her first baby in just a few weeks. I knit two hats and a bib.

This hat is called Little Boy Blue Ribbed Baby Hat. You can find the pattern at The Shizknit. Just a simple ribbed hat that will fit this winter and for several more on into toddler hood. Even my boys can wear it, although it looks a like a beanie on them. I used some leftover Plymouth Encore can'trememberthecolorname variegated.




I think I got this pattern off of Ravelry. It is just a simple roll-brimmed hat with topknot. I used some leftover Shine Worsted in Bachelor Button from Knit picks.




This baby bib is the Double Woven Bib. The pattern is very easy to memorize and turns out a very cute bib. I used some Peaches & Cream dishcloth cotton yarn that had been sitting in the stash.




This is the Undulating Wave Scarf. I'm really liking how this is turning out. I've never knit with beads before, so learning this new technique has been fun. Sometimes it can be a little frustrating, but victory feels good when you conquer. I'm using Schaefer Heather in the Gertrude Eberle colorway. More details when it is finished.




This was going to be a scarf, but it is going to the frogpond. The color of this "mahogany" CASHMERE (oh so soft) yarn looks rather purple. On my monitor this picture looks mahogany, but in the real outdoor light, even Popeye and the boys agree, it is purple. Since this gift is for a man in my family, I don't think purple will cut it. I'll still use the same pattern though

More New Fibery Goodness

My nice friend Jennifer knows of my newly acquired hobby of spinning. I actually haven't done much with it yet, but I WILL! She was so kind to bring me some fiber to use. I don't want to use these because they are so pretty until I get better at spinning. So in the meantime I'm using plain roving.

This is 4 oz of Merino.



This is 4 oz of Merino and Kid Mohair. Aren't they both so pretty?




This is my latest acquisition of Sundara Yarn. I traded some (that I wish I still had) for this. It is called Blushing Charcoal. It doesn't look quite this pink in person but more grayish Maybe I can find that which I traded sometime in the future.

On Hiatus, Finished, New Aquisitions

The Brigit socks below are on hiatus. I am mad at them for the moment but will get back to them at some point. They can sit in the corner for awhile. :)

I have a finished project to show off. At LONG last the Chevron Scarf is complete. (Sorry for the blurry pix.)





Specs for this project:
Needles: Size 3 Knitpicks Options
Yarn: Socks that Rock Medium weight Monsoon and Cherry Tree Hill Northern Lights.

This was the most boring project I've ever knit so far I think. I love the effect now that it is over, but I don't love it enough to knit it again.

I gifted it to my best friend, Lisa, and she loved it!

In the new acquisitions, I have traded yarn or received from my clubs some very interesting yarns.

Here are a few:

This is Ravissant in Bling. This came from one of my sock yarn clubs. I really like this was hoping for something a little darker in more of an eggplant purple. It will be a scarf of some sort eventually. This is the last of my subscription from Zen Yarn Garden.




Next is June Bug from Yarn Pirate. I'm trying to trade or sell this yarn...NOT my colors at all. This was the last shipment from my YP subscription.



Shibuiknits (don't know the color number/name and I'm too lazy to get up) Received this yarn in trade for some Yarn Pirate I think. Nice browns and burganys in this.



This was the May offering in the Socks that Rock Club. Incredible Shrinking Violet. I love the purples, but I'm not sure which socks this shall become.



Last but not least is Socks that Rock Thistle - I received this yarn in trade for I don't remember what, but I really like the colors in this. I don't know if I'll want to do socks out of this or not. It will definitely simmer in my stash until I can decide.



Believe it or not, I'm getting burned out on socks for awhile. I'm working on a pair now and I'll post about those soon. After those are finished, I'm going to take a break from socks for a month or so and focus on a few other things....but I'll save those other things for another post.