On Cloud 9 (and other projects)

I finished this sweater back in October. I just never got pictures taken. These two pictures aren't very good and you can't really see the sweater all that great but at least I can prove to you that I did it. The yarn is Dream in Color Classy in Black Parade.


I also started on Clapotis (Clappy). I'm further now than I am in the picture. I'm using lace weight on size 4 needles. I'm going more for a scarf effect rather than a wrap. This is the yarn the Jennie gave me and it is beautiful.





I knit this scarf a long time ago. It's silk garden in two contrasting colors. 4 skeins to make this simple entrelac scarf. It's very warm. I just wanted to show it off.




I've also done a little bit of spinning. This is just 38 yards of a bulky weight yarn. 50% merino 50% baby llama. It's very soft and the llama gave it a nice halo. It was just an experiment. I am going to (eventually) spin enough yarn for a matching hat, scarf, and mitten set. Hopefully I will get a jump on that this weekend if I don't spend too much time with Clappy.

Ravelry

I love Ravelry. I do. I love it for many reasons. I love seeing what people around the world are knitting. I love seeing what projects people are knitting with what yarns. I love finding new shops and new dyers. But most of all, I love that I can find people that live near me that share in my obsession. After chatting back and forth a bunch of times on Ravelry, a woman and I decided to meet. Being somewhat new to the area and working in construction it has been difficult to find friends that (1) are not male, (2) are my age, and (3) knit. I was ecstatic to learn that this woman doesn't live far from me. And on top of that, we seem to have so much in common. She was so sweet; she even brought me a skein of Dream in Color Baby. I wish I had thought to come bearing gifts. I want to do something special for her. Not only did she bestow upon me a wonderful skein, but has given me the inspiration to knit something that I have always wanted to. Clapotis. I wound my yarn last night, I have my needles, and I will cast on at lunch.

Support

For those of you that know me, and those that don't:

I've had a few rough patches the last year and a half and I hate to say it, but here I am again....another rough patch. I could use your support, in any way. It's always nice to know that you are cared about; especially when the person you care most about has just shown you the door, told you to walk through it, and, literally, right now.

The upside to all this is that I have high hopes for returning to my true love--knitting and spinning. I'll be going to knit night tonight, which I have not been to in months, and I am going to have fun with (hopefully) very little crying.

Wish me luck, I need it!

I told you so

I told you I have been knitting; I even took photos to prove it:

"Keep me Warm, Please" hat--Noro Iro

"Scarves and Stripes"--Universal Inc. Deluxe Worsted LP in Sea + Sand.

Hump Day

I just love this sweater, so I thought I'd just post a pic of it. I have been knitting recently. I have half a scarf done but I've run out of yarn. I knew that ultimately I would need another ball....but still haven't purchased it. I started another pair of mitts (I need to stock up on these. My family likes to give them away to various people that express their *likes* of them on the street, in a store, etc.) so I figured I would just knit up a stock. I might as well go purchase the yarn I need for the scarf while I'm thinking about it.

It's been two months...

I don't have much today, or much to explain why I haven' posted in nearly two months. But I have an old FO to show. It's a sweater that I knitted long ago. I don't know what yarn, except it's cotton. It was the second sweater I knit (both the first and second were of my own design) so it does have some flaws but it's okay. I never really wear it, it's been worn once or twice. I take it out of the closet to pet it or try it on but it rarely leaves the house. Enough of the jibber-jabber:

I've done other knitting as well. Hopefully I will get some pictures taken soon!

Yeah....

....So obviously I suck. I never took pictures of my new sweater and my camera is still dead and still not charging...

A little knitting here and there; some mitts, a couple hats, thinking about my man's sweater vest, got an order for some mitts this morning. I need to get going on some stuff.

Short post-I hope to take some pictures soon, but no promises.