First up- the pattern is Montego Bay Scarf from IK (summer 2007 I think). The yarn is a silk/merino handspun from the Waynesburg Sheep and Fiber festival 2 summers ago.
My knitting modus operandi is to buy the yarn I love and hope that the pattern will come. Of late I've also been trying to realize that keeping it simple is not always wrong. Although it's amazing how easy it is to turn 43 stitches into 42 when working a K2tog yo pattern.
Next- My first attempt at a basic EZ EPS system pullover with some colorwork. The yarn is from MDSW. The coloring above is what I hope to be the yoke pattern when I get brave enough to move on.
The pillow (Royal or Regal something) from Holiday knits is slowly making progress. I bought some reading glasses (argh) this weekend to aid progress. This chart is so itty bitty and I've not really mastered the enlarge button on the xerox machines. I'm about 1/3 of the way through the chart.
This is the Lettuce Leaf scarf in Lorna's Lace. I've made it through 6 repeats of the pattern and it's been getting easier as I go thanks to index cards. Again- I think it's all about finding the right pattern to match the fiber. We won't talk about those 8 stitches that slipped off about 10 minutes ago that may not have been returned to the needles exactly so. We also won't talk about the dog thinking that Lorna's Lace was "a crime" and taking a bite out of it, requiring me to bring in yarn in the middle of the row.
Now it's time for "true confessions." I really didn't think I was going to win Ruth's Medallion contest. I had already decided that I was going to make that bag and was not willing to wait. Then I won so I have a green one started and enough yarn to do a dark blue/light blue one (thanks to Ruth) Honestly I think this was why I haven't posted knitting pictures. I've felt guilty that I started it and then won enough for another. The truth has set me free.
And finally. I'm thinking I've found the pattern for this alpaca from MDSW.
The February Lady Sweater -raverly link- (EZ's baby jacket for grown ups) I hate that name. Maybe I'll call it the "Febulady Sprize" I need something with some holes in it for this heavy alpaca and the pattern recommends a 2 color sort of fiber for good effect.
We will not discuss the many socks that are on the needles. There is an internal struggle to do magic loop (or at least socks on 2 circs) that has left me in limbo in the sock world for the time being. Babette has 2 more panels that need to be sewn together. One of these days there's going to be a Big Ole FO Bonanza.
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Hooray for all the pictures! The February Lady sweater has turned into a big to-do here in da burgh, I think. Lots of people doing it!
You are a WILD woman!
My kitties "help" me knit too! Usually followed by swearing and other unladylike behaviour....
You know, you could slip and existing sock in progress onto one long circ and magic loop it (that's how I did my first one).
One long circ and one magic loop? Every time I think I can do socks on circs, I see something like that and BRAIN WILL NOT COMPUTE.
Socks don't count as WIPs. You could try renaming the sweater the June Chick cardi. No? The yarn should be perfect in that pattern though.
I just say no to those devil loops, I stay with the true blue missionay double points.
Mary Beth and I are taking a knitting time out to sit and catch up on our blog reading/commenting right now. We are actually at our own laptops in chairs next to each other and chuckling together over your post. You got lots going on in the knitting world right now and everything looks great. I'm sensing some great FOs in your future. Love you true confessions. I think we all have something in our knitting lives that we could confess. Hooray for you! :-)
Love love love all your WIPs. I am so looking forward to seeing the MDSW alpaca turn into a sweater. BTW, I am in lust with that sweater too.
OOOOH! Even Kim's catching up on her reading with us. Wierd to know another person is reading at the same time across the states.
I am so behind all all my reading, but everything is cranking right along at your house. I see I'vemissed some great lol posts lately.
It is so on my queue, but I find the name mildly annoying as well. But I'm not fond of baby bump either. So I'm just a cretin or something.
My brother and sister in law were over this weekend and my sister in law asked what I was knitting. I pulled out 12 projects and not a single one was finished. Boy did I feel like a slacker.
wow! You've got some great WIPs. :)
LOVE Lorna's Lace, it's beautiful.
LOVE Lorna's Lace, it's beautiful.
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