Round 75

Just to give you an idea of progress. The first half is the fastest....
~MuM

Just when things were going well....

It is 7:30 in the morning and I am sitting in bed cranking out a couple of rows on my knitting and having my morning coffee. Idyllic senario. Then the coffee mug fell off the end table INTO my knitting bag! Need I remind you I am knitting with cotton? I yelled jumped and dropped my knitting...you guessed it..into the knitting bag. Which by the way happens to be a heavy clear PLASTIC tote.

"the culprit"
I am screaming at this point as I dash to the bathroom and plunge everything into the bathroom sink and turn on the cold water. Wailing all the time..."I just finished round 58!" Carl in his wisdom remains silent.

"The whole soggying mass. "

Yes, that is a brand new ball of cotton that I just put into the bag last night.

"sniff"

It does not appear to be stained by the coffee. I flushed all that out..sigh..I wonder if the ball will ever dry out. I wonder if I use the hair dryer.... on low..... Hmmm?????

~MuM

(edit) knitting has resumed...a might dampish...I used the hairdryer...sigh...I also started a new ball of cotton...the others will be days drying out. What a mess.

April is daffodil month.

I am enjoying knitting with the coats Opera 10 and a 2.75mm. It feels very springy. I am up to row 45 of 168. At least I am finished with the 6 double points and just got all the stitches onto a 24"needle. That alone is an accomplishment. When I severely block out a section the stitches line up quite smartly. The Addi Turbo lace needles have me spoiled. These seem very blunt by comparison. By the time we go to the Frolic I will be ready to change needle size again. A new needle will be on my shopping list. I am tempted to work on this again today but I only have one side of the neck left to knit on Matt's sweater and the sewing up will commence.

April is Cancer Awareness month and as we know the daffodil is the symbol they use. I was thinking how nice it would be if I got this finished this month. Practically speaking I don't think I can but I am going to give it a try.

~MuM

Regia Exotics...Kaffe Fassett Design Line

Wow, followed by OMG. You won't believe what this yarn knits like. I saw a sample and I was done in. It waves and pools and zig zags,,,and the colours..deelish!! Next week work for me will be at a display at the mall and the boss came right out and said I could knit if I got bored. Oh yes!! I figured I can talk and knit socks at the same time. I'll get the toes done this weekend so I will be ready to go come Monday morning.

Exotic turquoise ..... above

Exotic pool ..... below

Oooing and Ahhhing

~MuM

I'm on a roll

***humming 'Another One Bites The Dust'***

I had a rather serious case of startitus a while back. I kept seeing these interesting patterns that I figured wouldn't take long to knit up. Valid reasoning...if I hadn't started so many of them!

I finished this yesterday. Why they are called "Lacy Wrist Warmers" I'm not sure, since they reach almost to the elbow? Made them from Paton's Stretchy Sock yarn which is a great idea because the stretch helps keep the arm up. (Hey Julia! Finish yours up so we can see them too!)

Claire is doing another sock KAL over at Alive & Knitting, so now I can cast on that with out feeling too much guilt ;o) Also there is Sock Wars starting in a couple weeks...and I want to finish my second sock from the Sock Roulette I was in...

At least my knitting bag is nice and full....did I mention that I cast on Hubby's sweater last night.....

~Daughter #1

It's in the mail

I envy people who blithly travel through life oblivious to the petty little things I run across everyday. Then again I am sure my life is a damn site more interesting. See blog post Who knew?
The order is in the mail for the Queen Shawl and I am drooling over the Heirloom site's cashmere and silk and the Colourmart wool . Sigh... If there isn't any gossamer wool at the Frolic I will have to go through the money order thing again.
This evening the plan is to finish the knitting on the "Skull" sweater. Then it will be sewing up and the neck. Woo Hoo. It is very ...dare I say it...Rad...lolol

Just a itsy-bitsy contribution

All done! Hurrah!

It was fun to make I will admit but it will be a long time before I make anything else this tiny. It's hard because you really have to look at every stitch as you do them. No watching tv and knitting. Also I needed really good light and an alert mind to sew it up. Then cable is only on the front, I tried to put on on the hat as well but it just didn't work out. For something so small, I frogged quite a few parts of it.

It's interesting to learn what works on normal size knitting really doesn't when working on something this small. For example, I originally did the garter stitch at the top in the same brown as the ribbing. (I should have taken a picture for comparison.) Trust me it looked way to heavy. I'm much happier with the look now.

~daughter #1

Proof there there is nowhere, I won't knit.

Taken last week at the Great Wolf Lodge in Niagara. I can't be the only person who has ever knit at a waterpark? Got a few weird looks but I ignored them. As much as I love water and waterparks, even I have my limits. This was our last morning and the girls wanted to get as much time in as possible before we left. Me...I just wanted to have a coffee and relax. So I did. I'm working on Reverie from Knitty, the yarn is superwash so I wasn't concerned if it got a bit wet. Which it didn't.

Finished it up yesterday and here it is in a rare moment of sunshine!



~daughter #1

The Ultimate Challenge.

I just have to get an international money order in Pounds Sterling and this will be in the mail.
~MuM

How I keep out of trouble.

It is officially "next" month so I have cast on ( strike that) knit on Jacki's "Ballet Examiner's Shawl." I am using the Vernal Equinox pattern again, I like it so much, with two strands of Fiddlesticks Zephyr wool silk and a 3.5mm Addi turbo lace needle. I am very satisfied with the result. The two stands will give it a little more body, for serviceability, without decreasing the lacy look. Beautiful to knit with......wool and the needle.

The nephew sweater progresses nicely. Back and sleeves are finished and I am on to the interesting bit.

I give you CHIN........

and TEETH

and Nose (or lack thereof)

tonight I hope to get to the brain.

Corinne's socks are also progressing steadily toward the heel. The pattern I am using is called "Falling Water" a freebie on Ravelry. However as the pattern was written top down and I am knitting toe up..I refer to them as the "Geyser Socks" I will insert a picture tonight. (edit to add picture)




and I may get a chance to swatch out the first graph for the Children of the Earth Scarf. That is if I give up eating and sleeping and working.
The car has been repaired ( see whining on the other blog) and I am committed to stash diving for the next two months while I pay Carl back for bailing me out. He is the sweetest guy. EVER.

The Red Mohair Coat is finished! Thank you Julia for all your help! It will be perfect for spring. (edit to add picture)

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~MuM