That's a nice stretch...

Blocking, originally uploaded by kllamb.

I finally blocked the Paisley wrap shawl tonight. Stretched all out on my nice, clean, everything's unpacked carpet, no less! I love this thing. It's drying now, and I can't wait for it to cool down enough to wear it! Just a few ends left to weave in (I wanted to leave that for after blocking) and this baby is done. I figured out why I bought this yarn (Rowan Wool and Cotton....not Wool Cotton, Wool and Cotton - it was discontinued long before I bought my ten balls in 2005) - it was on serious, serious sale. It wound up being a great deal, and I love the color and finished object. Being driven to use up guilt yarn can be a good thing, I suppose!

My Knitting Sighting!

Spotted on an old friend's blog today: Here's one of my finished objects from February, in action!

9.5 inches in!

There were a few rows that about killed me, definately slowed me down...but I learned my lesson and am employing a counter to tell me whether or not it is time to cable, not my stressed out brain! I'm very close to 1/3 done with this blanket - in only a week! I'm flying through this thing. Which is good. The sooner I finish it, the more cute baby stuff I get to make!

Cabled Baby Blanket

Cabled baby blanket
Originally uploaded by kllamb

This is the previously promised picture of the cabled baby blanket from Vogue Baby Blankets 2. I'ts about 30" across and I'm about four inches in at this point (out of a goal of 30"), on day 4. It's amazing how the desire to not pack drives the desire to knit, really....

And I've cast on again...

I have no idea why I'm suddenly a knitting machine again. Probably has to do with not really wanting to pack...I just want this move OVER wtih.

Right now I've got the cabled baby blanket from Vogue Baby Blankets Two on the needles. I swatched Tuesday and Wednesday, cast on Wednesday night, and am one row short of the complete first pattern repeat. It took all of maybe four cables across for me to look up how to cable without a cable needle, which seems to be nice. 1.5" down, 28.5" to go!

Pictures forthcoming...but not tonight.

And the shawl is done!

So I'm not sure what's up with the pinkish tint to the pictures...these were just quick snaps anyway. I still have to weave in the ends and block it...but the knittin' is done!





The green in the back right corner is most on.

The coolest thing was seeing it's actual size come to life as I bound off! Since it was made in the round on circs, I never really saw what size it was going to be til I was done.

Paisley knit shawl - almost there!

I'm so excited - I'm over 5/8 bound off!

(I so moved in with a math major).

So close...

I'm almost there on the paisley knit shawl. I have approximately 16 rows to go...so I should hopefully finish in the next few weeks (though moving will most certainly slow that down a bit!).

Progress pictures (I'm even further now):

Goodies from Michigan

I went to see Kie and Eric in Lansing recently, and visited my favorite little yarn shop in the universe, Woven Art. Maybe I should have strongly considered, MSU, just to be close to this shop. It has an amazing selection of yarn, all of it absolutely gorgeous, and more importantly, a great fiber community. The owner and employees and instructors and people who just hang out there are all incredible resources for spinning, dyeing, weaving, knitting, crocheting, etc. It's such a treat to go there, and I couldn't help but pick up this:



It's called Kona Super Wash. It's a very soft wool, and was hand-painted by the yarn shop's owner, Nancy. She dyes much of the really fantastic yarns in her shop and they're just gorgeous.



She says that when she was doing this yarn she was inspired by a recent trip to the Carribbean, and some beautiful gemstones that she saw there that are indigenous to the area. I'm pretty sure it's Larimar from the Dominican Republic.


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In the two hanks, I have 400 grams...it's finally Clapotis time!

Getting there...

The paisley print shawl is getting there.  Two more rows in the transition, 20 in the border, six after the border, then tricot edging.  There are over 500 stitches on the needle at this point.  Scary!

Paisley wrap update

I really ought to get some pictures of this thing in progress. I'm now on round 7/8 of repeat 10/13. This is getting exciting! Maybe I'll be done with it by mid-June, so I can get to knitting for the Rauscher-to-be. :)

Currently on the needles...

Projects going:
-Paisley wrap shawl from Interweave Spring 05. Priority right now - have 6/8 rows in 9/13 rounds complete.
-Blanket I started Spring 05.
-Orange version of my green scarf
-Wrap sweater from SnB Nation
-Circular shawl - this probably needs to be frogged and reattempted

Projects I have yarn and a plan for but have not been cast on yet:
-DNA scarf

Promised Joy cat toys! Don't forget!

Yarn in need of good plan:
3 hanks Phoebe, black
5 balls red Cotton-Ease
1 hot pink skein cascade 220
1 black skein cascade 220
1 pink mixed skein cascade 220
Pink/blue/green leftover cascade 200
Cream, tan, and brown paton's wool (5 skeins total)
10-12 balls of Smart Wool in Red, blue, green, plum, and orange
3 skeins Lamb's Pride (2 electric green, one purple)
...and, incredibly, there's actually more...