Breaking News

A little bird just told me that a certain sweater I recently finished for SWTC is going to appear in the February issue of Knit n' Style.

A Real Live Picture

Lady Eleanor, so far. I did most of this last night with the knitty girls at Caribou in Dearborn. I also went to see the group in Troy (hi Dana and Amby!) at that Caribou tonight, which I normally can't, so I've gotten a lot of knitting done the last two days despite having to actually go to work. Tonight I worked on the second top for Nashua instead- the deadline is coming up and I couldn't justify indulging myself with the Silk Garden again when there's things I have to finish. Now I'm totally coffee-crazed- so in lieu of sleeping I think I'll knit some more in front of the tube.

P.S. Rachel, have you finished the crochet yet?

Additional Finishments

Over the weekend I finished the Top Secret project for SWTC (obviously, since it's Top Secret, I can't show you) and one of the tops for Nashua, which I don't think I should show you either. They both turned out nice, if that helps. Sorry.

Back to work today. Extreme slowdown in knitting progress expected. Sniff. Pout.

My True Yarn Loves

(In no particular order)
1. Koigu KPPPM
2. Karabella Aurora 8
3. La Luz Silk
4. Malabrigo
5. SWTC Karaoke
6. SWTC Phoenix
7. Socks That Rock
8. Noro Silk Garden
9. Nashua Handknits Cilantro (new found love- it's the Aurora 8 of cotton)
10. Noro Kureyon

What are yours?

And I didn't buy anything

Emma and I made another trek to Dearborn today, so I could finally check out Neighborhood Knits when it was actually open (by the time I can leave for Caribou on Tuesdays they are already closed- which stings since I drive past it on my way there!) There was a lot of nice things, but in light of my recent purchases I didn't buy anything (I was prepared to if I saw something I really needed, though!) To make things fair for Emma we stopped at the Burger King on the way home that has a big climbing thing. Now we're both happy. The first top for Nashua may be completed tonight- we'll see.

More shopping, I'm afraid

Look what I got! I've put off buying Touch Me forever, but I finally gave in last Friday when I went to Knitters Night Out at Have You Any Wool. I can't wait to do something with it. Also, in the mail today was this cute Mango Moon needle case (zippered, with loops inside to hold needles) that I ordered from The Yarn Grove. There was a little note inside that answered a question that has been bugging me since TNNA- and that is, who was looking for me at the SWTC booth? (They told me someone had come by, but didn't know who). Mystery solved! Apparently, they are faithful readers of this here blog. I was tempted to order something after learning that they 1. Have free shipping, and 2. Said nice things about my designs on Knitters Review. So thanks ladies! Now to work a bit on Nashua Tank #1 before going to Caribou to work on it some more with the girls. Got to live it up a bit on my last few days off from work!

Finished!

Yesterday I did two things you'll be proud of: cleaned the house (and a substantial portion of the basement) and finished this sweater for SWTC in their new Gianna yarn. (A sneak peek is provided above). I was hoping to ship it off today but it's still not dry from blocking (grr). I'm feeling kind of queasy today so it's just as well- I've been lolling in front of the tv, alternately knitting and napping while Emma amuses herself with her vast array of toys (still creating a mess in the other part of the basement, I'm afraid).