I haven’t even put my fall decorations up yet – Halloween is
around the corner. Time is going way too fast.
How many more days ‘til Christmas?
I’m not sure I’m going to be ready, what am I doing with my time? Surely I’m using it wisely…. Oh gosh, where’s
my list?
I’ve been knitting as
often as I can. I actually finished a few
things.
My socks are finished – I think they turned out really
cute. I like the colors and the way they
striped.
Have a look at my friend Marjorie’s socks… They are absolutely adorable! I love the yarn and I love the picot
edge. I’m going to have to make myself a
pair in that yarn. I did forget to ask her what yarn she used and where she
purchased it. I’ll ask her to post the
information in the comments section just in case you were wondering too. So cute Marjorie!
I also finished my Medallion Edged Shrug. Well, I finished knitting it, it still needs
to be blocked (something else to add to that pile). The color in the picture is not the true color - It is really much more of a fuchsia color. I’m afraid I won’t be wearing it this year,
the weather has already turned cold and I think it’s more of a warm weather
garment.
Purchases
Last week while visiting Elgin Knit Works (my LYS) I bought
myself an early birthday present. A new
set of Nova Interchangeable Needles by Knitter’s Pride! I love them!
The Set includes 9 knitting needle tips, sizes 4-11 (US), 4 cables: 24,
32 (2) and 40 inches. The kit also includes
a set of markers, end caps, keys and case.
I have been wanting a new set of interchangeables for years. I still have my old set of Boye needles and I
still use them but these just seem to help me knit faster.
Currently in the
Works
Another pair of socks.
This pair was planned for one of my Aunt’s but I’m not crazy about the
color way. The yarn is Trekking (XXL)
and it’s a very nice sock yarn to knit but I think the yarn is prettier in the
skein than in the sock. Does that happen
to you? So, I’m not sure who will
receive these in the end…
I’m working on a sweater called
Spaghetti – it’s a free
pattern on
Ravelry by Tibisay. It’s a
lovely
sweater with lots of pattern. It
has been
a ton of fun to knit. I’ve had
a few false starts, one was my error – the other the pattern but now I think it’s
all been
worked out. I have plans on it
being
a gift but it’s too early to say for sure.
This is a top down sweater and the top down
sweater project sheets have
been very useful for this garment. The pattern is charted, it has a lot of
twisted stitches and I need to increase to 386 stitches. I’ve marked the rows that need to be
increased and the repeat rows. No guessing,
just knitting – so EASY.
While rummaging through my knitting bags looking for a tape
measure I found another project that I started last winter. It’s called the Adagio Shawl; I found this
pattern on http://www.freevintageknitting.com/ It’s
a nice site with a lot of great patterns.
I’m not sure the reason I put it down but I’m glad I stumbled upon it so
I can get that finished too – I know I intended it to be a gift. This is an easy pattern to work – an 11 row
repeat. I will resume knitting on row 3 –
you guessed it – I used the Scarves, Shawls and Shawlettes project sheet and my
last row completed was row 2.
A big thank you to Marjorie for letting me use her pictures
for my blog, I really appreciate it.
Happy Knitting!
p.s. If you have pictures of your knitted items please send
them to me at Joyce@afterthisrow.com
. I would love to share them on my blog.
He hasn't ventured too far on his own around the house but he did happen to find me in the dining room knitting and he was very interested in the yarn that was traveling from my lap to the basket on the floor. Needless to say, not a whole lot of knitting got done. How long do you think he'll be interested in that? Oh my, what have I done? I am so used to knitting anywhere in the house and setting it down wherever I might be.
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