Tuesday, October 25, 2005

Isn't it great that briefly before my office has the big move to Northglenn, that I can run off at lunch get to Shuttles, Spindles and Skeins shop for about 30 minutes 45 if I don't mind a hour and a half lunch, (which I don't) and get back to work. I do usually feel rushed but that is OK. I can also do this with The Stitchen' Den. Yesterday, I only went to Shuttles. I had a plan, I knew what I wanted what I needed, and from some act of God that is all I did. I bought 1 pattern and 6 skeins of yarn, to make my two nieces poncho's for Christmas. Now me, I am not much of a poncho girl, I am of the belief that just because something is in (if it even still is) doesn't mean it looks great on me. I do admit one caught my eye in the new Wrap Style book. One of my niece's is loving ponchos, so I figured I would buy some yarn find a pattern and make her one. Well, I have 2 niece's so I can't just make one right? Hence the 6 skeins instead of 3. I think I will go with the unhooded version we shall see, maybe to make theirs a bit different other than color I will add a hood to one.

Speaking of niece's and things I have made for them, I finally got a picture of my neiceJenibriaice and I and the quilt I made for her. This quilt was the death of me, by this time I had started knitting and not so much of the quilting, my machine was having issues, so I was having issues. But I think it turned out good. Isn't she cute?

I am slowly making progress on my Ribby, it is not all that fun anymore since I have a few other projects going. I have to admit that I stress with too many projects, like who to spend the most time with and such things. I feel now that I just need to get a couple done and go from there. I hate having unfinished things, like the Hoody that needs to be finished up, and Ribby. But of course I started the Wrap I listed below from Wrap Style, I need to finish the Michigan scarf (which I spent all lunch today on) and do another damn bag for my sister in law. My efficiency gene is getting me too, I think I need to get them all done NOW.

Thursday, October 6, 2005

I am making a lot of progress on the Hoody from VK. Amazingly enough I think I may even wear it one day. I always worry that I do not like my tension it always looks too "homemade" Hoodyback1_1will I actually wear this, but I think I will. Is it possible for certain yarns to knit faster? I think this Cascade 220 knits so much faster than the yarn I am using for the Ribby. I have just finished the back of the hoody, I think it looks great. I started on one sleeve, somehow I forgot to do both sleeves at the same time I usually do, but well not this time. That is Navy and light Grey in case you can not see it so well.

I some other good news, it didn't take Elann long to get the yarn I need in the right color in to finish up Ribby. I am excited to have that on the way to me now. I hate unfinished projects. I hate leaving books unread. I am stressed out by the number of projects I want to make and the lack of time to make them. Anyway I should be able to finish up Ribby soon.

I received the Yarn to make the VK single cable sweater. Also last week I received Wrap Style which I really like, I was going to make something similar to Twisty Turns and had the yarn waiting, and waiting. But in black. I am hoping it will be an easy quick knit. 98_99_ws I never thought I would like ponchos, they just don't seem to be me but I like how some of them in this book look.

Starting on Monday I will be spending a ton of time at the Pepsi Center watching these sexy boys. I am excited to have hockey back and have season tickets back. Well even if they are my boyfriends tickets, who else can he take. Here is the dilemma, can I knit at a hockey game? I tried while watching on TV last night and I miss so much. I can't imagine skipping 2-3 nights a week of knitting all together, so I think I must take the knitting and knit in both intermissions. What else is a girl to do?