Rhinebeck

Or as someone accidentally called it, Yarnbeck, how funny is that?

The weekend was great, it was wonderful to see Cyn she was a wonderful hostess, yummy food and all. The weekend was action packed, including a stop at WEBS where some purchases were made. It was a wonderful time of year to go, I was hoping the leaves hadn't completely changed but feared they may have. No, it was beautiful, I should go to Rhinebeck every year to just see the leaves. Of course I took about no pictures of the leaves and about ummm 2 pictures at Rhinebeck. This being one of them. Rhinebeck was overwhelming, so much yarn and I am not even postive we saw it all. It was hard to resist any of it knowing some other knitter may come along and snatch it up. So I didn't resist much. I tried to be good, but hell I was at Rhinebeck I may never go back, you know? So here is the whole lot between the 3 of us. We did pretty good ehh? It is easy to tell what is Stacey's but Cyn and I bought sort of meshes together, except my new love of the orange, red yellow combo.

Here is my Rhinebeck loot, I don't have a pictures of the WEBS stuff just yet, will work on that. I will work on a detailed breakdown soon.

I also finished both sleeves of Starsky while I was away, I am loving this sweater, only the yarn is turning my fingers orange, like I ate a crap load of cheetos or something. Pictures of that to come soon as well.

I actually have made some progress all around lately. I worked on some projects that just need some finishing. I have finished a new project, and I have started a new project. This past Sunday I worked on the Noro Cowl, all it needs is the cowl, it is seemed, ends are weaved in I just need to pick up the stitches and go. The stitches have been picked up, I have about a third of the cowl done. I am liking how it is looking, hopefully this will be complete fairly soon.

The new project is the Starsky from knitty, I love this pattern and I am loving the Malabrigio I am using for it a dark burnt orange. And I am knitting on 7's can you believe that, I can't recall the last time I knit on 7's being the loose knitter I am. This is exciting stuff. I have also realized I have more consistent stitches with bamboo needles, why have I not figured this out before? I love this color so much.

I have also finished my secret pal scarf it is ready to go, I am going to be dorky and mail it from Rhinebeck what a knitterly place to mail it huh?

So Thursday late night Stacey and I get on a red eye to Rhinebeck, hopefully Cyn doesn't mind too much picking us up at like 5 am, before the T in Boston is running. I am so excited to knit, shop, visit, shop, knit.

Everyday Tweed is done!!! I blocked it and finished up all the finishing last night. I am loving this sweater, and am excited that I have used some of my Estes yarn finally!!! I do have a good 300 yards left, hmmm maybe a scarf or something.

Pattern: Everyday Tweed

Needles: 4's (knit picks new interchangeables) and 3's (addi's) on the ribbing

Modifications: I didn't really do the body and sleeves as the pattern called for I took the sleeves off and kept going with the body, apparently you are supposed to pick some stitches up under the arms, oops.

Yarn: Plain and Fancy, bought 6/2006 at Estes Green/Purple/Grey variegated

The edging has a real simple picot edge, that you actually do one row of YO, KTOG then knit about 6 more rows and create a hem, it was much easier to whip stitch and didn't take near as long as I though it would. Here is a close up of the edging.

I have no pictures, it is disappointing I know. but you see, my hard drive crashed last Wednesday night, the night before I left for my Grandfather's funeral. Luckily it was a work computer and all is better now. But you see I can't find the software for my camera, I recall loading the software right before going to NY and having to move everything out of main floor of the house so the floors could get re-done. It could be anywhere, literally. So if anyone has a powershot, or a canon, might I borrow your software?

And if I had taken photos there is nothing new, just more progress on what you all have already seen. Everyday Tweed is near done, maybe a couple inches on one sleeve, make sure the other sleeve is long enough, then pick up stitches for the neck do the hems and finished!! I didn't even run out of yarn, and I am sort of baffled that it will only use up 3 skeins of the Plain and Fancy, maybe a tiny bit of the 4th skein. What to do with 300 plus yards of the leftover skein, hmmmm.

The scarf for my secret pal is done being knitted, I just need to kitchener the 2 sides together and be done. I was really hoping to get it in the mail this week, but no. I haven't really been working on much of anything else, the clapotis has seen a little bit here and there in the car driving 7 hours to Kansas. But while I was gone it was mostly all about the Everyday Tweed.

I do want to enforce my finishing Sundays again this week, send good vibes this way. Cutaway I am having trouble getting into because I am a little worried it won't look so hot when I am done. Maybe more blocking will help, isn't that the cure all? This weekend I think I will focus on finishing the Noro Cowl, it only needs the cowl picked up and put on, the seaming is done for goodness sake. So look for the Noro Cowl FO next week, and wish me luck finding the camera software.