Restless Knitter

I have an FO.

Here it was blocking

Can you see the kitty?

Now?

Pattern: Kilimanjaro Cat Shawl by Joan Schrouder
Yarn: Bendigo Woolen Mills Classic 5 ply
Needle: US 8 Aero circ
Finished size: Approx 47in square
Start: August 5, 2007
Finish:August 29, 2007

I haven’t decided if I’m going to dye it or not. If I do, I’ll most likely go for a dark blue or black.

Irritation for the day: I discovered that I’m not getting email notifications of all the comments. I was going through previous ones and found some that I’d never seen before. My apologies, I wasn’t intentionally ignoring anyone. Stupid blog host.

Enabling Georgia knitters: The Oconee Yarn Company and Mockingbird Hilltop Farm. I’d also point you to the free llamas (not in GA) but I’m sure they’re gone by now.

Now for the good stuff!

Those are ends. A LOT of ends. Guess where they came from.

Give up? Or did you get it right?

Yay, it’s done! I have such a terrible habit of not finishing anything that I’m a little surprised myself. I finished the knitting Sunday after The Man left, and finally got all the ends woven in and seaming done yesterday.

Pattern: Color Block Baby Blanket, Knit It Spring 2007
Yarn: Lion Brand Cotton Ease
Needle: US 7 Addi
Start date: February 18, 2007
Completed: April 24, 2007

In house news (oh come on, you knew I’d bring it up), the inspection is tomorrow morning. According to our realtor, the new owner is back in California (ironic, isn’t it) and probably won’t be here, so we probably won’t get the list of demands until at least Thursday. If all goes well, and our realtor thinks it will, then we’ll be moving May 22 or 23. Daughter E is going to ride out to CA with me and the pets, partly because The Man doesn’t want me driving the whole thing by myself, and partly because she has some drama going on in her life. I’m hoping that she will like the area so much that she’ll be willing to get the hell out of Small Town and live with us for awhile.

I know you all are crossing your fingers for us. It means a lot to me, it really truly does. Thanks for listening to me vent about the stupid little things and hanging in there with me.

Since it wasn’t completely dry before I had to remove the pins, I’ll have to block the shawl again. I’ll show you pictures anyway. I couldn’t get a full length shot but here’s most of it.

I’m happy with the shawl but I could use some improvement on my corner action. You most likely wouldn’t notice it when I wear it unless I pointed it out to you, but look at this

Can you see where the double and triple joins started on the corners? Suddenly the join has long threads. I’d like to keep this from happening on the next shawl because it bugs me. Hints and tips on solving this would be great.

Saturday I met Beth at Borders for a little knitting time. I got to see her recently finished hoodie and it is so pretty. Someday I WILL make something I can wear. Out in public. Don’t hold your breath. I took a sock that I’d started long ago and tried to figure out where I’d left off. I didn’t have much luck with that so I worked on a hat for the baby. I ended up ripping it out and starting over on a larger needle. When that’s done, baby wants the blanket that’s in the latest Knit It! magazine. It calls for Cotton Ease, which I just happen to have.

Today I went to the CHG open house as planned, where I saw Jane, who won a door prize! It was a smaller event than I imagined. I didn’t expect large-large but I did think it would be larger than what it was. There were people demonstrating different types of weaving. I saw card weaving (which made so much more sense once I saw it in action), weaving on a 6 or 7 foot triangle loom, an inkle loom, a rigid heddle loom, cane weaving (I think), and 2 floor looms. They had several finished items that were amazing. There was a small child’s coat that was sooo soft and pretty, and some chenille scarves that were gorgeous. They let you try your hand at some of the weaving. The only one I tried was one of the floor looms. I spent quite a bit of time talking to one of the floor loom ladies and learned a few things. What fun! Now that all the house stuff is done, I can get back to de-rusting my loom. I still don’t know crap about the warping but I don’t care, I’m still excited.

I said I’d have pictures today, but I didn’t say they would all be knitting. The other night I was out watering my flowers and happened to see this little feller

The next day, I saw him again

Or maybe it’s a she. Whatever it was, it was a small one. We grow ‘em bigger than that in Small Town. When I was just a young thing, we’d play with them. They came to school with us in a jar for show and tell. Unless the boy on the bus took the lid off the jar so he could hold it, then they just got a free bus ride and heard a lot of screaming from the wimpy kids, and then the bus driver. What, you didn’t play with bugs when you were little?

Here’s a better detail shot of the Cat’s Cradle scarf.

When I have this around my neck, it reaches the top of my knees so I didn’t take a picture of the full thing. For one, you wouldn’t see the detail and for another, I still haven’t cut the tails off and I don’t want you all to know just how much I procrastinate. All it would take is 2 snips of the scissors, but have I clipped them yet? No. Anyhoo, if I were to do this again, and I think I will eventually, there are a few changes I’d make. I’d make it shorter, and I’d use laceweight yarn. The sock yarn is nice, but it doesn’t show off the stitches like it should.

The most recently completed project is a Garterlac washcloth.

I’ve never done anything in entrelac, which I know isn’t usually all garter stitch, and this looked like a good piece to learn on so off I went.
Pattern is here
Needle: US 7
Yarn: Sugar ‘n Cream
Color: Cherry Swirl
Started and finished: Aug 15, 06

Bella thinks we can’t see her when she lays down in this stuff.

And last, but certainly not least… I didn’t know I’d become obsessed with Chibis. I started out with the creamy colored one that had the blue/green top and point. I was so jealous when I found out that there had previously been a cream and pink one. There was no way I was going to pay $50 for one on Ebay so I knew I’d have to live without a pretty chibi. Then there came a clear blue one. I think I tossed the cream and green/blue one because I can’t find it now. And then, then they came out with an orange one. Orange is so not one of my colors but suddenly I felt myself craving the orange Chibi. Because, you know, what if they stop making it and then I’ve lost out?! Not long after that, La starts bragging about her green one. I check the stores around here and they’re still in the orange phase. Poo. No matter though, because lookie! La sent me a green one! Thanks La!