Worst knitter on earth = ME

It has been over a year my friends and I'm a very bad blogger. What i mean is, "Hey how have you been"? If anyone read this it is very unlikely that you read my blog when i first started it, unless your Kate. So, um it's been a while and i have been busy.

If you look at my former posts you may recognize this sweater but in a purple colorway. That's right it's the Purple Crush sweater by Elanor Lynn from Cozy Knits for Cuddly Babies, and I heart it. This is my cousin Shania, and i knit this blue colorway for her last Christmas. She is two now so I'm thinking this year a ballet style wrap sweater, Maybe in some pink Mexican wave.

Here is a wrap i knit for a very close friend of mine who was in a awful car wreck. She loves purple so I combined lots of purple yarn for this striped, warm piece of comfort. So the picture is lame but it was a fantastic project.

I also did the felted Alpaca by Bev Galeskas. I made her out of gray Alpaca and a tan mohair. I wanted to teach a three session class on felted stuffed animals but i didn't get much response.

Maybe I am the only one who loves stuffed animals and would felt them all the time if it would pay the bills.

So i knit this super cute hat for my friend Matt because he gave me a queen sized mattress. I used the Fibonacci String to work the stripe sequence. If you are not familiar with The Fibonacci String you need to learn about it. Anyway I used Sky Tweed as the yarn and it worked up well.

As of late i knit the Sherwood sweater by Angela Hahn form Knitty.com for my friend Alanna's new daughter Sara. It's a little big for her right now but I think she will grow into it.

I really wanted to start rewriting in my blog because Ravelry got me all motivated. If you haven't signed up yet get on the list, Ravelry.com makes my day.

Two FO's in one post

Well 1 and 1/2 FO's. The lace for the skirt is complete, but unblocked. It is a whole lot of lace, I tell you what. It ended up taking one whole ball, and a tiny bit of a second ball of rowan kidsilk night. I have yet to find a pair of pants i feel is suitible, but when i do you will be the first to know. Here it is, a whole bunch of lace...

Second on the FO list is this Purple Crush sweater from Cozy Knits for Cuddly Babies. I used Encore worsted and Marble DK (i know mixing weights is sacrilige) instead of the yarn it called for. It is much bigger than i exspected, but whatever the kid and grow into it. Here it is for you, the Purple Crush...

So yesterday i got a huge suprise in the mail. Nickerjac sent me a package. And it had yarn in it. Beautiful purple yarns that match. One is a little boucle that is a brown and two shades of purple. The other is a thick and thin with lots of suff in it, like cloth and eyelash. I have no idea what to make with them. Suggestions??? Thank you so much Nic!!!

It was a warm day today, so instead of knitting (i know i'm bad) I laid in the sun. It was amazing. This weekend i will be making the long trip back to wear i came from. I will return in about a week. Hopefully in the expanse of free time i will have i can finish something else.

I leave you with this from the cage fighter.

Oh Gringa

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Gringa!

1. If a snake is born with two heads, the heads will fight over who gets Gringa.
2. Marie Antoinette never said 'let them eat cake' - this is a mistranslation of 'let them eat Gringa'.
3. Every day in the UK, four people die putting Gringa on.
4. It takes 17 muscles to smile, and 43 to frown at Gringa.
5. Gringa is 1500 years older than the pyramids.
6. In Japan it is considered rude to talk with Gringa in your mouth.
7. Gringa is the sacred animal of Thailand.
8. The Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter is made entirely of Gringa!
9. Gringa can fly at an average speed of fifteen kilometres an hour!
10. Gringa is the only bird that can swim but not fly!

I know, I suck

i am a horrible bad poster i know. No excuses but i'm sick, and have been major busy. Happy Valentines Day to you all. I have to get back in bed now.

Fiber Friendly Environment

This has been a long week. Not for any particular reason but i have been tired the whole time. Yet i did finish the second small lace piece for the skirt, and finished the dyeing for the still unnamed project. I think i may call it the puppy project since it has been a year of working on it. When i talk about it i say i made a commitment close to buying a puppy... I have been reading a lot about communes as of late. I feel like there should be a textile/fiber commune, where everyone tends the wool bearing animals, help out with lambing and such, spin and weave and do it all. We could live off our land and support the yarn/fiber industry as well as having a place to live with like minded people. We could have festivals and teach classes. We could have a big garden and make our own soap. We could raise our children in a fiber friendly environment. We could hold retreats. Now all we need is a land grant and a cool name. And some money.

Let me digress, as of late i have been craving a community of my own. While i work at a yarn store with like minded people, i am the only person my age around with a few exceptions. With this in mind i turned to the online community. While it is dear to my heart i still long for a circle of people like myself. Where do these 20something yarn freaks hang out, i ask you.

Anyway, the Rising Meadow Farm annual shearing day is on the 18th of February. I am excited because Kevin Ford the master blade shearer will be there. This guy uses the old fashioned blades, and he is quick. He can naked two sheep in the time someone does one on the electric ones. It is always a good time. They have lunch and a skirting party.

I have been listening to podcasts all week. I nice new one that has come out is Cast On. She is a woman living in Wales who talks about lots of things knit related. Plus she includes music in the cast. Her shows tend to be long, close to an hour. Fiber cast is way cool. They discuss all things fiber. I love these podcasts. Sometimes i want to knit but not watch TV while I'm doing it. This gives me something to listen to and think about while I'm working. I like it. Last but not least is Secret Knitting. This one is great because she gives you a pattern in the cast without a photo. That's why it's secret. I really like this one, it's fun.

anyway, I'm so tired. I will try to be better this week about posting, with pics too.

Let me feel the love

I am serious about the commune thing...