What Kind of Yarn Are You?

I am "Mercerized Cotton. You are always very crisp and neat. You are very playful and are happiest while outdoors in the sunshine. You are sometimes accused of splitting hairs, but in the end people find you pretty easy to live with."

Must Be Spring

Well, the weather must be getting nicer because it has come to my attention that I have been neglecting my blogs. Between enjoying the sun and outdoors with my family and going back to school, I just don't seem to have as much time as I used to.

All that aside, I have missed blogging.

Not too much has been happening on the knitting side of things with me. I worked a little more on my Son's afghan and completed all but the thumb on my Northstar Mittens. All has been cast aside though for an ADORABLE hat for my Daughter from KnitWhits, Flora I believe it's called. Looks just like a flower. C U T E I have finished two of the four "petal" layers. I'll cast on the third layer tonight and, hopefully, will be ready for the "stem" by next weekend. I can't wait to see it completed.

Okay, off to make something for dinner and knit a little before bed.

It's good to be back.

(Oh, if you're on Ravelry and would like to add me as a friend, my username is MagikalMom)

Well, Dang

Every time I think I'm just about finished with my two color mitten, I realize I wasn't paying enough attention and have to rip back. I hate that!!!! lol

The first time, I was doing little happy dances because I was FINALLY to the decrease portion of my day, when I realized that somewhere along the way, I jumped the track and confused the colors so that the side seam stopped being blue and turned white and looked very odd.

So, I ripped back and began again. No biggie. I did it once already, right? How had could it be the second time.

Second time was a charm. Had it all knit up. Everything was where it is supposed to be. YAY!

Now for the decrease. Did the decreases. I was finally at the last two rows. Suddenly it dawned on me that I had four extra stitches. I seriously toyed with the idea of not caring, BUT, if you've spent that much time on something, it seems silly to let it get FUBAR'd in the last two rows, no?

So, I ripped back AGAIN!

Then, I laid it down on the table until I no longer felt like kicking it across the room.

Unfortunately, now I have a cold or flu type thing that makes me feel like something is kicking ME across the room. So, the decreases will just have to wait.

Maybe tomorrow.

Socks on Two Neeldes

That's a first for me :) I will say that I think I like it more that double pointed needles in many practical ways.

1) I don't get that "ladder" effect where I change from needle to needle on DPNs

2) The stitches aren't prone to want to fall of the needles every time I put them down or pick them up lol

3) I think it really helps that I finally have a book with GREAT patterns that can be adjusted over and over instead of just one pattern.

So, I'm almost done with the fist sock. (This picture was taken a couple of nights ago and I'm actually halfway through the foot now)

As soon as I finish this pair, I'll cast on for a pair I've been promising to do for J.

Not Really About Knitting

I guess, but since it seems to be an unwritten rule that all knitters own cats - here's mine.

Now, at first glance, she looks sweet, no? Merely curious about the roses on the coffee table...


Yet, upon closer inspection, you will notice that she's not so sweet as neurotic and attempting to EAT my flowers.....


Cats are such very odd little creatures lol

I Finished It!

I finished my Daughter's nightgown last night while watchin Surf's Up with the kids. (Really cute movie, by the way!!! Awesome soundtrack)

Anyway....

I got the pattern here. (She also sells fabulous recyled yarn that she dyes herself. So, definately check out her whole site.)

I did make one slight change to the pattern. Instead of doing an m1 on the increase round, I did yarn overs, because later today I'll run lace through the holes and make a tie/bow at the front of the gown.

I can see me making many more of these, some as nightgowns and some as summer dresses.

R absolutely loves it :)

EEEK!

I was taking a break from housecleaning and knitting a round on a new sock. (I'm learning how to make socks on two circulars. Interesting.) Anyway, I finished the last purl stitch. I went to move the stitches to the middle of the needle and noticed that I had three stitches missing. Quick look and I realize that my needle BROKE at the join. So, I picked up the stitches, moved them to the cord that connects the two needles and am now waiting for my boys to get home so I can run to the yarn store and see about a replacement. Yikes! I was loving those needles too. Weird thing is, it didn't come away from the join. The wood literally splintered there. Odd.