9.28.2007
9.22.2007
Life is Wonderful
While Wednesday brought me a chance to meet someone I admire. Thursday brought me yarn. From the outside of the box it doesn't look like anything exciting. However open it up take out the contents....
8 skeins of Baby Alpaca/Silk/Merino for gifts. I couldn't help myself I had to get started.
Bulky wool for a felted gift.
And lace. Merino lace for another gift. In a way the contents of this box are kind of exciting. But not near as exciting since I am really itching to order me a Bohus sweater kit. I'm saving up for that. That will be an after Christmas expense.
While I was enjoying my new yarn I all of the sudden came across a small problem. There is no room for the new yarn in my yarn bag (the one that sits in my room. The rest of the yarn is in my attic and bonus room). I simply have too much in there.
Soooooo. I laid it all out on the bed. I realized that I have to decide what I can keep, and What must be put somewhere else.
Here's a better view.
That would be a lot of yarn. And I know I know. I can't knit it all at once, but that's why yarn stashes exist. Because knitters CANNOT let go of their yarn. Especially not wool. The yarn was divided up into two groups.
Yarn that is for projects for Christmas. This yarn went into the blue yarn bag. This yarn will be given my full attention until after the holidays when hopefully everything I set out to make this year was indeed knit and given to their intended recipient.
And of course yarn that I have no intention of getting rid of but cannot pay attention to now. That yarn went into the box the new yarn came in and has been placed in my closet to avoid distraction. The box is closed. So I don't have to look at it and long after it. I am now officially on a yarn diet. No more new yarn until I have completed my Christmas knitting. Basically that comes down to NO MORE NEW YARN TILL JANUARY. Maybe. If I get enough money saved for the sweater kit I want from Sweden and it's still December. I'm buying it. BUT NOT TILL DECEMBER!
..... maybe......
8 skeins of Baby Alpaca/Silk/Merino for gifts. I couldn't help myself I had to get started.
Bulky wool for a felted gift.
And lace. Merino lace for another gift. In a way the contents of this box are kind of exciting. But not near as exciting since I am really itching to order me a Bohus sweater kit. I'm saving up for that. That will be an after Christmas expense. 
While I was enjoying my new yarn I all of the sudden came across a small problem. There is no room for the new yarn in my yarn bag (the one that sits in my room. The rest of the yarn is in my attic and bonus room). I simply have too much in there.
Soooooo. I laid it all out on the bed. I realized that I have to decide what I can keep, and What must be put somewhere else.
Here's a better view. 
That would be a lot of yarn. And I know I know. I can't knit it all at once, but that's why yarn stashes exist. Because knitters CANNOT let go of their yarn. Especially not wool. The yarn was divided up into two groups.
Yarn that is for projects for Christmas. This yarn went into the blue yarn bag. This yarn will be given my full attention until after the holidays when hopefully everything I set out to make this year was indeed knit and given to their intended recipient.
And of course yarn that I have no intention of getting rid of but cannot pay attention to now. That yarn went into the box the new yarn came in and has been placed in my closet to avoid distraction. The box is closed. So I don't have to look at it and long after it. I am now officially on a yarn diet. No more new yarn until I have completed my Christmas knitting. Basically that comes down to NO MORE NEW YARN TILL JANUARY. Maybe. If I get enough money saved for the sweater kit I want from Sweden and it's still December. I'm buying it. BUT NOT TILL DECEMBER!
..... maybe......
9.20.2007
Yarn Harlot/Talk Like a Pirate Day
Yesterday was National Talk Like a Pirate Day. It was also the day that the Yarn Harlot came to visit Atlanta. The event was spectacular. We had so much fun. First I drove out to the CFA Corporate office. I ate lunch with my mom and then I hung out there while she finished up her work and then we drove out to Atlanta together. We got there around 3:20 and went shopping at Knitch. Knitch is a yarn shop I've never been to before. It's very cute. It even has a felting and yarn dying station. It was very crowded since a bunch of people were there for the event. My mother bought me this car magnet. Awesome.
While we were walking through the theatre to the event we saw this sign.
Once in the theatre we all sat down to take part in Georgia's Biggest Knit-In. This is me participating. Knitting on the Adamas Shawl (the link to it has disappeared).
And guess who learned how to knit while attending the Knit-In. My darling Mother. She attended the event with me all the while thinking she was just going to read until the Yarn Harlot took the stage. Finally she couldn't resist. She just had to join in. Thank goodness I had brought a pair of needles and yarn just in case. All she's doing is learning the knit stitch. Practicing it and practicing how to keep the stitches on the needle. She did very well and I have a feeling she'll be making socks and sweaters before we know it.
A blurry picture of the event.
After Stephanie spoke she did a book signing. We were part of the first group which is great because there were a lot of Knitters at the event. In this picture she's taking a break from signing my name to look at My finished Mystery Stole. She is not yet done with hers.
Signing and talking.
I can't figure this picture out at all.
She's really very very nice and was willing to take a picture with me. There I am holding the famous traveling sock. YAY! I MET THE YARN HARLOT! This was a big event for me and I'm so glad it was on one of my days off so it worked out PERFECTLY! It was a ton of fun and my mother is finally taking the steps to learn about the wonderful art of knitting. She is going to have more spare time on her hands now and she has no excuse for not learning.
This is a close up of the Adams shawl I'm working on. I'm waiting for yarn to show up at my house for the rest of my gifts but until then I'm working as hard as I can on this. This pattern is very easy and once I do one repeat of the row I don't have to look back at the chart. Very easy lace pattern. It's knit in Knit Picks Shadow. I really like this yarn and I ordered more for another Shawl. But like I said. I'm waiting.
Check out the T-Shirt I got from the event. It says I Knit With the Yarn Harlot. And I totally did. However this picture reminds me that I need a hair cut.
While at Knitch I bought the rest of the yarn needed for my Christmas gifts. I love kidsilk haze. It's so very soft. I'll get started on it soon.
Close up of the finished kidsilk project.
Yesterday was a great outing. It made my week and I had a blast. I got some ideas for projects and I will be getting started on those as soon as the Holidays are over and I have time to knit for myself.
While we were walking through the theatre to the event we saw this sign.
Once in the theatre we all sat down to take part in Georgia's Biggest Knit-In. This is me participating. Knitting on the Adamas Shawl (the link to it has disappeared).
And guess who learned how to knit while attending the Knit-In. My darling Mother. She attended the event with me all the while thinking she was just going to read until the Yarn Harlot took the stage. Finally she couldn't resist. She just had to join in. Thank goodness I had brought a pair of needles and yarn just in case. All she's doing is learning the knit stitch. Practicing it and practicing how to keep the stitches on the needle. She did very well and I have a feeling she'll be making socks and sweaters before we know it. 
A blurry picture of the event. 
After Stephanie spoke she did a book signing. We were part of the first group which is great because there were a lot of Knitters at the event. In this picture she's taking a break from signing my name to look at My finished Mystery Stole. She is not yet done with hers.
Signing and talking.
I can't figure this picture out at all. 
She's really very very nice and was willing to take a picture with me. There I am holding the famous traveling sock. YAY! I MET THE YARN HARLOT! This was a big event for me and I'm so glad it was on one of my days off so it worked out PERFECTLY! It was a ton of fun and my mother is finally taking the steps to learn about the wonderful art of knitting. She is going to have more spare time on her hands now and she has no excuse for not learning.
This is a close up of the Adams shawl I'm working on. I'm waiting for yarn to show up at my house for the rest of my gifts but until then I'm working as hard as I can on this. This pattern is very easy and once I do one repeat of the row I don't have to look back at the chart. Very easy lace pattern. It's knit in Knit Picks Shadow. I really like this yarn and I ordered more for another Shawl. But like I said. I'm waiting.
Check out the T-Shirt I got from the event. It says I Knit With the Yarn Harlot. And I totally did. However this picture reminds me that I need a hair cut. 
While at Knitch I bought the rest of the yarn needed for my Christmas gifts. I love kidsilk haze. It's so very soft. I'll get started on it soon.
Close up of the finished kidsilk project. 
Yesterday was a great outing. It made my week and I had a blast. I got some ideas for projects and I will be getting started on those as soon as the Holidays are over and I have time to knit for myself.
9.10.2007
Mini-update
I don't have any pictures for this update. Just a little bit to say. The Christmas gift I've been working on is going much faster than I thought. It's halfway done already. I am happy that I started it early though. This way I won't be freaking out at the last minute. I'll also have a lot more time to make other gifts. This one will be done before the end of the month. As soon as this project is done I'm ordering yarn for two other Christmas gifts. I'm very pleased with the progress I've been making so far. Yay for FINALLY being on top of everything
9.05.2007
FINISHED!
This weekend has been about finishing things. I finished two books. The Other Boyln Girl, and Twilight. Both are good books. I also finished two projects. The mystery stole was finished on Sunday night. Monday night I blocked it and let it sit over night in a room that I shut off from the cats (Baby likes to pull the pins out). I must say that the project is quite lovely. Simple yet beautiful. The designer is amazing. The theme of the stole ended up being Swan Lake. Given the wing at the end. Beautiful. I am also quite happy with the end result since it was my first venture into knitting with beads.
I actually might make this project again. I will have to do the mystery knit next summer. I had a ton of fun with this this summer. I have over 1000 yards left of the Zypher Wool Silk yarn. So I'm gonna let it age in the stash till I decide what to do with it. I have an idea but I'm not sure if I want to do it. We'll see.
I also finished the cotton sweater I was working on. It's a tad wider that I would like but I'll be able to fix it with a knitted belt. Something like a wide belt in some bright color. The sleeves are nice and long. It's a heavy sweater. Cotton yarn tends to be heaver.
I broke my "no extra spending" rule today. However I saw it coming. I found out that some books at the store were going on sale today at 50% off. I got an additional 10% off by using the store's Member card. I got $30 books for $13.50. Yay! I got the two complete sets of books I've been wanting for a long time. They will help greatly in some designs I'm working on. In case you can't tell. I'm super excited that I have these books.
While I enjoy the books. Baby enjoys the bag the books came in.
Well I am off to knit some more. And read my books.
I actually might make this project again. I will have to do the mystery knit next summer. I had a ton of fun with this this summer. I have over 1000 yards left of the Zypher Wool Silk yarn. So I'm gonna let it age in the stash till I decide what to do with it. I have an idea but I'm not sure if I want to do it. We'll see.
I also finished the cotton sweater I was working on. It's a tad wider that I would like but I'll be able to fix it with a knitted belt. Something like a wide belt in some bright color. The sleeves are nice and long. It's a heavy sweater. Cotton yarn tends to be heaver.
I broke my "no extra spending" rule today. However I saw it coming. I found out that some books at the store were going on sale today at 50% off. I got an additional 10% off by using the store's Member card. I got $30 books for $13.50. Yay! I got the two complete sets of books I've been wanting for a long time. They will help greatly in some designs I'm working on. In case you can't tell. I'm super excited that I have these books. 
While I enjoy the books. Baby enjoys the bag the books came in.
Well I am off to knit some more. And read my books.
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