After a long session of following my thoughts, here is where I ended:
“Wouldn’t it be awesome if there was a discussion panel in which the Yarn Harlot taught Will Wheaton to knit?”
Discuss.
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My husband has decided he wants to go with me to Maryland Sheep & Wool. I had a lot of time today to work on my projects, and while I did work on some spinning that is in progress, none of my current knitting projects called to me. Instead I went for the shiny new things that I have been itching to cast on.
First some self stripping socks out of Twisted Limone’s Spooky colorway. I have been wanting some simple stripy socks for me, and I added a small cable to keep it interesting. Totally from my head. I didn’t like the color in the ball, but now that I am knitting it I really like the subtle depth of colors and how the different stripes go together. Also, I figure I can finish these in time for Halloween, thus being able to say I have socks for that holiday!
Second, I have been meaning to knit this scarf for Riley since I spun this yarn up. She asked me when I was spinning it if she could have something out of it, and mentioned she needed a scarf. I think she even helped spin a few yards by treading the wheel. The fiber is Falkland, dyed by Into the Whirled, color Serenity, one of the club colorways from last year. Pattern is the One Row Handspun Scarf by the Yarn Harlot. I’ve knit this pattern before, so it was one that was simple and came to mind. As if I didn’t already have anything to knit. I am now ignoring my other WIP’s, and am considering a sweater. I was close to casting on today, but that might change in the next few! When I mentioned that I accomplished a lot of knitting and spinning this weekend, I meant I did a lot more than I have done in the past four months!
I hope I can continue to be productive, however since it is now after 9pm and I was planning on being in bed at 9, plus the kitchen still needs cleaned, I doubt that I will match this output for a while. This weekend I spent 3.5 days with some fabulous fibery people. Jess of Storied Yarns created a retreat for us at Fall Creek Falls State Park in TN. I conned one of my knit group members into making the drive down (I didn’t have to twist her arm hard!) and we stayed Friday and Saturday night, staying at a hotel half way home on Sunday night so we didn’t have to rush on our way back. There was lots of knitting, spinning, crocheting, and batt-making, as well as much sugar-binging and fireside revelries. The weather was less than sunny, so I didn’t get to do any hiking to enjoy the beautiful surroundings I could barely view from the car drive past, but I enjoyed my time, and hope to go back next year!
I have done a bunch of crafting in the interim, and have lovingly thought of my lone readers left bereft of my thoughtful prose (sorry cousin!!) But today I sat down and did a project that I have been planning for the last week as well as one I picked up on the spur of the moment in the craft store today.
I made two skirts for my little one! The left one was fabric she picked out of my fat quarter stash, and then some coordinating fabric. I didn’t use a pattern, just cut the elastic band 2” (5cm) longer than her waist measurement, cut the top of the skirt piece the same width, making the side flare in a slight A-line shape. I cut the bottom band the same width as the bottom of the skirt panel, then sewed everything up. It fits great! The right was one I saw at the store in the half price bin and immediately thought of making her a play skirt. I simply seemed the end into a tube, folded the hem over and stitched it, leaving an opening for the elastic, which I added. I made it a little big, but that just means she can get more wear out of it. Simple, effective, and she immediately put it on and didn’t take it off until bedtime. Ahh, the satisfaction of crafting! In return, she gave me her cold. Thoughtful child! I think my UFO/WIP pile is out of control. I have 12 projects on needles. Let me flash them for you, and you can tell me.
(I kinda felt like the Count… 1, 1 WIP! BAHAHAHA!) So, some of these are gifts. Some are not. Some have not been touched in over a year! Some need to be done now, some can wait, but not long. Suffice to say, I have decided I cannot cast on anything else. What has this caused? Why yes, MUST CAST ON ALL THE THINGS! So the day after I took most of these pictures, I cast on a hat. Just one hat. It took two days to knit.
Isn’t it cute? I still feel the itch to cast on something else. Since I can’t cast on, I think I am compensating by buying more yarn. This isn’t a problem either, right?! (pattern is the Icing Swirl Hat by Ysolda Teague) Tonight my child, 3 yo, is telling me that she wants to be a devil for Halloween, not an elephant like we discussed. 3yo: “I’ll go home and find all my yarn, and you can knit me a devil costume!” Aww, how sweet baby, but you know mommy can’t knit that fast right?? My anniversary was on Monday, however I ended up feeling poorly that day opted to go out to dinner with my hubby that night for our celebration. I had already purchased the main ingredients for the meal, and since it was seafood, I wanted to use them quickly. So tonight, accompanied by screaming children and glowing candles, we had our ‘fancy’ dinner
arugula, fig, and goat cheese salad
green goddess rice, seared scallops with orange saffron aioli We don’t eat a lot of seafood, but these are really good, and I have kept the recipe to make occasionally because my hubby loves it. The rice and scallop recipes you can find on foodnetwork.com. I recommend them because they came from the 5 ingredient show and are really simple yet tasty. The arugula salad I made up after my mom told me she made something similar. It is basically a little lettuce/greens with a bunch of arugula mixed in, figs, goat cheese, and arugula flowers with balsamic vinegar drizzled over it. As far as the local parts, the basil in the rice, the greens in the salad were from my mom’s gardens, the figs were from my grandparents, and the arugula was from my garden. What are you eating? (p.s.: this is the card hubby got me. what is he trying to tell me?)
“Tomorrow the sun will come out and the Earth will be beautiful!”
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