I enjoy my part-time job greatly, but it sure cuts into blogging time! I worked full-time last week and am exhausted. We also had a horrible 12-hour attempted weekend getaway involving a hotel room, 2 exhausted adults and two wee lasses determined not to sleep. So instead of enjoying wine and the company of colleagues tonight, we are home, the kids are in bed and I'm knitting up a storm.
Loads on the needles as we speak.
Diagonal striped tote in Patons Classic. Will be felted. No pattern, unless you count the jiggly bits in my brain.
Austermann Step sock for a work husband. One down, second started. I worked an 8x1 rib, so it just pulls in slightly. I like the effect and the very subtle switch from stockinette. It's in shade #6 and the most buttery soft sock yarn ever.
Hat for a friend about to undergo chemotherapy. He's already shaved from his recent brain surgery, so he'll need head covers for quite awhile. This one's in Patons Decor because that's all I had in the stash. It's Jeannie Townsend's Chain Link Head Hug pattern, originally written for STR but scaled to 96 stitches. I picked up some soft, lighter weight stuff that I'll mention below.
By the way, Craig's prognosis is looking quite good and he's handling it all like the rock star super Daddy he has always been.
CTH Supersock sweater. I'm almost down to the armpits, and have done the turtleneck. With the sleeves and the body both on the needles now, my row is hundreds and hundreds of stitches. I'l post a better photo once I've separated the sleeves from the body, but here's a first look.
My foiled weekend away had one silver lining in it. It's called Have a Yarn and is always worth the 90-minute drive to beautiful Mahone Bay.
The haul?
- Dark red Sisu sock yarn to make Baudelaire the way Cookie intended
- Marks and Kattens Clown sock yarn, in a pretty blue-green-purple stripey colourway
- Austermann Step shade #7 for my mom
- Marks and Kattens Dream (angora blend) in three masculine colours for Craig's headwear (half price, too!)
- Needful Yarns Dubai Stretch in a pink shade that makes me want to squeal!
The Dubai is for a really exciting project. I had an e-mail the other day from Lark Books, an American publisher. They are looking for designers to submit patterns for an upcoming book and got my contact information from the lates issue of Knitty!
I realize they likely sent this e-mail to zillions of people, but I'm still beyond excited!
I can submit up to three and am working on #1, a stretchy ribbed tank. Am swatching it tonight and have already re-worked the stitch pattern several times. I am not a swatcher, people. This is a major stretch for me.
Wish me luck!
That diagonal tote bag looks interesting! I'll be glad to see it when it is finished.
Posted by: rhelynn | September 25, 2006 at 07:22 PM
You have been busy bee! Quite amount of knitting! And really looking for that diagonal tote!
Posted by: sandra | September 29, 2006 at 05:46 PM