The Last Knit - But Not For ME!

I'm assuming that everyone has seen this - but to be certain:

Now How Did That Get In There?

When I go shopping and accidentally buy something I didn't really need but thought needed a good home I have a tendency to say that it "accidentally fell into my cart"

When I'm hanging out at home and I happen to eat a few pieces of candy I have a tendency to say that they "accidentally fell into my mouth"

I'm using the same story for this.

It's a box that accidentally fell right into my mailbox.

Be careful when you open boxes that accidentally fall into your mailbox - they explode with goodness
Theres some of the new options needles (for sock knitting on 2 circs), color cards, and of course yarn. Just 3 skeins of sampler yarn. I couldn't expect to have needles fall into the mailbox and expect yarn to follow.

I've got two skeins of this to try out...I'm thinking NOT SOCKS!

Cross posted at the other joint - as usual.....

It's Got Pursinality

When we last left the world of the Mangy Cat Hair Scarf the Princess had taken a liking to it's scratchy plasticky ikyness. There was only one way to extricate this acrylic nightmare status from her grips.

Bribery.
That's right - I bribed my child to get back something I knit ugly and badly.

I proposed a trade
CM: Princess, you don't really want that scarf, you have a lot of scarves that are so much nicer, what else would you like.
Princess: A purse
(definitely my child)

I rummaged through the stash and came up with several yarn options & their corresponding patterns and presented them to her. She chose a skein of Brown Sheep Naturespun in the Spring Break Colorway and the Sophie pattern from Magknits.

I have knit Sophie before so I knew there were a few modifications I would make to the pattern for Princess. I got busy working up the bag, making it a little deeper than mine so she would have plenty of room to hold a book and other pre-teen purse items. When I came to the handle I knew the I-cord handle wouldn't take the weight of Princess's stuff so I came up with a cabled handle which I knit long enough to wear over her shoulder.

Pre Felting



















I ran the bag through the washer once - loved how the handle looked, but not the density of the bag. So I fooled around with boiling just the bag, running it through the dryer, and using the steam setting on my iron to get it just right.

Both the Princess & I are very pleased.















Hopefully the Mangy Cat Hair Scarf didn't come to life, crawl it's way out of the garbage bag it was in & scare the trash man.

*Totally Cross posted at the other joint ;)

Olympical Knitting

Once upon a time a kind blogger that knits decided it was time for her first knit-along. It ended up being a knit-along of epic proportions and receiving mind blowing media attention.

The intrepid blogger chose a project that would challenge her. The famous Irish Hiking Scarf. As everyone knows I didn't win a medal. In fact when I finished the scarf in July I was so upset it had taken so long I put it in a drawer without washing and blocking it.

September came - the wind started blowing - the damn rain won't stop falling (where was that in July, the water bill is scary) and I'm freezing my ass off. Out came the Irish Hiking Scarf - it's been washed & lazy blocked.

I friggin' love this thing - it is the most beautiful scarf ever in the whole history of scarves.
*cross posted at the other joint ;)

A Knitters Field Trip

I've no idea how to start this post. I've started and deleted and restarted so many times my brain is a fuzz. I'm dying to be funny and clever like The Yarn Harlot but crap on a cracker, shit on a shingle I just don't know what to say.

My fabulous and wonderful husband* drove me 2 hours to Eau Claire on Sunday afternoon. We met up with a band of fabulous knitters** (and one quilter) at the Accoustic Cafe.








After a yummy sandwich, soup, cup of coffee, sip of beer, and bite of ice cream we headed over to Yellow Dog Knitting.











A very awesome wonderful, warm, friendly shop. LOVED IT!
Some yarn may have been purchased











(the photo does not do this yarn justice - Rowan Tapestry in the Rustic colorway)
Then it was off to the Masonic Lodge to see Stephanie - Thanks to all those wonderful knitters who saved seats for Mr. Motorcycle & I so I could take care of that Yarn thing











What do I say - Stephanie was funny & clever in ways that I could never be. Her knitting is flawless and she can knit & talk at the same time. I knit & talk at the same time only what I say isn't necessarily good conversation:
"knit, knit, four, shit, four, knit, purl, seven"

although she did have help at one point











Following the talk, we walked back to Yellow Dog, waited in line, got my book signed.











Had my picture taken with the sock











and drove home.

*the level of spoilage here has reached perportions that aren't necessitated. I knit all the way to Eau Claire & all the way home while Mr. M drove with the lights on - One lucky girl I am.

**Thanks for keeping us company ladies - we had a blast!

Sk8r boy hat

The pattern is of my own making-
standard roll brim type dontcha' know
The yarn is KnitPicks Wool of the Andes
The knitting is poorly executed (of course)
Taking a photo of a hat on your head is hard