OH YEAH!

Unfinished Objects...

Dug out these projects today. Seems I have forgotten about them, or just gotten distracted....so in hopes of making progress on these ufo's I thought I would make them public and perhaps make myself somewhat accountable. Maybe I'll even finish one of them eventually!



This is MUIR from Knitty. I took on this project well over a year ago for my friend Nancy and I must say it is quite an undertaking. I get a repeat done in about a day and it is 13 repeats!! It is not a knit in public piece, so I have to do this at home and I actually enjoy it, but time is limited so this one may take another year!!! I'm not giving up hope though.
P.S. You know what they say about unblocked lace...looks like boiled ass....so don't judge the pics ok??



This scarf is for my friend Diana. A belated Christmas present.....say 2007!!!! Let's just say I have some very patient friends. This is a pattern from our local yarn shop Knitch. It's really very simple and not sure why I keep dragging my feet on it...perhaps because there will be a million ends to weave in when it is finished.

A scarf for me. From Debbie Stoller's latest "Son of Stitch and Bitch." It is a double knit argyle and it is SLOW to knit. I love the results, but at the rate I have been going it will be 2020 when I actually have it finished. Another that is not easy to knit in public...requires attention, and as we all know that is a challenge for the doctor. I will have to lock myself in my room for a while and get it done...or not.

DAY 15-Smokeless in Atlanta.....it's getting much easier, for the most part. Thanks for all the support so far.

Three posts in three weeks...that's a record for me. More to come...

knit on...

ON THE NEEDLES

A few things I am knitting...

Took some pictures this morning of a few things I have been working on recently:


Been putting off getting started on these mittens. Finally got the cuff done on one of them last night and it looks good, BUT it is way too small. These are a lot of work and not sure if I want to continue and have them not fit...looks like these may be frogged..urrgh..

This Yarn was my Christmas present from Nancy and my new roommie Claudia. It is really fun don't you think? I love the colorways...and I tried several swatches before I decided on this chevron pattern...I think it really shows off the colors nicely. Thanks for the awesome gift!

This yarn is so awesome...from Blue Moon...Icelandic. I finally made something I plan on keeping for myself..I did a variation on the reversible cable scarf from "Cables Untangled" by Melissa Leapman. Made it a little smaller and did a 4 stitch cable on size 11 needles. It is really nice and warm and just in time....It's going to be cold here in Georgia this week...YEAH...it is winter right!!!

So did you catch it....yup...I am Claudia's new roommate! Just got moved in last week. The Yarn Doctor and the German...some say the odd couple, I say Laverne and Shirley...hehe...

DAY 8-not smoking still. It's really pretty easy living out here with bavgirl. She is really supportive and it's quiet without the city all around me stressing me out, making me wanna smoke....so this feels like it's really gonna take this time. WOO HOO!

Back to school tomorrow. More to come...

KNIT ON....

WELCOME TO 2009

New Beginnings...

Starting off the new year with a picturless post. Wanted to get myself started with blogging again.

Today is the 1st day of not smoking AGAIN! Yes I am doing it. I really feel like I am ready to kick the habit...so onward to a smokeless life! The ability to breath clearly and smell and taste and live longer awaits.

I have a week before I start back to school. It has been a nice break. I had a great holiday with the family and celebrated Mom's 83rd birthday on New Year's Eve. What a good time we had. Awesome memories created.

I am feeling a bit inspired this new year and hope to do more with creating patterns for my knitting as well as venturing in to fashion design at school. I am so thrilled to have this opportunity to learn and create and take a new direction in life!

Watch for more...

Knit On...

I HAVE A BLOG????

Well, well, well it seems that I forgot about my blog for a few months. Truth is, life just got in the way and so much has happened. I had some time this morning and took some pics of socks I am knitting with my new cell phone camera and thought, HEY, I should post a blog entry. I was very pleased to find that I still exist on the web so here I am, back in action.

So here are the socks, or sock. A pattern I found on ravelry..very cool design...i of course changed it and knit from the toe up, as this is my favorite way to knit socks. Check out the cool dpn holder Doug picked up for me at SAFF. I love how you can put a work in progress right in this thing and not lose a needle or a stitch!!




So there it is! I have rejoined the internet community! Should have more time now for posting.

See you soon!!

knit on......

OH HAPPY DOG!

This dog is happy!
I finished knitting this dog bed for my friend's dog Bosco. I was worried that perhaps the little guy might not know what to do with the fluffy contraption, perhaps try to eat it since it does look somewhat like a giant cheese burger. To my pleasant surprise Bosco went immediately to the bed and curled right up inside and has claimed his new space! Nothing makes a knitter happier than a recipient who likes their knitted gift!



Now that's a happy pup! Mission accomplished.

More Luxuria
Perry knitted a hat. In my last post I showed the vintage yarn he had given me and how it knitted up with a scarf. Well...using the yarn in the round gave a very different result! I love how colorways can give a totally different effect with different projects! Check this out...


Isn't that fun? I love this yarn!

That's all. Just a quickie this week. More to come.

KNIT ON....

LUXURIA

Vintage Knitting
My newest knitting friend Perry happened across some vintage yarn and gave me a couple skeins. LUXURIA from Bernat. Fun colors. Virgin wool....check it out:



Isn't she lovely?


Claudia has left us for Germany. I finished up a hat for her before she flew away. Here are some photos of her modeling the goods:

How's that for some Fair Isle??? I actually enjoyed making this for her. Once I got into it I turned the entire hat out in an afternoon. The pattern is the "Inga Hat" from Ravelry. Worth the effort, and rather impressive if I do say so myself! Hope she gets to wear it in Germany.
Lou also liked the hat and tried it on inside out...I think it's his best side....

And finally, Steve had his birthday last week. We all went to dinner and I gave him the socks I had promised him from last Christmas. Ok....the Doctor is knda slow....but I do deliver eventually!

Steve has very big feet. It took me a while to get these socks done! You know what they say:
Big feet.....Big socks....right?

Mr. Sock says hello there kids! Gosh I'm comfortable...hehe

That's all for this week. As you can see I am learning to use the camera and loving it.

Until next time
Knit on...

MY NEW TOY

I've got a new camera!
Ok...Yarn Doctor is excited! I bought a new digital camera tonight. I took a couple of pictures playing around with it, as I have yet to read the manual! So once I do I will start getting really good shots of all my knitting and more!



Here are Lou, Claudia, and Diana at Knitch.


And this is Doug and Linda..



And this is Doug modeling his latest hat. I think he has a problem with sizing..
Paybacks are hell Doug! If you are wondering what I mean, check out the pics on Doug's blog from the weekend at the Mountain back in February...

So...that's it for the new camera so far. I have lots to do with it and now I will be motivated to blog more!

NO Smoking Update...
Today marks 30 days since I put down the cigarettes. I wish I could say I have been able to not smoke a single cigarette, but I have had a few and today was not a good day. I went down a patch size yesterday and I guess I did it too soon...once again not following the directions...so tomorrow it's back up to 14mgs patch for at least a couple more weeks until I feel more stable with all of this. I am committed to doing this, and everyone's support is very much appreciated!

Ok folks...until next post I will be knitting and taking pictures with my new toy! Until then..

KNIT ON!