Ay chihuahua

Well, well, well.
I must admit, I'm more than a little ashamed that I've let the blog sit for so long without a post. I guess I've been waiting for pictures of what I'm doing, and by the time I get home at the end of the day it's already so dark outside.
Our city has already had it's annual holiday parade, which never fails to put me in the spirit.
It also never fails to hit me over the head with the sudden realization that, gee, it's almost december, I had better get knitting!
So here's what I have left to do for gift knitting / crafting:

• the second sock of my blue Ultra Alpaca Fine pair - for the 25th
• the hand and second mitt of a pair of mittens I'm designing out of Lambs Pride - for the 18th or thereabouts.
• a pair of mittens for myself, probably also from Lambs Pride - ASAP, my hands are cold D:
• a hat out of green heather Cascade 220 - 25th
• possibly a hat, from Briggs & Little - 25th, if at all
• 2 doll scarves - 25th
• 2 fleece blankets, one superman themed, one flower garden - 25th

So, not as bad as I thought. But I still have much to do. Better get going!

Cheers, IG :)

Planet Earth

Planet Earth Handspun

2 ply, merino / alpaca / angora / bamboo

approx 236 yds to 4oz.

I spun this for my grandmother. I'm very proud of it, but unfortunately I don't have better pictures. I wanted to get it to her as soon as I had plied it so I was in a bit of a rush.

Today's the day

I must admit, I haven't been terribly excited about my knitting these days. My socks are going alright, but picking up stitches for the heel gusset in the alpaca yarn. I really need my felted mittens soon, but I don't like the noise of the big metal DPNs clacking as I knit. I would work some more on my Fountain Pen shawl, but it's not an immediate necessity and I'd feel guilty working on it.
The holidays are coming up so soon! I'd better get going.
Do you knit for the holidays? What are you working on?
IG

hibernation.

I don't think I ever typed it out, but I meant to blog every day this month, I really did.
I've been sleeping almost every free minute, or snuggling up with my sock-on-the-go. It's a good thing.
Sorry little blog.
IG :)

The habit

I'm trying to blog more frequently this month, just so I can get used to keeping note of blog worthy things and taking pictures of what I'm working on. With the days getting shorter and shorter, however, it's too dark to take any pictures by the time I get home. I hate picture-less posts, though, so I'll include something to brighten the page.

My friend's adorable bunny! :)

IG

The forgotten month

Listening to: Clocks - Coldplay
Eating: Mini halloween chips
Drinking: Gingerale
Thinking: about Nablopomo

Well, it's November. A month I have never liked. The first part is okay, with all the fall colours are crisp air. But it just gets greyer and greyer, with no pretty snow or real holiday excitement to show for itself. Just cold and rain.
It always sneaks up on you after Halloween, too. I need to rustle up something for my sister's birthday next week.

I'm going to try to blog regularly this month, if not daily. I have some big projects coming up so i may not have much to write about, or the time to write about it but I will at least try to pass on some links or talk about what's on my needles.

I'm off to sit down with the Harmony Guides and attempt to design some mittens.
:) IG

automne

We had such a beautiful fall day yesterday. The sky was the most perfect shade of blue, and I found this lovely chestnut and promptly cracked it open. Later one of my friends commented that my new hair color matches it exactly. I must be in an autumnal mood as well.

I'm still waiting on a Knitpicks order that I made last monday. It's just some needles and stitch markers, but I can't wait for the Harmony DPNs that I purchased to arrive so I can start on some socks out of the Ultra Alpaca Fine that I bought this summer.

Happy knitting in cooler weather,
IG