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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

Sunday catchup

More than a week later, she's back!

Guess I got out of the habit for a while there. I guess I didn't have anything of importance to talk about.
And to be honest, I still don't. But anyway.

Here's the spinning I was talking about last friday.

I tried to ply it, and the yarn is looking nice, but my spinning wheel is acting up. I'll have to try and fix that before I start anything else. Sigh.

As for today, I'm going to have to finish up my green cotton hat. I'm seeing my friend tomorrow and I'll be giving it to her then. I've started the decreases though, so it won't take long.

Macro shot, because a) I like them :), and b) it's a stockinette hat. The picture wouldn't be all that interesting anyway.

Happy Sunday!

IG

Finally Friday

Listening to: iPod on shuffle. Currently it's Dance Anthem of the 80's - Regina Spektor :)
On the needles: Green cotton hat
On the wheel: This:

pretend there's a picture here :D

Oy. Apparently, Blogger has decided that I shall post no pictures tonight. Anyway, believe me when I say it's beautiful. It's some merino/alpaca/angora, with the teeniest hint of silk, in seaweedy blues and greens. I got it at Belfast Mini Mills in Prince Edward Island, and I cannot wait to spin up the rest of the stuff I got there. Gorgeous blends, and totally affordable.
Off to finish the last 2 ounces!

IG

Wet Wednesday

Feeling: sick still, and soggy. So much rain today.

Listening to: Rain. :) It's nice as long as I'm indoors.

Knitting: Green cotton hat

I meant to get picture of said hat today, but the light was awful because of all the rain. I'll try tomorrow.

My shoulder still hurts from yesterday, what's up with that? If I sit against something, I can kni though. :D

Tonight is my TV night, ANTM and then Glee. I'm really rooting for Jennifer, she modelled for the spring Interweave! Including the Fountain Pen Shawl, which is on my needles but hibernating. And I love Laura! She's soo sweet.

As for Glee, Kurt and Emma are my favorites. They're consistently hilarious.

Au revoir,

IG

Messing around with the macro setting when I first got my camera

Twice on tuesday?

Feeling: a little sick, and my arm hurts. Happy to have figured out Blogger's photo-posting system.
Listening to: Flagpole Sitta - Harvey Danger. Rockin' song, and so catchy.
Wearing: pyjamas. Had a nap, which I never do.

Tuesday, tuesday.
It seemed like it was going to be a good day.
Longest afternoon that I can remember, oh my goodness. I almost fell asleep standing up at one point.
Semi-insomnia. It's not fun.
And then, to top it off, I whacked my elbow on a doorframe. The funny bone, but x 1000. The pain quickly spread up to my shoulder, which still hurts too much to knit.
Can anyone blame me for napping?

I wore my Dusty Tapestry hat today and got an overwhelming response to my outfit. I'm convinced it was the hat. :D I got lots of "whoa, you made this???" as well.

I'm off to watch some Coronation St. and try to knit on this: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/invisiblegremlin/cotton-for-genny

Peace and Love,
IG :)

Apparently I'm a hippie. I'll work out this signoff thing.

Circus 2

Here's the yarn I spoke of yesterday.

Circus 2

Specs:

Weight: DK, possibly the most even yarn I've ever spun :)

Yardage: 100+ yards, my PVC pipe niddy noddy is not the most accurate

Stucture: 2 ply

Made from: http://www.schoppel-wolle.de/xt4/product_info.php?info=p328_Fingerwolle-1-25g-m-1536ombre-100-new-wool-merino---Fuchsia.html

For: My dear knitting friend, T.

Notes: I'm really very happy with this yarn! It's much more even than the first batch of this that I spun for her, which isn't really a good thing for continuity reasons, but it shows that I'm improving, at least. I L-O-V-E spinning with this stuff.

With the 2 batches combined, she should have about 225 yds of DK - worsted handspun.

Gifted today: she seems very happy :D

Monday. That's it.

Listening to: Sure on this shining night - Morten Laurisden
Feeling: Okay overall.

I'm going to make the attempt to post something along these lines every day, although I know that it won't be every day. In order to escape from other vices, I'm going to pour some of that energy and focus into this little blog, if it can be called that at this time.
I'm off to watch some TV and skein up the yarn that I plied the other day - I'll try to have those details as well as the modeled hat pics for tomorrow.
Which reminds me, that hat is indeed finished, blocked, and already worn. I love it, it somehow turned out to be exactly what I wanted. Sometimes throwing caution to the wind works in my favor.


I really need a signoff,
IG

What broke the fast

In-progress macro shots of the hat I blogged about yesterday. It's too scrunched up on the needle to really show the hat itself.

I'm striping in some more handpun that I dyed a very pale green because I don't think I'll have enough of the "Give it a Whorl" stuff.

Modeled shots by next week!

IG

Finally :D

The finished yarn, roving and singles. Out of order, I know.

After a few weeks of restless hands and fruitless idea, finally I have found the "right" knitting project.

It's knitting, of course it's right.

But this fits my life and needs right now.

It's a hat from my handspun, which I believe is about 112 yds / 50 gms. I can't find where I wrote it down.

Progress pics tomorrow.

:) IG