Squeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Look at what I won! I am the luckiest girl in the knitty world! This lovely yarn is from my Up North bloggy friend Senja. She had a blog contest on her Imagine Knit and I was the lucky winner.

I won THIS:"Spice"

But that's not all. Senja did the dye job herself! She has her own Esty shop and is an talented lady. Go check out the shop (which has been recently updated). You'll find a very pretty semi-solid green called "Green Lantern" - OH, and another called "Birch Trees" and "Apricot Blush" and "Chocolate Covered Cherries". Christmas socks and gloves and mittens need to be started soon, people - check out her delicious, hand-dyed yarn. We have to support our Minnesota sisters!

Oh, and I got a little denim knit-take-along back that I love but forgot to take a picture of it.

Sweater Specs

Here are the sweater specs:

b14-27 Jacket and Trousers in Alpaca

Yarn:
Drops Alpaca lime (#7300)
Drops Alpaca mint (#7120) - it's called light gray green I think
Needles: US 1 1/2 or 2.5 mm
I bought mine at Nordic Mart for $5.65 p/skein (three skeins total for the sweater)

What I'm working on...

I decided that of all my UFO's, the baby stuff has to be finished first. There is nothing more frustrating to my inner-knitter than starting a bunch of baby clothes only to finish them when they head off to college. So my goal - stated here, publicly, is to finish this sweater in time for Christmas for my new baby niece.

I started it over in pinks and purples, but I don't like how it's turning out. So there. I WILL finish this sweater before Little Lizzy outgrows the damn thing.

Go ahead and laugh, why dontcha

Ok, you can go ahead and laugh, cuz in some silly way, it's funny. I knitted my sleeves too long.
When you make these kinds of mistakes on something you've laboriously made by hand, it has to be recognized. I ignored it hoping that either I'd wake up the next day to find that I was mistaken - a trick of the eye - and the sleeves would miraculously be the right length. Or maybe my arms would grown five inches and the sweater would magically fit. My hubby had a good laugh at that one.

Then, thanks to blogland, a bloggy friend pointed out that I can rip back from the cuffs, and pick up the stitches and finish the cuffs going the other directions. PHEW! I can actually do that. A few years ago, I would have dumped this in my UFO pile, but I can honestly and safely call myself an intermediate knitter and the thought of cutting off those cuffs does not daunt me! HA HA!

These are a teeny pair of Classic Mittens (free - all sizes) I made for my darling niece for her 4th birthday. I love the pattern but the yarn was a compulsive, much-too-expensive purchase that I shouldn't have done. Grrrr. It's Claudia Handpainted (I know! What was I thinking!). So there you go.

My Great Escape!

Mr. Flu Bug moved into my house this week. I have donned a uniform of yellow rubber gloves, running shoes and a frazzled facial expression that makes you wonder. . . crazy person? or mother with sick kids?

So I grabbed The-Prince-Of-Poopness and we ran away.

Come on, little buddy. Let's get outta here.





Out the back door and into the woods. The sugar maples, in all their glorious vanity, took my mind off the thermometers and half-eaten Popsicles and left me feeling renewed and ready to fight onward.

They didn't turn their usual red, orange, yellow. This year they opted for the 'gold' look.
"Nature's first green is gold..." R.FrostFine by me.



And here is Prince of Poop all pooped out

. . . on my newly covered couch.

Would you have the heart to kick him off?

Go Orange!

I've been given a fun challenge by Marit - GO ORANGE. So I grabbed my camera and away I went:








Happy Orange!

Here is YOUR challenge: GO ORANGE! (or GO RED!) you decide... then pick a new color to pass on.

ps. let me know if you took the challenge - I want to see your pics.

A little Italian anyone?

My sister and bro-in-law are proud parents of a 7 pound baby girl with ten fingers, ten toes and a tiny turned up nose. She's darling and wonderful and spectacular and perfectly perfect. Welcome little Elizabeth!



So to celebrate, I cast on my Winnie socks in baby pink. With the leftovers, I can make some Saartje Booties for the little babe. They are my 'waitin' in line to pick up the kids' project.

Dullsville......

I have one finished boring pair of green industrial boot socks for y'all. And I was watching Lost in bed and made my hubby put them on and model them for you. So there you go.

Boot Socks. Needle: US 3
Yarn: Järbo Garn Raggi Multi
For Mr. Darling and his outdoor adventures.

I also finished a pair of midnight blue socks for my dad but forgot to take a picture. I'll get on that.

ps. My sister's baby is well-done but still in the oven. The suspense is killing me!