Thursday, July 19, 2007

Oh Mister Postman....

I woke up this morning to that L-O-V-E-L-Y knock on my front door. Lo and behold this is what awaited, my first package from the Yarn Pirate's Booty Club!!



I forced myself to drink my espresso prior to opening the contents. Needless to say, my throat is still a tad sore from the gulping... This is a Booty Club exclusive in a fingering weight superwash merino called Rum Runner. Not only is the sock yarn fabulous, Georgia was generous enough to include a limited edition soap(which smells so good I don't want to use it!) made by the Good Soapworks of Athens and an adorable Yarn Pirate button. Hum...Now the problem of what to make with the Rum Runner...

Wednesday, July 18, 2007

MS3



I picked up a bit of overtime this past week. Therefore, I fell behind on my knitting. Clue 3 for MS3 was completed this afternoon. I still haven't a clue as to what the theme is. Maybe after Clue 4 (this Friday) is given....

Friday, July 6, 2007

Ravelry




I got an invitation to join Ravelry! YAY!! Finally, I have some way of holding myself accountable for my yarn stash, projects, etc. My user name is willltravel4yarn (for those already on Ravelry). I figure my first project will be to photograph and document this beautiful mess of my sock yarn stash. The rest of the stash...well... before I photograph, I will be compelled to organize the spare bedroom (a.k.a. the yarn room). Ravelry is great...Not only can you organize your stash, projects, knitting/crochet books, etc, you can also check out the stash/projects/etc of friends! Unfortunately, it is still under the beta testing and the only way to get in (as of yet) is by invitation. Off to start taking photos of my stuff...

Thursday, July 5, 2007

Clue 1 finally finished!




I joined the Mystery Stole 3 group a couple of weeks ago. The group was started by the infamous Melanie, the same designer of the beautiful Hanami, and Mystery Stole 1 and 2. Every Friday, she submits a file of rows for the stole (with an unknown theme). At around mid-August, the stole should be complete, and the stole's theme will be obvious.

Other than socks, this is my first attempt at a larger project of lace. After 4 times of painful ripping, I finally have got the hang of it. I have learned that working lace and tv, working lace with the boyfriend telling you about his crappy day at work, working lace without power, or working lace with wine are combinations of disaster to distract one from accomplishing 100 rows of lace. So, I knit when the boyfriend is NOT around, during the day, AFTER my first espresso, and with my lovely chart keeper.

The suggested colors for this stole are black or white. Since, I already have a black stole and don't care for anything in all white, I chose a dark purple. I am using 2 skeins of Zephyr in plum. I must say these addi turbo lace needles are GREAT for knitting lace. Yes, they ARE worth all the hype. They are pointy and slick enough to make knitting lace rather enoyable! I am using a size 4 of these needles and about 300 of purpe opal-like size 8 bead. It is not apparent from the photo that there are beads incorporated.

Now that clue one has been finished, I am off to finish the sock I started last week...