Frustration...

I am the worst knitter ever. But first, the weekend.

This weekend was especially relaxing, but it is sad to think it is the last weekend of the season. Next weekend i wont be able to make it to the lake, so i made the most out of this weekend. As you can see from the pictures, it was especially beautiful, once the tornadoes passed. There was lots of knitting on the dock, and zoe helped a bunch. The weekend was then capped off with a CAPA Summer Movie viewing of Charade at the Ohio Theatre. Who doesn't love Cary Grant!?

As far as projects go the weekend wasn't as nice. My conclusion is, i am the worst knitter ever! Why do i have a knitting blog? I am more than a little frustrated. I had a very long wip that i had put down because a. i don't think it would have fit me and b. by the time i got back to it, my gauge was completely different. So i ripped it out and started Glee from Zephyr Style. I modified the pattern a little with the help of the Yarn Store Lady thinking i would be ok. Everything was going fine, until i got to the point where i could try my raglan sweater on. It was huuuge. and it was soo big that going one size smaller would still be too big. Argh, that is what i get for modifying a pattern. I have cast on a new sweater using the same yarn, and it is very intricate. It is Gilda, from the Rowan Pure Wool DK book. i am already frustrated with it. I hope it gets more repetitive as i get used to the pattern, but right now it is difficult and tedious. I am mostly having issues with the knit/purl into the back loop direction. It isn't a difficult direction, it is just not very intuitive for my fingers. it is not going smoothly. It is pretty though!

Stuff and things

The birthday girl received her slippers and was thrilled. She especially likes the buttons i picked out. Go rose! Lately not much knitting has happened, i have been swamped with people visiting me, birthday parties, and going out and about. Eve is home for 2 weeks, and Daniel is home until he gets motivated enough to find a job. Shannon and I have been hanging out a bunch, and have been especially busy with the showers and Hen Party planning.

I will be back again when i get back to less crazy times. I am off to the lake this weekend, knitting packed, and i am going to try and tackle sewing myself a handmade knitting needle case. Hopefully there will be knitting on the dock, and then sewing the needle case at nite. I picked out some great mod fabrics. Wish me luck.

Updates

I finally found my digital camera charger so i can post some pictures. Yay. I desperately needed it before the party this weekend too. I am one more skein into my glee sweater. it doesn't look like much yet, and its hard to tell the fit until i start knitting in the round. It looks close enough though.


I also took some of my knitting books to kinkos for rebinding. Now not only do they lay all the way flat, i can flip the cover all the way around without cracking the spine. Quite exciting. I have decided i am going to take the rest of my books to have this done. And, the next time i am using rick Steves books i am going to have this done to them too. I am so tired of chapters falling out from over use. However, the kinkos girl estimated wrong, and my vintage knits got a little cut off. I think the patterns are still readable though. Still, i wasn't too pleased. The kinkos girl did refund all of my money for all the books though.

Well i am off for the weekend. The schedule is packed tight. Tomorrow is the black t-shirt party at the lake, and then Shannon's shower is on Sunday. Eve is going with me, it is not quite her scene (or mine for that matter), so it will be funny to see how she takes it. I didn't think about it until now but I have the complete and total opposite social groups in one weekend. Black t-shirt car junkies vs. Lily Pulitzer Dublin moms. If only they were all together and I just could watch. Oh well, I will leave that up to my imagination. Stories and pics to come when I return.

byee

Twinkletoes II Finished!

Twinkletoes II

I finished these about a week ago, but i lost my camera charger so i couldnt post them. they are very simple, but i think quite cute. They are Twinkletoes from Knitty, using Rowan Calmer. I am not sure what the colour is. it might be cork??? I made these for Eve's birthday. She is more of a mary jane girl than a ballet slipper girl. I skipped the cast on for the laces, and made an i-cord strap. The buttons are just decorative.

By the way, i find it very hard to photograph my own feet in a flattering manner.

New Stuff

Last night i broke down and bought Fitted Knits. My mom and i were at knitting club and there was a new member, knitting a project from fitted knits. my mom saw the book and loved it, so i went to borders and picked it up for us to share. with my borders coupons, it only cost $11.09! that was pretty exciting. This new purchase brings my sweater to-do list to nine miles long. I think unlike most knitters, my stash includes more un-knitted patterns and books than yarn. I actually haven't bought any yarn for any of my new patterns.

I read on a website, I cant remember which one, that you should take your books to kinkos and have them spiral bound so they lay flat when you are working from them. The new girl at knitting club did this too! she is a genius. I am taking my new book and all of my rowan books to kinkos this afternoon. I am not sure how much it costs, but it is certainly better than a broken spine with pages falling out.

today's daily rose candy. enjoy.

giggles....

Knitting on the Dock of the Bay

Knitting on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
I'm just knitting on the dock of the bay
Wasting time

I finished a project this weekend! I will post the pictures as soon as i find my digital camera charger. It could be a while... It was a tiny one, so its not the biggest accomplishment. I finished a pair of twinkletoes that i modified to be mary janes instead of ballet slippers. Tres cute.

I cast on a new project this weekend to commemorate the completion of Twinkletoes II The pattern is Glee from Zephyr Style and I am using the bottle green "vintage" merino from my mom. Can yarn be vintage???? I am not sure, it is 30 years old so I am counting it as vintage. And it is from France; from a yarn shop in the town of Versailles (the town outside the palace).