I'm back--better late than never, RIGHT?

Hey all, last week I was holed up in downtown Chicago as I had to work two days in the city.  I live 50 (!) miles away and the expressways I would have to traverse are BOTH under construction.  Needless to say, I imposed on my friend Rena (Hi Rena!) to let me stay in her apartment near Navy Pier.  Fun!  Anyway, I don't have any new pictures of the progress I made on my socks (a LOT) but here is a picture of the yarn that I will be using to knit Snowflakes in Cedarwoods by Anne Hanson:

That is Perchance to Knit in Violets and Ice that I purchased from The Loopy Ewe.  I ADORE this yarn (using it currently for Icarus in Harlot's Peacock)-not only is it gorgeously dyed, you get a crystal stitch marker with each skein of yarn!  And how can you go wrong with silk and merino?  Anyway, I still need to finish my Bee Fields before I start the Snowflakes shawl!  Can you tell I like Anne's patterns?  

Next week I should have some sock pictures and HOPEFULLY a finished Icarus in for my mom in time for Mom's Day.  Wish me luck!

Yarn, yarn and more yarn

Belated blogging is better than no blogging, right? Needless to say, the yarn purchasing has not slacked off...here are some of my latest yarn purchases:

Below you see Fleece Artist Sea Wool in Tangerine, Numma Numma toasty in Pumpkin Butter, Apple Laine apple pie in Arizona, The Knittery in Sea Breeze, and Artyarns Silk Rhapsody in a blues/purples/greens and a greens/browns.


Below you see Solitude Yarns in purple, teal and a variagated colorway.


For more details you can go to my flikr photoset by clicking on my sidebar. I will blog some of my wips and finished projects tomorrow! Enjoy the yarn p0rn!

Good ol' Yarny Goodness

I had gotten some yarn from the Loopy Ewe (thanks Sheri!) I hadn't posted...from left to right is Woolly Boully in Luna Moth, Duet in Cowgirl, Perchance to Knit Lace (yummy silk and wool) in Wildflower (anyone notice how GOOD her yarn smells????), Interlacements Tiny Toes in Tapestry and Misty Mountain Farm Jubilee in Toucan.

Here is a beauty shot of the yarn in a basket:

And here are some socks I knit up in Interlacements Tiny Toes color 203 (I forget the name). The pattern is from Favorite Socks and is the Diagonal Cross Rib Socks

And a closeup of the detail:


I just placed another order but the Wollmeise was already all gone. And I was saving my $25 credit for those. Oh well, maybe I'll get some next time Sheri sneaks them in!

A new pair of socks and a new toy...

Hi all! I finished a pair of embossed leaves sock in Panda Cotton for my Mom in Periwinkle. Can I tell you how much I like knitting Panda cotton? It does NOT hurt my hands! Woo hoo! I will try to post a picture, but my Picassa is acting up and I am having problems downloading from my point and shoot. That may be because my new toy is the Nikon D40x!!!!! No more shutter lag! More megapixels and sharper photos! Here is a sample:

Isn't the picture great? I love me some yarn p0rn. Oh, I wound all those balls of yarn today to get it ready for my much needed vacation starting next Sunday--I am going to Jackson Hole, WY. We will be going whitewater rafting, horseback riding, hiking, going to fireworks (launched from the side of a MOUNTAIN!) I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO excited!!

Oh, I got over my technical difficulties and was able to download my embossed leaves socks. Aren't they pretty?

btw...that is my mom modelling those bad boys. The rents were just in Africa doing medical and missionary work (my dad is a retired physician). They just retired to Tampa, FL, but they were given tickets leaving out of O'Hare (so logical!). So they road tripped up, went on their two week trip, came back, rested a couple of days and are now road tripping back. It was nice because I was able to celebrate Father's Day and my Dad's birthday in PERSON! They drive me crazy but I love em anyway!

So, I got lots o socks to knit!

I got YARN!!!!

I was discouraged by my attempts at knitting a Monkey sock so I went back to the Uptown Boot Socks from Interweave's Favorite Knits. I had already done a pair in Lorna's Laces but had this Sock Hop Yarn from Crown Mountain Farms (Hang on Sloopy colorway) just itching to be stitched! It is handspun so it runs the gamut from very thin to very thick but it all seems to even out in the end. Only one bad side affect is that I seem to crave Cheetos when I knit on these babies. Do you think if I ate some while knitting and the fake cheesy goodness would even show up on the socks? heeheehee!







On to the yarn p0rn...I just ordered a few (cough cough) skeins of yarn from the Loopy Ewe (isn't Sheri's site awesome?!?!?) and they arrived today...



On the top is J. Knits superwash sock yarn in Wyoming (because I will be in Jackson Hole for the 4th of July week--I can't wait!!!!). From left to right is: Apple Laine in Sunrise, Cider Moon Icicle in Juneau, sKNITches Bebop Sock in Turtleback (such a nice subtle colorway!), All Things Heather superwash merino in Peachtree, and Fleece Artist Merino Sock in Jester. And last but not least on the very bottom left, I have Fleece Artist sea wool in Angelfish. Whew! How will I choose which to knit first?


Oh, and I have other yarns from previouse purchases that I have not shown but I have already started projects w/them and will post later when I have better progress pics.