~ [Shadkitty Knitty] ~

Feb 15, 2007

Reasons to Smile

Alright, I think I'm done whining. I'll just email Brittany and have them send me more replacements. I just feel bad needing replacements again so soon. It's a different size and all...maybe I'm just weird? Until then, the first pair of

Endpaper mitts will be put aside. They'll still be done well within the blue/white/grey months. Although I might not finish in time for Fair Isle February. That's been a really great KAL, everyone is friendly and they've done some beautiful colorwork!

Anyways, to cheer myself up, I bought a swift! Yay! Actually, my dad told me he'd pay for it, since he didn't feel like making one. lol We got paid last night, so I also paid for my IK subscription, I can't wait to get the spring issue. :)

Even better than buying things for myself, check out what came in the mail for me today!! A gift from my friend Ann-marie,

the one who wrote the I Dreamed of Africa sock pattern. She sent me a great package with a lavendar sachet, some wildflower seeds, and (best of all) some yarn that she hand dyed! Isn't it pretty? Normally I don't like pink, but I love the way this looks. Maybe it's the brown in it that calls to me. Now I just have to figure out what to make with it.... Maybe something simple? haha That would be so out of the ordinary for me. How about Knitty's straight laced socks?

I think I'm a bit burnt out on knitting. Or I was. I'm going to try to knit on Wicked tonight until I reach the end of my second ball of yarn, which really isn't

all that far away. Speaking of Wicked, I took some photos of the progress for you all. I realized that I hadn't taken a picture of it for inches. lol It's like 10.5 or 11" by now. Which is when I'm supposed to start the ribbing, except I have a longish torso (can't you tell in the picture?) and plan to knit an extra inch or two. Definitely doing this pattern again, maybe with a different stitch pattern on the collar and sleeves? Or some stripes? Fair-isle? Intarsia? The possibilities are endless. I do want to see if I can find a way to make the neck wider, maybe it's just me but I like open necklines on sweaters.

Labels: gratitude, happiness, knitting, progress, project spectrum, purchases, Wicked, yarn

16:28

I'm jealous! I want a swift too! Love the pretty yarn too. Thanks for cheering me up with your blog comment. This new moon has really affected a bunch of folks this week! Big hugs!!

By Zenknitter LesleyD, at 3:18 PM

Congrats on the swift!! It is by far the best knitting purchase I ever made! Beautiful yarn, too!

By sunneshine, at 4:22 PM

Ooooh, lucky you! I can't wait to get my swift. Tracking from UPS says it will arrive today!!

Your sweater is looking much less like knitting porn now. Very nice!

By Beth, at 8:18 AM

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