~ [Shadkitty Knitty] ~

Feb 26, 2007

Yessir

I finished my socks for the month of February! Oh, I joined the Sock-a-month thing too, just to encourage me further. There is a lot of yarn leftover from knitting these. It'll probably end up as socks for Kyran, and maybe even a pair for Nolan. Depends on exactly how much is left. I also just figured out that taking pictures like this one upside down and then flipping them in the viewer makes for cuter pics. lol

I started the Slouchy hat over the weekend. It's the leftovers from Wicked and some yarn I had in the stash for a fulled belt. The blues look really great together,

it's exciting. I was almost burnt out on the ProjSpec colors for these two months (wow, that was quick!) until I started this hat. Not that it matters though. I've still got the sweater for my LYS. Which is all sorts of colors. So, I ended up having to knit a few rounds in the dark Friday night. Somebody decided to drive into a power pole. Hopefully nobody was hurt. Otherwise my biting sarcasm is just plain cruel. One of my knitting buddies drove by the scene and said that it didn't look bad enough to have caused severe injuries. Then again, she also said it didn't look bad enough to for them to be

putting up a new pole.

Got to spin some on Saturday! Not enough to yield any yarn yet. Right now I'm working on spinning up some chocolate colored roving. It's so scrumptious. My spinning is getting a bit better, or my drafting is anyway. Still a bit uneven, but I'm not (surprisingly) too worried about it. Spinning just feels good. Whatever I do with it will be for me anyway. I'd like to get good enough to make sock yarn. But I'll settle for a thick/thin worsted type. It balances out a lot when I ply anyway. Oh! Great news! My mom agreed to go half and half with me on a new wheel when we get our refund in!! Isn't that fabulous? We should get about 7 grand from the refund, plus about 7 more from an "incentive" bonus that Justin is getting. So I get a new tat as well! Very exciting for me. :) Alright, guess I'm either gonna work on my slouchy hat or the LYS sweater. Which had an accident. Let's not talk about it.

Labels: accidents, happiness, KAL, progress, project spectrum, socks, spinning

18:14

The socks pic is just adorable! The slouchy hat is looking great too!!! You're rocking it girly!!! That reminds me. I need to post an update on my stuff too! LOL

By Zenknitter LesleyD, at 10:54 AM

great socks!

where'd you get the pattern for the slouchy hat? i love it

i looove to spin! i'm not good enoungh to make sock yarn either, but spinning is SO relaxing (when i make myself sit still enough to do it...) i hafta spin in the one cat-free room, though, and it's cold in there, so i haven't been spinning much lately. cats like to help with things like spinning...

so yay on you getting a new wheel! i have an ashford joy, i love it, it's so cute and portable. (cat-proof carrying case, excellent!)

i wanna see your new tat!

By Obsidian Kitten, at 11:27 AM

your socks are gorgeous! i am glad you decided to join the fun over at sam3!

spinning is so zen! as much fun and satisfying as it looks, i have decided to pass on this activity. i figure that i have enough trouble knitting my stash without taking away knitting time to spin my own!

have fun with your new wheel!

By adrienne, at 12:27 PM

For some reason, I haven't been able to find the time to migrate over to your blog. It's fabulous! I love your Johnny Depp theme and great job on getting your wheel! And nice socks too!

By pins&needles, at 2:55 PM

Thanks guys!

O'kitten: There is a link to the slouchy hat pattern in my next post. I think I'll cross-post to PRK. The wheel thing is so exciting, I'm probably going to get an Ashford Elizabeth. Even have a name picked out!

Pinsandneedles: I love the layout too. :D I look at my own blog just to ogle him. lol

By Shadkitty, at 4:37 PM

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