Ribbit it Real Good

"Vitality shows not only in the ability to persist, but in the ability to start over." F Scott Fitzgerald

This quote perfectly fits the project I have been working on (it was also the quote on my stitch and bitch daily calendar). The project I am referring to is the Louisa Harding sweater that I started at the end of September. The sleeves have proved particularly challenging. The pattern is called twisted rib and it twisted my mind. I redid this sleeve at least 4 times. Luckily for me the second sleeve is going better! The offending sleeve is on the left. The better news is that I should be done in time to wear this for Christmas. All I have to do is finish the 2nd sleeve and then stitch the whole thing together.

Slacker Knitter Turns Fab Blog Poster

Check these out. Finally I get to posting the infamous alligator wrap... Here's how it happened.

Several weeks ago I re-read "Yarn Harlot" and much like the character telling the story, I realized I had projects started - literally coming out of my ears - and nothing to show for it. Nothing was getting finished. So I did a little knitting inventory and lined them all up. I determined to start at the beginning and I was very good for a few weeks, steadily making progress on an afghan I started over a year ago (maybe close to two years now). Enter Grandma (aka Tudy)... "Oh what a lovely scarf" (my original alligator wrap). She's flattering me. She knows I made it and "oh what a lovely yarn." Of course it is, it's Koigu. I think back and realize that I'd been trying to figure out what to do with the left-overs. Looks like Tudy is getting a scarf for Christmas. But how can I start something new when I made this commitment to finish all my other starts? Easy, I hadn't used up all of the yarn yet. It wasn't really starting something new, it's just finishing old yarn. Brilliant. Well, they're both done and here they are. Feel free to oooo and ahhh. I won't mind :)

More to come as the assembly line gets back in action!

Inaugural Post!

I am excited to be the third C joining this blog! I've been knitting for several years and my projects have been shrinking over the years as I've gone from knitting for myself and other adults to knitting for my daughter (1 yr old). Baby-sized projects are so much faster!

Current projects include the Clapotis (picture coming soon) and I'm in the process of picking out yarn for a Christmas stocking for my daughter from this book. I'm excited to try knitting with two colors (fair isle style) for the first time with this stocking.

My new favorite place to buy yarn online is www.yarn.com, the name of the company is Webs. Low prices and quick shipping!

C & C--thanks for the invitation to join you!