GO!

Casted on my first Clapotis on Sunday. Knit on it as much as I could on Sunday, a little on Monday and not a bit today. :( I'm on the 4th-ish set of increases on section 2. I'm REALLY enjoying this pattern... and REALLY REALLY enjoying my yarn choice. My needles suck... I'm using an old pair of #9 metal circs... the cable is all bent, and it is making it hard for me to work. Plus the yarn is slippery and metal is probably not the best choice. Good thing I ordered the new Knit Picks Options Harmony Wood Interchangeable needle set today. Man are they beautiful needles, and I can't wait to try them. They won't be here for awhile, but still... can't wait.

I had a bit of a shopping slip up these past few days. Last Thursday I ordered from The Loopy Ewe. I ordered 3 balls of Crystal Palace CP5 in the Green Canopy colorway. THEN yesterday there was a sneak up at TLE, so I placed another order. I scored Yarntini (lime twist) Yarn Pirate (lemonade stand) and some cute little knit labels. So... if I am keeping correct count, I just placed my 6th order which means I'm now a loopy groopie. DYING to get my shipments!The Thurs. order shipped on Monday and Yesterday's order shipped today. WOO HOO....... If that was not enough, I placed a big ol' order with Patternworks today too. I went HOG WILD. I got the Bloom Bracelet kit in natural, Inca Marl yarn (alpaca--on sale) in the jaspe colorway, Farmhouse silk blend in sedona colorway, my first Malabrigo in Emerald , Aloo yarn, Royal Llama silk in emerald, and this cute trinket bag kit (on sale) in gloxinia colorway. This was just the yarn... I also got a couple accessory type things too. THEN as listed above I got the needle kit from Knit Picks, and I threw in 2 skeins of Panache (on sale) in the dusk colorway for good measure... this yarn is alpaca, cashmere, silk and merino.... how could I not buy it???? Plus there was a FREE pattern especially for this yarn right on the knit picks website!

So.... Yikes.. that is all for me now. Once I get to the part in the Clappy when I can drop stitches, I'll post a pic. Happy day all! :)

Let's get ready to............

CAST ON! Woo Hoo... Tomorrow is the day I cast on my first Clapotis. I need to wind the yarn into balls (I have a ball winder, but I prefer to do it by hand. That and I don't have a swift! ) Perhaps even swatch a little bit... but I'm pretty sure I'll be using size 9's. I'm a bit nervous about doing this pattern... I dunno why. I've glanced at it...and some of it makes NO sense to me. I'm very thankful for the KAL to go to for advice. Can't Wait!! :)

If I spend as much time knitting....

as I do on Ravelry, I'd be through my queue pages! I LOVE LOVE LOVE ravelry. Today I entered in my stash... well at least my good yarn...not the silly stuff that I bought as a brand new knitter. I also worked on adding these yarns to my queued projects and arranged the CO order of my projects. Thanks to doing all this, I got a smack in the face that I DO NOT NEED any more yarn! I'm overwhelmed with what I need to get done. But I feel good that I have a plan! Now... If I could just get this newly cataloged yarn all organized here at home, I'd be golden!

Also, I joined the Second Wave Clapotis KAL. (www.secondwaveclapotis.blogspot.com )We CO 9/23/07. I missed the whole craze the first time, and I'm so excited to try this project. This is the first KAL I've done. I have my yarn purchased, I just need to wind it up. It's from Blue Heron Yarns and it's a rayon/metallic in Marshgrass colorway. (see above) I think it will be gorgeous as the clap!

Baby Will Blanket #2--FINISHED!

I finished this blanket late last night. I washed it today. I HATED working with this yarn! It kept getting stuck on the bobbles. However I LOVE the finished blanket. It's a great kid's blanket. It s-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-d alot when I washed it...but actually that will work out great!

I showed it to Will, and he smiled and reached for it. That made me so glad and worth the work! As soon as it's dry, it's going in his crib!

Must. Stop. Buying. Yarn.

OK... I just placed another order from Loopy Ewe. Dang. They got some yarn in stock that I have been eyeing.... Then I found cute stitch markers.... and the cutest keychain! Dang it! I seriously don't know when I'll ever have time to knit all my yarn. I did however purchase (rationalize) this yarn with a pattern AND a recipient in mind. *Sigh*

Laverne

I finished this scarf this morning. This is yarn from a llama named Laverne. It only had about 85 yards on the skein so it's more of a small scarfette type thing. The yarn is so shiny and the brown so deep. Obviously the picture does not do it justice.

The Loopy Ewe shipment arrived!

Ok. I cannot even begin to express how impressed I am with The Loopy Ewe. They are FAST. Love their yarn/gadgets. And Sheri.... so personable and generous! The extra goodies with all the orders are such a nice and unexpected touch. My Dream in Color smooshy came. The colorway (Beach Fog) is lovely. Just beautiful!!

I also rec'd a pattern for a shawl... It will be PERFECT for some hand-dyed yarn! The smooshy does not have enough yardage... I'll have to figure something else out. I'm SURE I can find something in my stash to use. If not... I have the perfect online store to go to!

All of a sudden, I have a low-grade fever and a sore throat.... Oh I hope I'm not getting sick. How, I wonder, do you care for a 10 mo. old when you are sick???? Hmmm... hope I don't have to find out!

On the knitting front...

I have been just itching to knit lately... and I've finally been able to do a bit. Baby Will's Blanket #2 is almost done. Just need to finish knitting the last skein, weave in ends and launder... I also placed an order at The Loopy Ewe. I could not resist trying some Dream in Color. I bought the beach fog colorway. Looks gorgeous on the screen, can't wait to actually feel it. When, I ask, will I EVER have a chance to knit it up???? Who knows.

Also... I just can't get enough of ravelry. Even when I have nothing new to add, I LOVE toodling around on there. When I'm too pooped to knit.... I go on there and feel connected to the whole knitting lifestyle!

That's about it. Hubby has the boy, I think I'll try to knit a bit!! :)