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Monkey Socks version 1.0

Feb 26, 2008
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Pattern: Monkey by Cookie A. from Knitty, winter 2006.
Yarn: Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock Multi in Happy Valley Colourway
Started: 2/25/08
Finished: WIP
Modifications: none
Needles: Addi Lace Turbos US1 32"

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I know I know, so many things to finish, but I couldn't help it.

Apr 1, 2007
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Currently working on:

Scoop-neck vest from

Speed Knitting: 24 Quick and Easy Projects

Kris Percival

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Knitting with: Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Chunky in color 26.

vest 001

vest 002

I've only been working on this since last night. I was able to get some k1p1 practice in continental style and I feel more comfortable with that now. I'm 2" away from the decrease for the armholes. I love this vest and may knit one for my mom.

Trying to finish this up this week so I can start another blanket like this one:

anka 002

for a co-worker, so a nice $30 profit there. So much to do.

Mental Health morning

Mar 29, 2007
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I decided to sleep in and not go into work until around 1 today. Ah the beauty of being a graduate student assistant. Anyway, in the midst of doing laundry and re-potting plants, I decided to take those pictures that I promised Fluxx to show and example of the knitting styles. So here we are. The first two pictures are continental style, where the yarn is carried on the left hand, which really reminds me of how I carried the yarn for crocheting.

Next, is one picture of english style knitting, which is hard to take a picture of when you are right handed! The yarn is "thrown" around the needles with the right hand instead of "picked" off the yarn held in the left as in the continental style.

knittingsyle 003

I'm really liking the continental for knitting stitch, but having a hard time with the purl stitch still. I need to practice more. Finding the time is the hard part.

I'm going to try to get some WIP pics up later on tonight.

WIP update

Jan 24, 2007
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Well, after fighting with photobucket for about 45 minutes, I said screw it and linked my yahoo acct to flickr. It's great so far, I'm sure I'll be using that from now on for most things. Here is what I've currently have on needles or finished:

First, my camera sucks with my desk lamp. The third picture is the closest I could get to the yarn's actual color. It is the pattern that amizada posted about a few posts ago. I'm really liking the pattern and the scarf is going quickly, I've only worked on in for about an hour and I have 8" done. Great!

The pink thing, is one of two legwarmers for my friend Nance's daughter. I'm really excited to get these to her! I finished the blue legwarmer that I had posted about the other day, but found that it was much much much easier to knit this first pink one after casting it on the addi turbos instead of the dpn's! What a difference. I have to finish the mate to mr. pinky then the mate to mr. periwinkle (this was delayed because I realized I paired the wrong Rowan Kidsilk Haze with the Plush yarn from Classic Elite - I have 3 skeins of some kidsilk, so we will be making another pair - probably in grey).

I've signed New Age Amazon and myself up for our LYS's yarn tasting that is on Feb 4th. I'm super excited because I was talking to one of the women that work in the shop (while buying that other skein of KSH) and it just seems like there is going to be a crazy amount of yarn there! Add in the wine and cheese and snacks, I'll be such a happy camper!

I was also looking through the winter issue of Vogue Knitting and decided once my life calms down and I get through some of my stash (everything has a plan I SWEAR), I'm going to tackle the little sweater thing on the cover. It will be a challenge, but I think I'm up for something a little harder than PSSO and fetchings!

I'm really digging these fast projects and hope to attempt something from speed knitting soon! I also got Cat Bordhi's books - I sent the first knitting treasury back as I did not like any of the patterns in it, but the second, looks promising. They have knitted cat beds. This will definitely be attempted! The little felted bowls look cute too.

So much to do, so little time!