What I'm Knitting Now

I still haven't managed to upload all the photos from the stuff I knit while I was in Ohio. I'm terrible...

But I've been knitting some new stuff so here it is:


A Herringbone scarf for Vince. It's nice warm Cascade 220. It's a neat color, sort of mossy golden-green. He picked it out.



My first lace!! A scarf for my Mom for Mother's Day. (She doesn't read this all that much, so I don't think I'm ruining it, if I did -- OOPS!) It's yummy Debbie Bliss Cashmerino DK. It's coming out so well.

Back to the stuff finished in Ohio:


A great little stripey hat. I listed it on etsy yesterday. It's soft and warm and perfect for spring!



A pair of red Fetching. I really do love this pattern! It's fun, fast and cute. These ones are Rowan RYC Cashsoft DK. The smoother yarn really made a difference in making the cables pop.

I think there is just one more hat thing to be posted from Ohio. I actually want to take some new photos of it because they all turned out lousy. I knit a set of buttery yellow dishcloths for Vince's Mom while I was there, but I didn't take photos of any of them. I also knit a handtowel for our bathroom, I need a picture of that too...

I'm planning a hat for my brother's upcoming birthday. I picked out a pattern yesterday and now just need to decide on yarn. I started knitting some pieces for a new blanket too. I have no idea way, I just felt like knitting a big diagonal strip yesterday, so I did. It's nice mindless knitting since everything else on the needles right now requires lots of attention. Maybe I can finish it up in time for Christmas and gift it to someone.

I think that's it! I'm job hunting. I hope I can find something good soon. I need to make some money so I can pay bills and buy yarns.

Look out! Here comes the sweater vest!

I completed the "tank top" from Erika Knight's Classic Knits last night. I finished knitting it Sunday night, but didn't get all the finishing done. I like it... I don't like that the front increases and decreases don't match.

And the directions for the back were stupid...IGNORE them. Just cast off in a straight line. The directions leave you with a weird back that has too many ends to weave in and an ugly cast off edge that is difficult to finish. If I were to make this again, I'd do it without those bizarre directions.

Overall, I like it though... well one more thing I don't like --- the "V" is way too deep. I would prefer it about 2 inches higher. I don't think this pattern was designed for, uh, "busty" ladies. The "V" looks like a really low scoop on me. I made it a size larger than I would usually need to accommodate my bust, but it didn't seem to make much of a difference.

It's warm though, and the color is great. I love red, but I don't have a lot of red clothing, so this is a nice addition to my wardrobe.

All the details are on Ravelry. Yay!! I'll take some photos of it soon. I took one blurry one with my phone of the back (that's the photo on flickr and ravelry) and I took one to text to Lauren, but I need some real ones.

In other news, I finally sold my first thing on Etsy! Woo! I'm very excited. I've knit a few hats in the last few weeks and I need to get them photographed and listed too. I really enjoy knitting for my own little shop.

Oops...

You would think that since I have internet access now after a LONG, long, long break, I'd be on the computer non-stop. Instead, I've just been exhausted and lazy.

I knit a hat for Etsy. A scarf that will either be for Vince or Etsy. I'm waiting to get a copy of Last Minute Knitted Gifts from the library to finish up my hourglass. I just need to do about 10 minutes of knitting and the finishing before it's done!!

I'm knitting a red sweater vest (aka tank top according to the pattern) from Erika Knight's Classic Knits. I wish I had the lovely Rowan yarn it calls for, but I'm trying to stash knit for a while since I'm paying off lots of bills! I'm using the red yarn I recycled this summer from a Goodwill sweater. I should have it done soon. It's knitting up very fast.

Red Recycling

I went shopping in the local Goodwill yesterday and found some good sweaters to recycle. (I'm on the hunt for TV at a non-crazy price...)



This one is a size large from American Eagle. The wool is very bulky and heathered. Very pretty. I played with it a bit this afternoon and got one of the sleeves completely frogged. It's soaking in the tub now. I think it's going to need a few baths before it's ready to be stashed.