12/14/2004
I got my final package from my SP3, Carriebelle Knits!
I got a bunch of sock goodness in this package - some handpainted sock yarn from Mountain Colors, some space dyed sock yarn from Lion Brand and Lucy Neatby’s Cool Socks Warm Feet book!
I squealed with delight when I opened this package yesterdat afternoon. Thank you, thank you, thank you! I see many more pairs of socks in my future :-)
10/18/2004
Look what was waiting for me in my PO Box today!! Wheeee, what fun!! My secret pal sent what looks like a great book, called Exquisite Little Knits: Knitting with Luxurious Specialty Yarns. I haven’t had a chance to look at it in depth yet, but it looks great. Even though they use novelty yarns for a lot of the projects it doesn’t look like the projects will be that dated and they are all smaller, portable sorts of projects - just what this instant gratification gal tends towards!
Those three balls of yarn that came with the book are a fun cotton/synthetic blend boucle-like yarn in a nice warm off-white with hints of browns and blues and even a small touch of sage from Filatura di Crosa. All colors that look great on me. Each one is about 82 yards. I’m not sure what I’ll make with them yet, but I’m excited! And, if I have some left over from knitting something, it’ll make some great addition to some fabric/fiber art work as well.
Thanks, Secret Pal! It makes the day much better!
In knitting progress news…
I got through the first skein of Silk Garden on the multi-directional scarf. I’m thinking my fears of it not being quite manly enough are probably coming true. But, DH loves the design - as do I. I’ll reserve judgement on whether it will be giftable to my FIL or not until it is completed. But I have to say this pattern really does look great in these self-striping yarns!
The colors don’t look great in this picture. Hopefully I’ll have better lighting and display for the final picture.
I’m also closing in on the end of the leg portion of the first sock for my dad. I’m debating stoping the single circular and switching over to my dpns. I think I’d move faster. But I’d like to do a whole sock on the single circulars so I get a feel for whether the heel and stuff is in the same location with respect to the cast-on as it is when I use the dpn’s. I think the big problem I’m having is this 47″ circular. It’s just too long and unwieldy. I’m not casting off the idea of doing the single circular method, just not with 47″ cables… And, I’m kind of in a hurry as there are a few other projects I’d like to complete for the holiday gift giving season… Hmmm… Decisions….
10/13/2004
I keep forgetting to mention that last week I got a lovely e-card from my secret-pal wishing DH and I a happy aniversary. I also got a post card from California marking the places she had been for work. What fun!
9/27/2004
I’m still alive and mostly well. I ended up taking an unplanned, but well enjoyed vacation from the computer/Internet last week. I don’t normally disappear for a week or more from the blog, but I only logged on for a few minutes each day to check on my on-line classes and then went about non-technology driven activities like reading, baking some yummy quick breads for the freezer and more.
Wednesday night we usually spend at Scimoria (a house owne by two of our friends, but three others also rent rooms in it) playing games. Last week our good friend from Wisconsin was visiting so we brought him with and had a good time. I had hoped to have a pic for you all of use playing the great gift I got from my Secret Pal about week ago now - a vintage bookshelf game from 1971 called Lie, Cheat and Steal. But, we ended up with such a good turn out last week that we didn’t get to play it.
I’m debating whether I want us to play it now or not, LOL! DH remembers playing it when he was younger and is raving about what a fun game it is. I’m worried I won’t get to use it for my art as my Secret Pal had intended, LOL! It also caused me to spend $30 on a vintage game DH also remembers playing and enjoying - 221B Baker Street. It’s another bookshelf game based on Sherlock Holmes. It sounds fun and I *love* clue. So, I bid and won on one of those and an expansion pack for it. I think that will be his anniversary gift…
Yesterday we had to head to CO Springs for SIL1′s birthday and I completed the first rectangle of the poncho. But I still have the ends to weave in and then I need to block it. I’ll weave in the ends tonight at Stitch ‘n Bitch and if I’m lucky cast on for the second rectangle. The evenings are definitely poncho weather right now and I’d like to finish it soon. Everyone is ooohing and ahhhing over it so I’m excited about that!
I’ll have pics tomorrow…
9/5/2004
On the off chance that someone other than my own secret pal III will stumble upon my site, can anyone share some sites for knitting/fiber related e-cards?
