Have you seen the list? Well, here’s what I’m rocking on the uber list. Not too terribly shabby, but with knitting there is always more to do and learn.

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Afghan/Blanket (baby)
I-cord
Garter stitch
Knitting with metal wire
Shawl
Stockinette stitch
Socks: top-down
Socks: toe-up
Knitting with camel yarn
Mittens: Cuff-up
Mittens: Tip-down
Hat
Knitting with silk
Moebius band knitting–er but on purpose
Participating in a KAL
Sweater
Drop stitch patterns
Knitting with recycled/secondhand yarn
Slip stitch patterns
Knitting with banana fiber yarn
Domino knitting (modular knitting)
Twisted stitch patterns
Knitting with bamboo yarn
Two end knitting
Charity knitting
Knitting with soy yarn
Cardigan
Toy/doll clothing
Knitting with circular needles…it’s all i ever knit with now
Knitting with your own handspun yarn
Slippers
Graffiti knitting (knitting items on, or to be left on the street)
Continental Knitting
Designing knitted garments…im doing it now! or trying anyways
Cable stitch patterns (incl. Aran)
Lace patterns…hmm i think so!
Publishing a knitting book (you never know…)
Scarf
American/English knitting (as opposed to continental)
Knitting to make money
Button holes
Knitting with alpaca
Fair Isle knitting
Norwegian knitting
Dying with plant colors  Thank you Old Sturbridge Village!
Knitting items for a wedding
Household items (dishcloths, washcloths, tea cozies…)
Knitting socks (or other small tubular items) on two circulars
Olympic knitting
Knitting with someone else’s handspun yarn
Knitting with DPNs
Holiday related knitting
Teaching a male how to knit
Bobbles
Knitting for a living
Knitting with cotton
Knitting smocking
Dying yarn
Steeks
Knitting art
Fulling/felting
Knitting with wool
Textured knitting
Kitchener BO
Purses/bags
Knitting with beads
Swatching….i’ve gotten away with not doing it for so long, but i’m scared to do it now
Long Tail CO
Entrelac
Knitting and purling backwards…once i can get the tension right, i’ll be fine
Machine knitting
Knitting with self-patterning/self-striping/variegating yarn
Stuffed toys
Baby items
Knitting with cashmere
Darning
Jewelry
Knitting with synthetic yarn
Writing a pattern
Gloves
Intarsia
Knitting with linen
Knitting for preemies
Tubular CO
Freeform knitting
Short rows
Cuffs/fingerless mitts/arm warmers
Pillows
Knitting a pattern from an online knitting magazine
Rug
Knitting on a loom
Thrummed knitting
Knitting a gift
Knitting for pets
Shrug/bolero/poncho
Knitting with dog/cat hair (why?)
Hair accessories
Knitting in public…i do this all the time. i’m known as the knitting queen at starbucks

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So, I’m back from the wedding and it was lovely and Jody looked absolutely stunning in her dress. And I took not a single picture of the bride. Sigh! And after three days of travel for a two day wedding weekend, my body is absolutely shredded.

But during Jody’s moment of wedding bliss, my friend Sarah decides to finally pop out her little guy! So, to celebrate little Charlie’s arrival, I’ll show you the other baby sweater I cranked out in early May for him.

I used hooded cardigan from Baby Knits by Debbie Bliss in the navy and ivory Cashmerino aran. A nice simple sweater in nautical colors–fitting in with their sailboat inspired baby room.

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And of course I immediately decided I needed some new yarn for the trip. But please note that I did do a thorough review of my stash only to find out that nothing fit the bill. So here was my thinking:

warm weather = cotton knitting

traveling = sock knitting

Ergo= MUST BUY COTTON YARN FOR SOCKS!!!

And wouldn’t you know an unplanned visit to the Hayes Valley’s Urban Knitting Studio turned into the perfect opportunity to search for the perfect yarn for this product. And I found just what I was looking for: this gorgeous panda cotton/BAMBOO yarn from Crystal Palace. In the color fern.

But really I’m most excited about the wedding, of course–a very dear friend is marrying her sweetheart. I arrive at JFK at 9:30PM where I will be swooped up by the wonderful Eileen and treated to the amazing szechuan wontons and non-stop gabbing until we get to Cape May.

Well, kids, I hope you’ve enjoyed your FO bonanza. I won’t have computer access until Tuesday at the latest, so expect updates then.

Have a great weekend everyone!

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Sigh–I swear there are others–they are just off being worn by new babies. I have this woefully bad habit of forgetting to take pictures of the final product and instead just send the wee sweaters off to their intended.

So instead, I’ll share some pictures from this past Saturday, when Eric and I decided to start the weekend off with some mmmmmimosas. Sheer heaven, eh?

Aren’t those glasses gorgeous? A wedding present from my friend Jody, who is herself getting married this Saturday in lovely Cape May. So let’s toast her upcoming nuptials, shall we? I must say lovely glasses do make the drink tastier!

And to finish the day off, I made Eric a special treat–strawberry tart topped with the sweetest strawberries ever with homemade strawberry jam drizzled over it. And sadly not pictured here–some fine homemade vanilla whipped cream to boot. It was insanely good.

Pity I’m trying to give up sugar in July.

So let’s chalk this up to a different type of FO, shall we?

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Sigh! Everyone is having babies. And this was a record year for that–thirteen babies. So far the majority have been girls, which of course means frilly girlie sweaters like this one which should be heading over to my friend and work associate Jean in August.

I used some lovely yarn that was on sale and looked so soft and had the lighted hint of rose in the ivory. And it was a wool acrylic that made the sweater machine-washable–always a hit with the mommies! It turned out to have a weird stickiness when knitting it up, but turned out still very soft and wearable for Jean’s upcoming baby girl.

I did a very easy lace pattern of K1, K2tog, YO and did a folded picot edge all the way around. Here’s a nifty close-up.

And finished off with a pink velvet ribbon.  Could it be more girly?

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So, here is the second post in Finished Object (FO) week that was kicked off Sunday with my father’s socks. In an effort to make up for my shameless slagging on  posting, I’m promising a few nifty pics of finished objects that have been languishing in my camera for awhile.

But here is the true rockstar of the week Well, there is quite a story here…

It started with the yarn–how many knitting stories start with the yarn, eh? In May of LAST YEAR, I was in L.A. on a business trip and was determined to check out the Knit Cafe in West Hollywood. My sweetie had just bought me the book for my birthday and I completely fell in love with the charming projects and the kick-ass author who shunned her high stress job to start a family and later, the knitting shop.

I met the author, Suzan Mischer, who by the way rocks and is an old-skool English knitter. The shop was everything I hoped it would be–cozy, great yarn, and best of all great people. Truly, love at first sight. And as with any great gushing love affair I tossed money around like a mad woman. I spent more on yarn than I did on my wedding dress in less than an hour of shopping. I had fallen madly for Babe yarn–it took my breath away and I wanted to use it to make the slouchy cardigan–in this gorgeous green. Oh, and let’s tip the edges with that adorable pink. Yeah! And with the twisted sister yarn recommended for the project not available yet, the yummy Babe yarn would be the perfect solution. Becuae I wanted to make this sweater BADLY.

Unfortunately there was a small hiccup in that fact that the finished product book measurements were much smaller than my measurements, so I felt the need to make some adjustments. But I did start to knit it. Oh yes….

See progress–I even got involved with the slouchy cardigan KAL. Yeah!

Wait, there’s more….

Aw, yeah–that’s the ticket!

But then it turned out to be too big–size wise and pain in the ass wise, so I bagged it and started knitting like a million baby sweaters for my rabbit-like friends. Look at it so sad, suffocating in a ziplop bag hanging out in my yarn stash.

But about a month ago, I got the urge again. And I took it out to see this:

Well, that won’t do–let’s get down to brass tacks. And after some intense frogging, we ended up with this:

And in no time I knit it up again, but this time join the sleeves to make it seamless and give it more of a slouchy appeal. And a rejigged the hood as well using all of my cleverness and did it like a turned sock heel, so I could have the tipped edge in pink.

Hereit is stretched out in all of its blocking goodness.

And here it is finished

I like the tipping and it is SOO soft. But the sides droop a bit too much for me. But it’s perfect to pull on over a nightgown on a Sunday morning. I would take a picture of me in it, but I just look so unkempt in my night gown.

A parting shot…

Yummy!

Stay tuned for another project tomorrow. Yeah!

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OK, to make up for the months of no posting, I’m going to post every day until I leave for the East Coast Thursday and feature a finished item to boot!  

Starting today with a salute to my father and the first pair of socks I knit him.

I feared I would never be able to knit socks for my father–what with his tragic wool allergy–but he swears these wool blend socks aren’t itchy at all and best of all he loves the fit. Pity his was living in Florida at the time….

Happy Father’s Day Dad! I love you!

But here is a little taste of what’s coming up. Look at all of these gorgeous yarncakes for the tasting.

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And a bit out of breadth mind you!

Sorry for being so out of it, but I’ve been rather fatigued the past few months. I don’t know what is going on. Perhaps just life catching up with me, I suppose. I even tested my thyroid out, but fortunately it’s fine and dandy.

I must find a way to get more energy so I can do the things I love such as blogging.

Oh, but I have been knitting, of course. What with May’s season finales, I found quite a bit of time in front of the TV to pound out a couple of baby sweaters and I’m almost finished with a long forgotten sweater that I’ll hopefully post about next time…

But more soon, I promise!

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