I know, I know. I have been bad. I could use the excuse that Ravelry has sucked all my time from updating my blog but that isn’t exactly true. I have sat here a number of times staring blankly at the screen trying to come up with something else to do online and blogging wasn’t on my mind I guess!
I had been working on a few different things. I finished mom’s Blush socks for Mother’s Day as well as a pair of Jaywalkers for her. She loved them! After they were finished I had a bit of that lost feeling about what to work on next. I grabbed the BSJ for my class I am teaching at Knit & Pearl. Got through most of it and got bored.
Tracy gave me the inspiration for a new project and I finally couldn’t resist casting on.
It’s the Julia sweater from RYC Classic Summer Book Eleven. I am using Rowan RYC Cashcotton 4ply in Cyclamen (pink).
The yarn is amazing to work with; smooth, soft, doesn’t split or catch on the needles or my rough forefinger. The pattern works up rather quickly as well. Of course, it’s a Rowan pattern so it’s well written with just enough details so you’re not left questioning anything.
I have the back finished and about 1/3 of the front done. My goal is to be done with it by the start of the Goddess Knits Anniversary Shawl Knit-along on June 14th (found here as a yahoo group, signups close soon).
I am not sure what yarn I want to use for the Anniversary shawl. I need 1250 yards. I have a number of laceweight yarns in my stash with enough yardage. I just have to decide what color I want, if I want it silky or woolly and how lightweight I want the finished fabric to be. I seriously am confounded when I try to decide.
Other than that there isn’t much else going on around here. The usual end of school craziness, kids being kids, etc. I have been doing a lot of micro organizing; catch-all drawers & boxes that end up with a mixture of tools, office supplies, paper goods, knitting and sewing accessories. Closets are next. I love cleaning out, throwing away what can’t be passed on to goodwill. Ah, springtime is so freeing!
Chaun,
Anything that you think goodwill won’t want and are tempted to throw away, try freecycling (www.freecycle.org) — one person’s trash is another person’s treasure! And it’ll stay out of the landfill!
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Well, that sweater will certainly be absolutely beautiful on you. And I really wish I could be so good at cleaning up and throwing out and dejunking altogether. Urgh, 13 years in the same house and I have accumulated WAY too much stuff. Gotta get ruthless and get rid of it!
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