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I am doing it again….

…starting too many projects! I have finished a few so it’s alright I guess.

I am working on a bunch of gifts, when I say a bunch I mean a bakers dozen, that’s right 12 gifts!! That is all I am allowed to say because a number of the recipients read this blog & need to be surprised!

So let’s just say that 2 new projects were cast on last night & I am just about to go in & start another one. As they are completed & given away I will post pictures, I promise!

THe fair isle poncho turned out so cute I can’t believe it! Fun to do something a little different than sweater after sweater too.

I am dying to get this book

The patterns are unbelievably bad-ass! The whole scandinavian thing is such a draw to me since my husband grew up in Denmark. Love it! I just don’t like to spend months on a project, or cut out all other projects just to finish it faster. Ah well, sacrifices must be made!

This is the first thing I would make

of course I would have to sew a skirt to wear with it! Petticoats anyone??

If I lived somewhere that actually had weather, this would be my winter jacket

 I would wear it around the house, forget cold weather! mmmmm…..yummy!! This book will be my next treat! Actually you can buy kits for each individual pattern, that is what I would do! Go ahead, click on the pictures to see! You know you want to! Enjoy!!

 

 

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Striped sweater complete….now frogged….

Okay so I don’t know what is wrong with my brain lately & not knowing what size I am. I measured my hips, waist & body length. Figured my gauge & then cast on for my striped sweater. Yeah I finished it & it is way too big around my waist & hips. Plus it is a little shorter than I would like it to be. So it is being frogged as we speak & it will be reknit into the same but different item. I love the colors, the stripes, the no sewing, the cap sleeves, the neckline, just not how frumpy it is without skimming my body. So there goes that!

In case you haven’t been there, you must go see the marvelous organization skills of Tracy & her yarn collection.

We went camping this last Thurs & Friday nights up off of the 154 on Paradise Rd. For being under a thousand foot elevation it wasn’t terrible, just a lot of dirt & oak trees. I prefer mountain misery & pine trees but I will take camping when & where I can get it. It was a fast trip, not much planning so I can’t complain. It was a nice change from home. I did work on the camping sweater but it’s not close to finished. I still have the hood & 2 sleeves to work on. My striped s/s sweater has drawn my attention away from the camping sweater a bit. So selfish of me, I know!

We are having a LOTR marathon today so I should get back to it! Pictures of the completed striped sweater, before frogging, to come soon!

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Harry Potter 7…my version

I won’t give anything away for those of you that have not finished hp6. All I will say is that I think that hp7 should be a “Choose Your Own Adventure” book. There could be a possible 3 endings, in my opinion, to the series of HP. Hence, the use of the good old 80’s book genius, CYOA.

The genius of the book clip was how I got through my weekend of HP and knitting. I worked on my striped brown & turquoise s/s shirt done in the round so it was just as simple as knit, knit, knit! Not one dropped stitch I can brag! I also finished 13″ from the time I started knit/reading HP on Sat night at 8pm. Until I finished the book Sunday night. I did have to go to church yesterday morning so I missed out on all of Sunday morning reading. But church was well worth it!

I am going to make the sleeves today & then start on the raglan shaping. Fun huh? I think so!!