Friday, October 31, 2014

Follow-up

I'm still getting back into the swing of blogging on a weekly basis. As you can see I'm not doing a great job. This week has been uneventful, but yet still extremely busy. I've been at the sewing machine making a costume for Little Miss M.

As I mentioned last week I went to village discount and picked up a Coldwater Creek vest and some old curtains for her costume.


I will leave you with bits and pieces of the costume; however the final reveal will have to wait. I didn't have time to get pictures before she left for school.



Friday, October 24, 2014

Week in Review

1.

Have I mentioned that I love knitting? Well I cases you missed it, I rarely go a day without knitting something. I've also discovered that I enjoy teaching knitting just as much. I have been teaching classes at my favorite yarn shop, The Artful Yarn in Chagrin Falls, OH.

On Sunday I started a new three series class on the Carradal Shawl. I have a great group of ladies! However, I was very nearly late to my own class. I must have looked at the schedule 10 times, and It never occurred to me that it was a physical impossibility to make it to the shop and set up for a 1pm class. I think I need better time management skills.

2.

I can't believe that Halloween is just around the corner. I went to Village Discount to find bits and pieces for Little Miss M's costume. Now to start sewing. Photos to come, I hope.

3.

On Wednesday, I helped my knitsib Michelle get ready for Vogue Knitting Live. She makes the most beautiful shawl pins (as seen in the above shawl).

4.

I finished a project! This is: Easy Brioche Scarf, knit in Malabrigo Mecha, colorway Piedras.

That's about it, I lead a very boring life.

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Knitting Love

As the title of the blog suggests, I'd rather be knitting than doing most other things. Before my blogging hiatus, I may have mentioned that I have a slight problem with startitis. (In case you missed it, startitis refers to a rarely fatal affliction that often affects knitters and crocheters where they begin several projects all at one time but don't really make much progress on anything before starting another new project.) I can always come up with an excuse to start a new project.


I'm not sure what it is, maybe it's the cooling temperatures here in Northeast Ohio, but lately I've been seduced by thick, chunky, warm projects knit on big needles. For someone who is used to knitting with thinner yarn and smaller needles, these projects are working up very quickly. Am I insane to think I might finish two of them this week?

 

Well, here are some of the latest additions to my "on the needles" projects.

 

Easy Brioche Scarf

 

These are only the most recent, please don't judge.

 

 

Sunday, October 19, 2014

Soft (Re)Opening

You know how stores have soft openings so they make sure that everything goes smoothly before throwing the doors wide open. This post is a little like that.

It's been a long time since I've updated the blog. Now, I know that blogging isn't for everyone. But I really did enjoy my short stint at it. So here goes. Round 2. (ding)

So much has happened in the last year that I can barely keep track. I also have some new tools that I hope will help me with my blogging goals. I've invested in an iPad, which I love! And I'm trying out the blogsy app. So if things go wonky, you know what happened.

So here is to new beginnings.