YARRRRRN!

Hi Kids!

I just wanted to babble about a recent yarn acquisition.

First of all, I have to say that The Loopy Ewe is an enabler!!
When you buy yarn, they send you little sample yarns! I had ordered my Lorna's Laces and in the box, I got a little card that had some Fiesta Boomerang.
Must.have.this.yarn!
So, I ordered it.
What did I get when that order came?
A card that had the Alchemy yarn on it.
I played it safe. I left it in the little baggie, for future fondling.

Kosta and I went to Milwaukee this last weekend to celebrate our 1 year anniversary and had an awesome time :)
We stopped at a yarn shop in Milwaukee and browsed, didn't find the Addi double point needles, or the circs on a 40" cable I was in the market for so, we decided to move on.
Stopped at Prairie Arts and Fibers to see what was new and found "Creatively Dyed Yarn" in the "crazy" colorway, so I snatched it up. 150 grams of sock yarn? Don't mind if I do!
Also picked up a set of Kollage square DPN's which are SO COOL!!! I was told to go up one size, I usually knit socks on size 1, and was instructed to pick up a size 2 - PERFECT.
I heart these needles.

I am finishing up a pair of fingerless mitts for my niece. I have about 2/3 left to knit of the 2nd mitt. Then I have my choice of which new yarn to start a pair of socks on: the Fiesta Boomerang in the Adirondack colorway, or the CDY Calypso in "crazy".
Decisions...decisions...

I will post pics of the yarn, and the mitts later.

Weeee!
Jenn


Found a couple new podcasts that I am addicted to:
KIPing It Real ---> Jackie has a great voice and great format, and from what she has said, she kinda took the idea (with permission) from Meghan at...
Stitch It! ---> Meghan also has a great format and great content as well, and I am so excited about the fact there are a million podcasts and I am only on # 15! WEEEE!!!

HI!

Miss me??

I am still alive and happily knitting away!

I am now a married woman and life is grand.

Currently I am working on some iphone mitts in Lorna's Laces shepherd sock in the colorway "Team Spirit #9", which is gold & purple. The mitts will be for my niece Janey, who is a freshman at the University of Northern IA.


Well, thats all for now.

Sock It To Me 2009

OK, so I just finished Kosta's socks (my January socks....yeah, I am fully aware that it is February 25...)
I did immediately cast on a pair of shorty socks in Cascade Fixation colorway 9490 (a springy mix of carnation pink, minty green, soft lilac and white - I am trying to get my Spring Mojo going)
I cast on 60 stitches on size 3 DPNs last night ( size 3 is the size I usually use with the Cascade Fixation) and I am already working the gusset decreases today! Huzzah! I just hope I don't run out of yarn! In theory, I have only 3 days to complete this pair of socks so that it will "qualify" as my February sock selection. Hahaha...we'll see how that goes.
I will be posting pics of Kosta's socks, they are so nice...wish I would have knit a pair for myself in Claudia Handpainted...maybe for April?

Happy Whatevering!
Jenn

Knitting Related

OK, so I only made 1 New Year's Resolution for 2009 and that is to hand knit* 1 pair of socks per month for the whole year. I know what you're saying, it is a tall order. I believe I am up to the challenge.

*I say hand knit because I actually have an antique sock knitting machine!!! I KNOW! SO AWESOME! I got it from Kosta for Christmas because he is amazing and I love him to death and someday he will be the father of my children, for whom I will knit a gazillion socks for once he figures out the aforementioned machine and shows me how to use it :)

It is 1/20/09 and I have a week left to finish January's socks - I am 3/4 done with the first one and 1/32 done with the second. So...I should probably get off the damn computer and go knit!

January's sock:
Silver's Sock Pattern done with Claudia Handpainted Fingering weight merino in Sharks!
They will be for Kosta, for the above mentioned reason and so many many many more :)

Happy Socking!
Jenn

Not knitting related...

Hi!
First, a note about kvas:
It tastes like bread, in a bad way. For example: Kosta told me it was like "Russian Rootbeer" - so I was like "Oh, Rootbeer, OK" and I tasted it. It was so gross, I actually needed a drink of something else to get the taste of the kvas out of my mouth, Most certainly an acquired taste.

Moving on...
I learned today that if I accidentally hit ctrl+shift on his keyboard, this happens:
Ершы шы тще утпдшыр фе фддб ершы шы еру скфян
Yeah, that's not the alphabet I am used to at all.
However, it is convenient when I want to type:
Я тебя люблю
Which means "I love you" in Russian.
That's right...I know things about stuff...

/lameness