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May 4, 2011 by Carrie

Magrathea

Magrathea I finished another knit!

It’s Magrathea, by Martina Behm. I really really loved knitting this – the construction is super interesting, and the result is an asymmetrical shawlette/scarflette. The only issue I had was that I couldn’t quite get the points to block out the same way on both sides, but I think it still looks good.

I knitted this for a Mother’s Day swap with my lovely February 2010 Ravelry pals, or Ravelmamas, as we like to call each other. (Our group started because we were all pregnant and due around the same time.) It’s winging its way to a secret location right now!

I look sort of nuts in this picture, but I wanted to show you how long the scarf got once I blocked it. I used Araucania Ranco, which is soft and lovely and comes in beautiful colors. I actually went to the yarn store looking for a semi solid worsted weight yarn for a different pattern, but I fell in love with this yarn and decided to knit Magrathea instead. I’m glad I did. I had so much fun knitting it that I immediately cast on for another shawl – this time, for myself.

One last (kinda crappy) pic so you can see the lace a little better:

from the back.

I already received my swap package and got an absolutely beautiful Aeolian Shawl – from a mama who just had another baby, too!

Gorgeous shawl from my Ravelmama friend Jamie.

Yay for Ravelry friends and swaps!

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April 28, 2011 by Carrie

Finally finished.

I finished my skirt (Rav link)!

Sawtooth skirt (with indigo ripples at the bottom)

Finally! Finished!

and I really, really love it. See?

I am dancing a jig!

It’s super swingy and comfortable. I put elastic at the waist and could probably cinch it even a little tighter, but it’s totally wearable as it is. I’m wearing a (borrowed) slip in these pics, and I think I’ll definitely need to wear a slip with it, but I don’t mind at all.

The body of the skirt is the Sawtooth Skirt, and the lace at the bottom is from the Indigo Ripples pattern. I sort of chickened out on the lace in the Sawtooth Skirt pattern, but this worked out perfectly.

The yarn – Berroco Linen Jeans – seems like it’s going to hold shape pretty well. I soaked and blocked it and the yarn felt really strange when it was wet, but once it dried, it’s nice and soft and comfortable again. I have to admit – I love the result, but I did not love the process of knitting this skirt. It’s just so. much. stockinette. I’ll probably wait a little while before trying again, but I bet I’ll knit another skirt in the future. Now that this one is done, I can concentrate on some other summer knits. and baby knits, for all the babies that are on the way in my life.

And maybe some big boy knits for Charlie, who is no longer a baby. OMG when did this happen?

totally a toddler.

Suddenly he is walking! and running! and wanting to be outside ALL THE TIME. We got some family portraits taken a few weekends ago (and we used ZoomWorks, who were aawesome), and he was all over the place – walking towards the camera, toddling around outside, and laughing a lot.

fun times.

silly schmoo.

I’m looking forward to summer and hot weather and taking lots of fun weekend trips with my family!

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April 4, 2011 by Carrie

skirt!

I have been trying to knit a skirt for YEARS. Seriously. I’m totally inspired by all the lovely skirts that Diana of Bestitched has made – so wearable! so flattering! I’ve tried several times using some Euroflax Sportweight that I’ve had in my stash for ages, and every time I knit it up, it comes out too big. Even if I do a gauge swatch. (which I sometimes, um, skip. ha.) So, last July, I found the perfect pattern and yarn to make a skirt – the Sawtooth Skirt, using Berroco Linen Jeans. I swatched! And started knitting!

Fast forward to this week – I’d finally picked it up again to finish it, and the waist was looking huge. I pulled it on just to see if it would fit, and it looked GIANT. Sad panda. I decided I was going to rip it, because this yarn is beautiful and I didn’t want to waste it.

Knitted skirt, almost done.

Then a friend suggested trying some elastic in the waistband. I was planning to use elastic for the waist, so it seemed like a good idea to at least TRY before ripping all those hours of knitting … and guess what? IT FITS! (see a tiny preview pic to the left. bonus shot of my toilet included.)

I am so so excited about this, y’all. I don’t mind ripping things out when they aren’t going to work, but I have been wanting to knit a skirt for so long. I’ve decided to do the lace from the Indigo Ripples skirt pattern at the bottom of this one instead of the lace from the Sawtooth Skirt pattern, because I am lazy. (The Sawtooth Skirt pattern has you knit the bottom separately and sew it on.) Now I’m knitting like a crazy woman because I can’t wait to wear this skirt! Right in time for warmer weather, too. Hooray!

We had such a nice weekend. The weather was amazing here – sunny, breezy, warm. We went to a birthday party for our friend Hayes on Saturday and Charlie had so much fun playing outside. Hayes got a water table for his birthday, and those things are FUN.

water table!

On Sunday, Charlie got to hang outside and watch his dad do yard work – one of his favorite activities.

Charles in charge.

I hope you had a lovely weekend too

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October 21, 2010 by Carrie

Rhinebeck 2010

well hello! I finally got my RSS feed forwarding, so hopefully if you’ve been subscribed to this blog, you’re seeing this update in your RSS reader. O HAI.

We’ve been busy busy around here! Charlie is eight and a half months old and really wanting to stand. and play. and stand some more. and maybe use his Bumbo chair for a walker and walk around some. eek! It’s so crazy how much he’s changed from five months old – he’s totally on the go now. It’s amazing and terrifying all at the same time. ha. He’s also started saying “dada” and “mama” – I’m not sure he knows what it means, but it’s still pretty nice to hear.

hi mama and dada!

And our most recent adventure was a trip to the New York Sheep and Wool Festival, better known as Rhinebeck! It was Charlie’s first flight and our first trip together. Jacob just started an awesome new job so he couldn’t take any time off to join us (and I’m not sure I could’ve convinced him that he would have fun at a fiber festival anyways), so it was just me and C. I was a little nervous about flying to NY, renting a car and driving up to Rhinebeck with Charlie, but we did it and it was really, really great. It was way easier than I thought it would be to travel with an infant. Stroller + infant = head of the security line and pre-boarding on the plane. and he was so interested in all the new things to see!

Charlie loved to look out the plane window.

We stayed at a quirky rental house with some of the best roomies ever, and had so so much fun. We spent all day Saturday at the festival, and it was definitely a different experience that I’ve had in the past – I carried Charlie the entire day in our Ergo, and I was TIRED by the end of the day. Charlie seemed a little overwhelmed by all the activity, but I think he had a good time – there was so much to look at! I didn’t actually get to do very much shopping (I bought one skein of sock yarn and some buttons) but the real reason I went is to see friends, so that’s okay. and of course Jacob was happy about my lack of shopping, hahaha.

photo by fig and plum Jess.Charlie's hat by Stacey, and sweater by Mai!

I was really overwhelmed, in a good way, by all the help I got with C. My roommates were particularly understanding about his one big meltdown at 3am on Sunday morning. I had a couple of moments where I thought, wow, am I a bad mom for bringing my poor 8 month old son to this crazy festival? But I think it’s good to introduce Charlie to things that I love, and I lovelovelove fiber festivals and awesome friends that I never get to see. It was so much fun to see old friends, and meet old friends for the first time, and to introduce my son to everyone. yay!

Housemates, L to R: Lolly, me and C, Kate, Emily, Mai, Anne, Kelly borrowed from Anne's photostream. hee.

Of course I tried to finish a sweater in time for the festival and totally failed. But I’m almost finished with it now! It’s a Garter Yoke Cardigan in some yummy Brooks Farm Mas Acero. I’m about a sleeve and a half away from finishing! I also have some Quince and Co. Osprey on its way to me. My housemate Emily made a beautiful Idlewood with some, and I am so copying her. hee. I’m also test-knitting a lovely shawl for Kirsten Kapur and it’s going super fast.

So hooray for old and new friends, and adventures with Charlie!

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November 22, 2009 by Carrie

o hai.

o hi there! remember me? I’m still here! It’s been a pretty busy two and a half months, as you can probably imagine. I’ve been feeling great – yay second trimester! – and if you can believe it, this week marks the start of my third trimester. holy crap.

my belly at 27 weeks, 4 days.

yep, I’m definitely pregnant. hee.
I’ve been sewing and knitting a lot. The sewing has been in preparation for a craft fair that I’ll hopefully be at in early December, and the knitting has been mostly baby oriented (surprise!) — some for our baby, some for baby swaps, some for the awesome tiny teamie Hayes.

1. Tiny Schmoo Sophisticate for our little guy., 2. Doodie. , 3. Garter Stitch Kimono Baby Sweater for my doula’s son Judah., 4. Buzzbee for Hayes!, 5. Elfin for our little guy., 6. Tubey for a baby hat swap.

Baby stuff is so fun and fast to knit! I’m sure I’ll be making a few more sweaters for the littlest schmoo before I’m done.
You can see some of the stuff that me and my friend JoAnna have been sewing here in this Flickr set. If all goes as planned, we’ll have a little booth at the 2009 Athens Indie Craftstravaganzaa Holiday Market in December under the name “teamie & schmoo“, and we’re really excited! We’ve been making lots of cute baby stuff and some box bags and bags as well. I’ve also had a few people commission me to make some diaper bags / messenger bags for them, and it’s been super fun to work on those. Like I said before, I’m trying to take advantage of my energy while I’ve got it.

I also received some amazing handknits from my awesome friend Sarah. I got this package in the mail last week on a particularly crappy morning, and man, did it cheer me up!

amazing knits! and so wee! and adorable!
I don’t think it’s possible to be grouchy when you are holding teeny tiny handknit baby socks. The littlest schmoo is going to be so well-dressed! thanks again, Sarah, for this beautiful teeny tiny wardrobe. OMG baby knits are CUTE. and Sarah is made of awesome.
In addition to the crafting, we’ve been working on getting our house ready for our newest family member. There’s been painting and carpet ripping and furniture assembling (mostly by Jacob) and we’ve still got more to do, but we’ve definitely made some progress. I feel so lucky – we’ve had so many people give us baby things that they are no longer using, and our kitchen is totally full of baby awesomeness right now – toys, clothes, chairs, etc – and maternity stuff too! We have really generous people in our lives, and we are lucky, lucky schmoos. Hopefully we can return the favor someday!
Anyways, that’s the story around here. Lots of things going on, but I’m trying to relax and rest some too – although I *do* like being busy.

It’s been really nice to get things done at home and spend time with Jacob and Bella.

It’s almost the holidays! I hope this post finds you staying warm and feeling great and not too stressed about holiday crafting.

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April 3, 2009 by Carrie

april? really?

How is it already April? I feel like this year is moving so quickly. Pretty soon it will be summer and I’ll be longing for the nice 65-70 degree weather we are having right now. oh, summers in Georgia, how I love/hate you.
Work has been super busy lately, which is great, but also makes me a little overwhelmed sometimes. That means that I get home from work and immediately want to do something crafty to relax.
There has been knitting:

Spelling Bee Raffle socks for Stephanie!
(the colors in this pic are a bit off – the blues are little more pastel than they are here.)

I went through several different versions of these socks before I landed on this combination: Monkeys + Mama E’s sock yarn. It’s a perfect match! I started some Monkeys with some other yarn, but the pooling started to get to me, so I tried again and so far, the colors are working out nicely with this yarn. They need a good blocking, obviously, but I’m happy with them. and this pattern is fun, y’all. at first I had to really pay attention to the pattern, but now I’ve got it memorized and I can just knitknitknit while I’m watching TV. LOVE.
There has also been sewing. More box bags, of course:

Box Bags and one zipper pouch, actually.
and some progress on my quilt wall hanging:

yay quilt.

This one is turning out just how I imagined. and Jacob likes it too, which is good since I’m planning to hang it up in our den. SInce I took this picture, I’ve added the last row of color blocks, and I’m about to add about 3 inches of brown all around and a blue binding. I think it’s going to be perfect.
Since I’ve been sewing like a fiend, I’ve started reading some quilting/sewing blogs as well. If you haven’t seen the Quilt Along posts over at Oh, Fransson! and you’re wanting to get started quilted, check them out. She basically did a virtual quilt-along and went through her entire process from picking fabrics to binding and quilting. The posts are really clear and full of great info. I’ve definitely tagged a few of those posts (color choices, free motion quilting) to use in the future. I want to try and do free motion quilting for this wall hanging, but I need to practice A LOT before I do it.
While I’m sending you to other places on the Intarwebs, here are two more:

if you are a scrapbooker, check out my older sister Michelle’s blog, The Impatient Scrapper. She makes all kinds of awesome mini albums and she’s actually designing a mini-album kit for Creative Scrappers in April! she rocks.
My friend and indie sock dyer Melanie is having a raffle to help support her trip to the Sock Summit in August. Some of her fabulous prizes include a box bag made by me, and um hello delicious red Wollmeise sock yarn. Drooooool.
Another great contest! Orinda5 is having a free giveaway on her blog with some pretty amazing prizes, including Malabrigo, some gorgeous sock yarn, and a beautiful shawl pin. She had originally intended to run a raffle, but it turns out that it’s against the law to run an online raffle in her state, so the prize-drawing is not linked to the donations. BUT. you could totally make a completely unrelated to the contest but still awesome donation while you are there! I did!

I’ve started another quilt while I’m working on the wall hanging because I am addicted – I’m experimenting with some scrappy strip quilting using this tutorial from Quiltville (and hello she is another awesome online resource that Carolyn introduced me to). I’ll take some pictures this weekend if the strips aren’t ugly. ha.
have a great Friday!

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October 21, 2008 by Carrie

if you’re chilly…

y’all, it is COLD. I am wearing two knits right now: Forecast and my mini-Clapotis. It’s not supposed to be quite this cold yet – I was hoping for a few more weeks of mid-sixties, slightly windy, brisk weather, but it looks like we might be heading right for the chilly weather. oh, well.
At least I have some knits to wear! I just taught a knitting class at my yarn store – Getting Started Sweater Knitting – and I brought some of the sweaters I’d knitted to show different shapes and construction. It made me realize that I’ve knit a bunch of frakkin’ sweaters that I totally ignore. So I got them out of the back of the closet, and I’m actually going to WEAR them. I know, it’s crazy….
Speaking of sweaters, I’ve been working on a new one! It’s Lily from Twist Collective. I’ve been reading Marnie’s blog for a long time, and I think she is super talented (and also funny and awesome in general). I always love the beautiful shaping in her knit designs, so I was super excited to knit this. and I have not been disappointed. This is a GREAT pattern – super detailed, and the shaping is so clever and looks awesome. I did omit the bobbles, although admittedly, now that I’ve seen a bunch of version on Ravelry, I probably would’ve been okay keeping them, because they blend into the lace pattern very nicely.

see that pretty side shaping? LOVE.

I’ve finished the knitting up to the armpits, and now I’ve put the body aside and I’m working on the sleeves. This pattern is so fun to knit – I’ve got the lace part memorized now, so I just have to make sure that I’m keeping track of my increases and I’m good to go. I was hoping to have it finished by SAFF this weekend, but I’m not sure if I’ll have time – this week has already been so. busy.
I have another FO – a sewing FO! I made a skirt!

and it fits!

I used the skirt pattern from the fabulous Sew U book from Built by Wendy, and it went pretty well. It was a good project to see what my sewing machine can do – I used the zipper foot, the overedge foot, the blind hem foot, and in general got pretty comfortable with my machine. I also managed to break a needle in half (o hai). But I’m getting better.
Now, I’m working on some pants for Jacob for Halloween. We’ve thought about Halloween in advance this year and our costumes require much preparation…more to come on that. I also want to try and make this kickass dress that I saw on Amber’s flickr photostream. We’ll see if I can actually do it.
In non-crafty but still awesome news, yesterday was me and Jacob’s first anniversary! I can’t believe it’s been a year.

old married couple.

Happy anniversary to my schmoo. I love you!

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September 23, 2008 by Carrie

finished.

I have some things to show you. Not one, not two, but THREE finished objects! Can you believe it? I can’t.
But it’s true! First, a super quick and super gratifying knit – meet Frank.

o hai.

Frank is actually Kate from Knitty. I knitted the pattern exactly as written, using size 7 and 8 Denise needle tips as double pointed needles. (I am lazy). It’s an easy pattern to follow and I think the whole thing took me three days from start to finish. I used Brown Sheep Cotton Fine doubled for his stripey shirt and pants, and Cotton-Ease for his body. I cannot tell you how much I love the finished toy – he is just. so. cute. I see a lot of knitted toys in my future – such a great baby gift, and so fast! (I embroidered his eyes in addition to his mouth and nose so there wouldn’t be any non-baby-friendly parts).

oh, Frank.

Okay. on to Finished Object the Second. It’s the February Lady Sweater!

I wore her to work today!

I was so excited that I wore it to work today! It fits great. I used Silky Wool — I think about 3.5 skeins. I had to change the numbers because Silky Wool is DK and the sweater is definitely light and airy – and it grew A LOT after blocking. I actually thought it might be TOO long last night, but after wearing it around today, I think it’s the perfect length. The buttons I used were purchased at Maryland Sheep and Wool this year. They are a little heavy, so I’m considering reinforcing the button band with grosgrain ribbon. (yeah, I will probably NEVER get around to doing that. but I’m considering it.)
LOVE this sweater. I think it would be a great first sweater, if you’re not afraid of lace, because when you’re done, it’s DONE. no seaming, just a little sewing under the armpits. It’s seriously a great pattern. I’m trying to convince my sis to knit one! Thanks, Pam, for this awesome pattern – obviously it kicks ass because it seems like every knitter in the blogosphere / Ravelry has knit one. I might make another in worsted weight one day…
and finally! the grand finale. My First Quilt!

hanging out on the fence.

This is a lap-sized quilt – I used the Streak of Sunshine pattern from Quiltville. (That site has tons of good info – thanks for the rec, Carolyn!) And seriously, it wasn’t as hard as I thought it would be. The hardest part for me (besides the binding) was picking out colors that worked well together. It’s such a challenge for me, and for some reason really intimidating to me. I’m just going to keep plugging away at it.

Close up of the corner.

I lucked out because Carolyn was in town for Dragon*Con and showed me how to do a free-form braid on the sides and also how to do the binding. The braid was her idea and I love how it looks against the straight lines of the rest of the quilt. I was scared to do it without drawing it on the quilt, but it actually wasn’t that bad. Carolyn is a fantastic teacher too.
The binding is machine sewn on the top, and then folded and blind-stitched by hand on the back. It was tedious, but seriously, it looks so good. It really makes it looked FINISHED. Carolyn swore it was her favorite part, and I was all, okay, whatever, crazy… but as you work the binding, the whole quilt just comes together – it’s very cool!

I am really looking forward to working on more quilts, and some larger ones. Obviously there are lots of mistakes in this one, but I seriously love it so. and I actually use it all the time! Woot.
So, there you have it. I’ve been busy with the crafting, in between work and school and life in general. I am in my last semester of my Master’s program – oh boy! – and work is totally slammed. Things are great! Now I have to decide what to work on next…

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August 2, 2008 by Carrie

I Made a Sweater.

I actually have another finished project to show you! The funny thing about blogging less is that the knitting in progress gets lost in the shuffle and it seems like finished knits just appear out of the blue. I started this sweater on May 23 (don’t you love Ravelry for your start dates?) and finished it right around the end of July, so it took about two months to knit.
It’s the Dollar and a Half cardigan, from Interweave Knits, Spring 2007! I so love me some Véronik Avery patterns.

Yay, I finished it!

I used three skeins of Brooks Farm Willow that I bought at Maryland Sheep and Wool earlier this year. I really, really love this yarn. It’s a wool/bamboo blend, and it’s soft and drapey and lovely. It becomes even softer and prettier after blocking.

This photo shoot was very sweaty.

It was a close call with the yarn. My stitch and row gauge were a teeny tiny bit off, which I think may have caused me to need a bit more yarn. I tried to get an extra skein of the yarn (Ravelry, Flickr, even emailed Brooks Farm, and they were super nice, although they sold out of this colorway at MDS&W), but I realized after finishing all the sweater pieces that my sleeves were uber long.
So, I seamed until I was almost out of yarn, and then I took some yarn from each sleeve to finish things up. (How I did it: I got a piece of scrap yarn and ran it through a row of stitches right above the ribbing on a sleeve. Then, I snipped one stitch, and unraveled a row of stitches, which detached the ribbing, and gave me a row of live stitches still attached to the sleeve. I used the ripped out ribbing to seam and do buttonbands, and then I put the row of live stitches back on my needles and knit down from there, finishing the sleeves up. Does that make sense? It was actually really easy!)

I do think the sleeves as written are LONG. So, be aware of that if you knit this. Other things to note: I did stockinette in between the lace panels instead of the reverse stockinette that’s in the pattern. Also, lots of knitters have mentioned the stockinette panels puffing out in between the lace panels, so I went down one needle size for every stockinette panel, and that seemed to help with the puffiness. I still have a little of that on the sleeves, but it’s definitely still wearable.

The lace pattern is easy to memorize, and once I did, the knitting is fast. It’s nice too, because the lace panels break up the stockinette, so I didn’t get bored. I seriously love this pattern, y’all. LOVE. I’m so happy with my sweater! Now, I have to put it away for probably four more months until it’s a little bit colder in Georgia … because it’s pretty much in the 90s all the time right now. Oh, being a knitter in the South. Sigh.
Anyways. This is definitely my best sweater yet – it fits great, it’s long enough (which is usually a big problem for me) and I like the way the buttons turned out, which can sometimes make or break a project for me. YAY finished wearable sweater! (Thanks to Jacob for the pics – we were both sweating after like two seconds outside, but he persevered and got some good shots for me.)
Next up? I’m going to try and knit a February Lady Sweater for the Ravelympics, using some Silky Wool I picked up at Halycon Yarns. I’ve never done any knitting olympics before, so we’ll see how I handle the pressure…
and also! earthchick is having a raffle on her blog for a really great cause, and it has some seriously amazing prizes. so you should go check it out! (and while you’re there, check out her Sunshine top! so cute.)
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July 20, 2008 by Carrie

Shetland Triangle: Done!

I do really truly have a finished project to show. It’s the Shetland Triangle from Wrap Style:

I finished this one in record time. For me, anyways.
Photos by my husband, because he rocks.

I love this shawl. I decided (at the last minute) to make a shawl to wear to my dear friend Taylor’s wedding, and I needed something that would knit up pretty quickly. I started several different shawls: River (in Kidsilk Haze and Jaggerspun), Bellini Shawl (in Morehouse Merino), Flower Basket Shawl, and a random lace stole that I found by googling around. I started and ripped all of these out in a span of two days.
Finally, at the suggestion of my friend Lynnea and Used-to-be-Kniterati Anne, I cast on for the Shetland Triangle using some Socks That Rock that I had in my stash. And it just felt right. The pattern is beautiful and easy to memorize – after a few repeats, I was able to stop looking at the chart and just knit knit knit. I really needed a pattern like that, because I was finishing the damn thing while we were traveling in Boston and all up the coast of Maine.
In Boston, I realized that I would probably run out of Socks that Rock before I made the shawl long enough, so Frecklegirl Jess took me to Newbury Yarns to see what we could find. I ended up getting some GGH Taj Mahal in a dark purple for the edging. (Taj Mahal is yummy yarn, and I got four balls because each ball only has 89 yards. Of course I only used ONE BALL, but dude, I need to find something out of this yarn – it is soft and drapey and just lovely.)

The edging worked out perfectly.

I finished the shawl in the car on the way to Portland, Maine. I was super excited and ready to block it as soon as we got to our hotel in Portland, but I didn’t have wool wash OR blocking pins. Ooops. Luckily, there were three yarn stores within walking distance of our hotel. and we hit up all three (much to Jacob’s delight. HAR.) The first one, Central Yarn, didn’t have wool wash OR blocking pins (but they were really nice). The second stop, Tess’s Designer Yarns, also didn’t have wool wash or blocking pins, but they did have some pretty lame customer service, so I didn’t even get yarn there.
The third store was the winner – KnitWit! The woman there was totally awesome – not only did she have T-pins for blocking, but she gave me two samples of Soak so I didn’t have to buy a full bottle of wool wash. YAY for KnitWit – I was so happy and relieved to finally find what I was looking for, and of course I bought some yarn, too.

The wingspan shot.

I blocked the shawl overnight in our hotel room, and then brought it along for the wedding in Lincolnville, Maine. and it was perfect! It was just a little windy that night, and the shawl gave me just the right amount of warmth. I am so making another one of these – maybe in some Dream in Color Smooshy that I just got in the mail. If you’re looking for a good first lace project, or a fast lace project, I highly recommend this pattern.

I am so serious in this picture.

I hope you don’t mind the multiple self-indulgent photos, but when the husband does a photo shoot, I have to take advantage.
So, in summary, Shetland Triangle FOR THE WIN. wooo-hoooooooooo.

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Magrathea

Finally finished.

skirt!

Rhinebeck 2010

o hai.

april? really?

if you’re chilly…

finished.

I Made a Sweater.

Shetland Triangle: Done!

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