Lotsa Stuff

I spend every day packing, lifting, storing, and sorting, but late at night, I still knit. My brain feels like it's pinging around inside my skull, and one of the few things that keeps me feeling sane is the feel of wool between my fingers. That and yarn shopping. Ahem. We shall not speak of that.

I am knitting Road to Golden from the latest KnitScene, using Cascade 220. I wasn't sure if I would get gauge, but it is coming out fine. This is my current fling-of-the-moment.



I bought this sock yarn in Fairbanks, called Paca-peds. A mixture of alpaca, wool, and nylon, it was in a beautiful skein that's colors flowed from red, to orange, to yellow, to green, etc. I couldn't resist it's beauty, and bought it as soon as I saw it. When I wound it into a ball, I was disappointed in it's appearance. Kind of like a box of crayons exploded, and kiddish looking.


Since I've knit a few rows it has been growing on me, and the colors aren't looking quite so jumbled. It is my designated "car sock" that I leave in the car and knit on while I am waiting in the car for something.


The Beaverslide yarn is patiently waiting to be made into a Tomten. I don't really want to start on it until I am settled again, so that I can really plan it out and figure out what mods to use. The main color will be the dark blue, and the light blue will be the accent. And it's so squishy!



A few months ago I started to knit a sweater for my daughter. The gauge is off, it's boring, and I am SO over it. But she asks about it all the time, and I have been feeling really guilty about not finishing it. I decided to whip out a quick sundress and bloomer combo with pink flower buttons to make her happy and give me a little breathing room on the whole,"How come you never work on my sweater?" issue.


It has a contrasting lining which I love the look of, and was a FAST project. Cutting and sewing took about 2 hrs total. The only problem I had with the pattern was that the fabric requirements were a little short, and I had to make the straps a little shorter to make it fit.


Moving day is next Friday.

Wish me luck!