Interesting...

You are interchangeable.
Fun, free, and into everything, you've got every
eventuality covered and every opportunity just
has to be taken. Every fiber is wonderful, and
every day is a new beginning. You are good at
so many things, it's amazing, but you can
easily lose your place and forget to show up.
They have row counters for people like you!


What kind of knitting needles are you?
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Felted present!

Here's a last-minute felted bag I knit up for my mom's birthday. I used a pattern from Pursenalities in the "Petites" section. It was a fun knit and only took a few hours. The yarn I used was Lamb's Pride bulky with a strand of Gossamer mixed in. The Gossamer gives the bag a subtle shine. I really like the buttons my LYS person helped pick out -- it compliments the color in the Goassamer yarn quite well.

New yarn...

I couldn't help myself. I got totally lost today on the way home from tutoring a student about an hour away, and guess what I found? A new yarn shop! It was filled with Plymouth yarns at very reasonable prices. So I couldn't resist.

I ended up with this:


100% mercerized cotton in a beautiful deep green color. I bought three skeins and am thinking of making one of the Knitty tank tops.
This is great -- almost 400 yards of wool in one skein. I got this in a mix of greens, blues and greys. I am planning on using it to make a felted object -- what exactly, I'm not sure about yet. This would be great for another version of Branching Out, if I could ever finish the first one!

Back to work and admiring my yarn stash...

Branching out...

It is probably foolhardy of me to tempt the gods of dropped stitches by attempting this pattern, but after seeing all the great scarves people made at the branching out knit-along page, I couldn't resist any longer. I now have a skein of Karabella lace mohair waiting to be cast on. I'm hoping I at least make it through one pattern repeat unscathed -- then there is hope for finishing the whole thing!