2012 July

Archives for July 2012

Episode 6 – I’ve Been a Busy Bee!

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I’ve been a busy bee in my knitting and other ventures!

Off the neeedles… grosgrain on tank (finally!), Sequin Hat (pattern My Striped and Slouchy Hat by Christi Wasson out of Berroco FX and Full o’ Sheep), and Summer Blooms (by Susanna IC out of Space Cadet Creations Estelle in Juicy).

On the needles…. still the pesky Ebbtide by Elizabeth Doherty out of my handspun.

Spinning…. uh, well…

Acquisitions… Loop Batt! SCORE!! And Aslan Trends Bariloche (saved it from Tuesday Morning!)

Review: Cast On Bind Off 54 Step by Step Methods by Leslie Ann Bestor

Episode 5 – Do I Talk Fast?

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I flew through this episode. Sorry it’s short! I’ll try to slow down and ramble more next week. ;D

Shout-outs! Crafty-princess, theyarngoeson, simonamaloney, epic1313, Enid Mary Shaw, Beth! Thanks for your comments!

Off the needles…
Watershed (by Amy Swenson, used Happy-Go-Lucky Worsted in Deep Plum, less than 2 skeins!)
Ruffle Scarf (off the Yarn Bee Crysalis ball band)

In the Works….
Ebbtide (by Elizabeth Doherty on US 5 (3.75mm) needles out of my handspun) – getting close to done!
Still need to sew grosgrain onto my linen tank. Ugh.  And take a picture!  Geez, I need to get on that.

Spinning…
Tour de Fleece – got 9.5 ounces of the moorit spun! Woohoo! Found out one of my balls is only 1 ounce, tho….grr.
Took a break from brown to spin knittyandcolor Tropicana.

Acquisitions:
Yarn Bee Diva Sequin in Istanbul
TriDye Fiber Club, this month from Fiber Charmer “Aurora” 75% BFL/25% Silk in “Sky” + Firestar in “Rising Sun”
SpaceCadet Creations Interstellar Yarn Alliance shipment #2 – Estelle fingering (80% SW merino, 10% cashmere, 10% nylon) in Juicy

What’s Next?!?
Razor Cardi won the poll, after a tie breaker by me.
Diva Sequin destined for a Lady Kina cardigan
Sequin hat for Nerd Wars
Considering a Susanna IC shawl out of my new SpaceCadet yarn
Looking to make a tank by Drops out of universal summer linen, will be a frog-on-the-air after razor complete, unless I get all flighty and change my mind.  heh.