Clapotis finished!

Yay! I finished knitting on my trip last week and blocked over the weekend. I am totally converted. I will block without fear forever more. It turned out great. Thanks to Noe Knit for the nudge to start this!

Knitting Nature

I saw the pictures Grumperina has on her blog and knew this book had to be mine! I received it for my birthday a few weeks ago and have been drooling over it since. I have ordered the yarn for the Hex Coat, but am really having trouble deciding which of the projects I want to do first. There are so many beautiful sweaters!

Clapotis

So, I have given in to peer pressure. My LYS (the wonderful, beautiful, awesome Noe Knit) has started a Clapotis knit along. I went there and bought Rowan Cashcotton DK in a lovely sage green the day I heard about it and have been madly dropping stitches since. I am almost through my 8th repeat of section 3.

I have always been wary of blocking. But in this case, I can already see that I need to get over it and block my little heart out. The twisted stitches are getting tweaked when I pull the dropped stitches out, and I think blocking will help even them out and help the FO retain its shape better.

For those afraid of blocking like me, Eunny Jang has a thorough tutorial on blocking that helped allay my fears.

Also, for your viewing pleasure a picture that shows the beauty of a perfectly blocked Clap (in black linen yarn - hmm... I may need one of those too!)

Oh yeah, and I made the Man a beanie out of Rowan summer tweed.

Mariah, etc. pics

Thanks to Kat from Chicks with Sticks for the close up of the sleeve. I'm so excited that it's finished!

A couple of pictures of my Odessa cap in progress:















And some of the baby blanket in progress:

Mariah finished!

I promise I will post some pictures eventually! In the meantime, you can see a couple pictures on the SF Chicks with Sticks page.

Meanwhile, I decided to use some of my extra yarn (Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran) to make the Odessa cap. It was a bit of a last minute decision, so I am making this one without the beads. Maybe next time...

I am working busily on my cousin's baby blanket, and dreaming of sweaters.

Fun Fun Fun

Oh boy, a new blog!
Since finishing finals I have been busily knitting away on my Mariah. I will post pictures when I get a chance.
I am already planning my next projects - including Starsky, and a baby blanket for my cousin. I'm sure more will soon be added to the list...