FO's alert

I have been remiss in posting photos of my FO's, so here they are.


Yarn: Reynolds Dover, handpainted by me
Pattern: Children's Poncho #243 by Diane Soucy

I finished this a long time ago, in February. Principessa is very happy with it, so much she wears it to school!


Leftover shawl, 225 gr of DK/light worsted weight yarn.

I stopped when I ran out of yarns, about 50” wide and 26” tall. Principessa got this one too.


Yarn: Lisa Souza Superfine Superwash Sport Merino in Miss Violet's Pink Ribbon, 1 skein.
Pattern: Multidirectional Diagonal Scarf by Karen Baumer


Yarn: Knit One Crochet Too Ty-Dy, 2 skeins in 265 Hibiscus
Pattern: The Very Berry T-shirt

After I finished the t-shirt, I decided I wanted to make a cotton top for me, so I got my Katia Jamaica out of my stash and started something from the top down:



I do not understand how I could ever think I would wear those colors. Moment of temporary insanity, I guess. The thing was quickly frogged and the yarn returned to storage. After all, according to my plan, I do not have to make a decision about this yarn until November 2010.

March Finally

I am so glad February is over, I just do not like that month. It is too short and with ski week smack in the middle, even more. And the peak of the flu season, so everybody gets sick. Really, really happy is March now!

Update on Ariann [Ravelry link]: the wonderful of Little Knits sent me two more balls of Queensland Uruguay DK [Ravelry link], even matching the dye lots - yippee! I can now finish Ariann, in fact I have been working on it no stop. I will probably only need one extra ball, just you know, just in case.

This latest incident of yarn shortage made me think about my yarn habit.
Should I stop buying yarn in I do not have a project for it so that I buy the right quantity? This would not have prevented the Ariann problem, because I did have the right quantity according to the pattern.
Should I try and use the yarn I buy in a reasonable time frame so that it does not become impossible to match dye lots if I need more? I have yarn in my stash whose photo I took in 2005! Don't know why, but yarn sitting in my stash for more than 2 years bugs me and makes me feel guilty. Poor yarn, waiting and waiting for my attention! So next project will be with the last 3 balls of my first Karaoke (July 2005) - does that sound like a wine?

While waiting for Ariann's yarn, I made a baby hat [Ravelry link]:


Yarn: LuLu's Yarns TM Sock in Ciclamini (double) - 1/3 of a skein

A scarf [Ravelry link]:


Yarn: Baywood Yarns Luxury Sock & Shawl in Summer Sunser and Karabella Gossamer (1/2 skein each)
Pattern: Jan's Sensational Scarf [Ravelry link]

And I finally put the fringe on my Multidirectional Scarf [Ravelry link]:


Yarn: Lang Yarns Mille Colori - 3 balls
Pattern: Multidirectional Scarf by Karen Baumer

More WIPs and Fiber Friday

One of the reason why I have so many WIPs is that once I have casted on a project, I think of it as done, because I just have to finish it. So, with this logic, while I had 14 projects on the needles, I added 4 more. To my defense, two are x-mas presents, Fetching for my sister:



and Thuja for my brother-in-law



They do not arrive until the 26th, so I have plenty of time to finish these, and Frufru Girl. My nephew? A box of LEGOs is getting more appealing by the minute.

And since I have so much time before x-mas, I started two scarves just because - I am sure I am forgetting someone, and they will get a scarf:


Pattern: Multidirectional Scarf by Karen Baumer
Yarn: Mille Colori by Lang Yarns


Pattern: One Row Handspun Scarf by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
Yarn: Karaoke in Playful by South West Trading Company

Among all these new projects, I did finish something, the socks for my brother:


Pattern: mine
Shepherd Sport Multi by Lorna's Laces

Not only I completed them, but I did on two circulars:



As I said, I was terrified at the idea of raunning out of yarn, so I decided the only way to go was to knit them at the same time. I took a deep breath. I ignored them for a week (one circular needle makes me giddy, the idea of two circular needles almost make me want to pick up crochet), and them I did it. And the socks survived.

Fiber Friday: The Yetsy team members make an effort to list new yarns and fibers on Etsy every Friday - I usually remember around Sunday night, but I am getting better and I did this morning. Check out all the listings, amazing crack stuff.