Knitting hailstorm

I've gone a bit mad with buying yarn and knitting lately. I think it's the knitting circle's influence - but I'm not sure. I started a new baby blanket - i like it, but I don't LOVE it - so I may start over or just begin a new one with different yarn.

I'm making easter inspired knit ducklings and bunnies (pattern from Lion Brand - made from Fun Fur) - They're pretty cute - but I think I may draft Suz to help me with sewing on the eyes, and felt ears, feet, etc.

I bought a bunch of "sale" yarn and I've been testing it - some fun stuff for scarves and other accessories.

And I've made 8 bibs new bibs (7 in 2 days) - They're turning out very nice. I need more cotton (don't worry, I still have the cone of blue ombre - but I want some variety).

Throw is a go!

The new yarn matched - and the throw is finally done! I really like it - and it's a good fit on Suz's sofa. And there is quite a bit of yarn left over, so I'm going to try and make a matching pillow.

Update on the circle

and my new purse project

as I posted on the circle blog...

I'm not really sure what the proper "lingo" is in the knitting circle world - we met, we knitted, we talked, we shared. It was fun!

4 of us showed up - which is a great number, I hope that more can join us in the future, but it's a great start.

Everyone brought a different project to work on - it was interesting to see the different techniques, yarns, needles, etc. that everyone uses.

I knitted a (another) baby bib - add it to the long list of "baby gifts" that I'm working on!

I did bring my camera - but I didn't take any pix - next time!

The folks at Crossroads (especially Amelia) couldn't have been nicer. It's a great place to meet.

I did learn that I need to watch my caffeine intake in the evening - I was up all night (seriously).

Since the "circle" I've started working on a purse made out of Patons Pooch yarn. I don't have a pattern that is specifically tailored to the yarn - so I'm kinda fudging it - I finished the knitting part last night and "basted" it together to get an idea of the form - but I think I'm going to rip it out and start over - as thick as the Pooch is, I think I need to add a second strand (of something; haven't decided yet) of yarn to add more weight/structure. It's going to look very smart once it's all done - I have a busy weekend planned, so hopefully I'll have that to work on at the next "circle".

Bibbity Boo

The next set of bibs have been laundered and finished. Not sure if I mentioned it - but we've added another expectant mother to the already long list of new/on the way babies. So there are more bibs to be made.

Baby afghan #1 - DONE!

Okay, once again, I still have to weave in the ends, of which there are many - only a few done so far. I am extremely happy with the finished product/pattern. I was way too over eager to finish the blanket this weekend - now I have nothing to take to the knitalong - brilliant!

The photo is from when I had about 6 zig-zags to go.

Oh, and the yarn order came - finished Suz' throw - love it. Now I need to devise a pattern for a matching pillow with the yarn I have remaining.

Knitting Circle is a Go

So, we officially have a "plan" for the knitting circle - We're meeting at a local coffee shop - on Monday nights -

It's pretty exciting - we have 5 people so far. And we've started our own blog - to post our projects and ideas. It's http://ridgeknit.blogspot.com/

I hope it's a success - I have great plans for it - charity knits - beginner lessons - knit alongs

It's in Illinois

Or so the tracking information says - that's where my yarn shipment was Saturday morning. Hopefully by now it's a little farther along the way.

I'm still working on the chevron baby blanket - it's coming along nicely.

Finally laundered the cotton bibs and sewed on some buttons. I need to make more - there's been another baby on the way announcement (which also means another blanket - and more yarn!!!!).

The big knitting news is that I'm trying to start a knitting circle with some local people I've met on a city-wide blog (phillyblog.com) - we're going to meet at a local coffee shop - I'm really excited - I think it's going to be fun.