Spinning Up Color

Saturday was a special treat, as I got to spin with the gals. A:) was a fabulous host and Knitterary joined us with her Catherine Parr.



This was one of my purchases from Stitches Midwest a couple of weeks ago... Mountain Colors Targree Top in the Indian colorway. It seemed so perfect to start this fall off with a bang! It's spongy and lofty and can't wait to spin the rest up. I would love to keep the colors together, so most likely a Navajo 3-ply. Unless I can get the bobbins to line up with the same colors.

Don't Forget!
My Blogiversary is this Friday and if you post a comment containing 3 unique blogs you'll be in for a chance to win sock yarn!

Wednesday Nights are Stitch 'n Bitch Nights
If your in the South Suburbs of Chicago join us at Panera Bread at 7pm till close for tons of laughs.

Blogiversary 2.0

Just take a moment and think about this... 2 years. 730 days. 17,520 hours... okay, I'm getting out of hand. But people. dudes. I've been blogging since 2006, gosh that seems like forever! wow. I feel like I haven't even really started, yet here we are.

So, in honor of the special day, I'm having a contest. I love to discover new blogs. I even read ones that don't have any fiber related topics, if you can believe that. Peeking into the lives of others has enriched my life and amazingly brought me closer to family and friends by blogging too.

Contest Rules: You have until Friday, September 12, 2008 at midnight to leave me a comment containing 3 different, unique or fantastic blogs you've discovered and enjoy.

The blogs don't have be fiber related, or highly popular but perhaps funny, artistic, witty, and entertaining... that is always good. Anyone can enter, but only one name will be but in for the drawing. Once midnight comes I will pick a winner at random and one lucky winner will get to choose between these two yarns:



Yarn: Aussi Sock (Ravelry Link)
Fiber: Merino, Nylon
Yards: 400
Color: Winner gets to pick between the color Oak Moss or Plum Rosie.

I look forward to reading up on some cool blogs and blogging some too. Thank you all for reading, participating and being apart of this great big world... you make life easier to manage;)

Monday Rant

Is there any reason for there not to be a huge media release on the Metra Electric fowl up last Friday? Besides for A:)'s great description of that adventure, I haven't seen much in the news or blogs.

We're talking about thousands of people getting disrupted by this event. I think we all have chalked it up to "shit happens" but why have we settled for this? Why aren't there more people saying "That it just not right!"... With increased ridership (less seats) and increased ticket prices... it makes you wonder why not more of an upset.

Done with ranting.

On Track

After ripping out the 24 or so rows of cable work, it's back on track and looking so much better.



The pattern has you build this traveling cable on a stockinette background which doesn't work with this yarn. My modification has added purl stitches in along the edge of the traveling cable and also on the inside sections.

Here is a little story to hopefully brighten your day...

Last night as I was talking with my mum on the phone, Miss Mac suddenly is pleading for my attention.

MM: I was wiping my butt.

Me: Excuse me mum, MM has accomplished the act of wiping. (It's the Big Issue in our house)

MM: It wont go down the hole.

Me: Wait... what was that?

MM: I was going potty. I wipe my butt. It wont go down.

Me: Mom, I have a poo situation at hand and have to go... (hang up phone)... Now, MM what is this all about. (as I walk towards the bathroom).

MM: See it wont go in the hole. (as she points her finger at the ever increasing water level in the toilet then proceeds to flush again)

Me: Oh Crap (yes literally) Where the Hell is the Plunger?????

Total hysteria hits the house as Eric and I frantically search for the plunger that should be right. there. next. to. toilet. Yes, my evening was then left with sanitizing the bathroom and running a load of funky bathmats. sigh. My plans of going to bed early were tossed out with the toilet water. So when in doubt knit.

Hope everyone has a fabulous weekend!

Ogee goes Ugee

After checking and rechecking my blocked swatch, I'm on point and gauge is cool. I picked up the Ogee Tunic once again and was able to start some of the cable action for the front. And now that I think about this, I might even repeat the cable on the back so I don't get bored.

Anyway... the yarn is super dreamy to work with, but it doesn't hold up on cables. See here:



The tight twist and superwash fiber looks sloppy. After doing the Fulmar and having those cables scream at me, I'm a little disappointed in this project. I'm still going forward with it as planned but making some modifications to the pattern. Nothin' you've never heard before, right?

I know in the end it will work out and be super squishy and fabulous... just less structured then the photo sample. I'm okay with that... so far.