Managing the Stash

Today was the perfect day to organize my craft room. I made kits, putting yarn, pattern and buttons in bags so the projects are ready to go. KITS 1. Galvanized Cardigan 2. Modern Quilt Wrap 3. Spa Day facecloth 4. Icarus Shawl 5. Every Way wrap 6. Dawn 7. Hip in Hemp 8. Treasure 9. Kaellingesjal 1987 10. Stripe Study Shawl 11. Juris Mitts 12. february Lady Sweater 13. Shaelyn 14. Gold Brocade Christmas Stocking 15. Steppin' Out Christmas Stocking 16. Liesel 17. Bridgewater 18. Scarf or shawl with a center pattern WIPS 1. Ruffled Fichu 2. Scarf with the Clarence border from Weldon's 1886 3. Ryan's socks 4. My socks 5. Deep Peace 6. Wurm 7. Welted Fingerless Mitts for me It is definitely time to bust the stash and knit up some of these projects!

Whoa! Down Girl!

I am seriously on a shawl kick. Started vortex with some Ella Rae Lace Weight and am starting the EZ 100th Anniversary Pi Shawl - Camping tomorrow with the Scary Lace kal on Ravelry. It seemed too appropraite since this is the summer of re-discovering the joys of camping! We head out Thursday for our next adventure, woohoo knitting by the fire!

knitting - murder and mayhem

This week was actually not too bad but it had it's moments. Twice I avoided major property destruction and/or behavior injurious to self or others by diving into a little yarny goodness. On Thursday we had a contentious meeting at work, I called a break and asked a few folks to please play nice with others please! I was so frustrated I went to lunch early and ended up at Great Yarns in Raleigh. I am so lucky it is close to my office. Mary was in the shop and asked if she could help me. I told her I just needed to soak up some yarn fumes so I could go back to work and BE NICE! I left without buying anything, got halfway to my car and went back in and bought this lace weight yarn. Only then was it possible to go back and be the good little employee I strive to be. In honor of the restorative nature of this purchase I am calling this the Serenity Shawl, You know...God grant me the serenity... Today in the car with my husband as he cursed at the third cyclist we passed I knit away on my swatch and smiled. God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change. The courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference!

Catching up!

From the top - finally have started Flow by Norah Gaughn, finished my feather and fan for the Scary Lace KAL on Ravelry, the Quilter's prize won by DeDe and the Knitter's Prize won by Karen!

BEST MIL

My knitting group Girls with Purls met at my house and then we went to Bella Filati in Southern Pines to check out their bag sale. My mother in law (MIL) baked us a cake appropriate for the occasion. We had a great time and I spent way too much money. Peer pressure is a terrible thing. The other picture is of my Feather & Fan scarf, it is a newbie KAL from the Ravelry Scary Lace group. Mission Falls 100% cotton yarn on size 6 needles.

Sister Time @ Stitches Atlanta

My sister and I met in Atlanta for Stitches, her first, my third. What a good time! It seemed smaller than Baltimore but my class was so amazing it more than made up for it! I took a six hour class, Embraceable Lace with Galena Khemeleva. She is an excellent teacher, funny, knowledgeable and laid back. She took the stress out of lace for me. We had about 18 in the class and all different skill levels were represented. The cool thing about Russian Lace - no purling! As a beginner, I found I need to have the plain knit row between the pattern rows. It is hard to explain but my mind contracts as I focus on the pattern and then relaxes and expands on the plain knit rows. Holding my breath on the pattern row does not help either! She gave us a terrific little stash of lace weight for our materials fee. It was great fun to chose 5 different little balls and see everyone's color choices. I will post pics tomorrow after camera retrieved from work! Thanks to all who have donated to the race for the cure! I had to up my goal from $150.00 to $500.00!