Thank You Secret Pal!!!

Thank you Amber!!! You were a great secret pal. She sent me some awesome yarn throughout the exchange and topped it off with SOCKS THAT ROCK!!!! And not just any Socks that Rock....BRIGHT PINK Socks that Rock. The colorway is called Hot Flash. I have never seen anything like this. I was so excited. Not only that but notice how the whole package is pink. A pink handknit bag (by one of her friends), pink gum, a pink package of NoPudge brownies (she noticed I was doing Weight Watchers), and the card's picture is even in pink!!! I love it!!!! Thank you so much Amber!!!

Many Thanks

Thank you to my Sockret Pal for the wonderful package. I got some great yarn, a box of chocolates, and some tea. Yummy!!!



In the yarn department I received two hanks of Knit Picks Wakashan in Wild Rose. It is very nice 100% Baby Alpaca. Then I received the beautiful yarn in the picture. It is Patagonia Nature Cotton. It is made in Chile and is hand dyed and spun. It is very cool and I have three hanks of it.



In other news I spoiled myself with this Regia Bamboo Color sock yarn. Speaking of sock yarn I have once again joined up for SAM this time number three. I have only ever finished two pairs one pair for each KAL but this time I am determined to do one per month. We shall see how that goes. I will have pics soon of my Hip Hop Jacket. I have both front sides done and the back and most of a sleeve. We are getting closer to the finish. :)

New Acquisitions

I have some pictures of some new yarn acquisitions to show you. :) I have worked a little on my projects as well but I still need to take pictures of those. I had a lot of school this weekend and so I'm exhausted. This post may not be entirely coherent but at least there are good pictures. :)



This is some new sock yarn I bought. I love it!!! The lys owner was knitting some up and I just loved the colors and at only $16 I had to have it. :) It's Tofutsies and is made of 50% superwash wool, 22.5% Cotton, and 2.5% Chitin. Chitin is fiber from shrimp and crab shells and it's naturally antibacterial. Pretty cool!



Next is the awesome sock kit from Gardiner Yarn Works. Chrissy just got her site up and running and she has some beautiful patterns over there. Go check it out. She has partnered with some handdyers (I know it's not a word) to make sock kits!! They are fabulous and Chrissy is great (I've met her) so you NEED to help her get her store going which means you need to buy A SOCK PATTERN AND YARN....what a bummer. :)



And last but certainly not least is my sock kit from Zen Yarn Garden. She dies beautiful yarn. This one is merino and tencil and it feels amazing. But what really got me was the bag. She has parrtnered with other artists and has these kits. They are great. I got a bag, handmade wooden DPN's, a stitch marker, and yarn! Now most of you know how I feel about Zen Yarn Garden. I was her first customer and she is the best!! You couldn't ask for a nicer person to do business with so go check her out!!!

Okay...need sleep...must go to bed.....

Two Birds (or KAL's), One Stone (or Project)

I have joined both the 2007 UFO Resurrection Challenge and Not a Gift 2.0. This month's UFO will be able to qualify for both. That is the only way I can do KAL's around these parts. :) So I will be working on the Hip Hop Jacket.



Some of you may remember this project. It is from Interweave Knits and I just love it!!! I loved the way it looked in the magazine so much that I even went all out and spent over $200 to have the exact yarn! But it has been worth it so far. I just love it. Here are pictures of my current progress.

(This is where I saved the post to go take pictures to add in here)

WE HAVE A PROBLEM!!! I CANNOT FIND THE WHOLE PROJECT!!! I HAVE LOOKED EVERYWHERE I CAN THINK OF. I JUST MOVED!!! HOW CAN IT BE LOST ALREADY!!! I WILL GO RE-CHECK AND TRY TO CALM DOWN!!!!!

(Post saved as draft to go look for missing parts)

Okay it cannot be found. I have no idea what happened to it. All I have is the back and the extra yarn. I am missing one completed side, the pocket for the other side, the needles, the stitch holders, and at least two skeins of extra yarn! Now I know when I bought the yarn I bought more than I needed. At the time I wondered why I did it. I can't remember how much extra I bought though.

My options are to just forget that I already finished other parts of it and do everything but the back hoping I have enough yarn. Now if I don't have enough I could order more and then maybe just use it for the sleeves hoping that any changes in color won't be too noticeable. My other option is to knit the other side that I didn't finish and the sleeves and then hope that somehow the missing pieces magically appear on my bed or something. I am so frustrated. I just moved here. How could it be lost??? I guess it could be in one of the boxes at the shop for storage. Dad could have put a box in there by mistake or I could have accidentally put it in the wrong (the last option is very unlikely but I am desperate enough to consider it an option). So I guess I will just knit it like I know where the other side is and then at some point take some time to painstakingly open each and every box in storage hoping that it will turn up!!!

Well I guess I can show you what I did find.


Here is the back.

BREAKING NEWS STORY!!!

As I was waiting for the picture to load I was thinking about this whole problem and how I know that when I backed it I put the other portion in it's own ziplock bag and they were packed in the same box. So I thought about that little box, and how it had spend time out in the office, and it had been partially open, and I have a two year old. :) Do you see the wheels clickin? So I went out to the office to see if Ben had stuffed it somewhere. And....guess what...THIS IS WHAT I FOUND!!


THE MISSING BAG!!!!

This is good. No interrogations need to be done nor search parties sent out! All is at peace in the world. :)

So now in addition to the completed back you saw pictured above we have...


Bag of yarn (this was not lost)


Extra yarn, needles, and pocket


Completed left front (or right front can't remember right now)

So now my main knitting bag is packed with this instead of the blanket that I was going to work on for a gift. It's time to finish this sweater for me before it gets to warm to finish it. All I have left is the other side, sleeves, and collar. Well then of course the finishing. It knits up very quick so I can easily get this done.



Now it's on to the case of Ben and the Missing Baseball. :)

Happy New Year!!! (I know it's a really clever title!)

This post is a potpourri of various things I need to blog about. :) I want to start off by saying HAPPY NEW YEAR!! I know this year is going to be amazing. At church Saturday night Dr. Greg preached an amazing sermon. God really spoke some things to my heart. Then Dr. Greg had a word for me that fit right in with what God had been saying to me. Basically that this will be an amazing year with lots of good changes and that this time next year I will have changed so much I won't even recognize myself. I think that sounds pretty good!!! :)



I went to get my mail while I was in Vancouver this weekend and I received this lovely package. I am guessing it is from my angel from the One Skien Secret Pal swap. Her name is Shana and unfortunatly I don't have her email or her blog to thank her. So I am hoping that she reads my blog!! Thank you!! I love the yarn. Also, my address has changed and so if you read this please contact me so I can get that to you. :) Thanks again. I love the yarn. It is Merline the Cat Yarns 50% Wool, 50% Silk, Lace WT, Pink Brownie, Hand Painted. Now I'm not sure if Shana dyed this herself or what. The tag is hand written. Anyway, the yarn is beautiful and it will make a great lace scarf at some point. :) I am thinking branching out from knitty but who knows. I love it though and for now it will have a loving home in my stash!



I also received this in the mail. It is the miss directed Rockin Sock Club package. This will be going into my Secret Pal's final package! I am sure she will love it. :) I love how different all the Rare Gem colorways are. I really like the one I am keeping. I also like the one I am giving away but not as much. :)



I received this in the mail awhile ago but was not allowed to open it until Christmas. It was a package from my Secret Pal. It included a very generous amount of Berroco Quest yarn in pink. I love it. Not sure what I'm going to do with it yet. Any ideas? I also received some great sock yarn. I just LOVE sock yarn. This one is blue and pink and it reminds me of cotton candy for some reason.



And here is a close up of the cute little figurine that says I love sheep and the great little pink pen that immediately went into my purse. :) Thank you so much secret pal!!!

The last little tidbit to add is that I just joined the It's NOT a gift! 2.0 KAL. This means I am putting aside the Cabled Footies (I may secretly work on them a little bit) and working on my Hip Hop Jacket. Hopefully, I can get it finished quickly so I can wear it while it is still cold. :) Okay so that's all for today. I'd better get some homework done. Have a great new year with lots of knitting!!!