It's Easy When Time's on Your Hands - Along with the Yarn!

I've been busy knitting as I sit home and wait for the phone call to come that will have me starting a new job someplace fantastic. Thought I'd post some pics of this week's accomplishments.

First off, blocked the lace shawl I made from my hand-dyed yarn. Unfortunately, it's longer than a door, and my camera's not terrific, so the picture is closer up. But, believe me, it did turn out rather well!

Created this lovely, but tiny purse. Is about big enough for a credit card, but was easy to do, fairly quick, and my first try at beading. Have to thank my dad for supplying me with a snap - seems I can't find any at my house! I really love this little bag, but not entirely sure what I'll do with it!

Then, I finished sock #1 of the sassy stripes and am about two-thirds the way through the ribbing for the second sock.

Oh - and when I needed a break from knitting, I completed painting building #21 (or is it #22?) - this cute stone mill with a water wheel. One day, I'll have to create a village to put these all on with the lights coming up from below the board.

On the Needles Now

Still knitting up a storm. Actually have three projects going at once! Still working on the second sock of the blue/white sassy stripes. Have a triangular shawl started in the Autumn Leaves pattern, and just begun this cute, tiny beaded purse - my first beaded knitting trial! It's from the most recent Creative Knitting e-letter. I've found lots of cute patterns there, but this is the first one I've tried. Will post a picture of my "rendition" once I get it done.

Yes, You Can!

You CAN get a bunch of knitting done when your power's out for 33 hours!! I just knew you'd wonder!

I finished the first blue/white stripey sock below and started its mate. Finished the shawl pictured below and blocked it. Have been knitting another shawl with junkie yard and broke my circular needle, so after buying a new one, got it back on the needles successfully (wonder of wonders!) and knit some of that, too. Also spent hours picking up tree debris in the yard, started to paint the very last (I swear!) plaster Christmas house (think this makes 25), cleaned a bunch of stuff, read a couple books . . . and hoped for electricity soon.

Also, suffered a great deal of computer separation anxiety!

Feels good to be back amongst the living and power charged!

Knitting Update!

This is what's on my needles this week!

Have had a bunch of time, so mostly been working on the Waves and Shell lace shawl. After a few "bugs" getting started, it is now moving along pretty quickly. I am really enjoying working with the hand-dyed yarn. It is coming out beautiful, altho the color changes aren't especially obvious in the picture.


When Niece Wendy went to Stitches, she got me some very different yarn . . . and I've begun a pair of socks out of it. It isn't just stripes, but due to some large blue patches in the white, it is kind of haphazard. I really think these are going to look really cool. Hum . . . perhaps another pair for me???