In Progress: a knitter's report

Remember The "Famous" Fiesta La Boheme shawl I made last year? Remember how I swore I would never, not in a million years, knit with La Boheme no matter how beautiful it was? Remember how the mohair strand kept getting away from the sparkly strand and made me crazy?

I lied. I fell in love with a dark green and purple shade that would be perfect for my friend B. S. for Chrismas and I cast on. I'm already regretting it but oh is it gorgeous in person.

Plain old garter stitch and lots of fringe. Sometimes that's all you need.


That bunch of pink spaghetti is my third Vintage Velvet in progress. It looks loopy, wormy, and formless but just wait until it gets run through the washer and dryer. If you've ever doubted that knitting is a magical experience, this will put those doubts to rest permanently.

And this is a completed (except for the felting part) Vintage Velvet. I can't wait to see how it looks post its run in the washer and dryer. Both scarves are Muench Touch Me. I wish you could see the big fat juicy reversible cable running up the middle.

This is Wavy from Knitty. I'm about 1/3 of the way finished. Noro Silk Garden #8, Addi Turbo Lace US4.

I had quite a bit of white Berroco Comfort left over from the Baby Surprise Jacket and decided to make a pair of plain vanilla (in every sense) socks for Goldisox. Knit Picks Options US3. I'm working both socks simultaneously but photographed one.

So what's on your needles?

I Didn't Mean To Do It . . . and Winner #7

<--Baby Surprise Jacket in the early stages. It really looks like crap here, doesn't it? Like a baby circus tent in the making. A bad baby circus tent. I promise you it's looking better now.

I didn't mean to cast on for a Log Cabin. I swear I didn't. All I wanted to do was start another piece of the EZ Garter Stitch blanket. But you know how it is. I meant to grab ivory Sirdar Nova and I ended up 20 rows in before I realized I'd grabbed Sirdar Highlander. I don't want to mix my Novas with my Highlanders in a blanket (care issues) so I decided that the Highlander will become a Log Cabin. And I've always wanted to knit a Log Cabin blanket.

So now I have the hot pink OCEAN CURRENTS scarf OTN; the taxi-cab yellow EZ; the Cascade Eco EZ; the Sirdar Highlander Log Cabin; and a Baby Surprise Jacket.

And did I mention I'm writing a book that's due sooner rather than later?

Kept you waiting, didn't I? I wanted to draw out the suspense a little . . .

Winner #7 in our Yarnapalooza Giveaway is Diane Kurchmann. Look for an email from me, Diane, and congratulations!