Batten Down The Hatches

And sharpen up those needles & hooks - the Knitting & Crocheting Olympics are about to begin.

Ya'll have fun now, ya hear?

Speaking of knitting & crocheting, some of that's been going on around here too:

This is about 12" of my "Slouchy Vest" - another 4" & I'll start the armholes. This has become my TV knitting after than completion of "Wrap Sweater."

Here's my re-do of "Romantic Cardi":

It's so much bigger & better than first, taupe incarnation. I'm thinking I'll be pleased with how this turns out. I'm about 2" away from folding it & starting the sleeves.

"Somewhat Cowl" has me in a quandary. I've slowed down quite a bit on the knitting, perhaps because I know I'm knitting it on faith & I know it won't fit now, only when I'm 20 pounds less than now. (Well - it probably would fit now but it'd be a stretch - both physically & mentally!) Hmmmm...I have so many other things I'd like to do, I'm really leaning toward consciously making it a UFO so I can start a couple of other projects that I could wear this spring.

See - that Cherry "Shine" from Knitpicks is staring me in the face, as well as a couple of Rebecca patterns that I could make for spring & summer....for which I have yarn in my stash. Then there's the white, cables & lace cardi ....the hot pink cabled short-sleeved number....the lacey, garter kerchief piece....the garter-stitch vest that I'd like to make for my "Year of the Vest".....

(I think I just talked myself into putting "Somewhat Cowl" on the shelf - what do you think? hehe)

I'll go over the patterns I really like in Rebecca #40 next time. But until then, let me leave you with a bit more booty. My trade with Emma came in:

In exchange for goodies from Knitpicks she sent me these three skeins of chunky Portland wool in the "Nectarine" colorway from Curious Yarns. How lovely is that? I'm planning a cabled scarf and (I hope) matching hat. They'll be of my own design - another free pattern, wow! The scarf will be in the tradition of the Irish Hiking Scarf, but ...you know....different! ha! I really love the colors - they managed to nail the grapefruity pinky yellow I was rhapsodizing about. :) Thanks so much, Emma! A very satisfying trade all around. :::Grin:::

Today I'm off to the Honor Roll assembly at school. Both boys got on honor roll for the first semester - I couldn't go to Colin's assembly yesterday 'cause I was working, but I'm definitely showing up for Dylan's today. :::Grin::: You see, Dylan didn't think he'd made honor roll 'cause he didn't get an official invitation. Mom to the rescue: I knew he had a high enough GPA so I checked with the office yesterday. Turns out he was on the list, just over-looked for the invite. The Vice-Principal apologized all over the place for leaving Dylan out, but that's ok - we're just happy he's going! All the people who made it get cool, turquoise T-shirts. (I'm telling you, the color turquoise is haunting me! hehe)

Have a great weekend - whether you're into the Olympics or not!

Comments

[Chris]

I LOVE that Nectarine yarn! Very cool...

[Cecilia]

Happy Friday Bron! That Somewhat Cowl sweater is really nice, but we can wait! ;-)

You're just so much fun to keep up with, uh, virtually. I make one tink-worthy while you make 10 that you can actually wear. But, oh boy, am I learning!

The yarn is beautiful, wonderful color combinations.

Congrats on the boys grades. I'll bet it helps to have a teacher for a mom.

Today is Son#2's 16th birthday. I'll have about 20 15-17yos here by 530pm, slavering for pizza! :-)

Have a Great Day!

[Shannon]

You're just in color heaven these days, lady! I love the color of the slouchy vest, and that nectarine wool is just gorgeous.

Congrats on the boys honor roll, too - both to them and to you.

Hmm...now that I've started leaving comments on blogs again, perhaps it wouldn't be too much of a stretch for me to actually post something again... we'll see.

[Vera]

I love the color of the vest.

I'm ready for the Olympics. I even took the afternoon off work for this because I'm crazy.

[maryse]

congratulations to the boys! you must be so proud.

[Bron]

Thanks, Chris! I'm always excited seeing yarn in person after I've seen it online. :)

Cec - Thanks for backing me up regarding "Somewhat Cowl." :::grin::: The fact that I'm not feeling guilty putting it down means that I really wasn't meant to knit it right now. ;)

Happy B-day to Son #2! Hope you all had lots of fun. :)

Shannon - Say it's so! Blog entries from you would be SO nice. :) Thanks for the congrats - I'll pass them along. I need to get a pic of the kids in their honor roll T-shirts. It may be a geeky Mom thing to do, but hell - I AM a geeky Mom! hehehe

Go, Vera! Go, Vera! See - I'll be part of your official cheering section. :::Grin:::

Thanks, Maryse, I am. :)