I'm in a phase where I have a billion possible things I can knit and I can't wait to sink my teeth into them all. Yesterday while finishing my move out of the house, I found a book bag containing a bunch of roving purchased in Arizona, yarn from Arizona, and my missing Interweave Knits, with which I can complete that colorwork hat and mitten set that's been sitting all alone since November.
Other projects in the works/currently on needles:
Broadripple Socks in blue-grey-white Fixation - I started these on Tuesday night and got 3/4 of the way done with the whole thing by Wednesday. I did my very first short-row heel and I will never do a flap heel again. It's so much quicker and more attractive! These are for my mum.
Charlotte's Web shawl - I got the pattern yesterday.
I have a big box of Uxbridge Tweed aching to become a sweater
Rogue's sleeves need to be finished
another sweater I'm keeping secret til I can show pictures
this scarf - I bought the yarn for it yesterday.
I can add three more stores to my "have visited" list. On my way back from Wisconsin yesterday, I stopped at:
Fitting Knit Shop in La Crosse, Wisconsin - they had a lot of Plassard yarn, and many other yarns I've never seen, but even though there were several people sitting in the store knitting and chatting away, not one of them said hello. They didn't have much that was interesting, unfortunately. Most of the stuff didn't have a price on it, either.
Just A Little Something in Rochester, Minnesota - a very well-organized place with quilt stuff below and yarns above. They have a really nice selection at good prices. This is where I bought the S. Charles Ritratto for the scarf, as well as a little bottle of wool wash (I've wanted to try it but am not about to buy a huge bottle for a lot of money when I'll barely use it). Friendly folks, too! I had to tear myself away from the Cherry Tree Hill Supersock stuff. I don't need new sock yarn!
The Yarn Shop in Zumbro, Wisconsin - it's an okay place. It's kind of thrown-together-looking because there's a lot of various things (including crafts for sale). They've got spinning wheels but no prices on them. In fact, a lot of the stuff lacked prices.
The Minnesota Knitter's Guild Yarnover is tomorrow! I'm so damn excited. I even get to drag the boyfriend (whose socks, by the way, are finally finished) with, since no one else is available to go along. I will have fun teaching him about things, though.
Tipper @ 5:22 PM * link
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