Socks!

I have always admired those lovely socks people knit by what seems the dozens. I hear that once you get into sock knitting you never look back. I'm really excited to delve into it at the famous Sock-in-a-day class at the LYS. If nothing else I know it will be fun.

I've been more active in the social scene now that we're in town. My intentions being to go every Wednesday to Bar Knitting unless something comes up. I was really sad to miss it this past week with feeling like poop and all. I even was feeling better by evening but had to assume I was going full blown by next morning and didn't want to spread it.

These classes and knitting nights are inspirational to me. I have a life now that I'm here. Just reinforces how great a decision it was to move to Kingston. I came for the love I stay for the knitting!

Now to bed cause I'm wiped today for some reason, must be all the banking problems the past few days, and the rumour mill with work... that always drains me.

Sock knitting!!!! eeeeeeeeee!

Seed is the Pitts

Its a love hate thing, really. I love the look of seed stitch and in my bump Mission Falls Cotton in my favourite purple, it looks awesome but its killing me! I've barely done half of one slipper and I'm so sick of it.

It will make these slippers very satisfying when done though. :-D

I am excited to be a part of a knit-along for the first time. I'll actually go to the yarn shop for it a couple of times too, something I've been saying I need to start doing more often. Reach out and meet new people and stuff. It will be very good for me, plus once we move, it will be easier...

The pattern will be nice and easy yet not boring either. Thats the thing with the seed stitch. I have to concentrate a bit but its also boring... I used to just strongly dislike purling but knit purl knit purl is so much worse!! Sucks that I love the look so much...

The sweater for the knit along will allow me to relax from the seed stitch. I can't wait!

Spinner's End

Well, I gave it another try.

Yesterday I went to a Spinning Class at Wool Tyme so I could try spinning my own yarn once more.

I tried it about a year ago after ordering a Learn to Spin kit from online. The DVD instructions were relatively easy and really it could have gone much worse. I figured, going to a class would help me figure what I might be doing wrong and help me perfect techniques and such.

So yeah, it did. My yarn was fine but I struggled still. It felt like the 3 hours was well spent and I truly enjoyed the time but had very little yarn to show for the near constant time spent spinning. Its a nice idea but not for me.

I am trying to find out about spinning wheel classes though. One or two of the ladies at the class mentioned it and I thought I'd be able to search it online but can't so far. I will be checking into it. I have access to a wheel here so I'd love to use it! Even if its now and then.

I would love to spin but I'm too impatient for it so far. I want to knit right away, I don't want to spend hours and hours spinning, then possibly plying and washing and drying the yarn before I can do something with it... I don't have time!

Ah well. Like I said, I enjoyed it. Perhaps I should check out the knit circles in the area.

We shall see. I should focus on the move... yep, moving again. February again too!!

Too Long and So Little Yarn

Sigh.

I have not been around to talk about my needles in a good while.

Life is so different having an Insta-Family like this. Then there are the injuries... shoulder, neck, now my elbow... it never ends!

But I joined up on the HPKCHC again and hope to get at least one project fully complete by the end of this month.

I've been pining for my knitting. For days of sitting doing very little but staring at the TV while my needles click away then switching up projects and doing something different for another hour. I miss that dearly.

I have been poopy for sure and I think it is because I get so little knitting done compared to before my move. I have just been going through the Wool-Tyme list of classes for the Fall and considering taking one or two again... it would be good for me on a few levels. But looking through the list and day dreaming is not going to help me get my work done so I can spend some time knitting.

There is just too much to do in a day now...

I think I will try to write here more again though. i enjoyed that greatly as well. But for now I have to go and watch the Deathly Hallows Part 1 trailer that just finished downloading!! Priorities right?!

Busy Times

A lot has happened in my life since my last post and so little of it was knitting!

I have moved house.

Let me back up.

I have cleaned out, prepared and sold my house to move to Kingston (Battersea to be precise) to live with my DH and his kids and his elderly dad. It all happened so fast that I had to lay down my needles and stash my stash for a few months.

We are now all settled in out in the country in a gorgeous 18h century farmhouse and I have finished 3 projects in the past couple of weeks. It feels so good!

It is so lovely and peaceful here, even with the kids and work and such, I love to sit and knit on my couch or in the corner in my little old armchair. The world just fades away...

Knitting in Newmarket

I suppose one could say I am making progress on my Christmas gift projects....

I am working hard on some very colourful bags and a lovely book cover not too mention the Lizard Ridge Blanket *happy sigh* and a painful shawl. I have JUST over a month and I am seriously doubting my ability to get things finished!

I have been having some serious focus problems and I am supposed to be travelling this month to all of the stores so I just dunno if I'll actually finish! Luckily I am enjoying the knitting and switching between projects, except for the sahwl, I find the shawl, and knitting with laceweight on big needles a pain!

With all of this comes guilt. Stress. And further procrastination because I feel guilt and stress!

I suppose I should stop typing and get back to knitting to avoid the guilt and stress! :-D

Love for Lizard Ridge

If at first you don't succeed, try try again.

That first square for my Lizard Ridge blanket was hard, confusing and left me feeling like the blanket was going to be one of those projects I'd dawdle on and moan and groan. But as I did the last pattern repeat I suddenly found a rhythm that worked and needed less concentration as I'd gotten used to the flow of the short rows.

Now as I work on each square I can't do enough! They go quickly and easily and as I switch colours I watch the pattern develop and get excited about the next colour coming!

Part of it might be the Noro. Who doesn't love Noro Kureyon? It is so beautiful the way it knits up and the way the colours flow as they change. It just makes the ridges of the short rows pop!

I'd carry on more but I'll just start repeating myself. Besides, why blog about the blanket when I could be knitting it!!!