Sweater Blues

Rav Link : http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/lace-panel-jacket-3

I have been working on this same blue sweater for almost a year. The reason I haven't finished it is because I've been in a major depression. If you know me at all, you know it must've been real bad if I couldn't knit. I didn't even want to look at knitting magazines. That's how bad it was. But it's getting better now.

I started knitting on this sweater again. I'm hoping to finish it before winter starts here. But there's something about this sweater that makes it go so slow. I feel like it's taking forever, even though right now it;s only stockinette stitch. It should be zooming along. Or maybe it's going by slowly because the stockinette is boring to me. It's not keeping my interest. Hmm. I hadn't thought of that. Oh well, here's to long boring stretches of stockinette! Wish me luck!

you know you're a knitter when....

You know you're a Knitter when:

1. Your yarn is no longer "contained"
2. your bag or purse has small needle holes
3. you start a new sweater when you haven't finished the old one
4. you have a project for almost every room of the house
5. You spend more on Yarn than you do on food sometimes
6. You think a $80 sweater (made by you) is perfectly reasonable
7. Your kids know that mommy needs her knitting time or she gets cranky
8. Your house is a black hole for tape measures (where do those little buggers go??)

9. You always need more yarn, no matter how much you have
10. You are an excellent multi-tasker

FO Finally Revealed

Awhile back, I posted this pic, and said I was making a secret lil something for a friend. This here is Vanna's Choice yarn in Cranberry and Mustard.

I started this little ditty over 3 months ago, and just recently finished it, just in time for my friend's birthday. Too bad it's getting warmer around here. She (and I) are big Harry Potter fans so this was pretty fun for me to make, and fun to watch her open.

With the leftovers from the scarf, I make a quick little beanie hat (only took two days! love it). Pattern: http://firebrunette.wordpress.com/2007/09/26/single-crochet-beanie-pattern/

A yarny resolution

I was reading Lucy's post about stash busting at : http://attic24.typepad.com/weblog/2010/02/stashbusting.html

Then I read this post over at Green Apples:
http://stitchywitch.wordpress.com/2010/02/01/choosing-patterns-that-suit/

And I thought to myself : Self, I think a resolution is in the works here. Not only should I stash bust, and buy only patterns that I would buy completed in the store, but I NEED to finish all these WIPs I have going. I have four going actively at the moment, I don't even want to know how many are hibernating.

Rainbow Ripple Afghan (using Attic24's Neat Ripple Pattern)

Lacy Panel Jacket for me

Autumn Lapghan for grandma

Plus there's one more, but I can't show it yet because the recipient reads this.
So there, I now have a yarny resolution for 2010

Yeah, What else is new?

Since I don't have alot of time to knit and crochet, I usually make gifts for babies, birthdays, and christmas. But I decided 2010 was the year I was finally going to make something for myself. Something Big. More than a scarf. I'm gonna make myself a sweater. Here's the Pattern I choose:

Oh, don't worry friends, and family, I'll still be making plenty of stuff for you. But in between all those things. I'll be working on this baby. Here's what I've done since the beginning of January:

Sorry for the bad lighting. I promise it's not electric blue. It's actually a nice sapphire color.

Historical Mittens

I am a history buff, or I like to think I am, anyways. So when I looked through the current issue of Knitty, and saw they included a pattern for mittens taken from Elenor Roosevelt's notes, I just had to share! And I also want to remind myself where I saw them, and that I want to make them later, lol. I think they are very nifty.

http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEwinter09/FEATwin09SIT.php

If you've never checked out knitty before, do so! It's free, and they always have interesting things going on. They are nothing if not inspiring.