Thank you all for the wonderful comments on my knitting anniversary, and the encouragement for my portly pooches! They’re doing quite well, and after a nice haircut, Emma is not as pudgy as initially suspected. I suspect Dallas is mostly a giant hairball too, he just hasn’t gotten his haircut yet. A few more weeks of regular evening walks and I’m sure they’ll be back to their skinny supermodel selves. And extra walking is something they certainly don’t mind. :)
I did just receive the BFL yarn yesterday, so I’ll pick the winners from the contest in the next blog post. I’m quite flattered that so many people think I’ve been knitting much longer than 2 years, but I assure you, any perceived skill is merely ridiculous amounts of practice. My friends and family deserve the credit, since they’ve put up with me knitting non stop for this long! (I think those warm hats and socks might have something to do with it…)
Also, if you haven’t picked up any Yarn Nerd from The Loopy Ewe, there’s still a few skeins left, so get on over before it’s all gone!
I’ve been hard at work this week, trying to get my Seamless Hybrid finished before the onslaught of winter, and I’m starting to make progress. I finished the 2nd sleeve this week, which means I’m now ready to start the yoke, and join the body and sleeves together.
I’m very close, but still, I haven’t been able to find time to sit down and start on the yoke. I want a nice block of uninterrupted time, since it’s the first time I’ve done anything like this, but I couldn’t seem to find that in my schedule this week. I think I might retreat to my favorite coffee shop tomorrow morning for a bit of solitude with my notes and the wool. It’s shaping up to be a good weekend. :)
I also got a bit of mail love this week, in the form of a stunning sock from Megan, as part of a single sock swap. She knit me the first sock, and sent me some yarn and the pattern so I can knit the second one. It’s an I Love Gansey sock (modified to have diamonds instead of hearts, you know, since hearts have cooties), knit up in a lovely chocolate shade of Rowan 4-Ply. It’s super squishy, and I can’t wait to knit the mate! Now if I can only find the time to cast on…
Megan also sent me this amazing sock cube from Schrodinger Originals, which has become my de-facto European Carryall for my knitting. There’s just something so awesome and so geometric about keeping your knitting in a sewn cube, it’s like storing structure inside structure, math inside math, etc…
So thanks Megan, you rock! I can’t wait to knit the second one; now if I could just finish the other socks and sweaters and shawls first!
The Seamless Hybrid looks amazing! I love the contrasting facings. Those little details always make me smile. It’s a good thing you take such detailed notes. I know when I knit something, I’m terrible at taking notes, and can never figure out what I did. I think I need to take some lessons from you.
The hybrid looks great!
It’s no wonder people think you’ve been knitting longer. The first FO you shared with the knittyboards was your Apple messenger bag! An impressive piece of work for sure. Never mind the doggie blanket you followed that up with in short order. Then you have a way with dye that no one else I know does.
The sweater looks fantastic! I love the colors.
I had to smile at the structure within structure and math within math. It’s such a great “math nerd” thing to say. :) Just perfect!
fantastic sweater - good luck on the finish. I hear that if you go to the nurse’s office she can give you a cootie/flu shot combo this year. ;-)
Yummmmmy sock! Lucky you.
I love the sweater too.
My new Cube is one of my favs too. I found that the KP DPNs fit perfectly in it but I think you do socks on circs, right?
Have a great weekend!
The Seamless Hybrid is looking really good so far! Nice sock, hope you get to cast on soon, as you know it’ll sit there calling you! :) I finally scored a skein of Mustard Wine, I love it and it may make a few skeins jealous when I put them to the back of the queue! :)
Seamless Hybrid looks great. That might have to be on my list for some yarn I already have in my stash. Those cubes are pretty intriguing. May have to investigate … :)
Dang, just looking at all that math gives me a headache.
I looooove the color in that sock. Yummy chocolatey goodness. For that matter, I love the colors in the seamless hybrid too.
Ooh! I love that sock cube. And the colors of the sock in it too! Happy knitting on your sweater this weekend. :)
Your seamless hybrid looks great. Love the sock from your pal hope you find the time to cast on for the second one soon.
Math…just the mention of the word, and I break out in a cold sweat. All those years of math, and I still don’t like it, and I’ll never quite grasp it. How you my dear son, came from my gene pool, having such an afinity and love for math is a perplexing mystery!!! I still to this day
get a sick feeling in my stomach when faced with a math problem, yet for you math is as natural as breathing??? You are the only person I know that thinks math and numbers are sexy…Go figure
Love ya~Mom
You may have only been knitting two years but I bet no knitter out there has a knitting notebook as organized as yours.
Hey there Adam! I am a new member of the knitting minority, and I just stumbled upon your blog! My mom is some sort of fancy expert, what with writing patterns and books and teaching and all, and she has been trying to teach me to knit for years… I was always too embarrassed to learn, I suppose. But finally she got to me and now I think I am hooked! I’m just about to start my third project, a case for my sexy new Macbook. I’m going to put Nintendo characters on it, and I’m trying not to be too intimidated by intarsia. I’m sure to be a regular reader. Thanks for the resource.
In knitted brotherhood,
Kevin
Eek! The cabling on the scarf scares me. I do so want your sweater. I may copy it.
Your “I Love Gansey” sock is so nice to look at, especially sans cooties! knitting anniversary!!
This is an entirely nerdy thing to point out but…I love your pen! What kind is it?? (I have a pen obsession. I know. But there are worse things to obsess over.)
Oh, and I really can’t wait to see how you put the Seamless Hybrid together. Hope you found some time at the coffee shop to get started on that!
Oh, I’m so-o in lust over your seamless hybrid. Absolutely gorgeous colour combination! Can’t wait to see the finished product.
The seamless hybrid is going to be amazing. I love the green stripes. And how lucky you are to get the I Diamond Gansey sock! I watched that one with great interest. :)
Don’t you just love the gridded Moleskine notebooks?
I cannot live without mine.
Love your yarn. Must get off of this yarn diet so I may get some.
Are you going to post a pic of Emma with her new do?
Heh, european carryall. The Manly boxbag!
I love your seamless hybrid! Is it striped or a variegated yarn?
Your hybrid is so perfect! How awesome that you got Megan’s sock. Enjoy knitting the mate!
What a great unified range of colors in this post!
Hey! Changing the hearts to diamonds was my idea! I just don’t have any solid yarn right now so I haven’t been able to start. Ce la vie.
Great sweater, I can’t wait to see it finished. Love the notebook and sock package.