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Internet silence, and Summertime, where the livin' is...easy??

Hello, all! Sorry for the prolonged "internet silence", but the summer has been very hectic here. Here's a quick rundown to get you caught up on what I call "The Summer of Crazy: 2010"....

1. Lost my job on the first full day of summer (June 22). Great start. :P
2. Did a full week of NOTHING. Felt weird, yet somewhat liberating. Spent every day thinking of "what to do next". Still do.
3. Ventured out "into the world" to hang out with one of my closest friends. Had fun. Went to a used bookstore and then got then got some ice cream. Nothing like being out in the middle of the day in the Summer time. Made me feel like a kid again. I had a good time and I should make an effort to do it again sometime.
4. Finally saw the new "Alice in W
   
   
   
   
   onderland" movie. Despite what the critics say, I was surprisingly disappointed. It was not everything I had dreamed it to be. Could have been so much better.
5. Finally read "Twilight". Had the book for two years and just now got around to reading it. Promptly saw the movie. Despite what the critics say, I am in love with the story. Currently reading "New Moon" whenever I get the chance. My favorite character is Alice, which leads us to.....
6. Got my hair cut off. All of it. Two 14 inch pigtails went to the organization Locks of Love (www.locksoflove.org). The pile of hair in the floor that came off even after that went to help clean up the Gulf oil spill. Two great causes, one great haircut. Seriously, I forgot how much fun it was to have shorter hair. Plus, in the sweltering heat, I don't have to always go out in a pony tail. It is so easy to style that I think I'm going to keep it this way for a while. A big shout-out to Nancy Bartles here in Pegram. She is soooo awesome (and sweet)! 
7. Finally got around to getting to the eye doctor and getting some new glasses. I don't have pictures of that yet, but I can tell you that my new frames are awesome. The outside of the frames are kind of a purpley-red color, but the inside of the frames are the most gorgeous shade of robin's egg blue. I think that they bring out the blue-ness of my eyes (blue-ness...is that even a word?) and it's nice to look out on the world and see it framed in blue. I promise pictures later so you can see what I mean. The frames are thicker than my other ones, which accommodates my thick lenses, so I didn't have to pay extra to have the lenses slimmed down. I also got some new contacts. It's so nice to be able to see well again and have my eyes feel so great! The only thing bothering them these days are my allergies.
8. Dyed my hair after the hair cut. You can see the mile-long roots in the pics I posted. My new short hair was almost entirely my natural color! You know I couldn't stand for that. Had to promptly get back to the fiery-red that everyone knows and loves. I feel much better now. Again, pics of this to come later. I love ya'll, but not enough to show you what I'm like in my "morning face" and ratty pajamas. And yes, it's now the stroke of noon and I'm still in my PJ's. Let's not make an issue of it, ok?
9. I've been working on some great ideas for Karma Studio and I'm very excited to be debuting some new items in the shop next week. I've been having so much fun with polymer clay and Swarovski crystals (of course). That's all I'm sayin' for now.
10. I'm knitting. TONS. I was recently asked to do some more sample knitting (no pics, top secret) so I'm working on that as well as coming up with my own designs that I am submitting to different venues. More on that later (also top secret stuff) but just know that I finally took the giant leap into designing knitwear and I am having so much fun with it. Ideas are coming to me faster than I can write them down. I wish I had more hands to do more work, but until they come up with that as an upgrade that you can get at your local Wally-World, I will have to settle for working on one project at a time.

 

Speaking of which, I really need to be putting these hands to work. Like, right now.

3 things...

It's been a long time since my last blog, so I'm gonna get rolling with three things I've done this week.

First, I finally finished my mom's Christmas present.

Transition Gloves for Mom-3

 

2. I finally sewed the buttons on my 13 neckwarmer. No pics though. Sorry.

And 3. I bought some roving that is colored just like my Calico cat, Calleigh:

 

I guess I could have also counted writing this blog as something I did, but oh well. :)

I'll leave you with a weather update from my neck of the woods:

 

The Blizzard of 2010 in Gnomeville

What's the weather like where you are?

~Happy Valentine's Day~

A sneak peek at what's coming to Karma Studio!

Hello, all. I know it's been a while since I've had the chance to write a blog, but life has been really hectic for the past few weeks. I just wanted to pop by and give you a preview of some polymer clay items I've been working on for Karma Studio!! Gotta go-it's a busy day!

 

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Fresh Air: I need it.

Spring is starting to peek out from the shadows of Winter here in Nashville. You couldn't ask for more gorgeous weather! The sun has been shining, a nice breeze has been blowing, and it's been so nice to open up all the doors and windows to air out the cabin and breathe in the fresh air. I couldn't help but notice all of the bright daffodils and the blooming magnolia trees. I think I even saw some forsythia blooming here and there.

And where have I been?
Sick in bed. All week. With a nasty stomach flu, no less. I hate feeling that yucky and I'll spare you all of the gory details. The important thing (at least to me) is that I'm slowly starting to feel like myself again and I finally crawled back to work today after being out for almost a week. I also need to get a birthday gift for my mother, who is also at home sick, and her birthday is tomorrow. What a bum time to be sick. Spring has not officially sprung here, though, as it is supposed to be back down to the 40-50 degree range as opposed to the 70-80 degree range that we've seen for the last couple of days, but it was nice to at least get a taste of what's coming.

I'm still sticking to my yarn diet, which has proved quite interesting. As I was speaking of bad yarn karma a couple of posts ago, sure enough, I ran into car trouble later that week and had to plunk down $60 to get it fixed, which is exactly what the "Glinda the Good Witch" kit from Woolgirl would have cost me if I had gone ahead and ordered it. All is not lost, however...I got into Woolgirl's "Wizard of OZ" sock club that will go on for the next year and a half, so I'm pretty excited about that. That brings my club count up to four now which isn't so bad, really. Three of those clubs are from Woolgirl, so I get to look forward to over a whole year of being spoiled by Jen. I'm still waiting on my first sock club shipment which should be here any day now (hopefully today), and then later on this month I get to see what her lace club has to offer. I'm also expecting my Malabrigo Club shipment either today or tomorrow, so I have lots to look forward to. I tell myself that it isn't cheating on my yarn diet if it comes from a club. :)

I have also picked up a new fibery obsession: spinning. Yes, I finally bit the bullet and got a decent little starter spindle, and thanks to Phat Fiber's awesome sampler box, I have a nice collection of various types of rovings and batts to get started on, along with a few more that I bought from vendors on Etsy that had contributed to the box. I can't wait for the March box to go on sale, and I hope I get one. The January box sold out in 20 minutes, and the February box sold out in 2 minutes, so word is definitely getting around about the awesomeness of Phat Fiber. It is certainly worth it to get one. I've been introduced to so many vendors that I may have never found before, and I love supporting the small indie businesses on Etsy, especially since I have a shop of my own.

Clapotis-1

And that's what's new in my neck of the woods. I've been pretty much ignoring Myspace and Facebook lately, so apologies to anyone who has been trying to reach me at either one. When I'm not busy being sick or working, I've been knitting away like mad on my Clapotis, and good luck trying to tear me away from it. After starting over for the 7th time, the pattern finally clicked with me and I've made more progress on it in the last 3 days than I have in the month since I originally started it. The Malabrigo lace is knitting up soooooo softly and the clapotis is going to be so perfect to wear on a light spring day. The colors are even more vivid than I thought they would be. I think it will be very stunning when I finish it, which will hopefully be very soon, and you know that I'll post pictures of it when it is done, of course. :)

Until next time,
Happy knitting, and may you not get sick like me!

~t.

Pieces of me, with love...

Sheri, from  The Loopy Ewe, recently posted a blog asking two questions. Part 1 was "Why do you knit?", and Part 2 was "Do you think you will continue knitting, or is this just a phase for you?". I enjoyed answering the questions so much that I thought I'd post my answers here as well.

Answer to Part 1: I started knitting to get through a very rough time in my life. I was diagnosed with a severe panic disorder about 2 years ago that made leaving the house nearly impossible. I tried painting to help ease my mind, but I only ended up being frustrated. It wasn't until I started knitting that I truly found peace and contentment. Knitting gets me through every single day, and because of that, I've never been so happy! I love the whole process: feeling the stitches move under my fingers, the pretty yarns in all their colors/textures, and the feeling that comes over me after I finish a project and I step back and think, "Wow! I did that with my own two hands!". Being able to share my knitting with others by giving handmade gifts that are loved and cherished makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside.
Answer to Part 2: I am going to be a knitter FOREVER!! And ever, and ever, and ever....  I enjoy knitting and everything about it too much to even think about giving it up. Unlike when I was painting, I can knit anywhere, anytime, and there's no big mess to clean up when I'm done so I can knit right up until I go to sleep, which I do every night. :)

 

XOXO Gloves

I also wanted to share with you that I have finished the Valentine's Day gloves for my mother last week, and she loves them. :)

Yarn: Brown Sheep Lamb's Pride

Color: Victorian Pink

Needle Size: 7 US

 

XOXO Gloves-Palm

Here's a shot of the heart motif in the palm. It is a little hard to see in the pic, but it shows up well in real life.

A cool thing about this pattern is that it was written by Nancy Bowron, who is from my very own LYS. You can find the pattern in the book  101 Designer One-Skein Wonders by Judith Durant.

I hope everyone is having a wonderful day. The temps here in Nashville right now just reached 72 degrees F, and it's a bit cloudy and stormy, which is just my kind of day. :)  I can't wait to get home from work and curl up with my knitting tonight. I can't really decide what needs to be worked on next, but I'm kinda leaning towards working on my Malabrigo capelet since it is pretty close to being finished. I got the prettiest rhinestone snowflake brooch, but I'll spare the details of that until the capelet is finished. I'm also very tempted to wind the yarn for my Tudora and my February Lady Sweater, even though I have enough projects on the needles as it is. Can I hold out? Stay tuned...

Happy Knitting!

~T.

P.S. You also may (or may not) have noticed that my Ravelry name and the name of my blog have been changed from "purlygrrl" to "StrawberryPurl". Why, you ask? Well, I was never really happy with the name "purlygrrl" at the very beginning because I felt like it lacked creativity. I was simply trying to come up with a clever name to sign up for Ravelry, and I didn't have time to think of anything else because I was dying to get on to Ravelry so badly. The new name of "StrawberryPurl" may seem a bit random and I guess that's because it is. It came to me the other night while I was lying awake in bed trying to get some sleep, and the more I repeated it in my head, the more I loved it. The name itself doesn't really mean anything, but I do love strawberries and all of the rich colors found in a strawberry (as I have been trying to get the perfect shade of strawberry hair for some time now), and I like to purl (that's right, I actually like to purl, so stop badmouthing it!) so it suits me well. And there you have it.

Castles made of sand...

Glam Scarf

Did I lie when I said I won't wait a month between posts? Nah. I'm just a lazy blogger. Between knitting, napping, and playing Final Fantasy IV, I haven't been spending too much time on the computer. At least, I've been trying not to.

I did finally finish Mom's scarf, and it turned out lovely. And no, your eyes do not deceive you, one side is darker than the other. I didn't realize the second skein was so much darker than the first, but when you're in a regular environment that hasn't been color-corrected by Photoshop, it's really not that noticeable. My mom is pretty picky, and she hasn't said a word. I finished her Noro legwarmers, too, but I don't have a picture of them yet as I gave them to her immediately after I sewed them up.

 

 

XOXO mitts

I am currently working on several new projects, one of which is a cute pair of fingerless gloves with an "XOXO" pattern on them. I'm planning on giving them to Mom for Valentine's Day and I'm keeping them hidden from her in the meantime so I don't get to work on them as much as I would like. My mindless TV knitting is a stocking cap I'm working on for my dad. The whole thing is basically stockinette stitch and it can get pretty boring unless I occupy my mind with something else. The way the weather has been lately (it was 70 degrees yesterday!!) I'm actually kind of hoping that it gets a little colder so that my dad will at least get to wear his hat and Mom can enjoy her gloves. Of course, I'm also anxious for the Spring to get here so I can knit some gorgeous shawls and warm-weather stuff. I'm torn between the two seasons. :P

You know how I talked about not buying yarn or going on any yarn binges for the rest of the year because I felt like buying yarn would just be bad karma when I'm so broke all the time? Well, I got my tax refund and I yarn-binged. Big time. I got some gorgeous skeins of sock yarn that I've been wanting FOREVER and I signed up for Woolgirl's Sock Club, so now I get Woolgirl packages all year long (yay!). It's nothing I regret, but now that I'm broke again, I sort of expect my car to have a major breakdown or some other kind of tragedy to happen that would require lots of money that I don't have. It's not all bad, though. I did use part of the money to pay back my parents from some money I needed last month. Still, I don't feel good about not having very much money and I am vowing to tighten the reins on my wallet and get back into good financial shape. I know I can do it if I set my mind to it. It's just a matter of breaking some bad habits that I've developed when it comes to money. I'm almost completely debt free, and I don't want to screw it up now.

Oh, and castles made of sand....well, they melt into the sea. Eventually.

Until next time, peace, love, and happy knitting!
~t.

New Year Knit Down

 

Glam Gloves-2

So, no, I didn't finish my Christmas knitting on time except for the lovely fingerless gloves pictured on the left (knit with Tempted Glam Grrl "Gothique"). In fact, I'm still working on Christmas knitting, and if I wasn't here at work I'd be knitting right now. The main hold up is the matching scarf that goes with these gloves. My mom wants a long scarf. And the yarn is fingering weight. 'Nuf said, right?

I am inching ever closer to getting the scarf done and I've almost completed a pair of legwarmers out of Noro Silk Garden in the process. The only other gift left is a knitted hat for my dad, and we are now calling that a birthday gift since his birthday is coming up soon. :)

After all of that, I can go back to my selfish knitting ways for a bit. I have a small part of a Clapotis started that I can't wait to get back to work on and two pairs of fingerless gloves that I really need just waiting to get started. Add to all of that the fact that I received my first shipment from the Malabrigo Club and I am dying to make a capelet with the yarn.  

Malabrigo Chunky- Brisa 244

I think I'm going to take the opportunity to drink some of that hot chocolate that came in my club kit and get some knitting done this weekend. Only two weeks until my next club shipment arrives, and I don't want to get behind in knitting up the yarn. Lord knows I have enough yarn hanging around...

Speaking of yarn stashes, I went through mine and organized it according to yarn weights and color this weekend. Let me tell you that I was pretty surprised to find that I have enough sock yarn for 25 pairs of socks! It's all very lovely, though. Most of it was gifts for Christmas, and every skein is special to me in its own way. It was actually pretty fun getting out all of my yarn and building a little yarn fort around me on the bed while I got everything sorted out. I'm excited to unearth the hidden potential behind every skein of yarn.

And that brings me to my biggest goal of this year. I am going to knit only from my stash until it is gone, and I'm not going to go on crazy yarn binges. The only new yarn coming into the house right now is from one of the two yarn clubs I am in this year. Money is pretty tight right now (as I'm sure it is for everyone) and I know that I will feel a lot better to not spend every extra penny I do have as soon as I get it. I'm not even sure I feel like spending any of my tax return money on yarn. Somehow, that would feel wrong, like I'd be giving myself bad karma after doing so well thus far. I'm going to also keep a tally of how many yards I knit up every month, which I think would be fun to see just how much yarn I can really use.

Nothing new going on in life right now. My cat bit the head off of a bat (and left the headless bat flapping to death on our doorstep) but she is doing well and is clear of rabies, thankfully. My mom's dog was really sick last night, to the point where my mom had to stay up most of the night with her, poor thing. I really hope the little dog gets better soon. She tends to cry a lot when she's sick or feeling down and it's so pitiful to look at her big sad chihuahua eyes. It's also snowing here for the second day in a row. Nothing remotely comparative to Ohio or anything like that. Just a lot of snow that doesn't seem to stick, but it makes for a beautiful sight on the way to work and that's about it. It's colder here right now than it has been in the past 50 years. The little cabin is staying cozy, though. Can't say the same for our washing machine that exploded because of freezing water over the weekend, but we got a new machine and things are back as they should be. For now. It looks to be a harsh winter, but I don't mind as long as I can stay inside on the weekends and do some knitting. My heart goes out to anyone who has to work outside, though. I've worked for my dad in winters past, so I know just how that chilly air can feel like it's biting your face off.

Oh, and one more thing before I go. I promise not to wait a month in between blogs...lol. I doubt that many (if any) people read this, but then again, maybe if I wrote on a more regular basis then someone would care to read, right? I'll try to work out a weekly schedule with myself. The blog also motivates me to finish things because I like to have something to actually blog about. :P

Until next time, happy knitting!

~t.

Yarn-stravaganza, and 17 Knitting Days Until Christmas...

Koigu KPPM-Various

Hello, everyone! I've been so busy in the last month that I haven't even had a chance to blog, so I thought I would squeeze one in between all of the holiday shopping and knitting that I still have left to do.

I'll begin by saying that I have been reveling in the goodness that is my "birthday week" and this year I hit the yarn jackpot.  In the past week, I have been able to get 31 skeins of yarn! Birthday donations were very generous, and now I think I have enough yarn to knit for quite a while without stopping...lol. In addition to the yarny goodness, I also picked up some great knitting books, some new needle tips for my Knit Picks Harmony interchangeables, and a shiny, gorgeous, new nostepinde. (see below)

 

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Isn't the Koigu lovely? It will be turning into a Charlotte's Web shawl whenever I am finished with all of my Christmas knitting. Speaking of Christmas knitting, I really dug myself into a hole this year. Here's how it got started:

Me: Hey mom, did you want anything hand knit for Christmas this year?

Mom: Nah. (thinking......) Well, actually, I would like a pair of fingerless gloves like yours, and a scarf to match.

Me: Ok...

Mom: ...and some new slippers to replace the ones you made me last year....

Me: ...that's doable...

Mom: ...and some legwarmers would be really nice.

Dad: I just want another warm stocking cap. :)

So, that's how I got into this lovely knitting frenzy that I am currently involved in. I only wish that I had thought to ask much sooner than 4 weeks before Christmas. :P 

Quickie Cowl

In the next 17 days I have to: finish the sock I'm working on so that I can use the needles for mom's gloves, knit mom's fingerless gloves, scarf, slippers and legwarmers, knit my dad another stocking cap, and (hopefully) knit my candy cane socks before Christmas actually gets here. I wouldn't mind being able to knit my slippers too so that I have something cozy on my feet come Christmas day, but I'm not gonna push it.

Despite all of the yarn shopping, pattern searches, and Christmas planning, I did manage to finish a couple of projects lately. I finally finished the "Quickie Cowl" yesterday. I wore it today for the first time and I'm in love! It's sooooo incredibly soft and warm. I wish I could use it for a pillow to take a nap on my desk. :)

 

  

Tea Rose Coffee Cozy

I also knit up this cute tea-rose cup cozy for my mom. Now she has something pretty to wrap around her cup of coffee every morning. It was the first time I've ever done stranded knitting and knit two-handed. Not nearly as hard as I thought it would be, and I finished it fairly quickly. I knit the leaf lace cap and the lace headband from the Knit Picks Victorian Sampler as well, and that means that I have finally done all of the projects from that sampler and I can move on to the Georgian Sampler that I've been dying to get started on for so long. Speaking of Knit Picks, I am very excited because I just got some Wool of the Andes Kettle-Dyed in a generous sweater amount so that I can knit their exclusive Cabled Yoke Coat. I am also ready to take the Hemlock Doily Throw challenge. There's so much I want to knit right now! Oh, and did I mention that I signed up for the Malabrigo Club for next year? That means Malabrigo right to my door every single month, plus all of the other goodies that come with being in the club. As if that wasn't bad enough, I also signed up for Woolgirl's "Embrace the Lace" club, which starts in March. I have never been in a yarn club before, so I'm really excited to see what it's all about. :)

Leaf Lace Cap-1

Well, I think that pretty much wraps everything up for this blog installment. I'll try not to let so much time slide away before writing another, but I can't guarantee anything with all of the hustle and bustle of the holidays. Just 17 more knitting days to go. Can I complete my to-do list? We'll see!

Until next time,

Happy Knitting!

~toni

A Farmhouse Trunk Show + 2 FO's

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Fall is finally settling in here in TN, and as the temperatures are cooling down my urge to knit goes sky-high. So, what better time for a Farmhouse Yarns trunk show at The Haus of Yarn here in Nashville! From November 7-November 15, the Haus is going to be showcasing many different types and colors of Farmhouse Yarns and the selection is HUGE. I walked away with a gorgeouse skein of "Charlene's Lumpy Bumpy", pictured on the far left, in the ever-gorgeous colorway 'Rose Garden'. It looks even better in person than it ever could on a computer screen and since I have had such a hard time finding it online, I knew I had to get it. It is going to become a lovely beret. The second Farmhouse yarn I walked away with (pictured 2nd from left) is "Bonnie's Bamboo" in the colorway 'Buttercup'. This yarn has a really nice sheen and there are different shades of yellow intermingled with one another so beautifully. I found a nice scarf in my "Luxury One-Skein Wonders" book that this yarn is perfect for. I didn't just stick to the Farmhouse yarns on my trip to the Haus, though. I also picked up a skein of Malabrigo Lace in 'Bijou Blue' for a Swallowtail Shawl, and some Malabrigo Worsted in my most favorite colorway ever, 'Little Lovely', which is destined to become a Tudora in its future.

LACE HEADBAND-2

 

I didn't just go shopping this weekend, either. I actually managed to crank out not just one, but two FO's since my last post. The first one is a lovely lace headband and the second is a hat done with 'leaf' lace. Both of the patterns and yarns came from the Victorian Sampler I got at KnitPicks.

Leaf Lace Cap-1

 

 

 

 

 

Pedi Socks-WIP

 

I also managed to work on my knee-high pedicure socks for a bit. The self-striping yarn is really neat, but I am dying to get to the heel of the first sock. That's what I get for being ambitious enough to knit knee-socks, I guess. :P But, that just makes me all the more determined and even as we speak, I can't wait to get home from work so I can knit on this sock some more. I also managed to knit 2 more hexagons on the seemingly never-ending Swirl Shawl, so that feels like a pretty great accomplishment. At this rate, maybe I'll be done with it sometime before Thanksgiving '09. Let's hope, at least. Until then, it continues to taunt me and drive me crazy.

Well, that's about all of the updates that I can cram into this week's installment. I hope that you and yours are staying warm (and healthy) at this time of year.

Until next time, Happy Knitting!

~t

2 FO's and a tribute to Poe

Nintendo DS Cozy

I have actually been making some accomplishments this week, and stash-busting like crazy!

I finally finished my DS cozy after sewing on the buttons this morning. Feels great to get those last finishing touches out of the way. I'm always putting them off because they seem so tedious and time-consuming, but in reality, it only took me like 15 minutes to get the buttons on. This was my first-ever project with cables, and I'm proud of it. I'll admit, I was a little scared of doing cables at first, but it turns out they were much easier to manage than I ever thought they would be. The buttonholes were a different story, as I found those to be sort of tricky, but I think I have them all figured out now, thankfully.

 

 

Pumpkin Messenger Bag

As if I wasn't a busy enough little bee this week, I also finished the Fall messenger bag I was working on. This knit didn't require any brain-power at all, as it was straight up garter stitch and really thick yarn. I decided not to add the buckle and straps after it was all sewn up because I felt like the bag didn't really need it, but I have the buckle straps knitted up already in case I change my mind later. The front flap is heavy enough that it stays put on its own, and I haven't used it enough yet to determine whether or not a buckle is really necessary. The shoulder strap may look a little short in the picture, but once you load the bag up with books and various other things, the strap stretches to accommodate any shoulder. I'm glad that I stretched it out as I measured it, because if I hadn't, the bag probably would have been dragging on the floor by the time I put my stuff in it. The best part? It matches my velvet "couch coat" perfectly. :)

 

 

STR Lightweight-Lenore

The thing I was most excited about this week finally arrived in the mail on Thursday: My very first "Socks That Rock" from Blue Moon Fiber Arts. I chose the lovely colorway "Lenore", which is a beautiful raven black with subtle hints of deep red and purple. As soon as I saw this colorway, I knew that I had to have it, especially being the big Edgar Allen Poe fan that I am. I also couldn't resist buying the sock pattern of the same name, which is a beautiful gothic lacy sock that will look so cute with my mary janes. I can't wait to get started on these, but I have about a zillon other projects I'm working on at the moment.

 

Speaking of my zillion other projects...

 

Swirl Scarf

Here's a peak at the Swirl Scarf that I'm working on at the moment. It is one of four projects on my needles right now, and it's a doozy. I love, love, love, knitting lace, but I know that this one is going to take a little while. I work on it in between projects when I want something to sort of relax with. I can't wait until it's finished so I can block it out and you can really see how awesome the hexagons are. Unblocked lace can be so hideous. I'm also working on constructing an afghan, which I know will be lots of fun. It will be my first project of that magnitude and to keep it interesting there are 25 squares each with a unique stitch pattern and technique. I think I'm going to learn a lot from it by the time it is complete. At the moment I am also working on a lace headband and a super-colorful pair of knee-high pedicure socks. The toe flap unbuttons so that you can paint your toenails and still have warm feet.

Well, that's all for now, and I better get to it or I'll never finish everything that I would like to get done before Christmas.

Until next time,

Happy Knitting!

~T.