I've also been a naughty blogger. My committee recommended I blog, so here I am! I'll try to be better about blogging this year. If I'm not, I'm sure my committee ( you know who you are Opal and Megan....) will do their best to prod me.
So, what's up here? Not much. I haven't been dyeing much because I seem to have some inflamed rib cage cartilage which has kind of slowed me down. It's starting to feel much better and I hope to get back to dyeing in the next week. I'm itching to dye up some more fiber for the shop.
In other news...I'll be moving this year! My husband's job will allow him to work from home and I've been wanting to move closer to my family. So we're going to be packing everything up here and driving about 2100 miles back to where we came from (well, back to where I came from...G came from a much greater distance). I'm so very excited to be moving home! This shouldn't really affect the shop except that it will be in vacation mode for a few weeks while we make the move and settle in (and your packages will be coming from Wisconsin instead of California).
And finally...I've been knitting. I'm trying very hard to finish items that I've started before casting on new ones. So far I'm doing sort of ok with that....I finished these two items:
Hemlock Ring Blanket (pattern by Jared Flood) (Ravelry link)
Which is currently heading to it's new home. I used Cascade Eco + in the "Lichen" colorway for this. Used just shy of 2 skeins. I love it, the pattern is well written and with no purling required, it just flew off my needles! Woooo!
And the Reversible Cabled-Rib Shawl (pattern by Lily Chin) (Ravelry Link, yet again)
The above photo is of the shawl blocked, the photo below is of the shawl before blocking:
I wasn't sure at first if I wanted to block it. I love the texture of the cables..but I think I love it even more blocked...so good decision...right? I used 4 skeins Malabrigo Lace for this in the "Butter" colorway.
So, once I finished those two, I decided I could cast on another project....
That's the Wing o' the Moth Shawl (pattern by Anne Hanson) started in Malabrigo Lace in the "Sauterne" colorway. I love the color...it reminds me of lemon curd. Yum!
I couldn't be stopped there though... my need to cast-on new things took over and I also started the Woodland Shawl:
This is using Dream in Color Baby yarn in the "Chinatown Apple" colorway.
Two new projects really isn't that horrible, right? Or is it? I also have another Girasole on my needles and a new Log Cabin Blanket in progress (there may also be a few unfinished socks and um...well, other things...but I just won't get into that now). Oh the shame.
Anyway..I babble! Lots! To sum things up:
Ribs a hurtin' = no dyeing for another week
Two finished projects = a whole new slew of projects cast-on = I have no restraint
Maybe I for my next blog post, I should just sum things up right away and save you all the babble ;).
I'll try to blog every other week from now on with progress and shop news and moving news (no promises..but i will try!).
Happy Fiber Play!
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