Rhinebeck, The Epic Post: Part 2!

It’s my day off, my apartment could use a good vacuuming, there is laundry to be folded, but instead I am spending the day taking pictures of yarn, then going to a museum and out to dinner with a friend.  And I have no complaints.
Here’s my haul.

 My first purchase was this lovely wool/silk roving from [...]

Rhinebeck, The Epic Post: Part 1.

It’s the day after Rhinebeck. All of the yarn loving folks who spent their weekend surround by sheep, alpacas, and more yarn than you could ever imagine are all running a little slower today, slightly hungover from the intoxication of being surrounded by that much fiber-love.
This post will be a two parter. As [...]

Rhinebeck or bust!

I’m staying with my parents tonight on my way up to Rhinebeck. My mom, a big fan of my knitting blog, insisted I put up a post.

This is Zoe, the pit bull dachshund. She’s posing with my current WIP, an Everlasting Bagstopper in Cotton-Ease “Terra-Cotta” (and my finished Everlasting Bagstopper in Cumin Blue [...]

Cumin Cotton Bag, entrelac update, and segway into holiday knitting

First of all, thank you for the comments on my Cascade Yoke Sweater! It is, by far, my favorite sweater I’ve knit so far. I’m just so psyched it fits me! And I feel so clever for finding that great two color pattern. It made me want to knit the entire [...]

FO: Cascade Yoke Sweater.

It’s finished. It fits. It’s wonderful.

Please excuse my rumpled sheets.

It is an Elizabeth Zimmerman style seamless yoke sweater, made to my gauge and shape according to directions found in “Knitting Without Tears.” The pattern is from the Moorish Patterned Pullover from the Winter 2003 Interweave Knits - [...]

Blogger Bingo! And it’s done!

It’s done, it’s done, my Rhinebeck sweater is done! I finished it last night, and grafted the second armpit hole this afternoon (I had done the other a few days ago, when I was frustrated with the yoke), and wove in all of the ends! Here’s a finished object picture:

Look! A finished sweater!
Well, [...]

Rhinebeck!

Is next week.  I can hardly stand the excitement.
Sadly, I can’t seem to put Zelda down long enough to finish my sweater.  Boo me!  Hello, my name is Jessie, and I am a Legend of Zelda: The Phantom Houglass addict.  (Hi Jessie!).

Peeking out of my sweater in the parking lot, Rhinebeck 2006.
Last year, Lindsey and [...]

I’ve been alternating between knitting crazily on my sweater, hoping to get it done in time for Rhinebeck, and being COMPLETELY obsessed with the new Zelda game for my Nintendo DS.  If you are a Zelda fan and you have a DS, and you are not currently playing this game, please do so, because it’s [...]