So this is Dana's Hat

Tell me what you think. Not about how tired I look, but what you think of the hat. I knitted a scarf for my sister Dana out of this yarn and love it. It was a basic ribbed scarf that went on forever so when she asked for a hat I decided to skip the rib. I'm not quite sure if I like this. I also have a bit of cream colored yarn that I'm thinking about adding to this hat, but how? Anyone have any ideas on how to improve this hat without "frogging it"? (Have I used that term correctly?) I keep hearing knitters say that they had to frog something and I assume that means rip it out.

Projects Started

My sister's sweater is started and I'm really liking the Aurora 8 yarn. It's very smooth. The pattern calls for a tweed but we chose a different yarn. Most of the back has been completed and the left sleeve has been started. The left sleeve and left front are knitted in one piece and I've never done anything that was designed this way. The pattern is pretty easy to follow and I think this sweater will go very fast. I still need to pick out the buttons. Any suggestions?

Can you believe I've been knitting this sweater on the bus? And I haven't stabbed anybody yet. My needles are somewhat of a pain in the butt, but I've managed. Though this week I decided to add another project for the bus so I've started a pair of black socks. "Retro Rib Socks" from Interweave Winter 2004. There are so many good patterns in that issue!

Plans for Future Projects

The Rogue--Would you like to do a Rogue knitalong? I bought the yarn for my Rogue at Kpixie, my new favorite online location for yarn, for a steal $36.


I also plan to knit the Interweave free pattern "Sunrise Circle Jacket." I'm knitting this sweater for my sister Dana. She chose Aurora8 Light Teal Gray instead of the Karabella Light Tweed. She needs it by May so I better get busy. Oh my! So much knitting and so little time.

And Away We Go...

Finally I'm home! Tuesdays and Thursdays I am at work until 6pm and then have Spanish class until 9:20pm. I'm beat but I wanted to share my pics. I have wanted to knit a pair of cabled socks from Interweave Magazine for myself for a long time. Mountain Colors sock yarn is so soft and wonderful. Anyhow, now that I have them knitted I think they are too nice to wear and will probably save them for a gift. Who will be the lucky one? Hmmm? My desire to knit socks have waned a bit with the addition of the alpaca tweed yarn but I will soon have to get back to socks. They are excellent bus projects and now that I have the reputation of the knitting lady on the Los Angeles 754 route I must not disappoint my fellow commuters.

The other reason I must get back to socks soon is that I am a member of the Six-Sox-KnitAlong. I am definitely not up-to-date with the newest sock, but I'll catch up soon. The first pair of socks I made in this group were green and gray "In the Shadow of Love" socks. I liked the method of shadow knitting so much I want to try to create my own pattern . The next sock pattern for the group has beads and I've never knitted with beads before.

follow-thru

soooo... it was a long day at clinicals and i hope i can muster enough strength to turn the heel on my latest sock (in cherry tree hill purple/lavender/orange colorway)... perhaps some french fries will help... here is what else i'm working on... the "community afghan" from handknit holidays for my layette... i'm knitting in out of my extensive cascade 220 stash-- want to knit a square or two??? i'll send you some wool.

ok i didn't want that picture to post first thing but at least we've got color, right??? and do we have color! like it? i have more squares now but i haven't taken any new pics of knitting progress lately. i think i'm going to do 48 squares instead of the suggested 96 since it's for my future progeny and with fewer squares, there's a greater chance that i might "knit it done."

did i tell you that erica had a little boy??? i knitted him a little "umbilical cord hat" from stitch n'bitch... if erica sends me a pic, i will post it. i just wanted to get something in the mail to him before he's too big to whip something up quick.

i still have your tape measure. if you knit me some squares, i will send it with the wool...

i start spring break tomorrow! i hope i still remember how to do it!

i teach a knitting class tomorrow before i head off to ATL to frolic with old college roomies and listen to sarah harmer on saturday night... any yarn you need--- berocco, fiesta, and cascade is what they stock right now-- i have $120 in store credit!

Current Knitting Projects

I've recently fallen in love with an alpaca tweed fiber and am knitting as many things out of one skein as I can. Last week I started and finished the Flower Basket Shawl from Interweaves Fall 2004. That finished, I've moved on to a hat also from an Interweave pattern. I've got approximately 4 inches of rib knitted and I just can't get over how wonderful this yarn is. I'll haven't figured out how to post pictures yet, but when I do I'll definitely get them up here.

HA, figured it out and it was soooo easy!

Where it started...

Knitting Things Done started with a group of AmeriCorps Coordinators and Members in northern California. During the day we were serving in our community as tutors, mentors, and environmental stewards and at night we knitted. In AmeriCorps individuals "Get things done!" we also "Knitted things done!"