Busy!

Here's a short overview of what I've been up to....



Thanksgiving in NM with Mr. C and my family.



LOVING the birthday scarf Meg knit for me and delivered in person this weekend! (Debbie Bliss Pure Silk- nummy nummy nummy.)

The Meg visit naturally involved some retail therapy at three of Austin's yarn stores. Wheeeeeeeeeeee! It was such a good visit. I'm going to stop before I get all weepy that she's back in Michigan. :-)

Trying to Be Generous

Since my FO post about the Lace Ribbon Scarf, I have fallen MADLY in love with the scarf. I heart the yarn, I heart the pattern, I heart the color, texture, weightlessness, EVERYTHING about the scarf. It was all set to become my all time favorite knitted thing of all time, and I was looking forward to a long, but mild winter of fondling it as I wear it around town.

And then my husband asked if we could give to to his mother for her birthday.

We did give it to her, and I know it went to a good home.

Being fairly recently married, we haven't had much expeirence in all the in-law social dynamics. And she is a fellow knitter. It's tricky knitting for other knitters, especially those you want to impress but don't yet have a good sense of her style/likes/color preferences yet. She knows how much effort went in to the scarf and will cherish it.

As much as I loved the scarf, I don't think I want to knit another. The pattern is great, but it got really boring toward the end. The yarn was fab, but my LYS is out and I don't care enough right now to track down any more.

It's funny- when I first started knitting, I knit generously. Baby blankets galore, hats for friends, socks for mom.... I have recently become very, very selfish with my knitting. Maybe it's that I don't have as much knitting time as I once did, so each stitch feels like an indulgence?

I voted!

Amazingly, there was no one in line at my polling place this morning. Apparently half the registered voters in my county took advantage of early voting.

Have YOU voted yet???

November 1

NaBloPoMo? NaKniSweMo? I'm uncommitted at this point, but keeping my options open.

Fabulous Finished Objects

Ok, even though I have been acquiring yarn at an alarming rate, I have also destashed a bit courtesy of Ravelry.

I've also been knitting! This weekend I finished my Kaffe Fasset Tumbling Blocks pillow- lurv it.






Pattern: Tumbling Blocks Pillow, Kaffe Fasset (Rowan membership gift- I got mine on ebBay)
Yarn: Rowanspun 4ply, held double (love eBay)
Raveled here.

I also finished my Lace Ribbon Scarf-







As you can see, Scooter was invaluable to the blocking process.

Pattern: Veronik Avery's Lace Ribbon Scarf from Knitty Spring '08
Yarn: Malabrigo Lace in yummy blue
Raveled here.

This scarf turned out so nicely. I started it thinking it would be a gift for one person, so I knit happy thoughts for that person for the first 6 inches or so. They my Mom hinted that she wanted it, so I knit happy thoughts for her for the next foot. Then I fell in love and knit happy thoughts for me for the rest. :-) I think this one is mine.

My Stash Overfloweth ad absurdum....

So with my bargain buddy and ravelry scores, one would THINK my yarn desires would be completely fulfilled.... and one would be wrong.

My LYS had a summer sale and, since it is FREAKING HOT here most of the year, I thought I'd score some summer yarns:

8 balls of Debbie Bliss Cathay:



and 8 balls of Rowan RYC Bamboo Soft:



Both have already been at least partially knitted and ripped. Good times!

Said LYS also had a warehouse clearance sale at which I scored some decidedly NON-summer yarns....

Two cones of Jamieson's Shetland Aran:




And then I bought some KnitPicks Gloss to make Thermal, but am now thinking maybe Union Square?? I don't know!




So yes, I have had a piggy year on the stash acquisition front. Oink oink oink.

Next time: Revenge of the Stash Thing

Stashity Stash Stash....

Meg asked when I'm going to knit up all the lovelies I have purchased/acquired.

First, I have not yet finished chronicling my stash expansion. Yes, there is more to come. A lot more. I've been bad.

Second, I plan to knit six sweaters, a baby blanket, three pairs of socks, a Christmas stocking, and several Anne Hanson scarves, all before Christmas.

Third, yes I am completely delusional. But at least I am prepared for the impending financial crisis- I have enough yarn to knit forever, so at least my hobby won't be impacted by a return to the financial stone age. I knew I was hoarding for a reason!!!