New Feature: No Wool Wednesdays

After spending this week having different discussions with my knitting friends about my inability to knit with wool (think anaphylaxis) and how they like that I have to try out all the "different" yarns, I have decided to share what I have learned about different types of non-wool yarn with the masses  (or the couple people that actually read this).

I am going to try and profile a different non-wool yarn every Wednesday.  I will discuss what I knit with it, the "blockability" of the yarn, the drape and any patterns that might also work with this yarn.

Since today is almost over and I don't have any FO's blocked or photographed yet, my first venture into this will be next week.  Stay tuned for No Wool Wednesdays.

Sunday Night Update

Okay, here's my update for what I finished today.

-Knit 1 ball of yarn up on my February Lady Sweater, and started another Christmas gift project.
-Fried up some bacon to eat with eggs for breakfast tomorrow.
-Picked up clean clothes, folded them and put them away. Gathered up dirty laundry to wash tomorrow.
-Washed dishes.
-Made bed (It hasn't been made for over 2 weeks; I keep falling asleep on the couch!)

In other words, not as much as I needed to do....

But, I did pick back up a book I have been reading: better single than sorry by Jen Schefft (the Bachelorette). I am in chapter 6 and it is great! It puts everything into perspective for me. If you get a chance, pick it up.

See you on the flipside.

All Things To Update

My Stitches Stashdown is coming in on the last 3 weeks of knitting. To date, I have knit 2456 yards and I can buy 1228 yards at Stitches.

I currently have 3 decent sized projects on the needles: a baby sweater, February Lady Sweater, and Baby Surprise Jacket. The question becomes: if I don't finish them before Stitches, do I get to count what I have knit up or do I need to finish the project before I can count it?

On the upside (or downside, depending on your point of view), I am on layoff starting tomorrow. I have an entire week to knit until I can't knit anymore..... I don't get paid (just unemployment), so it hampers my ability to do much during the week (other than knit, of course).

On the downside, my apartment is a mess. Literally. If/when my camera batteries are charged, I will take pictures. And my mom informed me that she and my dad or aunt might be coming to visit next weekend..... so I guess I only have so much time to knit.


Okay, I have to make a plan for this week. That is the only way it will get done.

To do:
-Knit (It has to be first!)
-Exercise 5 of 7 days this week (I don't have any excuses if I don't do this.)
-Clean apartment
-Wash car
-Take sewing machine in for service
-Take day trip to Geneva
-Finish converting Peggy's pattern to a larger size (this is going to take some time)

I'll start with that and keep updating on my progress as the week goes on. (Maybe this will get me on the blogging trail.)

See you on the flipside.

Stitches Midwest Stashdown

On May 30, 2009, I made a decision to try and stash down before my trip to Stitches Midwest in September. Since I haven't done anything to write about it and have been a bad beginning blogger (no cookie for me!), I decided to document it for the world to see and cheer me on.

The Plan: For every 2 yards I knit between May 30th and Stitches, I can buy 1 yard.

My roll call to date:
Diagonal Scarf 263 yards
2 BSJ's with matching hats 1000 yards
Tatted edging and note cards 60 yards
Chevron Scarf 360 yards
Other tatting 30 yards

This gives me a grand total of 1713 yards knit and Stitches buying power of 856.5 yards.

I currently have 4 projects on the needles.....

Wish me luck as I continue my journey towards stashing down....

See you on the flipside!