if you knit, they will come...

At last count, there were 25 knitters at the Rathmines' SnB last knit. I wish I brought my camera along... What a beautiful sight and sound. knitters having a great time. Spreading the good word about knitting is definitely working.

the end????

This weekend marks the end of the "drop a jean size challenge." In honour of my committment to Special K, the Spouse made breakfast for me this morning....Did the program work??? Ummmm....I can't say for sure, however, my jeans and skirts have a better fit now (meaning I no longer have to deeply inhale when I zip up).

Next on the agenda?? I am moving forward with Mireille Giliano's philosophy...


Leeks anyone???

frogging in public may be hazardous to your health

I was knitting a scarf using a linen/viscose blend, from my yarn stash, as part of my "spring wardrobe" using a linen/viscose blend. It was coming along nicely...

Two days ago, I was on the bus, minding my own business, knitting away in rush hour traffic.... I decided to count my stitches and take a closer look at my stitches. Urgggh...I noticed the stitch pattern did not look right and my stitch count was way, way off... so I pulled it off the needles and frogged it.

Then, I heard a gasping sound coming from the lady sitting next to me... I looked over at her as she clutched her chest...OMG, I thought, was she having a heart attack? The adrenaline coarsed through my veins, as the thought of performing CPR on a crowded bus set me into panic mode....I anxiously asked, "are you alright?" She responded, "I didn't mean to startle you, I've been watching you knit that lovely scarf since the we left town, and now it is just.... just string now."

Yep....another WIP in the frog pond.

drop a jean size

Every year in January, society is amassed with advertisements for fitness memberships, exercise classes in pilates, yoga, and weight loss programs. The message to the consumer: "You ate too much during the month of December, therefore you need to lose weight".
Unfortunately, I am a member of this society who is influenced by certain advertisments and gimmicks. This year, I decided to devote two weeks to the "drop a jean size in two weeks" challenge.

Today marks day seven. One more week to go....

In between the bowls of cereal this weekend, I have been organising my knitting stash and perusing through the witty knitter websites.

A vision becomes a scarf...

A scarf designed by moi. The inspiration and vision for this scarf came from Denny’s own wrap she made from her own handspun.

I decided to use up some mohair (don’t remember the brand, I’ve misplaced the label) from my stash. And my own handspun. I used the drop spindle, I purchased last October at the KW Knitter’s Fair.

In order to make this design my own, I wanted something a little more funky, spontaneous yet planned (is this an oxymoron phrase?) so I used the Fibonacci Sequence to plan the number of rows between mohair and homespun. I used a combination of 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, and 13 and 21 to knit the number of homespun and mohair rows.

The first one...off the stix in 2007

Since January 1st, I have been frantically finishing my 2006 WIPs. I have marked January 10th as the date my first felted project was completed...the French Market Bag.

I started this bag last September with a little help from Megan. As this was my first attempt at felting, she recommended Lamb's Pride in the worsted weight. I decided on green, using kiwi as the main colour and oregano as the contrast.

I started with much enthusiasm...

until the frogging began.

It was laid to rest for several weeks, until the Spouse and I went on a weekend gettaway to Blue Mountain where it sat by the hot tub...


It managed to pass through the security checks at the airport and crossed the pond...


I continued to work on it, and brought it along to a SnB in City Centre.

a few days ago it was at the pre-felting stage...


Last evening, it went into the washing machine...

...after the agitation and drying process,

I have this....

blog of the week goes to....

My witty knitter best friend, t. who occasionally comments on my blog forwarded my pick for blog of the week, Knitting WENCH. Thank you, t...

The pics on this blog are so inspirational...great way to feel motivated for the new knitting year!