Sample Rating card for Disneyworld's Epcot's Food & Wine Festival, 2010

I'm getting ready for the big Knit & Crochet Show next week in Manchester NH.

I have the following classes:

Thursday

Knitting in Both Directions - morning

Celtic Cables - afternoon


Friday

Shaping Shawls: Circles & Ovals - morning

Tips & Tricks with Lili Chin - afternoon


Saturday - one all day class - Faroese Shawls


My friend, Judy, and I are headed up to Manchester Wednesday after work. We're staying at the host hotel. We're meeting my SIL Joan for dinner Wed night.

Then also Wed night is the shopping preview, which we want to go to! Thurs night will have a fashion show, and Friday night is the big TKGA banquet, which we have tickets for.

Should be LOTS of fun!

I also made some business cards to give to people I meet, with my Ravelry information on them (email is on the back). Take a look:

I had a fun day today.

It was Webs yarn store Tent Sale and 30th Anniversary Sale, so my friend J and I went together. She drove, as she gets car sick (she can't knit or read, but she can just sit). She doesn't mind driving, and I like to knit instead. so she drove and I knit.

Webs is about an hour from my house, so I got some good knitting in on my Mondo Cable Cardi. I've made some changes to the original pattern, decided to knit it in the round, and cut up a steek to make it a Cardi, and also I put a cable down the center back for more visual interest. I'd say I'm around 30% done with the sweater, and I like how it's coming along. SO glad I'm knitting it in the round, that just goes so much faster for me!

J and I had a lot of fun at the sale, but wow, there were a lot of people. I didn't think it was that bad when I was walking around outside in the tent, but then I went inside, and there were at least 3 times more people! I stood in line for the ladies room, then did a bit of shopping - prices were reduced in the warehouse for the sale too, so I did most of my shopping there! An additional 30% off what were already 50% reduced.

But I was good, and only got yarn for one small project - the Celtic Tote, which I want to cast on for once i'm closer to done on my Mondo Cable Cardi sweater.

Trying to get a lot of knitting done before the upcoming The Knitting Guild Association convention in Manchester, NH in early July. I've already registered, and am looking forward to the classes I'll be taking. I may also have a chance to get together with my SIL, she's also knitting now, and may come down for a day for the show.

Here's a picture of my new kitten, Milo:

Well, I think that's all for now. Got to get back to my knitting!

Well, at long last, i've finally gotten access to my blog again. I'd lost the ID/PW that I used to set up the blog, so couldn't get in to add more entries! But I've got it now, so hope to post more frequently in the future.

Off to go take some knitting project pictures, so i can add to my blog!

Knitting in progress

Here's some of my knitting in progress.

First, my February Lady's Sweater:

This is a class I'm taking at Webs - the teacher is Annie Foley, and she's converted this pattern from Flint Knits (and Elizabeth Zimmerman) into a sweater that's knit in the round. Since it's a cardigan, we've done a steek down the center, and the next (last) class is when we'll be securing and then cutting the steek. Very exciting, and very scary! That's why I wanted to take the class, I really wanted someone to hold my hand while I cut into a sweater that I've spent so much time knitting on.

Next, this is a scarf I'm working on for myself:

This is the Fruit of the Vines pattern by Anne Hanson. I met Anne at the Knitters Review Retreat. This was my first Retreat, and I will definitely be going back, that's for sure. What I wonderful time I had!!

This is my New Beginnings project - each year, the Retreat attendees start a new project just for themselves on the last day of the Retreat. You walk around and have all the different people you've met over the weekend put some stitches into your project.

I hope to finish this scarf so I can wear it at next year's Knitters Review Retreat, though there is lots of other things going on, so I do hope I can finish it.

I'm also working on some other things, that have been on my needles for a very long time. The Summer Chill Shawl is one project that just need me to finish knitting the border. And I"m still working on my Wyvern Sweater .

I also got a lot of great yarn from the KRR stash lounge. That is where you bring in your yarn, books, needles, etc, that you've realized that you are never going to use, and you leave it for others to take home. The rules are you have to bring something to take something, but there is SO much stuff in the lounge!

I found 6 skein of DK weight 100% cashmere (I looked up the yarn online, and it's usually $30/skein). I want to make at least one shawl out of this yarn, it's a beautiful blue/purple, and it's SO soft!

Well, that's all for now - I hope to be posting more as I think of other things to talk about!

Hi all!

Thought it was about time to start with this "blog" thing, and it will give me a chance to talk to friends and family all at once.

In the future, look for info on what I'm doing, and what i'm knitting on.