Frost Flowers

Sorry for the long absence, my hubby and I took a trip to Boston last week to celebrate our 1st anniversary. I want to show off a FO that I’m particularly proud of; I finished this sometime in April but every time I had help to photograph it the lighting wasn’t quite right. This project took up most of my life last summer in attempts to finish before a wedding in September. I missed my deadline and the shawl spent a few months in my closet. I have another wedding in two weeks and this shawl will look wonderful with a blue skirt I picked up to wear. So without further ado I present Frost Flowers and Leaves Shawl.







Pattern: Frost Flowers and Leaves Shawl from A Gathering of Lace
Yarn: Knit Picks Shadow in “Jewels Heathers”
Needles: Addi Turbos size 3
Size: About a 52" square
Started: July 2006
Finished: April 2007


Coming Soon: Boston, Monkeys, firsts, and 7 things.

Victories

"I have reason to believe that I have victories to taste. I can feel them on my teeth, upon my lips, and in my chest. I can roll them on my tounge. They are more subtle than defeat."
-Dasboard Confessional "Reasons to Believe"






St. John's University Graduation May 13, 2007.
Masters in Library Science

Socks: Finished, in progress and to come

I think that these are my favorite socks, I finished them a few weeks ago.

A pair of Jaywalkers that I finished a while ago in Socks that Rock “Lapis.”


Wips: Waving Lace in STR “Queen Rock,” Winter’s Eve in “Bleeding Hearts” for my mom and Insideout (February’s Rockin Sock Club shipment) in “Monsoon.”

This is my STR stash (Top to bottom, left to right):

Tiger’s Eye (Medium weight), Rare Gem (light weight) from the last shipment of the 2006 Rockin Sock Club, Walking on the Wild Tide (Silkie), Rare gem (light weight), Philosopher’s Stone (light weight), and Rolling Stone (light weight).

The Philospher’s stone is destined for a pair of modified Wyverns, WotWT will be a pair of Knee High to a Grasshopper knee highs (I might need to order more yarn). I’m thinking that the Red Rare Gem might be a pair of Baudelaires and Rolling Stone will be something from Favorite Socks. I’m undecided what to do with the other Rare Gem and the left over skein of Tiger’s Eye. I was thinking of doing Central Air pattern from the Rockin Sock Club but I really want a pair of Monkey Socks.

Also in the planning stages: Bayerische socks in Stonestone, Embossed Leaves in Harvest Moon, and a pair of Gryffindor socks from left over Stonestone and Lover’s Leap. I’ve also been itching to try the Scottish Highland colorway but I don’t have the slightest idea what pattern to use. I think I might be using my 10% off coupon from Blue Moon on my next order.

Socks, socks, socks

There has been a lot of thinking about and knitting socks around here. I joined Sockapalooza 4 and really looking forward to this exchange. I have the perfect pattern for my pal but the yarn is another story. My pal does not live in one of the colder areas so I’m hesitant to use Socks that Rock.

I never blogged about last year’s Rockin Sock Club so here are my completed socks:

From Left to Righ: Cedar Creek socks in “Rainforest Jasper,” Rock and Weave in “Fairgrounds,” Hippy Crunchy in “Peaseblossom,” Marble Arches in “Pink Granite,” Titania’s Revenge in “Titania” and Winter’s Eve in “Mustang Sally.”

I really love this picture of Winter's Eve.


My husband requested a pair of hand-knit socks so I made him some Jaywalkers in Socks that Rock “Tiger’s Eye.”


Here are some pictures of this year’s Rockin Sock Club shipments: