Yea...Goodies!

My mailbox had goodies in it yesterday. My order from Robyn's Nest arrived:

It consists of:

A skein of One of a Kind Yarn from Infiknits. Which is a laceweight wool/angora/nylon blend hand-dyed in gorgeous vibrant colours:

A pair of really cool yarn ball earrings:

A 2.0mm circular needle (Robyn's Nest Brand), that has a stainless steel cord that doesn't curl up on itself and requires no relaxing:

and finally a 60" measuring tape:

Of course these goodies don't help with the startitis because now I'm searching on Ravelry for a pattern to go with the yarn...

Sigh, I suppose I'll finish a project eventually...

TTFN and KEEP KNITTING!

Severe Startitis...

I keep telling myself I'll post as soon as I have something finished. However, given that I seem to be suffering from a case of startitis, I'll post a few pics of the WIPs.

First:

These are the Baroque Socks from the Fall issue of Knitty. The yarn is from Lotus Yarns. It was the skein from the September kit of the Robyn's Nest Sock Club. I started them and then got distracted by this:

This is the Spincycle Thirdwave Harf, done in the Dream in Colour Classy left over from my Mr. Greenjeans. It's almost done, or it would be if I hadn't started this:

and this:

The pattern for both is The Incredible Custom-fit Raglan. The first is made from Dream in Colour Classy and it will be a sweater for my boyfriend. The second is Manos Del Uruguay and it will be for me. They have been set aside for some lacework:

It's the Leaf Pattern for Half-Square Shawl. I found it in a knitting exercise book from the 1840's by Cornelia Mee. It's available as a free ebook at Manybooks.net.

However, I did manage to get two projects done:

One is a tree skirt I crocheted:

and the other is an Ipod Cozy for the Ipod Nano my boyfriend got me for Christmas:

So that brings you up to speed with what has been happening on the knitting front.

TTFN and KEEP KNITTING!

...Finished...

...Yippee! I finally finished the Hibiscus for hope socks (I've been distracted a lot lately).

Ta Da!

I love the way that the yarn has striped:

So, to recap...the pattern is Hibiscus for Hope by Mezzodiva and the yarn is Biscotte & Cie from the Robyn's Nest Sock Club.

I'm not sure what socks I will cast on next, but I'm also still working on this:

It's going to be a small throw. The yarn is Manos Del Uruguay and I'm working a Lace and Cable pattern from A Treasury of Knitting Patterns by Barbara Walker. It is being displayed on my bison skin rug:

It is very soft and warm. I love curling up in front of the fire and reading.

I also have to start thinking about Christmas gifts...Sigh...so much to do, so little time...

Oh well, I'm off to grab another coffee and get this day off to a good start...

TTFN and KEEP KNITTING!

The cake says it all...

It's my DB's (darling boyfriend's) 28th birthday today! In honour of the occasion I baked him a Boston Cream Pie. Yummy!
There has been some progress on the knitting front:

These are the Hibiscus for Hope socks in progress. Well on the way to completion.
They are on my newest furniture acquisition:

A mahogany side table. This table will eventually house a new lamp, and this will become my new knitting spot.
Well, I've got to go clean the apartment and get ready for dinner.

TTFN and KEEP KNITTING