Xmas in July

I've had the last four days off of work! But I had to have oral surgery, so it hasn't really been fun. Except for this stocking which I managed to knit while taking pain killers, I was impressed. My co-worker made a set of stockings like this for her family that inspired me to make my own. Knitting is wonderful in recovery, it keeps my mind off of the discomfort. I had a root canal Tues. am that went wrong. My roots were growing into my nerve canal, and when the dentist filled my tooth it compressed my nerve. This caused my face to go numb. The oral surgeon took out the filling from the nerve canal by cutting into the side of my freakin' jaw!! Not a pleasurable experience. Thankfully my boss and coworkers are really helping out and giving me a lot of time to rest, boy do I need it. Thank you to everyone who has been so great to me.

Finished project #4 out of 10!! I started these last fall. I picked it up last night with only one thumb missing from the picture. So after about six months of this mitten living in my stash, I finish it in about an hour. It's Lucy Neatby's Fiesta mittens. I used a Cherry Tree Hill Supersock potluck for the varigated and Lucy's celestial merino for the solid. They were a lot easier to make than they look. I'll be excited for cold weather this year.

Ok...I was distracted, but it's another UFO! I was only down past the armpits a few days ago. It's nice yarn to work on (Linen Isle by Plymouth), but it is boring. I feel another distraction coming on, surprised? I didn't think so.

My new goal...hopefully

So I committed myself to a goal...damn. Now that I'm putting it in writing I will I have to stick to it. I am going to finish ten projects before buying new yarn. Yes I said it, ten. Now that sounds crazy because most people don't let themselves get out of control like I have. I stopped counting after I started my 3oth project. I need to get myself into check! I've already completed three; a pair of fingerless mittens, my dads socks (which you saw), and a tank. This top is made out of euroflax and is a Debbie Bliss pattern from her pure silk book. I'm done with the front and just starting on the back. Hopefully this will be my fourth finished object, but as you will soon learn I am easily distracted.

Surprise-it's the aqua swirl pillow from Pick Up Sticks. We just got the pattern in at Borealis Yarns, where I work. It was so quick to knit and I only used three skeins of Cascade 220, which is always great-the pattern called for four. I even used size 10.5 needles when it calls for 10, I figured it's felted so gauge doesn't matter and a pillow can always be a little bigger. It's also fun to hear peoples interpretations. My mom said it looked like a ying-yang symbol, my sister thought it was an eyeball, and my boyfriend, Chris asked if I were trying to hypnotize him.

Now this is a fun intarsia adventure! If I mess it up no one will know after it's felted. Can you guess at this point what it will be? I'll wait until tomorrow to show you the finished product. Then you can spend your Saturday night pondering what I am making...

These are for my dad, he was going to get them for xmas, but I know he'll want to wear them any time it drops below 50 degrees. They are pretty small but they do fit him perfectly, I was surprised because they almost fit me. He is fascinated by self striping yarns so this should impress him. My dog Charlie likes them too.

I created this blog mainly because I've been having too much fun with knitting and my digital camera. I haven't jumped into the internet revolution, yes-I know it's been around forever, so I will move from emails to this. So bear with me while I try this blogging adventure and see if I can figure out how to post pictures!