Stitch Along Wednesday

Morning!  It is back to work week for me...the students don't come until next week...so we are all...

we have two days of workshops...the presenter isn't too bad...but really think it could have been done in one day....and we still have not had enough time to set up our classrooms...ugh!

So, I have worked on projects this week...but alas, do not have pictures....

I've mostly focused on the Sockhead hat...and the test knit, which got put in timeout, as I have an extra two stitches....

How about you this week?  What have you worked on?  Do you have a job where you have to attend never ending PD? (professional development)

as always, please link back..thanks!

FO Friday!

Hello my lovely crafters!  I hope you crafting week has been successful....I have no finishes this week, but have been putting some work into a couple of hats and a pair of socks....

This weekend, I am heading to Walker Stalker...a Walking Dead convention in Boston...I may start something new with one of my zombie yarns!

What are you plans for the weekend?  As always, please link back, so people can find us...many thanks!

There are also links here and here

Stitch Along Wednesday

Good morning my peeps!!!  It is my last week of summer vacation and I am booked this week!  Today I'll be taking a couple nephews shopping for their belated birthday gifts....should be fun...

I have three projects that have been front and center this week...first up, the Dork socks...almost done with sock 1..these socks took a backseat for awhile...

and then I have two hats...I joined a Sockhead KAL....(I always pronounce this sockHEED in my head)...if you want to join, it's here, until Sept 30...you do have to use an indie dyed yarn...that's the only requirement (or self dyed is good)

My yarn is Dizzy Color, one of the Buffy inspired ones from Patrol 1....

And..I'm doing a test knit...

This is a MadColor yarn from a Harry Potter club...

They don't look much different, as it's a lot of K2, P2 ribbing for both...I'm onto the pattern in the test knit, but have 2 more soul draining inches of ribbing on the Sockhead....

So two questions today...what's the best thing you've ever done on vacation?  And/or ..what was a soul draining project for you?

Oh and since there have not been reliable links up on Friday, I'm just going to start doing a Friday linkup...I don't always have an FO, but I'll post the link anyway....AND Ikneadtoknit also has linkups on Wednesdays and Fridays, so check her out...as always, please link back, so people can fins us...thanks!

Stash Saturday

Seriously...

we went for a trip to Northhampton last week....if you don't know, Northhampton is the home of WEBS...I was actually looking for a specific yarn..

The Fibre Company Savannah...for this....

and then I picked up some Madelinetosh to show the Hubs the colors....it was Magnolia Leaf...well he put in the basket..then we picked out Daffodil to make a sunflowery inspired shawl....

So gorgeous!!!!

Then I stopped in at Northhampton Wools, while he was in the used music store...

Mrs. Crosby came home with me....

On the way to meet Felicia Day, I stopped at an LYS and well they had some Hedgehogs Fibres..very difficult to get here...so Newsprint came to live with me...

I know I also have some in the mail on their way...and well fair season is coming.....and oh yeah, I picked up some more at the Art Show last week....I found the only booth with yarn in it...

She overdyed yellow onto grey..it's from a local farm, Flatland Alpacas.....

I think that is it....I have no will power....I have also started two new projects in the past two days...one for a KAL...Sockhead...and one for a test knit...now I am off...a former student is going to study in Germany and today is her goodbye party...toodles...

FO Friday

Good Morning!  Again the people I link to have not put up a link, so I'm going to throw one up...I think I'll just start doing a Friday link if people want one...need to come up with a picture....

So I have two finished objects, but only going to show one...as the crocheted boot cuffs, I need to fix....I'll explain when I blog them...

So here are Those Socks...just a plain vanilla pattern..I wanted the yarn to speak...

I'm going to love these!  They are too warm for now....

They are Zauberball...and yes they match..I made them match.....I'm not sure I could wear mismatched socks.....I absolutely love the gradient effect.....

I started these in February and finished them yesterday....But made many things in between...I am so not a monogamous knitter or crocheter, are you? 

Please link back, if you link up...thanks!

Stitch Along Wednesday

Good morning my lovelies!!!!!  Haven't blogged in a week!  I've done things and had things to say, but just haven't gotten to the computer....

I've pretty much been working on a second sock....here is a bad night picture...

In the picture, I was on the heel...now on the gussets....

Today I am off to the Boston area....going to a book signing by Felicia Day tonight...wohoo.....I also hope to pop into a nearby LYS to check it out....

On Monday I went to WEBS....yep...and left with stuff......had some people tell me I needed therapy...I told them yarn was my therapy....

How about you?  Is yarn your therapy????  I don't have to do anything with it...just squishing it helps!

As always, join up and please link back, so others can find us...thanks!

Stitch Along Wednesday

Good morning!  I will be in NYC today, as I am participating in GISHWHES this year and I have to go into the city for one of the items...

I have been working on this and that since I got home...I finished one of my Screw You Rainbow socks...I started the second sock of Those Socks for the train ride into the city..it is a mindless vanilla pattern...I've put rounds on pretty much all of the others...and I made something for GISHWHES, but I can't show it yet....

So what are you doing this week?  Please link up and link back...

Sunday in Norway

I already posted about my epic climb up the mountain....Manafossen, if you haven't read it...but before we accidentally climbed that mountain, we visited a couple of yarn outlet stores...

It was a wet, grey day...

Drive through some beautiful scenery, even with the rain.....

First stop...was a Viking outlet....

They also had knitting coffee....but I don't drink coffee, so did not get it...(there was a small cafe attached to this store, but we didn't get anything)

Then we headed back to the Gjestal Outlet...this also had a small cafe attached to it

I normally eat my pancakes with syrup and butter in the morning, but this was like a snack...

I also found it interesting, that the bathroom or toilet doors always seemed to have cool symbols..

After these two stops, we did the mountain climb...and we were done for the day...it was an interesting, exhilarating and exhausting day!

Year of Projecys Week 31

Good afternoon!  I am being lazy and watching The Walking Dead marathon.....

So I have three things to add to the finished list....you would hope so, since I missed a couple of weeks...

2015 Completed Projects:
White mittens - 1/10/15
Quick Crochet Cowl - 1/12/15
Stripes Cowl - 1/22/15
Frosty, the Snowman - 1/24/15
Head Wrap - 1/24/15
H's Everyday Socks 2/7/2015
Stepping Stones 2/17/15
Ita's Shawl 2/18/15
Speckled Eggs 4/11/15
Stitch's Rock Collection Hat 4/16/15
Hawk Baktus  5/17/15
Far Side of the Moon 5/17/15
Estrella's Turtle 5/20/15
Quick Hat 6/1/15
Adele Socks  6/11/15
Zuzu's Petals 6/13/15
Humphrey 6/14/15
Olivia Owl 6/24/15
Shoulder Poncho 7/26/15
Freedom Rollers 7/30/15
Boot cuffs 8/1/15

I've already blogged about the shoulder poncho that I made in Norway....I also finished up my friend's Freedom Roller socks..

Yesterday I also worked on something, but can't post pictures until next week...For me they will be boot cuffs...but they were made for something else....I'll explain when I can....

So what is still in the WIPs categories....

 
WIPs Crochet:
Mission Falls Poncho: (Started 2006)
Round Ripple: (Started 2006 (?) Aiden)
Around the World Afghan: (April 2010): about ¼ done
Betty Shrug: I don’t know how long I’ve been working on this, but it only has an arm and a border to go.
Sunrise Sunset Afghan: this has been hibernating awhile, 6 squares done. Tis the Season (11/10/13)
Tabard Tunic (NW Diss 2/1/14)

Knit: 
 Learn to Knit Afghan: (started 2010): 3 squares done
Light in Shadows (1/14/14)
Garter Path (6/1/14) 
Turtleneck Capelet #2 (8/12/14)
Willow Fields (9/6/14)  
Shark in the Woods (11/27/14)

Bedrock (2/23/15)
Owligan (5/3/15)Flaming Arrows (7/6/15)

Socks:
Kai-Mei: (April 2012)

Johnny's Socks (Jan 2013)

Irish Tea (Feb 2015)
Those Socks (2/27/15)   
Dork Socks (6/13/15)
Blue Skies and Rainbows 6/26/15
A & C Vanilla 7/3/15 
Martina Marvin in Norway 7/14/15

Besides the finished objects, I have worked on these sock projects....two of them went to Norway with me...

My other WIPs have not seen much love in awhile..
  
Scarves/Shawls:
Splashy Flowers: (May 2011)
Larry Stashbuster Scarf (2012)
 
Bags:
Beach Bag: (started May 2010)  Just needs lining sewn in

KAL/CAL:   Fire and Blood (5/4/14)
Outlander MKAL (8/8/14) 
Zuzu's Petals (1/1/15)
Downton Abbey (1/4/15)
 
Misc: Sunflower: (August 2012) Need a back and to felt  

And then my long list of Projects in Mind....
  
Gifts/Charity: 
Hats for friend's babies (ongoing) Hats for students (ongoing)
Kimberly Skye's tunic
garter for Caitlin
Two Elsa doll/blanket things

Sweaters:
Test Pattern Sweater
Car Coat
Cowl Vest
 
Shawls/Scarves/Cowls 
Rockefeller
Wholehearted
West End Scarf 
Gathering Leaves
Alhambra
Petal Edge Scarf
Filippi Scarf 
Firefly Scarf 
Fraxinus 
Danube Cowl
Simple City
Fire and Ice
Multnomah
Leylines 
Holden Shawlette
Daybreak
Trellis Shawl
Bedford Springs Shawl   
 
Hats and Mitts
Hermione Hearts Ron
Nehalm Hat
Felicity
Stellar
Cabled Headband
Fetching  
Cayunga Hat and Mitts set
Preposterous
Ruffled hat and mitts
Evergreen Gloves
Sheepy Cuffs
Twisted Rib Mitts and Hat
 
Socks:
Memento Mori
Rubus
Siren Socks
Savory Lace Socks
Autumn Flame
Firebird

Rescue Me, Chin Boy and Show Me the Stars
Twin peaks
 
Bags:
Sarape Shopper
Pleated Purse
Circular Felted Bag

Stash Saturday

Lots of stash to update.....

First of all, I went to three yarn outlet stores in Norway.  Knitting is a way of life there...students learn it in school....and there was yarn available everywhere..even in the grocery stores...

And in a museum gift shop

In a regular store, like our Walmart or Target

In a "tourist" shop

I'll talk about the yarn outlets when I write posts about those days...I didn't take a ton of pictures of them...

So what did I bring home?

4 balls of Drops Air....I have used almost 3 on my shoulder poncho....so warm and such a lovely color...

Some Viking Nordlys, which I bought at the grocery store...

Some Troll yarn...because Troll yarn!

Incredibly soft!  68% baby alpaca!  and the colors are so subtle, but so gorgeous!

Big, fat, fun yarn!

Again..Camel yarn..78%, because camel yarn....

Alpaca Mohair and Alpaca Silk in a stunning grey-green...OMG!  This will be saved for something special...

How can you not get something called Kitten Mohair?  I don't think any kittens were harmed in the making of it.....

I went back to the "tourist" shop to grab these...they will be my first colorwork..going to make Selbu mittens with them...

Grabbed these in the all-around store....great colors...

Tone gifted these to me before I left......gonna do something with felt....

Then when I got home....

Sparkly rainbows!  Love is Love from Groovy Hues Fibers....

Sock kit from Otterly Adorable Knits and Knitmona....

Yesterday I received

Dia de los Muertos from Desert Vista Dyeworks

We rode tripped around the state yesterday and I stopped at a favorite LYS and picked up this..

with the cowlette pattern.....

and today I received my Random Fandom from Nerd Girl....

God of Thunder (inspired by Thor)

And I think I am set for awhile....although I did order something else the other day...I have no will power....