A Knitting Affair

12 shopping days until Christmas Does it count if I only seem to be shopping for myself? Like seriously! Lets take a quick run down of what I have purchased in the MONTH of December (we won’t talk about what I purchased at EatSleepKnit during their Black Friday sale, that comes a bit later in this post.)

Okay so Madelinetosh has been trying out some new base yarn and experimenting with colors. I am addicted to her yarn and have been stalking her etsy store when I am able to do so to see what she has up for grabs.

Tosh Merino Light – Trodden

superwash merino - fingering weight - 440 yds skein

Tosh Vintage – Dahlia

merino - worsted - 200 yds skein

silk, cashmere, merino - sport - 360 yds skein

Now, I did hesitate sharing because I am selfish and would love to keep it all to myself, but honestly, goodness like this needs to be shared! Now, in case you aren’t overwhelmed already, here is a little more yarnporn for you. This is what I purchased at Eat.Sleep.Knit yesterday.

Tosh Worsted – Grove

merino - worsted - 225 yds skein

And, this is the other Madelinetosh I purchased at the Eat.Sleep.Knit Black Friday sale…

Wren – Jade

silk, merino - fingering - 365 yds skein

Wren – Twig

silk, merino - fingering - 365 yds skein

Tosh Worsted – Ginger

merino - worsted - 200 yds skein

Tosh Worsted – Norway Spruce

merino - worsted - 200 yds skein

Tosh Lace – Victorian Gothic

Merino - lace - 950 yds skein

Tosh Lace -Fjord

Merino - lace - 950 yds skein

Tosh Sock- Sequoia

merino, wool - fingering - 395 yds skein

Okay, so yes, I have been spoiling myself. But whatever!! It makes me happy. Plus, do you blame me after seeing all this luscious goodness? (really this is just a rhetorical question).

Now, here is an update on the patterns that I have been working on. One is finished and the other a WIP.

Akimbo Shawl Pattern Details

Madelinetosh Sock & Lucy Neatby Cat's Pajamas

The project that I am currently working on is out of Madelinetosh Eyre in Fig that I received with my sweater club subscription. This yarn is so yummy, yes yummy, that I can’t even explain it.

Shalom Cardigan – worsted version Project Details

Clubbin’ it again.

1) I joined the Madelinetosh sweater club. I received my first shipment this week. A sweaters worth of Eyre yarn in the Fig colorway. Freakin luscious. I need to find the right pattern for this yarn that will show it off the best

2) The other club I joined is the Just Babs Knitting Club. The theme is women in history. I received the first shipment today. OMG is the color ever beautiful. But, I’m too lazy to take a picture of it!

I am test knitting a pattern and instead of using a bulky yarn I have been using stash dk yarn doubled. It is luscious. But, I am short one ball. I usually never buy yarn in odd numbers so I don’t know what i was thinking. Since I am on the hunt for more I will get two balls just to be safe.

Having only one problem is of course not the case, but this is a big one.

I am running out of room for my roving in the “upstairs” yarn room. I need another cedar chest.

When its just this fucking beautiful…

I have to admit that I am not crazy about affairs of any kind if I am the recipient of the hurt that they cause. If they hurt others, well that is something different and a topic for a different post altogether. Over the last week David has been gone to China on a conference. It has sucked. I miss him. A lot. Being the self destructive person that I am, well, I got into a bit of trouble. There is even evidence.

Bet you thought I was going to show you something bad?! No. My affair has been to my knitting. It has been sorely neglected as the spinning bug has taken over. This is a mix of Spunky Eclectic and Crown Mountain rovings. And, it is some stash busting. The problem is that I screwed up my shoulder a few weeks ago (please don’t ask, it falls under the TMI category). On Saturday it started to get sore again. This after spinning up a good 3.5 ounces of the Spunky on Friday and then starting the Crown Mountain on the same day. By Saturday night I noticed that my shoulder was getting sore but thought nothing of it. Come Sunday afternoon it got worse. Did I stop? No. I kept on going until I had plied the a bobbin full.

Monday morning. Wake up. Can barely move my fucking neck. Cursing myself I dropped Cameron off at daycare and came home with the phone book open and my cell phone handy. After calling a bunch of places I finally was able to get into Sante. I had a great massage. If every touch given could be considered great. She touched my shoulders before I even got onto the table and made a tsk’ing noise at how tense/tight the muscles were. By the end of the therapeutic massage I was sore and she was tired. I go back on Sunday!!

So my Ladybug is back in her corner. This is probably for the best since my housework and laundry have fallen to the wayside during this affair. Also, maybe I can make amends with my projects beside my chair.

Blue Moon Fiber Arts
Sheep 2 Shoe
Color: Carbon
Spun in 3 ply as suggested for half and Navajo plied the other half