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February 6, 2005

I Got Yarn!

It's been like Christmas all over again around here.  I got the yarn for the cami and 2 Rebecca magazines on Friday.  I gotta tell ya, the project ideas are stacking up in my little brain!  Here's the GGH Mystik - what do you think? I couldn't wait to cast on the 192 stitches I needed for the cami, but I made myself finish the second version of the hat for my sister.  I sent her both of them and she can decide which one fits better, but I feel better that the second one wasn't so big.  Anyway, I got started with the mystik yesterday afternoon and have now started my first project knitted in the round.  Kind of scary, but it seems to be going all right.  I finished the ribbing portion and am now on to the body.  Here's the ribbing - it's designed to have some twisted stitches and eyelets in it - more girly I guess. I got the circular needle I needed to finish Travis' sweater and did that yesterday afternoon.  It turned out well and I think he'll actually wear it (at least I hope so).  He wanted to wear it yesterday, but couldn't because the neck wasn't finished, but it made me feel good.  Here's the finished product.

I also got the Muench Naturwolle for the super skinny scarf and some pretty fun yarn for a scarf I plan to give as a gift.  Very different yarns, but both will be fun to work with. And since I didn't have enough going on I made some stitch markers.  I was inspired by some photos I saw on KR and some really expensive stitch markers I found on the web.  Mine aren't anything special, but they are different and I need them for the cami.  What do you think?

I'm going to hang my curtains up this afternoon and will post a picture when they're up.  Otherwise, I'm going to knit and do laundry while the Super Bowl is on the tv.  It's kind of a yucky day and it seems like a good idea to stay inside next to the fire.  Have a good day.