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Start and Finish

Here's to the start and finish of my holiday knitting for 2006!

Pattern: Fetching from Knitty Summer

Yarn: the called for Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran in a yummy jewel-toned turquoise from a LYS near my HotelChain and I eeked them out of one ball, which leaves another ball for me!

Recipient: Mr Wonderful's Sis, for Chanukah (she loved them)

Notes: No modifications, except that they were knit in two circulars (God bless the creator/inventor/miracle worker/amazing knitter who came up with this technique).  Super easy and super fun.  My only complaint with the ease of this item is the thumb part.  After carefully unraveling the waste yarn, it was a bitch trying to get the stitches on the needles, just right.  Even so, I had to do some creative darning to hide some little holes that had formed, just like she did.  Still, they were very "instant gratification" and that makes for happy holiday knitting. 

I haven't cast on for anything else, just yet, although I will be starting Glampyre's Camellia for myself and Le Slouch to make up for my cousin's too-small-beret incident soon.  In the meantime, I going to start a little food blog called The Wannabe Foodie.  I haven't posted yet, but I will soon.  Nothing fancy, just some recipes I've tried and some pictures.  Perhaps a little commentary on my experiences with food and my ever growing love for cooking and baking.  So check it out in January!

Finally, how about a knitty list?

Knitty Goals for 2007:

• Colorwork.  Thanks to Stranded, this won't be a problem.  I've even got the pattern.
• Another true sweater.  Not a shrug but a sweater.  Either this one or this one.
• Baby stuffs.  SIL is preggers and so is my cousin.  Both due in late April, early May.
• Destash/Stash Bust and only restash with an exact project in mind, when necessary.  No more mindless yarn shopping until further notice.  God help me.

Thanks for stopping by.  I know I haven't been a good blogger for the past 6 months or so, but I will be back in regular action.  I've missed documenting my knitting journey and sharing it all with you.  Expect to see more of me, with a little more spirit behind it, soon!

Happy Christmakwanzaakah to you all!

Nothin' But Knit

I realize that you wouldn't know this by my blog, but I am alive and didn't die of some rare and unusual form of a cold.  I am well, physically at least.  There are some (**cough, cough** Mr Wonderful) that may agree that while my physical health is no longer a concern, my mental health is up for debate.  I am, dear readers, sorry for the absence.  I've been in a fog of jumbled thoughts lately, none of which have been quite able to make the jump from brain to blog.  And while I am still in a bit of an overwhelming haze, I can share a couple of things to tie you over, if you will.

• I am pretty much over HotelChain.  And actually, I have been for quite some time.  And old co-worker just told me that once your fire is gone, it's time to move on.  Quite right.  So with that being said, I am on the job prowl.  I have something in the works, but I can't share any more just yet.  Don't wanna jinx it, you know?
• I am totally knitting.  No pictures for proof, but trust me.  I knat up the Tweed Beret from the latest IK for my cousin, but it came out way too small.  Like, it might be too small for my six year old niece.  So bummed...Haven't frogged it yet, but I will and start anew.  In the meantime, I was able to whip up some Fetching mitts for a holiday gift.  I squeezed one whole pair out of one ball of Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran.  Which leaves me a whole other ball to play with.  Yay for me!

Otherwise, I am busy for the holidays.  I've been a homemade-goodie-researching fool.  I mean, these are def on the list.  How cute!  And my Lord, I really have to make these, although they may get eaten before they make it into the gift baskets.  In the words of Rachael Ray, YUM-O!

Pics and more updates soon.  Just lemme get through this week, k? 

BTW, I am totally keeping current with all of your blogs, even if I haven't been commenting!  Lots of exciting stuff going on...