I am using Orchid in Malabrigo and I am very excited the project is going well as opposed to last time (it just seemed off).

If my blogs have seemed a little Izzy-focused there may be a reason. It seems I have caught Izzy logging onto my laptop.
Izzy smiling says, "I promise I never sabotaged the blog, I just want to meet some new kitties."

Source: MY Fingerless Gloves pattern
Needles: Addi Naturas, size 8, 40" circular
Yarn: di.Ve' Autunno, Color 31208
Loved: Super quick knit and easy.
Hated: I think my join where the thumb is well, strange.

Source: Knitch "My Dog is Spoiled" Dog Leash
Needles: Bryspun Bryson circulars, size 6, 20 inches (pattern calls for DPN)
Yarn: Noro Daria Color Turqouise #11
Loved: It was a super quick knit, around an hour and some change. I might have even used only half the skein, I may test what is left to verify that is correct.
Hated: The wrap around at the joins doesn't look as nice as the store's model and it felt awkward when I did it.

Project Details

Source: Cobblestone Sweater by Jared Flood, Interweave Knits, Fall 2007
Needles: Addi Naturas, size 8, 40" long
Yarn: Classic Elite Skye Tweed, Color #1272, 14 skeins
Loved: It was a quick knit which I could do without paying too much attention. Little seaming.
Hated: Yarn is not the softest, but I will attempt vinegar, Eucalen, and shampoo washings.
Mods: I made the sweater longer because redcoat (dh) just has a very long upper body.

look at yummy yarn. malabrigo in whale's road which I said I would not buy but then I did. bad me. good yarn.

Puffy in a French accent says, "The coffee is no good. I need a good cafe au lait"

Now, here's the thing: each color pictured here is one skein. And. Each skein is a huge mess. After hours turning into days of attempting to unravel, it can look likes this....
There was a few days I was ambitious and attempted to wind the pink one which now that I have a swift and winder it can look nicer. Anyways, the plastic bag is picked up from stix and only costs $3.00 I have picked up a few and now all the yarn in my armoire looks nice, organized, and stacks perfectly.

One day, I may actually wind it. Another day, I may actually knit it.

Guess how much all this yarn cost? And it is soft.

Izzy still has a crush on Lucy. He always wanted to meet her, but I keep explaining long distance relationships are really tough.

Even Izzy is excited he has organized my recent project and grabbed the camera cable to upload some new photos. Of him, but that is nothing new for Mr. Smooshiness.

So this the body of the sweater.
And this is the sleeve, that yes, I was knitting in the beginning of my internship class. Damnit. I want to knit.

Mr. Smooshiness, aka Izzy, endorses a healthy breakfast of course after you have pet him and adored him and thrown his mouse and pet him again and scratch him and gave him some kibble and then you can have the healthy breakfast.

Izzy says, "Hey, I heard the word catnip. Give me the catnip or I sing Backstreet Boys songs"

I am on the third skein and I have been doing split and splice on this so (yeah!) no ends to weave in... oh but the sleeves are knit straight, but I am already knitting on a circular so I am going to explore how to attempt it (yet again) with the magic loop.
Ella, caught in the act, said, "What the hell? I haven't authorized a photo session. I need to speak to my agent."

The Varsity is an Atlanta institution. Everyone was recommending stoppping by for the experience, but our last day in Atlanta we hit Agnes & Muriel's for lunch, so we stopped by the Varsity for sweet tea and a Varsity orange frozen drink. Now DH had to go to the "office" (ahem the toilet) and so we parked in the lot and had the attendant with the cute hat give us the drinks. When DH disappeared in search of relief, I watched this young hip hop guy drive up in a Rolls Royce. Now, I never think much of anything until I saw him talking to this young woman in another car. Look, folks, I was bored and I could only stare at the attendants for so long. Well, the guy takes his shoe off and throws it at his own Rollys Royce. At that point, he was either yelling or talking extremely animated because she didn't seem to pay any mind. Anyways, that's all I got. That's my Varsity experience.

So, I quickly knit up the swatch and checked all different sections to ensure uniformity. Swatch is good. I was so excited and the marathon was moving along, so I cast on for the sweater and made some progress. I am so excited to knit up a new sweater (even though I still need to finish the sanpoku and the lift and separate, sigh)....
Anyways, I leave you with a moment of zen...
Izzy says, "This incense tastes funny"

I just started Season 5 and we have started Season 8 of X-Files (Mulder has disappeared and Scully is pregnant). On the knitting front, I am on the third wash cloth. I am sewing the sleeves of the lift and separate sweater. And then, I need to finish the edge on Sanpoku. Did I mention that I finished sanpoku? Yup. All done (sorta, except for the edge and blocking).

So, what does that mean? That means I start thinking about the next sweater and while I never touched Arwen on vacation I am debating. Here's my options:

1. Arwen Cardigan in Pure Merino (divine)
2. Cobblestone Cardigan in Skye Tweed (feels a little eh so I might need to make a swatch and try a special wash)
3. Wicked in Malabrigo (oh so yummy)
4. Tree Cardigan in Malabrigo (oh so yummy)

So many decisions...but I have Sunday and Monday.

BTW, I am catalogued and create an excel inventory of my yarn, books, and needles. I also started taking some photos of my stash. All for Ravelry. So, if anyone has suggestions and other things I can do in preparation of Ravel-ness I am all ears.