Thanks to Jen who scored an extra ticket, I got to see Martha Stewart!

We got there super early and after freezing for twenty minutes we took a break and got coffee.

This is our group (left to right: Deb, Sharon, Jenn, and I). We lined up and admired all the knitted goods. We ran into Mary Beth and Katie and Jamie. After getting the audience practice session (the hand signals when to "oh" and "ah"), we got our seats.

We were in the very back of the audience. It was such an interesting experience for several reasons. Ironically, it was in the exact same studio that the Graham Norton show was taped (I am not going to explain how I know that).

Martha spoke to a few audience members and then they taped several segments of the show which I won't reveal.

Here's Martha (holding yarn made out of her pet's fur). I think she was using Addi Turbo's.


We had such a great time. It was definitely an experience and something I will remember.

Update: Bezzie asked and here's the answer, the show will air Monday, February 25th.

I have been so incredibly tired. It seems with my part time work and internship I worked 21 days straight without a day off to relax and recuperate. Monday, I called out and slept. Tuesday, we left early due to bad weather and didn't go to class. Wednesday, no internship due to bad weather. Out of nowhere, I have been catching up on sleeping and cleaning.

The Hex Coat is not really going anywhere. I am committed to finishing the back today. There is not a lot left to complete it, so I need to get over this little hump. I think I got tired of the moss stitch. So to keep myself distracted I started making a baby blanket in Fibre Company Babe using a linen stitch. This baby blanket goes to Heidi and Brad's second baby that is arriving in a few months. This project is not a huge stretch from the hex coat as far as the quantities of knits and purls, but I like.

So, what did I do after I finished the second sock of the Colinette, I, again, started the Socks that Rock in Hot Flash. It is medium weight and I cast on watching Willow. Then ripped it this morning because it was too wide and cast on with less stitches. Originally, I bought this yarn for MIL, but she never emailed me her foot measurements. I am debating who's going to get these socks.

Last night, Ben woke up in the middle of the night to discover one of the cats sleeping in
Maya's dog bed. So where was Maya? Maya opened the door to the guest bedroom and was strethed out on the bed.

The sweater looks so cute!
Maya looks miserable!

It has literally one string to weave into the sweater (I realized after I took the photo) but otherwise it fits well.
I did pick up the hex coat again (yeah!) and another project. Something different from the past six months.

This is Ecco which is such a pretty superwash merino wool. I love the way it feels and knits up and sadly stix no longer has anymore.

With three skeins I made Maya a dog sweater inspired/modified from the Endpaper Mutt Sweater. I knit the collar in the round and followed the pattern without the fair isle part. I finished it with ribbing and now I am working on the belly band so that it doesn't flap around. So far, it looks so nice on Maya.

When Maya posed for a picture wearing the Buster sweater I knit her which will be put on the stix blog (because it is a store sample), Izzy sat next to her on the sofa. Since he was being handsome and smiling, I took a photo. I am so happy all the furbabies are comfortable sitting next to each other (somewhat).


Now for the Hex coat. I was two inches from finishing the back when I realized that I started the shoulder shaping way too soon, so I ripped. Oh, I frogged about eight to nine inches. Ugh. So, I took a few days off and worked on Maya's sweaters.
Now that I have that mental break from the hex I can now continue the coat. Hopefully, I can finish this sweater this weekend.