pomatameese, pomotomi, pomotomoseseses

more socks. pomotomus (koigu) on the right, baudelaire (phildar) on the left.



And, my jaywalkers in progress. Finally I found a use for the confetti yarn I got at the meetup xmas party. These are not a priority item, and in fact have been put on stitch holders so I can finish up my sockapalooza socks.


yarn porn:

The Most Terrifying Moment of My Life...

Okay, maybe that's overdoing it a bit. Tonight.... I steek for the first time.

*Holds breath*

I'm making the seda vest from knitpicks and have gotten to the steek point. My crochet chains are in place, and I've had confirmation that everything looks good to go.

Stay tuned kids.

FO's part deux

My crowning masterpiece of Fall/Winter 2006. The Equinox Yoke Pullover from the Fall '06 IK, knit in Berocco Ultra Alpaca in a slightly different colour scheme than the pattern called for (no grey, more green)















And c'est moi, lounging on the lush green grass enjoying the warm hug of my handiwork:

FO Busting part one

First off we have the Swallotail Shawl from the Fall 2006 IK, made in Knitpicks Alpaca Cloud
which is a dream to work with. I love knitting lace, there is something extremely satisfying and soothing about all those yarnovers and what not...however I can't really pull off the lace look myself. So when a friend of mine was thumbing through my knitting mags and said "omg I could totally see myself wearing this" I took a mental note, as her birthday was coming up. Lace is fun to knit, not so fun to block...especially since I didn't have (actually hadn't even heard of) blocking wires...all those little points were individually stretched and pinned then re-stretched and pinned. I hate blocking. But I am pleased with the end result...behold!

UFO'S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I've cleaned out my UFO pile (unfinished object for you non-knitter-lingo-savvy-types)

*ahem*
Anniversary Sweater - done (he's even worn it a couple times) I won't post pics until I can get a GOOD one that will do it justice.

Burgundy purse w/bamboo handles - done. Well, the second handle has been attached and it is awaiting the lovely lining I purchased for it. But really, it's basically done. I guess I'll take pics after I get the lining sewn in.

Entrelac scarf - done. It's hanging in my closet, though I still think I'll give it away to someone.

Brown and teal bolero - done. Really cute, really really cute. Again pics to come when I get a good camera (supposedly this month)

Overload Update

I'm really trying to streamline my projects on the go, really trying hard.....

- Anniversary Sweater for my bf. I know, this is ridiculous...I have been working on this for almost a year. Anyway, I have finished the front and back, as well as joined them at the shoulders and knitted up a roll down collar (which he hates....so I have to get creative and do some frogging) as well as finishing one sleeve. I really need to make that second sleeve a priority. Poor guy :(

Entrelac Scarf - I work a few squares of this when I need a break from another project, I'm in no hurry to complete it. I picked chocolate brown, baby pink, and light lime green for this scarf several months ago, but now that I've been knitting it up it's not as lovely as I originally thought....at least to me. This one might go in the "gifting" collection when it's done.










-Dayflower Scarf - Another one for the gifting collection, probably for my bf's mom. This one was knit up in a Mohair/acrilyc blend called "Watercolours", it actually feels quite lovely.














- Burgundy Variegated purse with bamboo handle (notice, the singular) - this is still in it's same embarrasing state as when I last mentioned it. In fact, I completely forgot about this until I read my blog and saw it's sad little entry there. *sigh*

- The Voodoo Scarf has been frogged, now I have several tangled piles of burgundy voodoo and nothing to do with it :(

okay, that's all I feel like updating for now, rest assured there is tons more: Birthday presents for Danyelle, my first swap entry, and my foray into beaded jewellery land, as well as my own personal Olympic Knitting Controversy. :( Stay Tuned!

Knitting Olympics

Some of you faithful readers may have noticed a new little button on my sidebar, I am now a proud member for the 2006 Canadian Olympic Knitting Team.

I came across this fun little project on yarn harlot's blog and thought it looked like fun.

The project I am taking on (for my country, no less) is a set of Irish Hiking Armwarmers that my sister Danyelle has requested for her 19th birthday. I'm making them in a light sagey/olivey green colour to match the green frog hat I've already made (pics to come)

So beware! As of Feb 10 I will be knitting with gusto, for glory....and above all....for gold!!!!!!

PROJECT OVERLOAD

okay I'm working on a ton of things right now. A ridiculous amount, really.

- A burgundy variegated wool purse with bamboo handles. This is basically done, I just have to sew the second handle in and line it. I got some really cool teal and purple silky liner at Dressew for about $2/meter. This purse has been sitting in it's unfinished state for about two months and I'm pretty embarassed by that fact.

- My left mitt still needs a thumb and it's getting cold. HELP!

- Hockey skate baby booties for my brother. One is finished, the other one should be coming off the needles soon. So adorable.

- Anniversary Sweater from knitty for my bf. I have been working on this for months, doesn't look like he'll be wearing it this winter, I've finished the back and am almost done the front but still have sleeve and seam sewing hell left.

- Dayflower scarf. I just started this last night because I had some green mohair screaming at me from my stash. In one sitting I got about a quarter of it done so this one should go fast.

- Burgundy "Voodoo" scarf

*sigh* And I've been finding so many patterns for things I want to make. On the upside, I am managing to shrink down my yarn stash so will be able to go SHOPPING soon :)