Blue Ribbons, Purple Ribbons, Green Socks and more

BLUE and PURPLE RIBBONS

Hello all. I finally went and picked up my stuff from the Florida State Fair. My Jewels Cardigan won Best in Show for knitting and First Place in the "sweaters with pattern by different colors" category. And my "Elton" purse took first place also - however I cannot remember what category that was in.
There's some other exciting things going on with my Jewels Cardigan but I'm not going to post about it until everything is all 100% settled.






GREEN SOCKS

The socks are done. Whew! I really did not like working on this pattern at all. Not that it was difficult or anything. I just did not enjoy them. Luckily she does :) The yarn was Reynolds Soft Sea Wool. Yay for another FO!

MIA, FO's, and CPaAGG

So I have been MIA on this thing for two months. I have tons of excuses but mostly it has been out of laziness. Do I really need this blog since I have Ravelry to keep up with everything? But, if you're not a member of Ravelry you cannot see my projects and such so I guess I'll keep this thing going for now.

Finished Objects!!

Yes I have actually finished a few things.

First off, Ber's Sidewinder socks are done! WOO HOO!!




These socks would not look so awesome if it wasn't for the beautiful Wollmeise yarn. It is my favorite yarn of all time.

I also completed some baby booties - one pair for a girl at work and another for Jen, the creator of CPaAGG on Ravelry.

The first ones were done in Regia sock yarn and the second were, of course, some more Wollmeise. Aren't they the cutest things ever?!?

So 2008 is off to a good start when it comes to finishing up projects.


CPaAGG

The Completely Pointless and Arbitrary Group Group is a group on Ravelry that has been the center of my online life lately. If you are a Ravelry member and have a wicked sense of humor, I suggest joining in the fun.

Recently we had a Secret GroundhogBunny Swap (to celebrate a bunch of holidays at once) which was, of course, completely pointless and arbitrary. Pictures of my haul are located here. I'm too lazy to post them all on here too.

I'd like to thanks DreadPirateKel for the wonderful goodies and scary horrors that were included in the package.

Fricken Awesome Fricke and a few FO's

I know I've been absent from blogging but I have been getting a lot of stuff done. AND....

My Fricken Awesome Fricke

I am now the proud owner of a Fricke Spinning Wheel. Woot!

When I first tried spinning at Yarn School I became very frustrated and almost gave up. I'm glad I didn't. Here is a pic of some yarn that I have spun with my new Fricke.

This picture does not do the colors justice at all. The wool I used was some of the "gift bag" stuff from Yarn School, handdyed by Sarah aka: Maisy Day Handspun

Besides spinning yarn I have also been busy finishing some of my knit projects.

Finished Objects

Woo hoo!! My sister's Malabrigo Clapotis is done (finally!) along with Perry's scarf and Farrell's hat. Below are pics of Farrell's hat. The pattern for it can be found here

Action Photos

Here are action photos of djMars Calorimetry

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It's a head cozy! :)

This is our interpretation of the pic from knitty. See here.

And here is the final project with the supercool matching button that djMars found at Joann's.

Outlaw Knitters and Secret Projects

OUTLAW KNITTERS
Oh yeah...anyone with the motto "If you don't knit...you ain't sh*t" is a group I have to be part of. Outlaw Knitters is a "gang" that has been started by the wonderful Mrs. H aka: Mrs. Aych, who also has a pretty nifty blog too. It is my understanding that there will be a t-shirt, patches, matching tattoos, and secret handshake to follow. (Okay, so I might be exaggerating a bit.) If you are a knitter that would like to join go here.

SECRET PROJECT
My secret project is complete. It has also been field tested my moi and I must say...supercool!! More info after the recipient has received it. I'm just happy that I have completed something since I'm a chronic project starter.

YOU SAY TOMATO...I SAY TOMATO WITHOUT ALL THAT FAIR ISLE CRAP
Like I said, I'm a chronic project started. I have just started the "Tomato" sweater. However, I am doing mine with just a nice variegated yarn so I'm not doing the fair isle pattern on the chest. Yay to making a pattern even easier!!

Project COMPLETE and German Yarn Haul

It has been done since last Thursday, 5/31, but I have been busy doing other stuff.....so finally - I'm here to announce....

THE PROJECT IS DONE!!!

Woo hoo!

And, because my camera battery was dying I only have ONE picture to prove that both sleeves were completed and attached. And it's only of the front. However, the back doesn't change with the second sleeve attached so....there are pics of that in my previous post.



German Yarn Haul

My sister is back from her travels in Germany, Austria, and the Czech Republic. WOOT! I am now the very happy owner of lots of Wollmeise, some Trekking, some Addi Lace Needles and two balls of purple yarn my sis picked out for me. The camera battery is charging.... I will take pictures and post later tonight.

Ravelry

Like I needed another online addiction. I am now on Ravelry - user name Herzeleid, if anyone wants to "friend" me. It's like mySpace for knitters and crocheters. Totally addictive.

WWKIP Day

This Saturday is World Wide Knit in Public Day. I believe there is a group meeting up in the Tampa area at Citrus Park Mall. Ms M. and I will be there....showing our knits in public.

Stitch N Pitch

The tickets have arrived. Looking forward to meeting other local stitchers and the goodie bag.

lolCats

My other new online addiction is ICanHasCheezburger. I didn't know there was a whole collection of hilarious cat pics out there but now that I do...I have to check for updates daily.