Finished my first sweater!

ok...it took me long enough. And I still have 5 others OTN, but I did it. I finished and it is wearable (I have finished other sweaters that were just NOT wearable and I had to frog).

Not a great pic - but I am wearing it to work today...and I have to say I feel Fabulous!

Pictures at Last

Here are pictures of a few of my squares:

Basketweave 2

Large Basketweave

Wavy Rib

TGISeptember

Well Thank God it's September (at least for my squares project).....it means no cables for awhile, lots of knitting while watching both college and pro football *Go Penn State! Go Steelers!!* and quicker finishing....

I finished all the squares this week (CO'ed todays)....and they were great. I even knit a whole one at a meeting the other day and was very disappointed when I ran out of yarn 1/2 way through the meeting with no way to get more....:)

Will try to organize the squares thus far and take pictures and post them. I now have ideas for blankets/afghans for friends and family using the squares as I head into Holiday knitting season.

And Happy Birthday to my Peel Sis, Cran!!

Slowly but Surely

I found my cable needle. I don't *love* cables yet but I can slog through them. I did love the woven cables in relief.

No pics yet - will remedy that over the Labor day weekend. I heart the square I'm doing today- it is the blanket rib - very sturdy and textury. September's squares look much less daunting....

I really need to be patient and mark the squares and be sure that I know which ones I have completed.

A week Later

Well I have temporarily given up on doing the cables until I can find my cable needle or get a new one (I "organized" and I can't find the freaking thing!)...

So I went forward and backwards in the calendar (only in the month of August* which seems to be 90% cables!)...and did a few more squares.

Gate and Ladder Pattern (August 23)

Squares (June 18)* (I forgot that I did kinda skip around :))

Checkerboard (June 19)

Ok ....now my disorganization and/or procrastination is catching up with me. I *thought* I had marked each square with the pattern name. Ok...so I didn't or if I did, they didn't hold.

I will now do that...but I still have one or two squares that I can't figure out *which* pattern I used....sigh....will I ever learn?

Photos *will* come this week. I promise. My friend, Beth, has a blog "Confessions of a Disorganized Perfectionist". I think mine should be "Confessions of a Disorganized Procrastinator".

Day 3 - Six Stitch Braid

I havent finished yesterday's square yet but after watching Eunny Jang from Knitting Daily (make time for yarn every day), I think I understand the concept of cables and will start working on them when I get home.

The proposals are done and out and submitted, Brett Favre just signed with the Vikes, and I have some good food (from our local International Village) and some drinks waiting for me....life is getting good again.

Day 2 - Not as successful

Just as I thought....starting this project in the middle of getting out 9 research proposals was going to challenge me...I *did* start the nine stitch braid square but didn't finish. I need to go through a cables tutorial today to finish as the next few days are also cable-related.

I was so exhausted from work that I haven't taken any pictures yet....

more to come. Let's just say that the universe is telling me something :)

If anyone is a whiz at cables...please let me know!

Julie and Julia for Knitting

Going to do a 'Julie and Julia' with knitting. One square a day for 365 days using the '365 knitting stitches a year perpetual calendar' by Martingale and Co. First day's square - the 'seeded rib'. (Sunday August 16).

Today's square - Nine Stitch Braid - which means I need to learn cables FAST! Is this a good idea? For me, yes - I need to have a goal and need to *really* devote some time to my knitting. This will make me knit every day and also will make me accomplish something. I can make the squares and use them to make afghans - purses- donate some to charity...LOTS of things. I haven't been a "product" knitter lately (actually finishing WIPs)....more of a process knitter. I really want to start finishing some items.

KIP (Knitting in Public for the newbies)

A Knitting in Public story - I was waiting for my friend to meet me before the Barry Manilow concert last week. I told her to meet me in the hotel bar across the street from the venue. I, of course, brought my knitting. I was standing (it was packed) near the bar with a drink and a baby blanket and circs in my hand...one girl looked at me and almost fell over - she said that she had never seen anyone knit in a bar....

There is a first time for everything....

I will be taking my February lady sweater on circs to Dave and Busters tonight while I wait for my college roommate and her daughter :)

Liz in the 'burgh

Jennifer Perkins' blog Rocks!

My First Article on Craftnicity!

Wow...I've been published

http://tinyurl.com/c32rde

I've had articles published before, but not about my love for knitting and fiber...

This is something I've really longed to do...