The Life of a Knitter

I've Become A Terrible Blogger

Just wanted to stick a post up here about my mom being featured in a blog.  Check it out!  Until next time =)

Danielle

Sexy Knitters Knit Along

Here is the very beginning of my Tempting II Sweater!  I can't wait until it gets a little bit bigger! It's going to be just amazing.  I've been looking at what everyone else has been using for their projects, and I have to say that the bright green that I chose will really put a different kind of spin on it.  It's way younger and even funkier.

Well, I just wanted to stick a little something in here about my progress on my sweater.  Until next time =)

Danielle

Getting Some Work Done!

So, this is an update on my knitting progress.  I've mainly been working on the two projects that I've got pictures of.  The top one is a lace t-shirt sweater that's in the most recent Interweave Knits.  The other one is out of the Happy Hooker book.  It's a crocheted wrap sweater.  It's purple in the book.  I'm using Rowan for both projects.  It's a yarn brand that I've come to love.

This one is made with Rowan 4-Ply Soft.  I really like this yarn.  It's soft without being too soft or too thin.  It also doesn't pill at all or unwind like Rowan's Calmer likes to do a lot -- which I'm not too happy about since I'm going to have to start it up very soon for my Sexy Knitter's Kni-A-Long.

This one is made with Rowan Kid Classic.  I really love this yarn too.  It's quite bulky and very soft.  It's not easy to see in this picture, but it's gray with a hint of blue to it.  I'd love to be able to work with this yarn again in another project. 

Well, I think this is all for today.  I need to get some food into my stomach and I also need to get started on my Tempting II sweater!  Until next time =)

Danielle

Sexy Knitters Knit Along

   Well, I just wanted to let everyone know that I'm participating in the Sexy Knitter's Club's Knit Along.  I got the Calmer today to start on the Tempting II sweater on Saturday.  I can't wait.  I've got these adorable flip flops that I want to wear with it and I'm hoping to be done with it very soon.

   Well, that's really all that I wanted to say =)  Until next time =)

Danielle

Very Exhausted!

Well, I've been sooo busy at work lately, and I've only just started -- it's total craziness.  lol =)  Well, since I've been at work so much lately, I've also been online a lot lately too, so I've been reading blogs way more often that I had been in the past!  While doing this, I found an incredible website that I think that everyone should ckeck out.  It's called iknit a river and it's a really great cause that I hope that everyone will participate in.  Besides, it's a quick and easy project that I know anyone that can knit is able to do, so why not use up some scrap yarn?

Well, I don't really have much else to say, since I'm much too busy watching Law & Order: SVU -- one of my favorites to watch when I'm just lounging around.  I guess that's all for today.  Until next time.

Danielle

I Just Can't Help Myself!

So, here I am, sitting at work, mere blocks from my favorite knitting store (StitchDC), but I can't leave to go over there because I'll never be able to leave -- it's way too much fun there! 

I am so very proud to announce that I have started yet another project that I am making some great progress on!  It's out of the Summer 2006 Interweave Knits magazine.  It's the Bonita Shirt on page 94.  I had the hardest time getting started on it because of the way that they begin with the folded hem.  It really threw me and I was totally confused.  Thank God that Marie was able to explain to me the process so that I could start on my pretty lacework!  It's looking great so far.  I recommend that anyone that wants to do a pretty simple lace top to try this one.  I think it is going to turn out great!

I think that other than that, I don't have any interesting knitting news just yet, but I have vowed that every day that I'm at work (Tuesday - Saturday) that I'm going to try to fit in some kind of post, however small it happens to be -- I mean, as long as I have something, that's good, right??

OH!  I'm heading back to Long Beach in August and I get to go to Wild Fiber!  Marie raves about it, and I'm hoping that it's just as fabulous as she's been saying.  Does anyone know of any other great yarn stores in the Los Angeles area?

Well, I guess that's all for today.  Until next time =)


Danielle

What's WRONG With Me?

I can't seem to figure out why I can't get back into the swing of knitting lately.  I thought it was going to be an addiction that I could never live without, but lately my life has been so out of control that I haven't been able to give knitting a second thought -- terrible, I know! -- but it's just what's been happening.

I just wanted to post so that everyone knew that I was still alive!  Hope everyone else is well.  I think I'm going to head out for right now.  Until next time =)

Danielle

FINALLY Back

   Well, since I've decided to come back to knitting, I thought I should start a new project.  While I was in New York with my mom I got some Cascade 220 yarn to make her this felted bag that is in Stitch n Bitch Nation.  I've gotten a decent amount finished so far:

Her first initial is "P" so that explains the initial not being a "D." 

   Other than that, I haven't really been doing much of anything.  I really just wanted to make a post because I felt so bad not writing for soooo long!  It's been more than two weeks.  I couldn't believe it.  Well, I guess that's all for tongiht.  Until next time =)

Danielle

New York

Wow!  So, I decided to check out some different yarn stores than the ones that I had posted about yesterday.  I still went to Purl Soho and Knit New York, but instead of going to Downtown Yarns, I went to School Products.  That was quite possibly the best decision that I made while I was in New York!  I got some of the most amazing yarn at some of the best prices I've seen, not that that is saying much since I haven't seen tons of yarn, but I think these were incredible prices.  I got  Baby Camel yarn that's 463 yards, fingering weight and it was $10!  I got 4 skeins of that, because who wouldn't at prices like that?!  I also got this wool/metallic blend that was $6.50/skein.  I got two skeins of Hand-Dyed Cashmere that was 40% cashmere and 60% silk.  It was $13.50/skein for 189 yards.  The last thing I got from them was this amazing skein of hand-dyed mohair that was probably the worst deal that I got, so I suppose I won't reveal the price of that one =)  I HAD to take pictures to put them up here because they are just AMAZING!

On top of that gorgeous yarn, I also got 5 skeins of Koigu from Purl Soho =)  I was SO excited to get that since Stitch doesn't carry it because of the horrendous waiting list.  It is the most beautiful color and I've decided that I'm going to make this caplet out of the new Interweave Crochet.  I also got some Cascade 220 from Knit New York to make a felted bag for my mom that's out of Stitch'N'Bitch Nation.  I know that we carry Cascade 220 at Stitch, but I just wanted to BUY something.  I also got a really cool book on folk bags.  I can't WAIT to make something out of it!  Here's the picture of my Koigu, although the picture really doesn't do the color ANY justice =(

In other news, I have finished my first fingerless mitt -- minus the pompom which I will be doing once I get off the computer!  Here's the picture of the mitt:

It's my new favorite thing!  Well, I have to be up bright and early tomorrow and time also changes so I'll be losing an hour of sleep.  So with being on the road for hours and hours today, I really feel that I need some serious sleep, and that is what I'm going to go do.  Hope everyone loved the yarns that I got up in New York.  I recommend that any knitter that is going to New York head over to School Products  thats at 1201 Broadway.  It's on the third floor.  The guy is GREAT!  He told my mom and I that his son owns Karabella!  They had every Karabella imaginable, it was craziness, not to mention the insaine amout of imported yarn.  You MUST check it out if you're in New York!  Until next time =)

Danielle

Knitting in NYC/Projects

I am leaving in less than two hours to head up to NYC with my mom.  We'll be staying in Jersey tonight so we don't have to drive much tomorrow morning and we will return tomorrow night =)  We're doing our yarn store tour, as well as a quilting store tour for my mom.  We will be visiting Downtown Yarns, Purl Soho and Knit New York.  I can't wait to see the different stores!  Speaking of yarn stores...StitchDC's third location opened this morning!  The store looks fantastic =)  You should definately drop by and say hello to everyone!

In other news, I've made some serious progress on my mitt (while simultaneously working on some other projects of course!).  Check it out for yourself:

I've also gotten some work done on the Cowboy Hat, but I feel that it looks NOTHING like a cowboy hat and I have become incredibly discouraged by this entire thing.  I'm not sure that I'm going to finish it or if I will just rip it out and make something else.  Here's a picture of it anyways:

So, I suck for not writing for a few days, but I think that it was worth it -- I got to help make the store look amazing and it really does look GREAT!  I also got to go out with my friend, Laura, last night and we looked HOTT:

So, I guess that's all for now.  Until next time =)

Danielle