Catching up

Wow, so sorry for the long absence! I just got so caught up in the holidays that the time just slipped by me. Well, we had a wonderful Christmas, very relaxing. And I actually got a lot of knitting done or should I say, *a lot of knitting, ripping, rekniting, repeat from *. I'm nearly done now with Cavern.....just a sleeve and a half to go. Hopefully, I'll have some FO pics to share soon!

Anyway, I made quite a haul at the LYS 30% off everything sale the other day.

Two skeins of Noro Kureyon, color 207. I want to make a swatch pillow just like Wendy's.

And these two Skeins of Noro Silk Garden, colors 211 and 82 will be for my Lizard Ridge.

Five skeins of Berroco Ultra Alpaca worsted, color 6241 for a sweater. This stuff is quite a deal even without a sale but these 5 skeins cost me $30!! Now that's an affordable sweater!

I have a few candidates that I want to knit with it. I'm really leaning towards the Placed Cable Aran because I love the cowl neckline. But there's also Blouson, Cable-Down Raglan, or Simple Knitted Bodice. Decisions, decisions.

Happy New Years!

Tweedy Distraction

No, my Somewhat Cowl isn't finished yet. Everytime I get about 3/4 through a project I get the itch to cast on something new. Surely I'm not the only one this happens too (I talk as if I have no control over "it"....LOL!).

So, my new project:It's Cavern from Cosmicpluto Knits. I am so in love with this yarn (Jo Sharp Silkroad DK Tweed) that I found on sale over a year ago and am glad I finally found a suitable pattern for the amount that I have!

Also, I found the best recipe for Butter Toffee:

I got it out of a Redbook magazine (most recent issue I think) while I was waiting in the doctor's office the other day. It is so easy and very yummy!!

Gotta go now. Weekends are getting busy leading up to Christmas!

Ester shrug

It's done!
Pattern: Ester by Alice Bell, in Knitty
Yarn: Cascade 220 Heathers, color 2434, 2 or 3 skeins?
Needles: US size 8
Notes: Well I'm just so pleased with how this came out! It was definitely worth the effort. I still need a nice pin of some sort to close it in the front (instead of the tapestry needle I used for the pics). I think I ended up making the size Small but I could've gone up a size. The cable pattern was very simple and easily memorized, especially since I cabled without a cable needle.

All in all, this one is definitely a winner!