It's here!

My Blue Moon Fiber Arts Rockin Sock Club shipment arrived yesterday - figures it would get here on my first day back to work. Here's what we got..... I was able to finish my pomatomus socks. I used STR Fire on the Mountain. They are soooo soft and cushy.
I also cast on and finished Bauble this weekend. What a fun knit...will definitely be making another!

Even dragons couldn't stop me

I was so wrong in thinking that I would be able to spend a lot of time knitting while I recovered from surgery - I have only been sleeping and waiting for my first installment of the Rockin Sock Club to arrive. It must be the medication that has lowered my resistance to new purchases. Right now I am waiting for three packages of sock yarn to arrive....

• First installment of the STR Rockin Sock Club
• Some Vesper that I ordered last week in Astro and Love Stinks (I blame this order on pre-surgical nervousness)
• Finally, some more Blue Moon Fiber Arts Socks that Rock in Little Bunny Foo Foo and Lucy for socks, a random stripe tube sock kit (I went with #3), and then some Watermelon Tourmaline and Lemongrass and Chapman Springs to make the chevron scarf from "Last Minute Knitted Gifts" (I couldn't decide between the Lemongrass and Chapman Springs).

Now I just need to get back to work so that I can pay for all of it!

I started working 0n the Keyboard Biologist's Here there be Dragon socks in some Koigu I had in the stash. Fun pattern.

One pair down

I just finished my Rock and Weave socks. The buttons have been sewn on and they are ready to hit the streets.

Project Details:

Blue Moon Fiber Arts Socks that Rock in medium-weight Farmhouse
Started: December 22nd, 2006
Finished: February 17th, 2007

I'm trying really hard...

to be good and not purchase any sock yarn until after I have completed at least one pair of socks that I currently have on the needles, and if I finish one of the pairs, I will then have a empty set of needles on which to cast on the first installment of the STR 2007 Rockin Sock Club yarn (can't wait for it to arrive). Speaking of the Club, I am so looking forward to receiving it - can't wait, can't wait, can't wait!

Time flies...

I can't believe that it's been nearly a full year since my last post. Things sure have changed here at Casa Purlshmurl (including the casa). Since my last posting I have (in no particular order:

• I bought and moved into a new condo - I am now a fully, fledged adult with a mortgage and everything
• started and completed a few smaller projects (a fake-isle hat, another odessa hat, a so-called scarf, a one-skein wonder shrug for my goddaughter, a cabled hat of my own design, and a diagonal stripe purse
• made little progress on some larger knitting projects (my birch shawl, my boatneck sweater in Katia Jamaica)
• knit a few socks. Notice I didn't mention anything about pairs. Second sock syndrome is alive and well.
• became afflicted with a new addiction - Socks that Rock. I cannot wait until the first shipment of the 2007 Rockin Sock Club arrives.

Here are some of the things that I am currently working on (that need to be finished ASAP as they were destined to be gifts).

Grumperina's Jaywalkers in Knitterly Things Vesper sock yarn in Midnight Knitter

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Pomatomus socks in Socks that Rock "Fire on the Mountain"

Rock and Weave socks in Socks that Rock "Farmhouse"

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the baby boy jumper in the Sandnes Mandarin Petit 0506 book for my new little cousin who is already a month old...sheesh, I better get cracking on that one

Knitting is such a small world

I am always amazed at how small our little knitting world can be. Last Saturday I am at one of our local LYSs and while browsing and chatting with the owner, she mentions that another customer asked her to carry some natural wool for a dyeing party that she wants to have. Wow, what a great idea. I go into work the following week, and a colleague of mine invites me to her place for a kool-aid dyeing party - BYOW (Bring Your Own Wool). We start talking and decide to become yarn-enablers for each other and go yarn shopping. I meet her at the LYS, and the shop owner says "You guys know each other?" It turns out that my colleague was the customer who asked her to carry some natural wool and she had told her about another customer who is always looking for handpainted yarns, who was, guess who - Me. Small world.

I know I was supposed to finish my mittens and socks, but Odessa is calling my name (yet again). It was really cold and windy here this morning waiting for the bus and when I put on my beautiful hat, I realized pretty quickly that it was just a tad to short. I guess that's what you get when you're in a rush to cast off. I ended up gifting my friend with the hat (perfect fit for her) and will cast on for another tonight.

Something old, something new

I decided to frog the Oriel sock - the pattern wasn't the right fix for the yarn. I re-started it, using the same pattern as Oriel minus the actual stitch pattern.

I also started (and finished) Grumperina's Odessa hat. What a really quick knit. Will definately be knitting another - maybe in green. Not sure yet. I used the recommended yarn in a coral colour and clear glass beads. Started yesterday afternoon and finished in this morning.

Next on my knitting to-do list is finish the mittens and socks (before the rest of the Vesper sock yarn I ordered comes in.) I gor the Crew, Strange Little Mama, and Neopolitan colourways. I have stashed most of Julia's colourways, including a Neopolitan prototyle. Jaywalker's here we come.