Super Crowded Night for Eastside Knitters

Hello: 
We had quite a long table of knitters, and one crocheter, at Crossroads tonight.  Before I try to match up the projects with the Rav names, I thought I would show you my newest design.  It's a seamed wrap.  I knit it out of Stonehenge Fiber Mill's Shepherd's Wool, in Blue Spruce.  I'm still working on a name, and I need to redo the cable chart, but writing up the instructions shouldn't bee too tough.  I've worn it twice already, and I just love it.

But, enough about me.  Who was stitching at Crossroads tonight?

JitteryKnitter is knitting ssomething, a cowl? She brought a few projects tonight, but this was the one I snapped a photo of...

BlueBerryMary is working on socks.  Isn't her "shoe" knitting bag the perfect sock project bag?

Dreamweaver19 is knitting leg warmers.

Night Orchid was hooking booties for her daughter's stuffed animal.

 

Pamela2708 was finishing the vest she is knitting for her Master Knitter Level I class.

KnitterTinkerer is working on the most beautiful knitted lace circular shawl.

The beautiful Anya was drawing.

Pamela2708 brought her beautifully crafted  vest.

GwenS was tinking at the end, but knitting enough on this beautiful shawl to keep it moving forward.

Puzan is designing a three color cowl.

Ashlemae joined us from Cal Poly San Luis Obisbo.  She was hooking a puzzle ball.

ReadnitDream was knitting a gradient shawl with yarn that she dyed and spun herself.

DomesticShorthair has made huge progress on her Breakfast Coat.  It's beginning to look like some amazing origami piece, that when folded correctly will be a wearable coat!

Hrvdmnky was knitting something with sparkly yarn.  Too bad the sparkles don't photograph well.

WireKnitter was also tinking a bit, but she seemed to get her project straightened out, and was back to knitting lace.

DomesticShorthair also brought her finished Cabled Pillbox hat to show and tell.  This hat is simply gorgeous.

CrunchyNumbers brought her finished (all but  blocking) Nurmilintu shawl. 

And, yes, there is one more knitter who joined us tonight, Chibirat is knitting a brioche scarf.

It's super squishy and warm looking.

Peace,
f1bercat
shaping the world in yarn.

Springing Behind

I'm not joking.  This springing ahead is killing me.  I am so tired, I'm dragging myself to school every morning, and having trouble falling asleep every night. Wouldn't you rather have gained an extra hour than lost it???  I know I would.

Enough about my wonderful idea for Daylight Saving, and on to the Eastside Stitchers' regular Wednesday meet up at Crossroads.

Anuwizard was making a yarn doll.

BlueBerryMary is home from Haiti, and knitting a lace cowl.

GwenS was starting a sweater for the BEAUTIFUL Addie.

JitteryKnitter was knitting from deep stash.

WireKnitter brought a shawl to knit on, and a Finished Shawl to share.

Puzan has made great progress on a cowl with this beautiful self striping yarn.

HvrdMnky is knitting the gradient center of her new wrap.

Pamela2708 brought her finished vest.

Chockelet was trying to finish a wrap.

ReadnitDream was knitting from her own handspun, hand dyed yarn.

We took a small break to watch GwenS open an early baby shower package from JulieMustKnit.  It is a simply gorgeous sweater with hood and toggles.
And CrunchyNumbers finished the main knitting of her shawl, and had started the picot bind-off before Crossroads closed for the evening.

Peace,
f1bercat
shaping the planet with Daylight Saving Jet Lag.

Restful Wednesday Evening

Hello:
Sock Madness has started, and I am definitely going mad about socks.  I haven't knit any socks since last summer, and I am loving knitting these socks!  The first pattern (Round 1 is the qualifying round where you have to finish a pair in 2 weeks) is a slip stitch pattern, and I love how my fraternal socks are coming out.  BUT... in order to get them finished in time to qualify to be put in a bracket, I have dropped all other knitting, and am just knitting on these socks.  And, for me what is worse, I have been drinking caffeine to stay up past 9 pm so I can stay on my schedule.  I want to post my finished socks tomorrow.  I have 5 more rounds of the legs to do tonigh
t, then the ribbing tomorrow.  I stayed up until midnight the last 3 nights.  This and waking at 5 am to hit the gym before work is basically killing me.  Once these are turned in, I can get some sleep, and get back to work on my center cable wrap and finish the testing of my Triangle Club Scarf.    All that and teaching, too!

Thank goodness for my Eastside Stitchers buddies.  They are keeping me grounded while all I want to do is go crazy with this competition.

We had a small group at Crossroads tonight, the weather has turned and it is c-o-l-d again.  But the talk was about Hamilton, the Musical and knitting, and what could be better than those two things!

Puzan is knitting a shawl using self-striping yarn from Caterpillargreen yarns.

JitteryKnitter is working on a Scowl.

Pamela is also using self striping yarn and is knitting this lovely zigzag scarf.

Wajio is making good progress on a Summer Flies shawlette.

Gwen is knitting a three color cashmere shawl by Joji Locatelli.

Anerenbe was positively cranking out a hat.

And, CrunchyNumbers is seeing light at the end of her Nurmilintu.

We had a great discussion about Hamilton, and of course, knitting.

Peace,
f1bercat
shaping the planet while falling asleep

EEEEEEK! Sock Madness!

Hello,  Sockmadness 2016 started last Sunday and I'm still on the toes! Can I finish these in the one week that is left to qualify for round 2?  I'm seriously worried.  Peace, f1bercat

Is it the caffeine?

Hello:

I've been in such a good mood lately.  I mean, I'm usually in a good mood, but it seems like I should be crazy stressed out with the job change, but I'm still feeling really positive.  I'm really really enjoying teaching  both of my courses.  I love the challenge of the General Ed. Algebra I class, and I just love Algebra.  The Gifted Geometry class is much harder for me as there is not much in the way of curriculum, and I am doing a lot of research, and creating much of my own materials, but that is really fun, too.  Of course, the kids are great.  I know the Algebra classes already because I was the Instructional Aide in those 2 classes, but the 90+ kids in the Geometry class are new to me.  It has been really fun getting to know them. 

On top of all this school work, I am knitting like crazy.  When I was an aide, I was able to bring my knitting to school, and knit on breaks and at lunch, etc.  Those days are over.  Even when I'm on a break, or during my planning periods, I am working.  The prep work for these 2 classes is a bit heavy since I took over mid stream.  I am getting my knitting and crocheting in before and after work, and on weekends.  I try to get everything finished AT work, and come home and relax.  It doesn't always work out (like tonight...I still need to finish up the materials for tomorrow's Algebra class), but usually I am able to come home and relax with my knitting.

This is especially important for me on Wednesday nights.  I don't want to miss meeting up with the Eastside Stitchers at Crossroads.  We had a smaller group tonight, but since Anuwizard brought the Girl Scout cookies that we had ordered last month, it paid off.

Speaking of Anuwizard, she was knitting something in a brioche stitch out of her own handspun.

Puzan was knitting a Stash Busting Helix hat, pattern by our friend JessicaRose.

BlueberryMary  was frantically trying to finish her Lluna Shawlette (by VanesaPolo) before leaving for a trip to Haiti with her church.

I think she had 2 teeth left when she had to leave.

Chockelet was knitting a scarf/wrap that has keyholes. 

JitteryKnitter was also knitting a Lluna Shawlette, and is almost finished with the border teeth.

GwenS was knitting a brioche cowl, the Tundra Bandana Cowl.

We liked the look of this cowl so much, that GwenS suggested we do a brioche KAL during our Spring Retreat next month.  I really want to knit this.

Wajio was working on a WIP shawlette.  She is out of project bags and needs to finish something so she has room to start something new!

And, ReadnitDream was knitting a baby hat for charity.

Peace,
f1bercat
shaping the planet with wool and ... Pasta!  This last photo is of one of the representations of the sine function that my students made this week with spaghetti.