I've been working on my Rambling Rose sweater. I meant to knit this to wear during summer, but time is slipping away.... I have no photos of my knitting, so here are a couple gratuitous cat photos. She likes to sleep with her face shmushed.
I joined the Saturday Sky project, started by Sandy at Sandy's Knitting. So here's my entry: Saturday Sky in Irvine, California.
I also thought I'd share my morning with you. Most Saturdays, you can find me at the farmers' market by UC Irvine
Corn, roasted or popped...
Flower Stand
Fruit and Veg
The experts who run the nectarine stand told me that the freckles in the nectarines are caused by the sugar in the fruit, so if you are looking for sweet, pick the freckled fruit. The top photo shows cherries, figs, blueberries and blackberries.
I brought home organic lettuce foursome: green leaf, red leaf, romaine and a what looks to be a cross between romaine and red leaf lettuce. All washed and ready to eat!
The Chinese vegetable stand. The top photo shows (left to right) Crown Daisy Garland Chrysanthemum, Pea Tips (Snow pea leaves), and Bok Choy. I'm not sure how you prepare the Chrysanthemum or Pea Tips.
They also have craft booths (mostly junky stuff in my opinion) but this booth is an exception. This is Pacific and Rose. The lady who runs this stand designs wood blocks and has the cloth hand printed in India, which she then makes into aprons, bags, scarves, tablecloth, napkins, etc. Just beautiful.
There are the wood blocks in the center of the table.
Hope everyone has a safe and happy Fourth. I'm looking forward to seeing the other Saturday Skies.
I went to the Container Store yesterday. I love that place! I found this item on sale and I brought it home.
See it in action. You can pin stuff on it and it's magnetic (and you can't tell from the picture, but it stands by itself). It's really improved my lace knitting...ha ha.
This is the Peacock Feathers Shawl pattern. That circle with a 2 in it is a double yarnover. If you've never attempted a double yarnover, I highly recommend it. It's so much fun!
When did Bertie Wooster get so dang sexy?
P.S. no progress pics, but I'm moving smoothly, but slowly on Diamond Fantasy shawl.
| You Are a Boston Creme Donut |
 But on the inside, you're a total pushover and completely soft. You're a traditionalist, and you don't change easily. You're likely to eat the same doughnut every morning, and pout if it's sold out. |
"He said he was a donut!"
"I thought he said he was a donut too!"
"So what does that mean?"
"It's a slang! It's American! He's a donut! He's a fucking donut. Fucking donut, a fucking donut, a fucking donut. He's a fucking donut. I think that's what it must mean.”
-- Eddie Izzard (Dress to Kill)
I know knitters are cool, but this is just_too_cool....
I found this blog through Blogging Project Runway.
You can see the other cool knit hats in Kara Janx' runway show here.
Just some thoughts on the Olympics:
1. 2006 Winter Olympics, cool --- NBC's USA-centered, choppy, late night fare, not cool
2. Shani Davis, the first African American individual winter Olympic gold medalist, cool --- public fued with team mate, Chad Hedrick, not cool
3. Shaun "Flying Tomato" White, cool --- Bode "no show" Miller, not cool
4. Joey Cheek, cool -- Harvard Office of Admissions, not cool
5. Arakawa, the first Japanase woman to win figure skating gold, cool --- Michelle Kwan missing from the Olympics, not cool
6. Knitting Olympics, cool --- Running out of yarn with 7 rows to go, not cool
Ok, that is all I can think of for now...
I ordered another skein of the blackberry ridge yarn to finish Ene. When I knew I was running out of yarn, I thought maybe I could spit splice all the little bits left over, but that would not have worked. It's so frustrating because I need less than a yard of this yarn to finish.
I also joined a knitalong:
I plan on using Jo Sharp's Silkroad Aran Tweed in Jewel. But the thing is I already had 5 balls of this yarn in my stash; I ordered another 6 balls. I'm hoping the dyelots aren't too different. Am I just making trouble for myself?
When I got home from the soul suck that is work, this was waiting for me in the mail yesterday:
and look what came all the way from Vancouver, Canada:
Aahhh...Diamond Fantasy....
Ene is progressing: I got through all of Chart 1. Chart 2 is mostly garter stitch with a row of yarn over eyelets. Looked easy going in, but of course I made a mistake and had to tink back 300 or so stitches. Even with all the hardship, I'm liking Ene. As a break from the lace, I'm continuing to work on the Debbie Bliss Bolero jacket.
I'm a Rowan International Subscriber, so I will not receive my copy of Rowan 39 until three years after everyone else has it...but I've seen the online previews. Some of it's not very pretty folks:
(psst: the pattern is for the armband)
However, some of it's very pretty:
Victoria (my favorite)
Carolina
Glad
ok, it's a shawl with sleeves, but I think this is wearable...
Need...more...kid...silk...haze...
Ummm...it was my company's Holiday Party this Friday night at the Casa del Mar Hotel in Santa Monia. I always hate going to these things, usually by myself, have to put on my happy face...
The bright side of it all is that we get to stay overnight at the hotel. This is a pic of the terrace right outside my room.
Here are the doors leading back to my room.
A view of the sunset
A view of the Santa Monica Pier.
Ok, I'm a loser so all I want to do is finish the dinner/mingling part of the night and work on my knitting. I know...looosuh...
Here is the Mia Shrug. I completed the shrug using 14 balls of Elann's Peruvian Baby Silk in Aubergine, knit doubled on US7 bamboo. You can get the free pattern from Yarn is My Metier. I made some modifications: I only did 3 inches of ribbed cuff, knitted the lace pattern straight until piece measures 7 inches, then did some increasing, then straight until I got it to cover shoulder to shoulder, then the decreases back to the other cuff. Here's a pic of it unseamed.
and here's me in the shrug. 
Sorry for the awful shot; this is the bathroom of my hotel room. Yeah, they provide rubber ducks for the guests' baths!
I'll try and get some help and get a better picture of it.
These are 25 mm knitting needles that I found at Loop. It's a cute store with lots of inspiration. Here's the store front.
According to the lady at Loop, you can knit up strips of cloth on these needles. Like they had displayed in their window. I wrote down the manufacturer of this needle, but I'm still unpacking all my stuff and can't find my notes!
I purchased 2 skeins of HipKnit's 100% cashmere hand dyed sock yarn in Bruised, red plastic needles from a company called Swallow from Australia, and a big wood button. I think I'm going to make a shawl/scarf with this yarn.
Harry Potter fever in London! This is the Odeon movie theather on Leicester Square, where they are playing Goblet of Fire. 
This is a picture from on top of the Stone Gallery in the dome at St. Paul's Cathedral. You reach this Gallery by climbing 378 steps.
That's my sister wearing the Gryffindor scarf I knit for her last year. She prefers to remain anonymous.
This is a view from the Stone Gallery. That's the Tate Modern across the river and the Millennium foot bridge.
If you have the guts, you can climb another 156 steps on winding metal stairway up to the top to the Golden Gallery. Note there are no pictures with views from here.
This is a pic of the circular stairway inside the Cathedral.
This famous stairway is used in many films, including the Prisoner of Azkaban -- it was the stairs right outside Professor Trelawny's classroom (remember when the crystal ball falls and rolls down the stairs). It was also in the Goblet of Fire and the Madness of King George. You can get a glimpse of the stairs only if you go on the guided tour.
I'm all packed and ready to go. I probably won't be blogging from the road...
See ya when I get back!
I'm progressing on Hourglass; I already finished the hem.
Noooo, that is not a ball of yarn in the middle...
hee hee.
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Pattern, check
Knitting Needles, check
Yarn, check
Cute Cat, check
