The Mad Knitting Dash...

Oh lawd, Christmas is almost here and I am fervently working on gifts for people... I am normally a 1-project-at-a-time kinda girl but I knew they just would not get done in time that way. Soooo, I have about 5 going at the moment and oddly, I am pretty optimistic about them all being completed in time.

For the MIL-type person:

This is a Clapotis,  except I am knitting it with a significantly lighter yarn than the pattern calls for (and it is actually much further along than this, but apparently Lexington is having an identiy crisis and thinks its Seattle and thus I have not been able to get outside and take pictures).... it is being knit with Handmaiden Lace Silk. I was looking for a VERY specific colorway for her, and this was the only one I could find... It is only coincidence that it is like drugs for your fingers. No really, this is *almost* as good as sex. Almost.

For my Bubba (that would be the grandmother person to you normal people):

She spends a lot of time outdoors, even in the winter. Even though she is 80. Even though people would do the stuff for her *sigh*. So I figured that I would make her something incredibly warm and buttery soft.... 

You can't tell from this photo (unless you are petting your screen... even still, I'm not sure how well that would work out) but this yarn is so far beyond soft, there are no real words. Alpaca is like wool on "performance enhancing drugs" (though it will never admit to it) It is warmer, softer and more effective at wicking moisture away. Alpaca is a wonder fiber and Misti Alpaca does it right.


There are a couple of others but I am not prepared to show them just yet, as the intended recipients just might see this sometime before their gifts are bestowed upon them.... =D


See you soon!

Good Morning, and Welcome!

So a lot of things lately have been inspiring me to start a blog. I have toyed around with it in the past but it never worked out well for either of us, the blog or myself. I just didn't have the consistent time, or inclination to post on the regular and the blog felt neglected... and started seeking out attention wherever s/he could get it (s/he and I never got to know each other well enough for me to find out of it was a he or a she) and we both decided it was better to move on.


Why is this lovely body of my musing different you ask? Well, I have spent some time pondering that myself and decided that I have had enough thoughts of "OH! well wouldn't this batch of fuckery make an interesting blog" (uhm.... I cuss some btw...) that it just seems like a right time to do it.

So here I am. And here you are.... Lets have fun, shall we?