Ok, seriously? I liked the yarn Liv picked for her sweater. I legitimately did. I thought it would be cute on her, if not something that I would have picked myself.
So, on Saturday I’m going on a train with 30+ other knitters to Portland to hop yarn shops and knit in company. It will be tremendously fun, and I’ll have the opportunity to get a lot of knitting done. The only project I have in progress are my cable socks.
(We’re not speaking of the purple gloves. They WILL get finished at some point, but right now, I’m pretending they don’t exist. The only time I acknowledge their existence is when I’m hunting like mad for my size 2 double points and it finally comes to me that they’re in the purple gloves. Then I grumble, make do with something else, and forget again).
Anyway, I bought yarn to make Liv’s sweater awhile ago and decided to swatch it today, to hopefully get it ready to knit on the train. And it is swatching beautifully. I was surprised. I showed Nate, and he was “wow-ed”. It’s gorgeous. The color is mouthwatering. I’m excited.
I wish you could see it in person.
I have to mess with the pattern to make it fit her, as it’s an adult pattern, so I have some work ahead of me.
Now I’m off to do laundry so I have my choice of things to wear on Saturday, and so we have clothes, really.
Remember the frog? I took a cute picture of him yesterday and thought I’d share.
January 16th, 2008 at 5:30 pm
the yarn is delicious! would you please explain how/why the frogs don’t jump out of such a shallow bowl?
January 16th, 2008 at 5:35 pm
I don’t put anything in the bowl for him to launch from. He doesn’t seem able to jump from the bottom hard enough to get out, but I’ve never seen him try.
January 16th, 2008 at 7:16 pm
oh..that is going to be such an awesome sweater. Don’t you love it when you get a yarn and think…it’s okay. THen you start knitting with it and it’s total love? Of course I’ve had the opposite happen as well where I started knitting and I HATED the yarn. So…I’m so glad this one is so pretty 🙂 I read about the train thing on Ravelry this last weekend. It sounds like so much fun! Maybe I’ll do it next year. :o)
January 16th, 2008 at 7:31 pm
Oh pretty red! is twisted in portland one of your stops? if so get me some yarntini!!!! I will re-imb ya! Loves –
January 17th, 2008 at 7:31 am
We too have a frog in the same bowl with our Beta and we just love him. Frogs are the most fun to watch, esp. if you get more then one in a tank together. I will always have a frog from now on.
January 17th, 2008 at 10:01 am
I’ll have to admit, I’m not much for amphibians but your frog is pretty darn cool! That colour just pops – even thru the moniter – it will look adorable on your daughter. Have on the train, I am so envious 🙂
January 18th, 2008 at 3:29 pm
Love the frog picture!! (How are your fish doing? Haven’t seen a post about them in ages.)
And that yarn is absolutely gorgeous. Remind me what it is?
January 19th, 2008 at 4:16 pm
oh froggie! how are the fish