More for Me

Last week, I received a ball of Mini Mochi in the mail. I love the feel of the yarn, but it is splitting on #2 needles used in my current project. I've designed a pair of fingerless mitts. I'm not writing up this pattern, because I think I can do better.

This will be a pair of mis-matched mitts. the ball of yarn has no repeat colors.

I finished the shawlette from the Panda Silk DK yarn. The two projects together will have enough yardage for a prize.

Casting on 'Daybreak' in mini mochi for 'it's all about ME'

Hi! This is my first knit-along. Yahoo! I am lucky enough to have quite a bit of time each day knitting because I ride the train to work. So, I've (ambitiously?) casted on Stephen West's Daybreak in two of crystal palace's mini mochi colors. I love the way it's coming out so far. Can't wait to see all of your 'all about ME' projects. My picture kind of looks like a smiley face. Didn't plan that ... I swear :-)

return to oz

it was a dark, stormy day....

in the land of oz

mini mochi, tropical ginger
us size 7 needles

the sun came out after i downloaded pix to computer, of course!

just like potato chips

these little shawlette projects are just like potato chips....you can't knit just one!

lacy baktus
socks that rock lt wt in turquoise
us size 6 needles

i am finished with this one but need to take a picture of the completed scarf. there was definitely something zen-like knitting garter stitch.

multnomah shawlette
mini mochi in flame rainbow (#102)
us size 6 needles

just a couple of more repeats of the feather and fan and this one will be done.

you really don't want to see my pile of patterns. you really don't.

my not traveling "traveling woman"

this is a fairly fast knit. YEAH! this is my progress picture after 1 1/2 days of knitting. picture shows one repeat of chart a. i've decided to keep this scarf size so am following the pattern with 2 repeats of chart a, then ending with chart b. i am halfway through chart b!

traveling woman

mini mochi in violets rainbow
us 6 needles (4mm)

i found myself with the wrong number of stitches after the stockinette section so just fudged it. i think i must have missed some of those "every row edge yarnovers". oh well.

what i've been doing

This pattern will be posted soon on the Crystal Palace Yarns site ... i wanted to showcase the Mini-Mochi colors in toddler socks... don't you love the colors?

ufo kal participants

i've just cleaned up the list of ufo kal participants. i left everyone who started a project for the "holiday or not" kal. if i've accidently deleted your name and you want to play, please leave a comment on this post.

everyone who originally signed up for the "holiday or not" kal is still listed as a blog member. i will be deleting non-participating members from that list on tuesday, january 20th.

prizes for the ufo kal are still being decided. there will be a grand prize (probably 4 skeins of cpy yarn of winner's choice). winner to be selected by random number generator from all those who complete a ufo. and there will be a blog members voted grand prize with bragging rights for the favorite cpy project.

i am so lazy, i don't even want to drag my ufos out to look at. is that bad?! (don't answer that!) i am totally in de-nile! you can call me "cleopatra!"

yeah, i am not finishing my "wip's" (no ufo's for me!). instead, i did start something new!

jasmine fingerless mitts
mini mochi - neptune colorway

working on writing up the pattern. and yes, the mitts are matching. i am anal that way. i tried fraternal but just couldn't do it.

A Carefree Prize -- a wonderful carefree prize

Wanna see what I got????

Oh yeah, oh yeah, Dr. Laurie sent this to me as a prize from early on . . .

can you believe this . . . I got me some Mini Mochi (2 skeins) in a super-fabulous colorway (Color 102; Lot 2). This is so wonderful. I think I'm going to make something for ME!!! and, of course, have to hide it from my kids.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.