Long Weekend

Well, the long weekend finally got me enough time to finish up some things, ...er, a few things, ...er, one thing. (And technically it's not even finished finished - I have to wash and block it and sew up the front and put on a button.)

But it's cute and soft and I can't wait to see my neice in it (I have to wait a while - it's a 6-12 mos size and she's not even born yet.) So I present the Blue Sky Alpaca's Baby Dress:


It's knit out of Rowan Cashcotton 4-ply on US 3's. It was fun and fairly quick to make, and the angora gives it just that tiniest touch of softness and bloom. I'm working on a diaper cover to match.

I also did a fair amount of spinning this weekend. I haven't spun in a while, and I managed two skein of this Blue faced Leicster I dyed in my first foray last spring into dying. I didn't really like the way the roving looked - I was going for green and pink and lavender and ended up with lots of pink, a tiny bit of lavender and a fair amount of an icky greeny-gray color. I figured it would be a perfect over-dying project.

So I started spinning it - quick and dirty, not really caring about eveness. Once I started spinning though - I started to really like it. The greeny-gray drafted and spun out into a pretty silvery gray! That gray blended nicely with the different shades of pink and lavender.



Not sure what to call it, but I spun it up nicer after the first few yards and got 2 fairly even skeins out of it. I really like the way the gray comes up - some dark, some light. There's actually a bit more gray in it than the photo shows. And some of it is more purple than it looks. I wonder what it'll want to become? ;-)

The good ol' 70's

One of my friends hosted a 70's era themed party last night! It was...interesting. Nah, it was way cool and fun!

This was our groovy host, Scott:


Wow, I never noticed what pretty eyes he had! ;-) Nice smile, Scott, way better than chipmunk face!

Here's Scott and Jake:


Tired already, Jake? Come on (snap, snap) wake up, open those eyes!

Our resident lovebirds, Steve and Erin:


I think he said he already had that jacket on hand. Uh...

Ah, there you go, Jake. Hey, you have pretty eyes, too! ;-)

Amy, Leah, and Tanya:

Aka Flower Girl, Roller Derby Girl (see the elbow pads), and...Future Girl? Did she dress up? (J/K - Tanya was wearing the ubiquitous peace symbol as a sign of her commitment to the era.)

And of course any theme party wouldn't be complete without my brother:


Yeah, man! BTW - the sideburns and 'stache are real. He grew it out just for this. I tell you, he can really go all out!



Hanging out with the Jakester (after he woke up of course!) :-)

Me and Amy:


Aka Disco Girl and Flower Child! Thanks to Leah for picking up the shirt for me!

And the group shot:


What a great group of friends. I love all you guys and I thank God every day for you! :-)

Well, I noticed I hadn't posted in a while. (Someone may have also mentioned it to me.) The last three months it's only been about once a month. Getting lazy, guess.

Anyway, I have finished a few things in that time. Including this blanket for my soon-to-be neice:

It's four large log cabin squares sewn together. The log gabin squares were inspired by MasonDixon Knitting. I knitted it with Lionbrand Cotton Ease on US 9's. I like how the colors compliment each other. Kitty would like my brother David and his wife, Anna to know that he helped too:

Lexy says that she helped, too...by not being in the way!

By the way, Anna...(if you're reading this) there will be cat hair on all the stuff I make. (shrugs) It simply can't be helped! :-)

Now for any Stargate fans...I have to brag...

Yeah, baby!! All ten seasons!!!

In other incidental knitting, I finished a sweater for myself. Of course, I don't think I'll be able to wear it until fall, but I was able to wear it a couple of times right after I finished it (cuz - you know it hasn't been spring until now!) :-)

As evidenced by the picture below:

Took this while walking yesterday. It was simply gorgeous, and today it is raining. Yeah for Spring!