My dear One Knitty Blog, it's been a while, my dear. I am so very sorry if I hurt you and made you feel unwelcomed, unimportant and/or unloved. These were not my intentions and I am here to make up for it. Not only will I post today with the gorgeous items of knitting past. Later this week, you will also be privy to my photos of the visit with Stephanie in Los Altos at Full Thread Ahead. Who knows, I may even continue to update regularly... when I have time. I know, I know, I can't help but slack. I have neglected you since I started the new job but you know how pressuring it is to work 50+ hours a week. Plus, we have moved and even the stash isn't privy to its own organizational time yet. I have a husband, too, but you've always known that the deal is that you come in second to my husband. I take that back. You are third. Don't argue. You are third below the (tied) husband and knitting, but those are REALLY good things to be placed below. Shush, you are lucky that I am not breaking "knitting" into the process, materials, challenge, etc. If you are pleased by the apology, we shall continue. Okay, but only one more minute of the pouting. We have more important things to do in our minimal time together.
***The Noro socks I'd posted prior are still incomplete. I have decided that the pattern was the suck and I have moved on... the Kureyon is destined to be fabulous mittens. More on this later.


Here is the detail from my mother's birthday gift. (I know! I was supposed to post this in July. So shoot me...) It is a Branching Out knitted lace scarf from Spring '05 of Knitty.










I used some Elsebeth Lavold's Silky Wool that was purchased for a hooded scarf for Mum the year prior. As that pattern was also the suck, I decided to use a pattern that did the wool/silk blend justice. These pictures don't come close to capturing the beauty of the piece. I will get a picture of it on her this fall.





The pink business to the left is one of several quickie drop-stitch scarves out of some novelty (ick!) yarn as a project for a local fall craft fair. The ritzy ladies in Los Angeles seem to like my work and constantly ask where I purchased such lovely scarves, so I figure that if I make some they will sell and I can pay back some student loans. This puts a smile on my face.



I was ahead (was being the key word) on Christmas knitting. I started the Baby's First Tattoo raglan cardi for my lovely niece, Keelin:The back turned out nicely. The directions for the front and the shaping, among other things, made me want to rip the hair out of the entire left side of my head and ingest it with peanut butter. Needless to say, that project is officially tossed and I must start her gift from scratch. Her lovely mum, Terra, has approved a pixie hat with earflaps and lovely colorwork from Weedkend Knitting by Melanie Falick. Here are the remaining Christmas/Yule gift plans: Mum gets a Stephanie's Bookbookbook1 and an Annie Modesitt leafy scarf in a gorgeous auburn. Mum-in-law gets Stephanie's Bookbookbook3, autographed on Saturday, with a vertical drop stitch scarf in Artfibers' Takhi. (That shall stay off of the blog until December since she may see it here.) Terra will get something fabulous in fibre or notions. Draken shall get a hat, scarf, mittens set in his favorite of all colors: red. My best girls will also get hat, scarf, mitten sets and/or knitted penguins. I have NO idea what to make my hubby. The others will simply do without or with something small since the budget is still very tight this year.

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I have finished my first real and wonderful sock. However, it is too small. I will rip it back and take photos of the sock and my other projects later this week, along with my Harlotty book signing update.