Ta Da!!

The yarn gods heard my pleas and allowed me just enough yarn to complete my tank. I think I'll call her Emily.

Emily is my the first piece of clothing I've designed from scratch, and I'm darn proud of her. If I could do one thing over, I would stop the ribbing an inch below where it stops now, but hindsight is 20/20. Chock it up to experience and move on!!

As mentioned before, Emily was knit with Jo Sharp's Soho Summer. I have mixed feelings about this sport weight yarn. I love how well it drapes, however, it splits very often, to my dismay. Would I use it again? I'd probably shop around for another cotton yarn (there are TONS!) before coming back to this one.

Running Out...

I'm working on the v-neck cabled tank (yes, I'm STILL not done!) and the unthinkable is happening! I'm running out of yarn!!! What to do? P ray to the yarn gods... pray hard.

I HEART My Ipod

I just acquired an IPOD shuffle (yes, I'm a little behind the times), and I'm in love with it! I am equally in love with the prospect of subscribing to every knitting podcast under the sun. I've checked out a few so far, and my fave as of yet is Knitty D & the City. This is a wildly fun podcast to listen to. It reminds me of knitting with my girlfriends. Check it out - it's a must-listen.

I'm Back...

Ok, ok, so I haven't posted an entry in over a month. I've been in a bit of a knitting slump (more like a black hole!), and I haven't had much energy or desire to knit, let alone blog. This happens every year - I just can't get my act together. Probably has much to do with the winter doldrums and the anticipation of spring and warm weather. And, I've been pretty stressed looking for a new job and all. But, I've found a new job (I start on the 8th!) and I'm back and better than ever!

On my needles - I'm working on a summer tank knit in Jo Sharp Soho Summer. My vision is to have it ribbed through the bodice (so no shaping required) and to have a chunky cable running up the front from the ribbing into a V-neck. Right now, I've just started the back. Pics to come...