The Hexipuff Blanket of Doom

Sorry to not update much. Right now my current obsession is the Beekeeper's Quilt by Tiny Owl Knits. It has taken over my knitting time. Which is bad. Very bad. I have socks for my mother and my boyfriend to knit, thrummed mittens and a hat for my sister, hats for my boyfriend's little cousins, and a myriad of projects for me.

Anyways, about the quilt. I have 47 and 2  half puffs right now- here's the quilt so far.

It is firmly in the crazy quilt category, but I love it.

Project Proliferation- or the Pink Box of DOOM

I have a problem with project monogamy. I always have. My Mom would actually complain about why I had two or three projects going, and why couldn't I focus on one at a time.( She finally got it once she found a knitter friend of her own). I simply get bored with projects- or frustrated, or distracted by a pretty yarn or pattern.
  Currently, I am in the throws of intense startitis- a condition in which you desire to CAST ON ALL THE THINGS. Usually I'm not this bad. But I think I know what was the cause.  I knitted monogamously for almost three weeks when making a pair of Ravenclaw House knee socks for the Harry Potter 7.2 midnight movie showing. They're amazing socks(will post pictures later), but they took a lot of time, dedication, and focus to finish by the deadline. So now I'm knitting a lot of different projects. I have two socks on the needles, one sock sitting in a box waiting for its mate to be knit, a glove that needs fingers, a sweater, a coat, and a fake isle hat. THIS IS ALL KNIT OUT OF STASH. Its really bad. Its not as if I'm not completing projects however. But, that is a post for another day.

Caturday Cat Blogging

A new friend

Recently, my boyfriend and I adopted a lovely senior cat from The Lowell Humane Society. His name is Mitch, he is nine years old, and he definitely does not act his age. He is a sweet, affectionate and mouthy cat who loves to speak his mind and curl up on my lap. Best of all? He leaves my knitting alone for the most part.

Back!

Sorry for not posting for so long. The end of my final semester of school ended up being a very busy, very hard time for me.
 
I have moved in with the darling Snorlax, and we have adopted a lovely new cat named Mitch. He is the most sweet, gentle and lovey cat I have ever met. He's also fairly smart, as he quickly learned to not mess with my yarn.

I am currently looking for employment, and using my knitting to keep me from going insane/keep me motivated while I write endless cover letters.

This blog, now that I'm living in an apartment, will be getting a little busier. I'm a big fan of cooking, and intend to start blogging about recipes I've tried.

Stay tuned!

The dawning of spring, and a fickle knitter.

Most of my stash is wool. Yummy, soft, durable wool and wool blends. But, after several months of snow and ice( and a broken knee due to these conditions) I've felt a yearning for cooler, summery and springy yarns. Cotton, bamboo, silk. Stuff that runs through your fingers and feels like summer is already here. It's silly, I know. I'm the girl who knits a sweater every summer. When she's living in Las Vegas. Where its 110 degrees. And I knit it in wool.

But I just can't help wanting to play with something that feels like spring. Luckily, I have a UFO that fits the bill perfectly. A pink silk scarf kit that I got for my birthday, that was put on waste yarn so I could knit a Harry Potter scarf for my Uncle's friend for Christmas.* I'm going to go knit that now, and enjoy the feeling that ITS SPRINGTIME. Even if it is still 40 degrees. That just means I'll wear tights. And my cute new scarf/shawl.  It's a lovely Zoe knit in some Noro Silk Garden Sock I got at Rosie's Yarn Cellar in Philadelphia last year. It's a little modified( I changed to garter or stockinette when I felt like it)[ It also has a smaller ruffle], but is lovely, It was the perfect antidote to simple, plain socks gone wrong.



* NEVER knit those ridiculous scarves on a deadline. Or monogamously. You will go insane. I can't look at red and gold yarn in the same area**. If I look at a slytherin scarf in one of the movies, I flinch.

** I will finish that scarf eventually. No knitting project can defeat me. Period. I will prevail.

A fling of sorts, or In defense of simple patterns

After ripping out the second sock for the February sock of the month 6 times, well, I just could not face the yarn anymore. So, instead, I cheated on the project. I cheated with a skein of Noro, and a lovely pattern called Zoe. It's simple, its pretty, and its the perfect fling after a failed project.

  I have never been a monogamous knitter. Its just not in my nature. I like having different things on the needles. And well, sometimes I have a case of 'startitis' because I get frustrated. Sweater not going well? Cast on a hat. Hat suck? Socks. Harry Potter scarf? Lace hat. These projects all serve to keep me entertained, happy, and give me a break from projects that drive me loony.

This is why I am not going to try to continue the sock of the month thing, or, at least, not  have such a strict deadline.