I love small projects

Small things go so FAST! lol



Sorry the color is so messed up... i took these in the conference room at work (crap lighting)



Also, check out those rings eh?? Old married lady is me!

Oh also...

I finished my shawl in time for the wedding... it was a bit of a help against those october chilly winds!!!!

I'm married!!!!

Now I am a knitting wife... wedding and everything went off without a hitch and the honeymoon was wonderful. Sad to get back to work but glad to be back in our home!

One year ago....

...my life changed forever :-)

Tomorrow's the big day!!!!!

Blocking for a Fee

Today I dropped off the shawl at the home of the nicest little old lady. She is going to block my shawl for me for a modest fee. This is probably the best thing I could have discovered... thanks to the shop owners at Knitting Off Broadway for reccomending her! I get to pick up the shawl Friday and see its magical transformation.

So yes, I will be wearing a personally handknit shawl at my wedding this Saturday! WOW! Never would have thought I would say that sentence!!!!

Also, ZOMG IM GETTING MARRIED THIS WEEKEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hope...

So the other day I stumbled upon a knitter's blog, and as i was scrolling down, reading her past posts, I noticed she had completed the shawl that I am currently working on. I thought that was pretty cool and read/studied intensly the post and the pictures that she posted. Check it out on her blog here: Team Knit.

Anyway, what sparked my interest is this: I loved the size of her shawl. It was exactly what size I want mine to be! Up until this point, I was unsure how many pattern repeats I would want to do. The pattern as written, if knitted to the creator's specs, would be something like a 6 foot wide shawl... in other words, HUGE. I am looking for something more of a shoulder warmer, not an afghan!

Anyway, I looked at the picture of her holding the shawl out behind her back... and noticed i could count the "leaves" along the center spine. She had like 12 leaves! I thought, surely I am at least HALFWAY there, no? So I got my shawl out and counted my leaves... i had 8.5!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Do you know what this means???

I MIGHT have it DONE for the WEDDING!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can you imagine? Me, in my dress (in 2 weeks, eek) with a handknit lacy white shawl???? *sigh*



It is all very exciting... I just had to share. I shared with Cynthia almost immediately because we are both at the same point in our shawls (we are knitting them together)... so we were both almost giddy with the potential to have the shawls done SOON!

I'd post more pics, but it doesn't look like much... not until blocking :-)

So yeah, my wedding is 2 weeks from today. I can hardly believe it... it is the oddest thing in the world to think about. I was never one of those little girls who planned out their wedding or dreamed about it. In fact, when my fiance popped the question and I told people at work the next day I was engaged, they immediately asked when the date was. Like I had any idea! Needless to say it has been quite a year. I don't even know where the time went! It FLEW by. I am even a year older this week (26!) and it doesn't feel like it should have happened.... my poor fiance had some trouble giving me a birthday present, which is his own fault... (if you don't know, he gave me an engagement ring on my birthday last year). :-) He will never top that birthday!

Also, I am loving my new home, but good LORD there is a lot of trees and a lot of raking! Good think I love fall!!!!!!

I hope the next year goes a bit slower so I can enjoy it!!!!!

Hope everyone else has a nice relaxing weekend.

YAY!!!!

I got my copy of Mason-Dixon Knitting: Outside the Lines!



Lets just say I have DEVOURED it and have already read it cover to cover....and it's GREAT! (What did you expect! I loved the first book!) I already want to knit literally EVERYTHING in the book. I love knitting books like that!!!!!



The pictures are gorgeous, the patterns seem to be very well written & explained... the new ideas and creative things are amazing! I mean, look at this COAT!



I would have said a knitted coat would just look like a big sweater but that definitely looks like a COAT! I want one! lol

And this BAG... zomg... i would have to learn how to felt AND duplicate stitch but I totally think it would be worth it to have that. I love it.




Anyway, enough gushing... I am going to cast on some cabled fingerless gloves for one of my friends :) Have a great weekend!

P.S. Bridal shower #2 tomorrow with my fiance's family! I can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Scarf

I was itching for a new project, something simple and fun. I decided to see what I could make with this giant ball of mystery wool that I bought off of Cynthia when she was having her stash sale.



I finally settled upon a 2x2 ribbed scarf. I am happy with the progress so far, I am just worried that it won't be long enough when I run out of yarn.



It is just something mindless to knit on during law & order... haha. Of course I am neglecting a knitted tie I am working on for my dad...



I am making that up as I go, using a storebought tie as a template. So far its OK... just hope I can get the increases right for the "fat" part of the tie.



Anyway, hope everyone had a nice labor day weekend. I was a total bum and didnt do much! Which is too bad because OMG ITS SEPTEMBER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2 wedding showers, being a bridesmaid in my friend's wedding, meeting with my florist/DJ/caterer, dress fittings, getting the boys to go to their tux fittings, finding shoes, finding a place to get our HAIR DONE ZOMG!!!!!!!!!

OK time to lie down now :-)

Dress Shopping!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I went on my first outing to look for a wedding dress yesterday. I took my mom and my future MIL and it was a lot of fun!!!!!!!!!! They are both great helpers/note takers/photographers!!!!!

I really can't post any pics though, can't let the DF see anything yet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just thought i would share. It was definitely an exhausting afternoon though, some of those dresses felt like they were made out of drapes! Whew!

Hellooooo

Still alive! I cast on for my Hourglass sweater, fun! Pics to come later.

Went to a coworker's wedding last weekend, also fun!

Read an interesting article, reminded me why I would never join a sorority:

Article

OK thats it for now, more later!