entrelac-a-round

Inspired by the beautiful entrelac patterns, I've seen scattered all around, I've come up with this.

My first attempt at entrelac, and I'm knitting it in the round. I think it will be another bag, and maybe felted one. I suppose it will depend an whether or not I like it after it's finished and blocked.

Holiday shopping at the bookstore can be very bad, especially when distracted by knitting books.

So I got something for me. After all, there are still 27 more shopping days til Christmas...

a day of shopping

I was out there, for a large part of the day, with the rest of the holiday shoppers. I wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, but I stayed away from the malls. We started out in Aldie at the British Pantry to stock up on yummy stuff for the holidays.

As we were out in the western part of the county, we decided to check out Capital Yarns. The selection seemed a bit limited, although they had a humongous bargain bin in the front. Unfortunately you didn't have the option of buying just a few skeins. They came pre-packed and wrapped. There is a nice selection of Cherry Tree Hill yarn, but I really wanted some silk garden and the Debbie Bliss Silk Alpaca. I went in with a purpose and came out with nothing. Very unsatisfying.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Well it's a bit late, but I hope y'all had a good one. I'm stuffed and tired and quite happy that the day turned out quite well. Family and friends filled the house and I'm ready for bed.

No new knitting news, except I've started a new project. It's one of those things, that aren't quite planned, but you start knitting and the pattern starts to emerge, and you don't know whether to frog it or continue on to see how it works. I'm just a bit clueless as to my next step, if it looks any better tomorrow I may post a picture.... eh, maybe.

OMG an FO!!

One Glove. YAY!

After attempting to finish up the fingers yesterday evening during Lost. The giant holes near the fingers appeared and much frogging ensued. But now all is well, and I have an FO.

I think I'll try to finish up my WIP's before starting the next glove. (I don't like directions that say work as for Left glove, only .....)

At least the weekend is near, and I may find some time to eke out a few rows on my Lara this evening.

Thumbs Up

I finally had time to knit this evening, and I'm happy to say I have completed a thumb. So far so good, so I think I'll try tackling the other fingers tomorrow.

The other day I received some of Axelle's yarn in the Briar Rose colorway. I'm seriously considering using this for Clapotis...

I didn't do too much for Halloween this year, except dispose of the leftover Halloween candy. (delightfully yummy) It's a little late, but I couldn't resist this 59 cent special at Target. (Although, I'm quite sure that Em-Em wishes I had.)