Gee, knitalong pictures....what a surprise! This is a kal from the Ravelry group KnittingLikeCrazy.It's a mystery kal and so far I love the pattern. I will probably make it again with another yarn also.http://www.ravelry.com/groups/knitting-like-crazy-fans. One more clue on next Friday and I can't wait to see the finished socks.

Finished this kal also. It's the Carefree Kal http://carefreeholiday-ornot-kal.blogspot.com/ and I think they came out quite nice. Although they are stretchier than I thought and do not fit me. But they will be a present for someone.

The yarn is Panda Cotton and I don't think I will use it again for anything. It feels nice and knits up well but it's very splitty and just kind of unravels as you pull it out of the skein.

I must recant something that I posted about earlier. (The June 14th post). I decided that I wasn't going to go back to that yarn store but I was down in that area today and mom said we should give it another chance so in we went. I must say, it was much better this time. They were quite friendly and chatty and lots of great yarn. I will definately go back now. Although they did raise some of their prices. I bought a skein of Cascade Heritage for $8.95 and now it's up to $14.95. Which is still not bad but more than I wanted to pay for it. Got a pair of HiyaHiya steel dpn's in size 0 6". I really want the 5" size but no one locally carries them and I don't want to order just one thing from Patternworks 'cause it doesn't justify the shipping.

Mmmmm.

Vegan coney. Well, 2 of them anyway. I made "Cincinnati (Skyline) Chili" from "The Happy Herbivore" which is good since I'm from Cincinnati. Also some veggie dogs, yellow mustard, steamed buns and Daiya cheddar cheese. Tasted just enough like Skyline that it totally fulfilled a craving.

Farmer's market goodies. The best squash and peppers from the market in Loveland and so cheap also. I will definately go there again.

Crazy looking scarf, no? This is the yarn "Sashay" from RedHeart. I thought it looked like a fun scarf to have and it was so easy to knit. It takes just one ball of yarn and very inexpensive as well. Just under $4.00 and you get a unique scarf. Didn't take very long either.

Bad, bad blogger.

I didn't realize that it had been so long since I'd written anything. It's just been so unbearably hot that I haven't had the energy to do anything much. However, I have been knitting. This is the Helleborus cardigan from Knitscene. The yarn is Lion Brand Pound o'Love and the color is denim. Although the picture doesn't really show the true color. It's a fairly fast knit and I think that I'll really like it.

The knitalongs are going along just fine. This is the "Niagra" sock for the Solidsockknitters group

http://www.ravelry.com/groups/solidsocks. I love the yarn ...Dirty Water Dye Works BFL.

These are the cabled socks from "50 Socks,50 States" cd and the pattern is "Muir woods (California)". The yarn is Panda Cotton and the socks will now be for mom because they are too big for me. Even though I knit them on a size 2 which is the normal size for me. Unless it's lace and then I use a 1 or 2. I thought that since it is cabled it would be the right size. Oh well, she will be happy with them.

Still so hot! Just don't want to do anything except sit and have lots of water and iced tea. I have been getting knitting done though.
Finished my "BFF" socks from Cookie A.'s book "Knit.Sock.Love." which is also the name of the Ravelry group that I participated in for July.

I really liked the yarn and the pattern was nice and easy. A good way to ease into the book because some of the charts look scary! Getting ready to do a few more knitalongs starting tomorrow.

This is a scarf I finished for a Crystal Palace kal using one skein of Sausalito. Very pretty yarn. It's hard to tell but the lace pattern really stands out on the yarn. I lightly blocked it so it didn't lose any definition.

This is the yarn for the Solidsockknitters group and the theme for August is water. I am using Dirty Water Dye Works "Paula" and the pattern I picked is "Niagra" from "The Eclectic Sole" by Janet Laidman. I thought this was a good representative of water.

This is for the Carefree kal from Crystal Palace. The yarn is Panda Cotton and I'm using a pattern from "50 states, 50 socks" and the pattern is California.

Mmmmmm. Cookies. This are fabulous. They are oatmeal raisin cookies with a drizzle of icing (I made them purple!) and they are from the cookbook "Vegan Bake Sale". So far everything has been outstanding.

This is the best summertime salad. Kale rubbed with a little grapefruit juice and olive oil to wilt it a little and fresh sliced peaches. Doesn't sound like much but it's delicious.

Okay. I am trying to finish a short sleeved cardigan ....Helleborus from Knitscene Winter/Spring 2010 and I want to get some more done on it before tomorrow when it's time to cast on for my kals.

I'll have some pictures of the cardigan next time!

Stay cool and I'll see you all soon.

HOT!!!! It's about 90* right now at noon and going up to about 95* with the heat index of around 110*. Yuck. It's so humid and thick out that you can't even catch your breath when you go outside. Which I am not doing at all.
I have dvds and knitting to keep me quiet and cool-ish. Sometimes I think it would be cooler to go down into the basement and lie down on the concrete floor! Kals still going strong. This is BFF from Cookie A's book "Knit.Sock.Love." and I'm doing a knitalong with the Ravelry group of the same name. I love the yarn ...it's Done Roving Frolicking Feet in the colorway "Christmas Cactus". So pretty. And a very easy pattern.

Finished these socks. They are "Aphrodite" but I can't get the link to work. They are on Ravelry and a good knit. The yarn is Cascade Heritage Silk and it shows the stitches very well. I don't have much else to write because the weather is just so gross that you don't even want to move for fear of sticking to the floor 'cause it is melting! teehee.

Off to have some iced tea (a gallon or so) and knit some socks. Stay cool!!

Bad blogger. But I have lots of pictures ahead. These two packages are yarn wins!! I won 3 balls of my choice yarn from a Coquille shawl knitalong from Crystal Palace on Ravelry. I picked 3 balls of Sausalito in the colorway "Fall Herbs". So soft and pretty. The other is 8 balls of Mini Mochi in the colorway "Brandied Apricots". I won that from the Carefree kal blog. I can't decide quite what to make with it but at least one shawl is in my Ravelry queue.

I've been feverishly knitting on this....

it's Aphrodite (I can't get my links to work) on Ravelry and I'm knitting it for the Solidsockknitters group. I started it on size one dpn's because it looked like a stretchy pattern.

I went up to a size 2 for the heel and foot but on the second sock I think I'll do the whole thing in a 2. Not quite as stretchy as I thought. Plus, it takes FOREVER to use those 1's! The yarn is lovely though (as is the pattern). It's Cascade Heritage silk, a merino/silk blend with over 440 yards. And surprisingly affordable at under $9.00 a skein.

Baking ahead. The cupcakes are coffee and caramel delicious-ness and the cake is a balsamic berry cake (with some lovely tofu "whipped cream" on top. Both recipes are from "Vegan Bake Sale" by Carla Kelly and just wonderful.

Whole wheat cinnamon rolls that are every bit as good as Cinnabon. And fairly healthy as there is no fat in them. It was all I could do not to gobble them all up right out of the oven. These are from " The Happy Herbivore" by Lindsay Nixon and if these are any indication of the caliber of the recipes in the cookbook I have made an excellent choice.

Took mom down the street to see the fireworks in the next "city" (community)next to ours. Our city didn't have the money to do their show for the past 2 years but the neighboring area is even better.

Mom had never seen fireworks up close and personal so she really enjoyed them. Very loud!

Cell phone pictures...not the best but you get the idea.

I "loves" this yarn. It's "Frolicking Feet" by Done Roving Yarns in the colorway Christmas Cactus. It's new at Main Street Yarns and the choice of colors was overwhelming. Too many to pick but I finally narrowed it down and this one came home with me.

It's destined to be a knitalong (gee, what a surprise) for the Knit.Sock.Love. group on Ravelry.
It's a kal from Cookie A.'s book Knit.Sock. Love. This month it is the BFF socks, which is a lovely cabled sock. I'm trying to be good and not cast on until I at least finish the first Aphrodite sock but the yarn is calling to me! I'm also doing another kal from the Crystal Palace group that is the Sausalito scarf. It's a one skein project as well.

Well, I'm going to try and get that first sock finished tonight. It's supposed to be in the mid-90*s the next few days and that's perfect staying indoors weather and watching ER dvds and knitting! Stay cool.

I didn't realize that it had been so long since my last post. As usual I have overwhelmed myself with knitalongs! Here is a quick one that I'm doing with the Crystal Palace group on Ravelry. It's the Sausalito scarf and the yarn is ...yes, Sausalito in the colorway "Fall Herbs." So pretty.

We have been having some crazy weather lately. This is how the sky looked the other morning. Wicked scary.

And then it cleared up without raining. Good.

I will post within the next day or two because it's taking wayyyyy too long for pictures to load.

I meant to post sooner but has such problems with the computer...it was beyond ridiculous. I spent (and I am not exaggerating) 6 hours on the phone and online with 7 different Aol techs and finally just had to unistall and reinstall the software. The only problem was that one of the first two techs had remote access to my computer and while poking around in here managed to mess up my Panda virus and then my computer didn't recognize my printer so I went online to the Lexmark techs ('cause my installation cd didn't play) and they downloaded the software which then proceeded to make my computer crash everytime the techs ran it. AAArrrrgggghhhhhh! Praise Jesus now everything is fine. I did a system restore (scary!) and then the installation cd worked and now everything is great. *whew*

This is some wonderful yarn that I won from http://200shawlproject.blogspot.com

and it's lovely. I really enjoy her blog so go and read it. Plus she sent me a lovely set of stitch markers and a poprock ring! Excellent. Now I just have to find the perfect pattern for it.

These are socks for a kal on Thrifysockknitters on Ravelry. The pattern is http://knitty.com/ISSUEss10/PATTtwisted.php
and it's fast and fun. I love the colors. The yarn is Online Socke and just nice.

A close-up of the sweater that I'm knitting. It's Pasha from Berrocco and I just have to finish the front so almost done.

Had a 50% coupon from JoAnn's so I found this book that I have wanted for sometime. I love knee socks and every pattern is for knee socks. I can't wait to knit some.

I have to finish a few kal's first but I should have some knit by the time the cool weather arrives.

Okay,off to have some dinner! Enjoy the rest of the week and keep knitting!

Finished another kal. this one is the June color knitalong from the Ravelry group Solidsockknitters. The color this month was orange and I had no idea that I had an orange skein. This is Opal Uni and the pattern is "Inferno" from the IDP at KnitPicks. I really like the pattern. It's the first one that I've knitted where the pattern extends down to the heel so that was fun. I had to go down a needle size to a 1 since the pattern is rather stretchy. Now onto the next knitting.

Went to the Trillium Art show on Sunday at Glenwood Gardens.I would link it but none of the tools on my bar seem to be cooperating!

Such a gorgeous day to be outside and walking around. No humidity and in the low 70*s.

Just a small show...about 30 booths or so. Didn't see anything there that thrilled me enough to buy but some pretty things.

The setting is so pretty though.
Lots of space and places to sit.

They have a cafe outdoors called the Cotswold cafe that I read has sandwiches, gourmet coffee and various things. It was early and I think they were still setting it up.

This is necklace that I made with 2 pieces of stampboard that Amanda stamps and colors and scratches. I end up decorating and making into a necklace because they are just too beautiful not to wear and show off.

Mmmmmm. Some of the best bisuits yet. From a cookbook called "Vegan Diner" by Julie Hassan. They are fabulous. It's hard to find a good vegan biscuit recipe but this one is the best. I've made them twice already and can't stay away from them.

Went to a new yarn store today. It's called Hank in Hyde Park. I must say that I was less than impressed. I don't usually like to say anything about shops and stores but I left with a not great feeling. For the most part they were ...shall I say coldly polite. They would be standing right behind me as if they were expecting me to shoplift needles or something.

They had a decent selection of yarn but it was not comfortable to walk around picking skeins up and fondling because all the skeins were placed just so in the display cases which looked like very nice bookcases. Everything was nice and tidy and placed in proper order but I didn't want to pick out any yarn because it would mess up how they had them displayed.

I did get a skein of Cascade yarn that is wool and silk that was over 400 yards for $8.00, quite a good price. Their prices are competitive but I probably won't be going back again. Faithful to my lys I suppose.