Knitter in Progress

Lord of the Rings The Belgariad The Black Jewels Trilogy Eldest Danse Macabre Sword of Darkness(thanks to a recommendation from Guernseygal ) Knit the Classics(1 summer book) rereading HP4-6 rereading Dark Hunter series : finished Dark Side of the Moon : finished I'm still plugging along with The Belgariad--I'm about halfway through the second book. This weekend I'll be reading Danse Macabre though--it's one of the author's I read that I can't put down until I'm done :) Booking Through Thursday This week's questions were suggested by Marie . Do you ever reread your books? Oh yes all the time. If so, which ones? If not, why not? I reread all my series books so I can look for clues/details I may have missed on initial readings. Rereading a book is like visiting old friends--there is something comforting in that. Do you read the books the whole way through or pick through for favorite scenes? The whole way through--although I do find myself skimming some...

Beginner's Triangle It means blue, green, ethereal It is the number 130 It is like ocean water It is a warm breeze on a tropical shore It is the memory of beach vacations with my grandmother Who taught me love and perseverance When she first taught me to cherish something created by hand My name is Kim, knitter of Beginner's Triangle It means learning to take the time to enjoy the simpler things in life. Ocean Bliss

What type of Fae are you?

Lord of the Rings The Belgariad The Black Jewels Trilogy Eldest Danse Macabre Sword of Darkness(thanks to a recommendation from Guernseygal ) Knit the Classics(1 summer book) rereading HP4-6 rereading Dark Hunter series : finished Dark Side of the Moon : finished This week I finished the first book in the Belgariad(Pawn of the Prophecy). It's a very good introduction. The characters I like the most so far are Wolf and Silk--that could change though. Garion should get more interesting as he grows up. Booking Through Thursday This week's questions were suggested by Mary . Which book character(s) would you... Like to have dinner with? Acheron Parthenopaeus(Dark Hunter Novels), Richard Zeeman(Anita Blake), Sirius Black(Harry Potter)--not at the same time though ;) Believe would be the best to help you out in a crisis? I think it depends on what the crisis is. Like to ask for an autograph? Acheron(Dark Hunter), Jean Claude(Anita Blake). Most identify with personally? That is dif...

Stash Enhancement(Utah and Estes) Here's what I got during my recent trips. I was using last Thursday as my Free Day for June in the Stashalong but I knew I would be in trouble if I went to Estes Saturday(which I did and the lace weight is proof). But who, I ask you, could resist that yarn--it's almost too pretty to knit with :) Here's another shot, just because: Mountain Colors(3 skeins in Rosehips) and Lace Weight The red is destined to be a Clapotis and the maroon/purple doesn't have a purpose yet but I'm sure there is something in A Gathering of Lace or at the Heirloom Knitting site that would work :) Oh, before I forget, I know you won't believe this but I may actually finish something next week(scary I know). I also finished one of my Trekking socks. Stay tuned for all the excitement ;)

The beauty of traveling with Diva and Rage is that every trip(even one as close as the grocery store) is chucked full of stops to "use the facilities". We were not far from our destination on Wednesday when we had to stop for one such break. While my DH took them; Trekking sock and I had a "mini trek". We had to brave at least 50 of these vicious beasts to reach our final destination. These things were everywhere--they looked too small to be prairie dogs. They were really cute and REALLY unafraid of anyone. After surviving the beasties, we reached this view. WOW! This is one of the reasons I love Utah. You can see red rocks like this and a few miles later see the green mountains(see my Prehistoric Lace post for those).

Prehistoric Extreme Knitting Back in Time The Beginning of the Trek As you may remember from our introduction, Beginner's Triangle is a very elitist project and she was none too pleased to have to share the spotlight with Trekking sock. With Little Diva and Little Rage in tow, we headed into the prehistoric era for some knitting and playing. Some of the parks inhabitants thought these were treats brought for snacking. He showed his teeth and Beginner's Triangle showed her needles and coerced trekking into doing the same--it was a stalemate. Beginner's Triangle was very impressed by this display and looked for pointers she could use in fending off other projects. Trekking sock was not impressed. Momma bird wanted to knit but couldn't find a babysitter(or hands). Our day in the park was fun for Trekking sock, Diva, Rage, and I. Beginner's Triangle was nursing a couple of skewers from Trekking and made it clear she was not cut out for prehistoric outings :)

Today is World Wide Knit in Public Day. Last year the most public place I could get was my front yard(we were in the process of getting ready to move at the time). This year I'm hoping to get to a park or the mall; maybe while Little Diva is at a birthday party--we shall see.

ON YOUR MARK: The Knitter and the Progeny GET SET: The Equipment The Sock(#110) GO: The Walk The Long Road (East) The Long Road(West)--see the black bump on the horizon--it's a mountain. I was under the impression when I moved to Denver it was near the mountains; after living in Utah I can say that it's not--who knew? There are nearly 70 miles of trails here--do you think that's enough to keep us busy all summer?

Lord of the Rings The Belgariad The Black Jewels Trilogy Eldest Danse Macabre Sword of Darkness(thanks to a recommendation from Guernseygal ) Knit the Classics(1 summer book) rereading HP4-6 rereading Dark Hunter series : finished Dark Side of the Moon: finished June 3: I finished Dark Side of the Moon today. It did not disappoint at all(someone even knits in it--but I'm not telling who). I couldn't put it down. The Dark Hunter series are quick reads but there is a lot going on in these stories. Each book has built upon the last drawing you even deeper into the lives of the characters(especially those that are recurring characters). I don't want to give anything away as I know some of you are just starting the series, but the times they are a changing for the beloved Dark Hunters. I'm REALLY looking forward to the book that comes out in January(it's about the Dream Hunters --which I have been completely intrigued with since I first read about them on SK...

Magic Witch(goal for the month 13340 stitches total): Magic Witch 10(12940 stitches) Storykeeper(goal for the month 3600 stitches total): Storykeeper(2400 stitches) This is one of my June Project Spectrum pieces(as well as the Beginner's Triangle and my hooded T); there is so much blue in Storykeeper it's so relaxing to work on. Blue is such a calming color. SBQ: Over the past couple of weeks I received two SBQ suggestions that request pictures so I decided to put them together for an SBQ picture day. Feel free to post pictures concerning either or both requests. :) The first request comes from Vash who is requesting pictures of the back of your stitching… are you brave enough to give this one a shot? The Back(shown reluctantly) of Magic Witch--my backs do NOT normally look like this. The second request comes from Singular Stitches , and she is asking for "a pictorial tour of [the] special place that you go to create your wonderful stitched creations." My Stitching S...

So here's the problem when you have multiple hobbies. Your stash increases exponentially. Knitting comes with the yarn, pattern, book, and gadget addiction(hence my Stashalong). What I really need to do(but won't because I'm not ready to admit I have a problem) is to quit buying cross stitch charts. My yarn addiction pales in comparison to my cross stitch chart hoarding ability. The problem with charts is that I am never sure when(or if) I will see them again so I tend to buy them as soon as I see one I like. Heaven and Earth Designs(HAED ) is my current cross stitch addiction. The sidebar has my current WIPs plus I have acquired many more charts than I will ever be able to stitch in this lifetime(that's why Little Diva has got to learn to stitch, someone must soldier on in my place)--no, I won't tell you how many; suffice it to say it's more than enough. The problem is that more charts keep coming out, for example, HAED charts many artists some of my fa...

Lord of the Rings The Belgariad The Black Jewels Trilogy Eldest Dark Side of the Moon Danse Macabre Sword of Darkness(thanks to a recommendation from Guernseygal ) Knit the Classics(1 summer book) rereading HP4-6 rereading Dark Hunter series : finished the reread--not a big accomplishment as they are easy reads and I only had two left. But now I'm ready to start Dark Side of the Moon(as soon as it arrives). Book 1 for the Summer Reading Challenge I'll also be reading Dark Side of the Moon which should be arriving today!! &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Booking Through Thursday Jeanne came across this list of previous years' best sellers , and thought it might be fun to base some of our questions on them. In 1956, these were the top ten best sellers for the year. Have you read any of them? Don't Go Near the Water, William Brinkley ...

Drum roll please. . . I have chosen #110, the orange colorway, (I really want to see what it looks like knitted up). I will be knitting Stitch-n-Snitch's Nancy Drew Socks and if I have yarn left I will knit some socks for Little Diva or Little Rage or both if there is enough :) Ready. . .Set. . .Go!

40% done today :) Progress on this will slow down a bit as I will only be working on it once a week in order to make time for my Project Spectrum(for June will include Storykeeper, my hooded T, and my Beginner's Triangle), Amazing Lace(Beginner's Triangle), and Trekking KALs(color 110). Magic Witch (Week 9) Today's SBQ was suggested by Carol and is: Do you collect charts by one particular designer, yet have never stitched anything by that designer? If so, which designer and why do you collect the charts but have not yet stitched any of them? I was going to say no but then I thought about HAED charts which are by one designer but different artists. I have some artists that I have been collecting but have not yet started stitching--Ian Daniels, Jessica Galbreth, Tracy Butler--just to name a few off the top of my head. The reason I have not yet started them is that if I start everything I want to do I'll get nothing done--I'd be too overwhelmed! The permalink to th...