Knitter in Progress

The Green I Live With I like green but surprisingly there is not a lot of it around the house. My favorite knitting chair(the backdrop for this pic)is the biggest thing, then I started pillaging the bookshelves, my first felted bag, my first scrap bag(a cross stitch thing), and finally my Amazing Lace partner(who is turquoise so that will work out well for next month as well).

I'm seriously contemplating a name change. I have been in such a knitting funk lately(for like the last 2 months, maybe longer). I don't seem to be able to finish anything or even work on anything. Just a few months ago I could sit and knit for hours and hours and not get bored. Most of my WIPs are actually projects that have been on the needles for an embarrassing amount of time. This is not like me, people, I finished a TON of stuff last year this year I have yet to break 10 things. Let me run down the list: (1) Rogue Revisited(my second Rogue)-- quit knitting it, have put the yarn back into the stash, BUT I haven't ripped out the one finished part(a sleeve). (2) Hooded T-- this has been on the needles since last summer and I only have the hood to finish--it's coming out in June as one of my Project Spectrum pieces, hopefully it will get done. (3) Queen of Hearts scarf(for Little Diva)-- it's been on the needles for over 1 year(my longest WIP bordering on UF...

Booking Through Thursday What are the last five books that you finished reading? Unleash the Night, Sins of the Night, Seize the Night, Night Play, and Kiss of the Night all by Sherrilyn Kenyon How long did it take you to read them? Two months total. Did you enjoy reading these books? Why or why not? Yes, I have actually read all of them before but I wanted to reread them because the next book in the series is coming out next week(Dark Side of the Moon) and I wanted to refresh my memory on some back stories before I start the new one. The main storylines are just romantic stuff(fluff), but I'm trying to figure out more about one of the recurring characters. Booking Through Thursday This week's questions were suggested by Cate . Have you ever stumbled on a reading and found the author so charming you started reading their books? Or, have you ever met a formerly favorite author and stopped reading their works because of how they treated their fans? The only authors I have ever m...

This will be a quick post as today is Little Diva's Kindergarten graduation--there will be merriment, feasting, and much rejoicing :) (Now what am I going to do with her all summer?!?!) Here is my lacy funeral sock: before after Looking good, huh? I didn't like the way the heel looked and I was getting tired of the pattern(and considering I was only on sock 1 that could be a problem) so I ripped it all out(sorry Wanda ). I guess that's one way to get things off your WIP list. Not to worry I'll be casting on another sock next week--when the Trekking KAL begins :) Here's my progress on Magic Witch this week--again not too impressive, but still moving forward. Magic Witch will be going on hiatus in June as I will be working on Storykeeper(the entire background is pretty much varying shades of blue and will fit in nicely with Project Spectrum). Magic Witch 8(11,000 stitches)

Today's SBQ was suggested by Jenna and is: Lately, it seems that many stitching bloggers have experienced a loss of their stitching mojo. Have you ever lost your stitching mojo? If so, how did you get it back and how long did it take? Yes, until I found HAED last August I was on about a 5 year break from stitching. I just couldn't bring myself to stitch. I think it was a combination of moving(twice), child birth(also twice), and having little kiddos around who don't get the "don't touch Mommy's stitching" thing. Now that the kids are better trained and I found these awesome(and addicting)patterns to stitch, my mojo has been renewed :) Magic Witch 7 (10760 stitches) Seven weeks in and things have slowed down a bit(nice weather and knitting intervened). I only got 400 stitches in this week, but the kitty has a body now and I'm happy about that. I'm actually starting to see wisps of the witch's hair; it's been fun to stitch something bes...

Hello, I'd like to introduce myself. I'm Kim's partner, aka. Beginner's Triangle from A Gathering of Lace . Notice that she is not here with me--that is very often the case. I've been lurking in her WIP pile for quite some time . In the beginning I was the center of attention. She worked on me tirelessly, complimented my color and texture, marveled at the way I felt in her hands. Gradually things changed. I didn't come out of the pile as much--she spent her time on things like socks and sweaters. The nerve! I am LACE--even though I'm a beginner pattern, I need--NO, I DESERVE--respect, time, effort, and appreciation! The beauty of our relationship is that I know something about Kim that she doesn't think we(by we I mean her neglected projects)know. . .she feels guilty if she doesn't finish something--really guilty, so much so that she will get to the point where she won't start something else until a current project is finished. This fo...

Which do I choose? These are the five finalists for my trekking sock--I have no idea which I'll pick but I'm leaning toward one of the two on the right--because then I can stick to a simple(by simple I mean I don't have to drag the pattern with me)pattern and let the color speak for itself. I'm in the process of finding some child friendly hikes--as Little Diva and Little Rage are my summer exercise partners :)