One Milo

I have one Milo done. It fits perfectly except for the toe which is a little too pointy for me. I'm knitting them in Paton's Kroy. I just barely had enough in one skein to finish this sock. I like the pattern a lot. Very pretty. Maybe I will put them aside for someone's gift later in the year. They are almost too pretty for me to wear.

Milo

My newest project is Milo from cookie a's Sock Innovation. I'm knitting it in Paton's Kroy. It is a fun knit. I love her patterns. Here is the front of the leg:
Here is the back of the leg with an X and O cable:
I'm ready to start the heel now.

Trying Something New

I'm trying something new. I have a new computer and camera so why not a new layout? My old blog is so outdated that I should start over anyway. Here is the Whisper Cardigan from IK Spring 2009.


This is the Striped Pullover from Knitting Noro by Jane Ellison. a very easy knit.

Cate

Cate
Originally uploaded by pghjan2

Here is my new favorite project; Cate from Kim Hargreaves' Thrown Together Collection. I am knitting her in Rowan Kid Classic which is one of my favorite yarns. I am finishing the back now. I also dug out some sock yarn which matches Cate perfectly so I will have a sweater and a pair of socks to wear next month. What fun!

CC Done

I finally finished my Cabled Cardigan from Karabella. The knitting was done awhile ago but I couldn't get the yoke to look right when I sewed it on. It must have taken me 5 tries before I got it. I ended up slip stitching it on from the inside so that the cast off edge showed. I am very happy with the finished result. And it fits beautifully.



I couldn't find a shirt or blouse I liked with it since I was in a rush yesterday. I can see from my recent pictures that I have let my wardrobe go in the last couple of years. I need to do some clothes shopping! So ignore the sloppy jeans and shirt and look at how the sleeves are just the right length for a change. Yeah!

The last two weeks I have been pretty sick fighting off a flu or virus so I haven't been knitting as much as I'd like. My blog also needs to get cleaned up and my Ravelry updated. So much to do!

Interesting Times

What interesting times we are living in. I have been reading every scrap of news about everything going on in our country and the world and I have to say I have no idea what will happen next! We have a very interesting viewpoint in our family since I grew up in a suburb of Detroit where jobs were lost by the thousands, became a strong liberal, moved to a very conservative area in PA and will be moving to the NYC area in a couple of years. I love reading The Economist and usually agree with their viewpoints but even they didn't think that the bailout would fail. Being from the Midwest, I always felt that my future was dependent on me not on someone rescuing me so it is hard for me to sympathize with Wall street. TOOMA is an economist and even he is saying the world will go on. So it should be interesting to see what happens next. I am knitting away when I have a chance. Here is another finished sweater;
This is Cressida from RYC Classic Woman. I knit it in a medium in soft luxe. Easy knit but lots of finishing which I hate. I got two new books in the mail yesterday, Rowan's Organic Wool Collection and Kim Hargreaves' Thrown Together. I haven't decided which sweater to make first. I also have another sweater done, sewn together and it just needs a few tweaks. I'm making up for lost time.

Lopi Love

In August I had a sudden urge to do some color work so I got out my lopi. This sweater took about 2 weeks to do. Thats why I love Lopi sweaters, they are quick and easy to knit with no finishing involved. This sweater is from their Lopi Book 82228, No 6. I knit it in a medium but it is a little large on me. Probably should have done a small. I have one more finished sweater and a sweater that needs to be sewn together and then I am all caught up!