So, I've actually been productive lately!

I finished a small drop stitch pattern head band out of Crystal Palace Mikado ribbon yarn, and am about 2/3 finished with the Dream Swatch head wrap / scarf (knitting it in a lovely dark teal 100% silk yarn).

I also finished off the first sleeve of the sweater; I'll cast on for the second sleeve this weekend. Then the yoke! Yay!

I'm off to New Jersey this weekend, so I'm taking the socks (I started the heel, and am making the heel in cream rather than the colonial blue that the rest of the socks is in), the rest of this little head wrap, *possibly* the sweater...and what else? It's about time for another project to go on the needles. Actually I'll probably do the squares for my square swap for this month - they tend to be fast projects and are fun to play with. I am thinking that I'll do one in intarsia, and possibly one in a slip stitch pattern.

A milestone ...

I have FINALLY finished the body of my sweater - tomorrow perhaps I'll get a pic of the work in progress. I'm using the bottom up, knit in the round pattern in Ann Budd's book, and using the "stripes" from the cardigan to dress up the yoke. I pondered doing a color, but since I'm making this out of pencil roving and this is the only color I have, the texture pattern will work much better.

I also finally got done tinking the stitches from the heel of the sock I've been working on.

I'm going to camp next week and I'm trying to plan out some small projects I can take with me. So far I'm thinking about knitting up a headband or two (my hair is getting longer and curlier, and I need the fast solution to a bad hair day!). Beyond that, I have no idea. I'm just brainstorming :)

Gee, it's been a while since I updated...

And sadly, not much has changed. At least as far as my WIP's.

I ended up frogging the heel on the first sock; I suck at short rows, and will really need to watch someone doing it before I can grasp the whole wrap concept. I'm going to just do my standard heel flap for these. I did call Uniquities about the sock class that they're teaching in July, but sadly they teach only the heel flap. I wish they'd offer a class in different sock part styles - from cast on's to heels and insteps to toes. Maybe I'll drop the owner an email about it.

Speaking of Uniquities, Joel and I will be taking the two-color knitting class starting a week from Monday. Two Monday nights in a row, we'll be learning techniques in striping, stranded knitting, and intarsia. I'm *really* looking forward to it...I've been wanting to learn color knitting for a while, and this will be fun and helpful (not trying to learn by reading, but by watching & doing).

The sweater is coming along. I'm 13" in to the body; 15 - 16" total is where I'll bind off for the sleeves and start the yoke. At least THEN I'll be doing something other than 168 stitches per round in only knit stitching. Gah! Thankfully I have a little burst of inspiration to work on it now that there's a changeover point so close.

I am also working on a whipped together baby blanket - 5 strands of fingering / baby weight yarns (all acrylic - four of Jamie Baby from Lion Brand, and one nameless yellow four ply) knit up on size 15 needles using a diagonal baby blanket pattern from one of the knitting books around the house. The baby most likely arrived last Friday, so we (my co-workers and I) will send it to her house. I hope that she likes it. I don't like working with all these strands at the same time. Especially ackrillick.

I'm ignoring the afghan, because it deserves it. ~snort~

I got a pattern for Lili's Vest from Knitpicks; I think this is going to go on the needles after my sweater comes off of 'em. Maybe earlier. It's gorgeous, and I like the cable and two color detailing.

Lastly, I'm planning on participating in the Tour de Fleece (think Knitting Olympics, but for spinners). Theoretically I'll be making my first three ply yarn. I'm going to go through the roving later today and see which one I'll be working with. Yay!