Alot to share...*spoiler alert!*

I've been knitting and busy dealin' with life's unexpected events, but I won't trouble you with that! I have much to share and I'll have to break it down over a few posts. First, this post has spoilers, so if any of my "spoilee's" are reading, be prepared to be spoiled before you get your swappy package!

First, I'll start with a project I started Saturday (yesterday), it is the "Bulky Shrug" from Knitting Pure and Simple. I've had this pattern for awhile, I was just waiting for the right "super bulky" yarn to come along. Working at my LYS, I ran into just the perfect yarn, "Spud and Chloe". I never knew of this yarn until I was arranging the yarn on the shelves and realized how lovely it was. I love the easy labeling Spud & Chloe has, they clearly label their yarns "super bulky" with "outer" and "sweater", easy peasy! I picked up 4 skeins in Gray enough for my Bulky Shrug. Look at this sqooshy-lovely yarn:



It's "Outer" Super Bulky, Superwash 65% wool, 35% Organic Cotton, did I mention my LYS is "Green Planet Yarn"? The owner is truly great, and the store is stocked with great organic yarns.

For the few hours I spent working this new Bulky Shrug, this is what I ended up with, it's turning out great!







I'll be sporting this baby at work next weekend!

Onto my other endeavors, spoilee endeavors, I purchased 2 skeins of Canopy yarn (sorry no pics), in Acai colorway, a lush red made of 50% baby alpaca, 30% merino, 20% bamboo. I choose to make the "Bella's Fingerless Gloves" pattern for my spoilee, Svendel, to wear when she goes to see New Moon later this month! I love this, easy knit and fast too!







Another item I made, which is a new love of mine's, is knitting jewelry. In my 1st Love Bites swap at the beginning of this year, I was given a beautiful knitted bracelet and I fell in love with it. I scoured ravelry for a pattern but nothing. So I improvised my own pattern and voila!









I love these bracelet's, I have so many ideas for other designs, but this one was easy and fast. Inexpensive and versatile to make, the choices are limitless. This is the bracelet I sent to my spoilee but I have another I made, however I felt that the beads were too large, so I made this one, and I was very happy with the turn out. I'll post a list of supplies needed to make these as well as the pattern to make later this week.

For now that's all I'm parting with, there is more but that will come in more posts to come. It's November, and yes, gift knitting shall start, as well as all other holiday fun! Happy Sunday!

It's a mystery ....

It happens once a year, when the weather changes and that feelin' of Fall is in the air. It starts with a creative designer, Through the Loops, and before you know it, each week you get lil' snippets of a pattern, for yes,

You only know your knitting socks, but what type of socks?!? Well you know it will be a gorgeous pattern, what else from TTL?

I eagerly anticipate each clue, released each week, the pattern develops before your eyes. Such great satisfaction and suspense!

Here's a peek at my Mystery Socks 2009....



Twins! Two at a time on one circular, is there any other way? I love completing a set at once! If you don't knit 2 at once, you gotta try it, it's very addicting. 8-)



I'm using Hazel Knits Artisan Sock in "Whispering Pine" colorway, I felt it call to me for this project.



I'm 1 clue behind, the heel portion, but I'll catch up this weekend! We'll see what appears in the next clue *-)

Good Things

I received my Franken Socks kit from Woolgirl last week, and it had all kinds of goodies and sqooshy yarn!



Look at all those goodies, and do you see that Frankenstein stitch marker made by Wee Ones? Totally cute. The yarn colors are cool and perfect for Franken Socks. It's 1 skein of Mis Babs Superwash Merino 100% wool, hand-painted yarn in colorway "Yummy" with accompanying color for the heel, 133 yds.

Here's a few more pics of the goodies:









Another package, though it was a surprise, was my "Love Bites 2" Swap package received from my secret swapper, Mollie Bug on Ravelry.

Mollie Bug on Ravelry by RockyMoreno, on Flickr">

She included the cutest "Edward" Amigurumi pattern! I gotta make this guy, then I'll have Edward all to myself *-) She also included local yarn from her area, Virginia, from Indy-dyer David Simpson. It is just gorgeous! 490 yards of 100% Kona Superwash Merino in Fingering weight, colorway "Burress".



And look at this Bella hat, so pretty! And I love the black tweed color, fits perfect and definitely a knit to wear. I faved this on Ravelry not long ago, and she found my fave to make. I'm still gona make one, but I just love hers.



And, the cutest Twilight stitch markers! Check these out!



Phew, so much good stuff!!! A big thank you to Mollie Bug!

Ok a new venture I'm taking on lately, knitting jewelry. I'm trying recreate a gorgeous bracelet I received from Gherkin on Ravelry. So far, so good, check out my progress:



It doesn't look like much yet, but when I'm done I'll form the beads to look sit nice and then add the clasp to close it. See the original, to the right?



I have so much more to share in the coming days, I'm now in high-gear for swaps, KALs, Fall knitting and yes, GIFT knitting 8)

Hope everything is going spooky well!

~Rocky

Two for Tuesday

I'm going to start a new goal, have 2 items to show off each Tuesday. I won't aim for it being FO's, but I'll aim for it being extreme progress on a project or new fun ones!

So here we go!

First off, is "My Tux" from Custom Knits, knit using Sundara Sock Yarn, Spiced. I love this color, it is so beautiful!

Here it is, almost done, needs finishing...



But wait, I have a big boo-boo I made, when I prepping for the pattern, knitting my swatch, and also measuring what size, I must of been tired cause I had cast on for a size too small 8( So, it fits, but doesn't go around my boobies. My boobies have always been an issue for clothes, everything else is small, but the boobs aren't. A good thing on one hand, but an annoyance when shopping for clothes or in this case knitting clothes. So I'm at a dilemma, do I frog? Seriously?!? I'm pratically done! I don't know, I think I might take the frog plunge, but I'm hesitant. Will see, I wish I could wear it now 8( But it is lovely!

Ok onto my 2nd, this is my Elm Row knit with Scout's Peach Pit, I love this color! I just fell in love with it at last year's Scout's Dye class.





I'll take a photo shoot this weekend to honor it properly! I also have some new changes coming to my blog, I'm going to revamp the site soon, so stay tuned, and I have some new patterns I've written that I'd love to share!

Catch you all on hump day 8)

~Rocky

Swallowtail

My finished Swallowtail, knit in "Black Madera Fig" from the Madeline Tosh Society.

1st, what's wrong with this picture?



I had finished the Swallowtail months ago, but had yet to block it, but thanks to Cheryl, I now was able to block it. Being that it had been a long time, I forgot how my Swallowtail was supposed to look, and blocked the right/left edges wrong. But I referred to the pattern and voila!