This yummy yarn is going to morph into a February Baby Sweater, a gift for one cute little girl.

I’ll have this one ready by end of week, a fast sweater to knit, and the pattern repeat is easy to remember. I wasn’t too thrilled in the beginning because I had yet to make a Zimmerman pattern, which I learned it definitely different that your average designer. But I got past that, after a few weeks of over thinking it, and once I cast on, it was speeding along. I admit there are some mod’s I did though.

My second project will be some ankle socks knit with Pico Accuardi sock yarn, it is natural dyed and the colors have a nice muted look to them. I’ll improvise a pattern for these socks, not yet cast on, but once I finish the February Baby Sweater, I’ll get started. For now, here’s a look at the yarn in Lantern colorway.

If the pattern I improvise goes well and quick, I just may go on a ankle sock knitting spree! See you in a few days.

~Rocky

This is “Zombie BBQ”, what a great name! You got the red color for blood, the purple for bruising, and the green for guts which = absolute gorgeous! I fell in love with this when it came into the yarn shop, and just had to get me some. I have my eyes on using it for small cardi, this is the worsted weight.

The other day I purchased some Zombie BBQ in DK and used it to make my own little Zombie, but with a Vampy twist.

I made this over the last weekend, and I’m in love with my little Zombie-Vamp Kitty. Do you see the fangs I gave it? It soothes my love for Zombies and my absolute love for Vampires.

Pattern:Grisig the cat
Yarn:Lorna’s Laces “Zombie BBQ” DK weight
Gauge: No specific gauge, only that the fabric knits tight
Needles: US 2 Addi Lace, Magic Loop
Start:7/9/10
End:7/12/10

See you Friday!

I joined and am mod’ing another Traveling Scarves group on Ravelry, remember this is the type of group you join, typically with at least 10 other members. You knit small portions of each other’s scarves and send onto the next. Before you know it, your scarf comes back to you having been a small seedlet last time you sent it, now it’s a full fledged scarf. I’ve participated in 2 of these prior and got 2 great scarves out of it, not to mention I enjoyed the social part.

Here’s a couple of scarves I just sent a few weeks ago, they really are pretty.

Aren’t they gorgeous? This group is lengthwise scarves, #78, and for the top picture, I added Fiesta sock yarn, in Rhubarb colorway, it blended in pretty well. The pink one I added Noro silk, don’t know the colorway, it really blended in well.

Ooh! And and FO, a fun and such pretty one!

It’s Mary-Heather’s pattern, Simple Things, knit with Scout’s Swag sock yarn in, ???, gosh!, brainfart! Ok, let me think, it is “Tidal Pool”, I think, it’s just beautiful. This was made for my spoilee in the Twilight Edward vs. Jacob Eclipse swap, Vberry. These are her favorite colors, some of them at least, and I swear, it reminds me of the ocean. It’s knit with the full skein of Scout’s wonderful yarn, I had been loving this yarn for so long, one that I had got in Scout’s Swag Sock Club from I think it was 2009 or 2008, not too sure on the date. I was so happy to send this gem on.

But wait, you think my present is nice, Vberry returned the favor twice over. This was her gift to me, an Ulmus! Just look at these colors! I absolutely fell in love with it and cant’ wait until the weather gets a little more chilly so I can strut this gorgeous thing.

Isn’t it beautiful! So no more “bad blogger”, I’m in full blog mode now, so I’ll catch you Wednesday!

Please drop me a line

~Rocky

I casted on 4/25 and seamed up the vest on 5/1.  The seaming was a bit tricky with the stitch pattern for Lutz & Patmos.  I tried it on, and it fit, but not the way I wanted it.  While everything about the size was right, it just didn’t fit me.  So I had a decision to make, add crochet border to lengthen it?  I did want it longer, but having solid crochet edging longer than the 2 inches called for in the pattern didn’t seem right.  I really did like the pattern and am very eager to wear it.

So what did I do?  I ripped, all the way to nothing!  I re-cast on last night and am making the largest size to get the most drape.  I plan on wearing it with skin tight tops and teeny shorts    Now I’m about 4 inches into the bottom half of the body, and moving along fast.  The good thing about starting over is that I know the pattern inside out now, and there are modifications I plan to make to it.  I plan on having this done very soon so I can share photo shoots for you all!

On a separate note, I’ll share an awesome yarnie goody, my “Mad Hatter” package from the Alice in Wonderland Sock club from Woolgirl.

Look at that!  A Mad Hatter stitch marker!

I’m absolutely “MAD!!” over this colorway, it’s just gorgeous!

I’ll leave you now, to bask over my luscious “Mad Hatter” yarn, and will see you mid-week! 

Happy Monday

Rocky

As you may know, my husband had to have emergency back surgery the first week of January.  It was a huge surprise to us, one minute he was fine, next minute he needed surgery.  So we did the surgery and prepared for it, but we didn’t even think about the recovery time or what recovery meant.  It turned into a 3 month stint on disability for my hubby and alot of personal loving nurse care from me  for him.     We were concerned for awhile but after therapy and regaining his strength, he actually returned to his job, in full capacity, in mid-March.  He’s got full mobility and we do our regular running every other day.  Were so grateful for his recovery, believe me we heard horror stories about back surgery.  Anyways, the weekend prior to his return to work, we celebrated with a mini-honeymoon celebration in San Francisco.

Here are some pics to share:

Che’ and I by Neptune’s Palace

Do you see that knitted shrug I’m wearing?  I’m so bad, I haven’t shared this FO yet, but I love it!  I need to take better pics so I can do it justice.

I just had to take a picture of this guy, it was so odd, he wasn’t scared of anybody.  I literally walked right up to him.

Ooh, it was St. Patrick’s, look at the bread in the shape of a clover!

Check out this little guy!  They had larger ones, but I just couldn’t resist me a wee-baby turtle!

Now this was pretty cool, you may have caught on my FB page.  I almost took a picture with him!

So what’s on the next post, some fun FO’s to share.  I’ll try to get another post out this Friday!

A great package from MarianinCT’ on Ravelry for the HLBOES swap "Hogwarts Little Bit of Everything Swap"

Look at these great knitted items she made me
A gorgeous cowl

A Sirius Tattoo dishcloth

Oooh, yummy Berroco Ultra Alpaca yarn & Gryffindor stitch markers

1st package installment from the "Alice in Wonderland Sock Club" from Woolgirl, this is the "Alice" package
Such great stuff! I love the knitting bag, everything!

Cutest Alice stitch marker

Dashing Dach’s sock yarn in Alice colorway

For, I picked out these White and Purple tulips, with some, Cherry Blossoms? Not sure if that’s what they are?

Then I got two of these

After some craftyness, with the help of my hubby, voila!

And then they both adorned my mantle, which needed some sprucing up

Some more shots taken by my hubby

What’s that you see laid out, it is my Elm Row in Scout’s Peach Pit, the picture doesn’t show too well, but it definitely looks good there.

I’ll be doing more to add that sparkle to my home, possibly a wreath next. Some real late FO’s to share, here is my “Mini-Noro” sock, made for the Reducio Swap Round 9 spoilee. I knitted an i-cord to make it so that you could hang it on a purse or something to show it off.

And lastly, my “Mini-Gryffindor sock”

Both socks were absolutely fun to make and I got some grunge board and made mini-sockblocker, and I got to buy a tool to make grommets in the Mini-sockblocker too, which was pretty fun to play with. Another mini-item is the “Mini-Knitting Bag”, that I made actual skeins with.

More to come, I’ll need to share my day in San Francisco!

~Rocky

This is us posing with out loot, of course my haul was not as plentiful as Marisol’s but it was enough to drool over for awhile. Here’s another great pic, poof! We turned into Addi Turbos!

I’ll have to share my loot a bit later, still need to take pics, I have other, small but fun FO’s to share.

First, really isn’t small, in fact its knit with Yowza yarn from Miss Babs, in Violets. It is Balsam, a lovely cowl, with a sort of Mad Hatter appeal to it.

Some other knits, made for my participation in “Hogwarts Knit and Crochet Cup”, as Arabella Slytherin.

Some magical flowers

The cutest scarf mark

With a matching coaster

A fun & cute Fish to Sushi, yes it transforms!

I have plenty more stuff to share, but I think this is more than enough for now

Everything in the package is great, I really love everything Madrigal put together. Just look at this Unity Turtle! My new familiar

I really enjoyed this “mini” swap, I look forward to joining it next round. My OWL was sent off early morning on Saturday, I can’t wait for my Reducio spoilee to get her package!

Onto some “on the needles” news, I’m doing a test knit for Woolgirl, and received this luscious Yowza skein in Mis Babbs yarn to knit with. I’m knitting Balsam, a cowl.

I’m about 85% done with the cowl, it’s a long cowl pattern. I’ll share pics with it probably on Tuesday of this week. I plan to send this one off early this week. Such lovely yarn and you get 560 yds. in one skein! 2 skeins can make you a nice sweater or cardigan! You can’t beat those savings!

What else is going on? Well, I’m interviewing at my job, need to find a replacement for my co-worker, who is off to start a new marriage in San Diego, so that’s been interesting. Besides knitting the Balsam, I’ve also been putting together my package for my HLBOES spoilee too, which is due by end of March. There is one sort of mega item I need to make, but the pattern is taking forever to come, I’m really hoping it comes this week. I want to make this package extra special. I have lots of HPKCC homework to do, so there will be some crazy knitting/crocheting this week, ooh, and of course my OWL project, and then trying to get HLBOES stuff done too! I was going to compete in the Ravelympics, but I didn’t keep on top of things so I never really got anything together. Oh well, next time 8( I’ll be posting midweek with some new projects and news

These are so pretty, and I really enjoyed knitting them.

I can’t wait to wear these out to a Reno adventure!

And I had made these for Svendel in the Twilight Breaking Dawn swap last year, and loved them. So I made me a pair, just cause I couldn’t get them off my mind and it counted as Divination homework for the HP Knitting and Crochet House Cup group on Raverly. They are “Bella’s Fingerless Gloves”.

Oooh, and the magical things I’ve been making, pretty much all Harry Potter themed…here’s a tidbit to share. This was homework for the Hogwarts A Little Bit of Everything on Ravelry, the History of Magic Gryffindor Reducio Scarf bookmark.

I love making all things magical!

~Rocky