moving along on the shawl, up to segment 8 now, 5 more to go........It's going to be huge I think.  Pics coming soon.   Still finishing up the zebra/hot pink baby afghan, the hat and booties to match are still waiting to be done.   I think I will try to finish those as well as work on the some fingerless mittens.....Chilly day outside, so maybe today is a good day to veg out in front of the tv and stitch.......

On my mind today............all the many things I need to finish!  Working on a black/green knit triangle shawl.  I tested the pattern for a fellow ravelry member....about half way finished with it.  I am calling it my trial and tribulation shawl because everything that could go wrong with this shawl has.  The first problem happened with the sweeper.  The yarn got sucked up and disaster!!!  So I completely ripped it out and started over.
  Next issue came when trying to post to the test thread forum.    I have been looking at the help my ravelry is broken forum...because mine is broke!!  I can't post, in google chrome.   It does work at least part of the time in explorer, so maybe something about chrome doesn't work with ravelry.

Next issue...I laid the work down in the middle of a row (I know better) and dropped about 20 stitches.  I am too far into the work to start over, so I did manage to pick the stitches back up but I am afraid it will be noticeable when it's done.  Too early to tell on that yet. 


I have in mind the hat and booties to go with thw zebra/pink round ripple, trying to get that done in the next day or two. 

time to get back to stitching, not just thinking about it.

I kinda forgot about this blog with the beginning of school, setting up a craft fair booth, stitching a baby blanket, and testing a shawl pattern.  Lots of projects in different stages at the moment.  Currently on my hook is a zebra print and hot pink 12 point round ripple.  It's a baby gift, not the colors I would normally choose but I think it is working out nicely.  Also trying to find the perfect pair of booties and hat to go with it.  Just not sure which to choose on that.

What a week!  I started the blue/white afghan for the family reunion on Monday  August 13, 2012.  (raffle was yesterday).  My procrastination caused me to lose some sleep this week trying to get the thing done!  I did manage to finish it just in time though, luckily (I was weaving in the ends half an hour before leaving to go to the reunion).   So now my latest afghan has a new home, the happy new owner said it was going on her bed.  The UK in the center of the afghan was removed, it just didn't work out the way I had hoped it would. So here is what I have been working on this week.

Just finished testing a hat pattern on ravelry.  Learning new things all the time!  My hat is blocking now using a dinner plate.  Blocking using this method and making a slouch style hat are both new for me.  The hat is made using knit picks felici yarn rainbow colorway.  I believe I am getting used to the wet wool smell, lol.  Not sure what to knit next,.    Really need to be crocheting an afghan so I guess that's next......

My first county fair!!!  I have wanted to do this for some time and honestly didn't know where to begin.  Thanks to my friends at Crochetville and Nifty Needlers I was encouraged to give it a try.  I won 5 ribbons....one blue, three red, and one white.  Overall, very happy with my first fair experience.    The blue ribbon was for the my green felted purse, I loved the way it turned out.  I see more felting in my future, it was much fun!   One of the red ribbons was on the criseyede scarf I tested on ravelry.  I am amazed by this one, I guess I am growing with my knitting, a year ago I would not have tried that pattern.  I would have been to intimidated by the pattern.  Anyway here is a photo of all five projects (with ribbons attached)!!

Time for the county fair......  I decided to try something new.....felting, I used most of 1 skein of classic merino (green) and some of the $1 big lots yarn, they worked great together.   I had lots of fun with the project and love the results.  I have to do that again!!!!  My bag one a blue ribbon.  had a few other too,  pics later.   for now just a before and after of the felted bag.