Progressing slowly

Today is Ginny's Yarn Along!  I really enjoy having a glimpse of everyone's projects and books.  It gives me many ideas for some of my future projects.  I have been on a lacy scarf knitting streak.  This week I started an Advent Calendar Scarf from Ravelry.  For some reason, I was making mistakes that required ripping out and redoing.  I finally figured out the problem was not sitting long enough and getting the pattern memorized.  I also did not want to print out the pattern, so I saved the directions into a pdf file and am reading it off of my ipod touch.  That could be the problem too!  My eyes deceive me even with correction lenses because the print is small.



I started reading Fannie Flagg's book, Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man.  The beginning was a little slow going but now I am enjoying the story.  I have read all of the other books she has written.  I also just had to mention that the Knitting for Peace book in the photo I snagged at a thrift store for $1.99!!!!  I also broke a knick knack with my big purse that was $1.99 but the kind checkout lady did not want me to pay for it.  So I considered it a good shopping day.

I am slowly making progress on my son's Seamless Hybrid Sweater.  Stockinette stitch could be the death of me.  However, it is very good tv knitting and conversation knitting.  I do not think I could possibly make a mistake :D

Comments

  1. nocton4January 5, 2011 at 8:44 AM

    great yarn colours, love FF books, haven't read that one will have to add it to my list xx

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  2. JoyJanuary 5, 2011 at 9:29 AM

    Love the colors. I get bored with stockinette after a while too. :)

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  3. SpinnerettaJanuary 5, 2011 at 9:30 AM

    I admit I go slightly mad knitting stockinette in the round for something big ;) I saved all the advent calendar scarf pattern to do later :)

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  4. JarkaJanuary 5, 2011 at 11:04 AM

    wow the Advent calendar scarf is beautiful....hmmm might be one of my next year christmas presents... :D

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  5. Gretchen RJanuary 5, 2011 at 4:11 PM

    Goodness you have some seriously gorgeous pictures of yarn on your blog. I wish my screen had a "touch" feature ;)

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  6. KristiJanuary 5, 2011 at 4:16 PM

    great colors! I'm looking forward to seeing how it turns out!

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  7. AnonymousJanuary 5, 2011 at 5:13 PM

    I've never read any FF books, I'll have to add her to my TBR pile!

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  8. KnitterMamaJanuary 5, 2011 at 8:30 PM

    I love stockinette stitch for just that reason--I can do it while doing other things. I have never read any FF books either but I do see her around a lot. Enjoy!

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  9. Rosina {Rosy ~ Posy}January 5, 2011 at 9:41 PM

    Ooh beautiful colors :) I actually love the stockinette stitch right now. I've been doing a lot of knitting while visiting and without having to keep track of knits & purls there's no possible way that I can mess it up *grin*. Happy new year.

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  10. ElisaJanuary 7, 2011 at 2:46 PM

    Yes, I love those colors!! So beautiful. Can't wait to see the finished sweater, I hope you post a link to it on another yarn along!

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