Edelweissmädl's Travels Across Europe

I leave you with this....

I don't have much in the way of pictures from MS&W, but I am leaving for next next 12 days so I thought I would at least throw out a little something for the masses.  Unfortunately, typepad is misbehaving and I can't seem to upload pics:(

I was happy run into lots of irregulars from the shop and see my favorite sheep.  They are my "chocolate" sheep from Rising Meadow Farms in NC.  There were also the cutest alpacas near the auction area.  I did come home with some loot...a nifty swift, 2 skeins of pink cormo, malabrigio that reminds me of candy apples and a cone of light blue silk.  I was not as overwhelmed as last year and I think that was a good thing.

Progress...

Gasp...I've made progress on Charm.  I really felt the happy dance about this one.  I have finished the first sleeve AND have made it 3 digit row numbers on the second one.  Yay! Yay! Yay!  Do you want proof?

I also have another thing to share.  A Certain Special Person has been wondering why I haven't posted about my new stitch marker I received.  I finally got around to photographing it hard at work on Charm's sleeve.

What do you think of it?  Hmm, I guess it might not really be at its best as a stitch marker:)  The now newly titled Fiance (still getting used to that) asked me a few weeks ago under the Gazebo in the Bishop's Garden after we had checked out the National Cathedral.  It was his first visit there and my first trip up the bell tower.  It fun being able to see so much of the city and fun to have all the pretty white snow to truck around in as well.

Wimper.... :(

Today turned into a snow day, but I was still going to get to go knit at Late Night.  I was happy:) I baked cookies to bring along and was going to get some other things to contribute at Trader Joe's.  The car had my knitting bag and purse and all I needed was to drop something off with the neighbor lady.  I run up to the door thinking this going to be quick.  Well, she needs the driveway shoveled.  I offer to do it and spend the next hour plus doing that.  I was glad to help, but also ready to go knit.  So, I finally head out.  All is well until I get to Trader Joe's.  I need a ticket to get in the parking garage.  The window seems slow....I start to worry my motor my be going, but it makes it back up.  I purchase needed supplies and head out.  Window goes down again to give man ticket.  Wait, the window will only go down halfway!!! I play with the buttons up, down, up, down, but never more than halfway up.  I am getting panicky.  I can't leave my car with the window down to knit.  I rush to my car place.  Argh! They closed early.  Sigh, I drive home with the window halfway down and the heat blasting (good thing I had a hoody on..so I could tie it around my head).  After some Google action and multiple screwdrivers I removed the inner door cover and managed to get the window back up.  (It jumped the track and it seems that it is a common problem for my car year, humph). It will be sad looking until I get some repair quotes, but at least I will be warm and the car will be secure. 

Check out the sad car door.   

And not to end on a sad note, Happy Hearts Day!

A Fetching Hatchling

Look! The second wrist warmer is finally done! It took the removing of the picot edging and spit splicing the yarn remains together for a second thumb, but they are finished!  My motivation might you ask?  Oh, nothing big, just high's in the teen digit and having a heat pump to heat the house which equals the inside temp being between 60 and 65 degrees inside.  Brrr:(

I don't think I'm going to be the next hand model...I guess I will have to work on my posing skills some more.

Sadly, there is also bad news on the Charm front.  I misread the instruction and am going to have to frog back both sleeves to the cuffs. Boo.

And to end on a happy thought....Saturday is my skiing day!

Early Spring Blog Cleaning

When my blog was a baby I gave it attention, played with the sidebars, tried to make it look the best that I could.  Time went on and I gave it minimal attention outside of posting.  Well, yesterday I started to clean it up a bit.  I finally added links to other bloggers pages.  I am looking into updating categories.  It feels good...fresh.  If it actually looks much better yet is another story.  If anyone wants to suggest something that seems missing let me know.

Just to keep people possibly interested.  The secret has not hatched yet......

Excitement

I finally booked my flight to San Francisco today.  I feel like the trip is within my grasp now.  I already went to Artfibers web site on my lunch break and drooled at yarn pictures.  Guess what else!  My hotel is only .7 miles from the store!  I have also decided this is my chance to see the giant Redwoods.  Since elementary I have wanted to see the big red trees.  Yay for Thrusday and yay for San Francisco!

Waiting

It's the end of a month.  It went by in fairly good speed.  Unfortunately, I still feel like I am waiting, waiting, waiting.  I thought I had past those days in my life.  What might I be waiting for?  Well that is a secret.  I wish I could share, but it would spoil the fun.  An update of things to look forward to besides that are in order. 

1) skiing 1.5 weeks
2) San Francisco 5.5 weeks (suggestions must sees and yarn shops must visits are welcome)
3) Hilton Head Island 2+ months

Knitting Update: Charm has cuffs and I am working on the first arm (barely) I hope to see some progress at late night tonight:)

Ponderings...

Life has been trotting along for the most part, but the other day I felt like I have let things slip.  I haven't been as social lately and was fine with that until recently.  Now I feel I have been letting life sneak by a little too much.  I feel a new desire to keep in touch, work on some unfinished projects and have some things to look forward to.  I hope that by listing them I will be better able to stay motivated. 

Knitting Goals:
1) Finish Charm cardigan
2) Start on teal sweater in Rebecca issue 31

Things to look forward to:
1) Ski day in 2.5 weeks
2) San Francisco (for work) in 6.5 weeks
3) Trip to Hilton Head Island in a little over 2 months

Other Goal:  Renewed effort in keeping in touch.

Randomness.....I am soo glad it snowed! Yay!

New Year

Although I have no New Year's resolutions I have been feeling productive and motivated so far so I thought I would continue the trend and actually post something!  Time has been moving right along.  The holidays went well and now it back to lots of work and business I'm sure.

My sister was home for Christmas and she and I hung out some.  I finished the Christmas present for the bf in the nick of time.  Maybe someday I'll learn to avoid knitted Christmas gifts.  Ordering yarn from Australia for a knitted gift and then having to order a second time does not lead to stressless knitting!  Here is a picture of the finished product.

I am dreaming of a possible Rebecca shrug in cashmere or some substitute.  We will see soon enough.  I received a total of three knitting books for Christmas and knowing me I will still manage to find something to knit in a completely different book.  sigh. 

Fall Weather and Knits

I feel like cold fall snuck up on me with no in between weather to relish before the sweaters came out.  Things have been pretty busy around here.  There was the promotion at work followed by our Annual Meeting in Boston.  I have been working on several knitting projects and doing a few new non-knitting things as well.  All this has made me feel a little less interested in being social than normal if that makes any sense.

I have one finished object to debut, a helmet liner for the bf.  He took it down to NC, but I did get a picture before it went to its new home.

 

I am STILL working on the Kim Hargreaves CHARM cardigan kit from last fall and I have started a secret knitting project as well.

Below is a picture from the public garden in Boston when I was there for work a few weeks ago.  I must say I really like Boston.  It has lots of shopping, a cozy historic feel and green space and lots of stylish people.