Nasturtium....hmmm.

OK so I admit I thought it was kinda orange, maybe a little bit brownish orange, but Jo Sharp calls it the big Nasturtium word. So I googled it and found out that a Nasturtium is actually a flower. Sounds kinda familiar. But what I didn't know is that it's an edible flower. So if you think it looks lovely enough to eat you actually can eat it.

"Nasturtiums are an attractive and nutritious addition to salads, and they make a beautiful garnish. Nasturtiums have 10 times the vitamin C of lettuce, so add a gererous portion of leaves and flowers to your salad mixes. Grind the seeds in a pepper mill, and use as you would black pepper."

But back to the sweater...yay I finally started a sweater! Lost in la la land somewhere for so long that I haven't knit anything, I finally decided to pick up the needles and knit something. Not knitting it for the man in my life either but for me, just me. I loved the color and the style and it just screamed knit me, you can actually wear this one. So here I have started, slowly but yet showing some progress. And in case you haven't recognized it already, it is the Interweave Knits summer 2006 issue. The wool is Jo Sharp Classic DK Wool. I got a wicked deal off ebay for this stash.

Jackpot! Oh lucky, lucky day..........
Not only did my Spring issue of Interweave Knits come in the mail today but so did my order from Rowan in England. Four wonderful issues of Rowan for a very lovely price. And fast too!
Oh how I have longed for a copy of the Rowan magazine after seeing all the lovely projects that people have knit from it and finally I scored!
I also got lucky on ebay and bought 15 skeins of Jo Sharp Mohair in blueberry for a wicked steal of a deal.
Ah knitting heaven.....now I can plan my shawl project and get all psyched.
All in all it's been a very good day, a very good day indeed.
(If you haven't got the Interweave mag yet, you should definitely check it out. Some really sweet patterns this issue.)

La la la Lace.....another first attempt. Going beyond scarves led to socks and now beyond socks to lace...not that I've given up on socks, I already have solid plans and purchased yarn for my next pair. (A nice manly pair done in a German sock wool called Trekking) Just a little diversion with the lace scarf for my mom's B-day which is coming up in March.

The pattern is from www.Knitty.com, one of my fave spots on the net for knitting, called "Branching Out". Nice easy but fun pattern with quick results. As you may be able to see from the pic I am using Elsebeth Lavold's Silky Wool, 65% wool and 35% silk, as recommended. I wish I had chosen a richer color, say a nice green or blue, as the beige is a little ho hum, but nice to work with none the less.

I am thinking this definitely needs to be blocked.

I am also thinking I should have used Addi Turbo's!!

(Obviously I wasn't thinking!)

Hmmmm......I see a shawl somewhere in the near future... :)

Lock, stock and two smoking needles....the red hot sizzling socks are done just in time for the Feb 12th cut off.

I found it really hard to take a pic of my own feet so I decided to pair them up (ha, just a little sock joke there!) with their chile pepper cousins.

I think next time I will try knitting both socks at the same time to eliminate all that counting and recounting to make sure they are identical.

Anyway for my first pair I am very satisfied and look forward to wearing them while I work on the next pair. If you haven't tried socks, you really should. It is such a blast and a lot easier that I thought it would be. Ciao for now fellow sock knitters!

Feelin' Hot Hot Hot!!

Red Hot Chili Pepper Socks. I like things spicey and this pair of socks is definetly the spice of my knitting projects right now.

I have tried and tried to find a decent red hot yarn for the Red Hot Sizzling Socks contest, but man, doesn't anybody sell such a thing?!! I have been on line and around the shops and no luck. If I do not find anything soon I will have to submit this pair as my entry.

IF ANYBODY HAS ANY TIPS WHERE YOU CAN FIND FABULOUS YARN I COULD USE YOUR HELP. ANYONE?!!

If the Sock fits.........

My first pair. Quite proud really. Taught myself from a collection of patterns and books. I found the website knittinghelp.com very useful in the turning of the heel and also a pattern that I used from the website. The foot is my ten year old son Troy who loves to model, with his feet anyway. I will try to get hime to model my fair isle toque eventually. The giraffe is from Jamaica. Brought back from our weddingmoon.
The only thing is those little holes. I will have to work on making those disappear in my next pair! I plan to do something in a hot red for my hubby!

OK. You asked for it here it is. A picture of "my little schnauzer". I know, I know. You can't go around saying that one of your interests is your schnauzer and then not post a pic of the little guy.
Even with that evil flash eye he's snoochie!
He's my snoochie schnauzer, my snoochie poochie. My little silkey snoochie schnauzer poochie.
Heh, heh, heh. I love him.

Blogger newb. I guess I started this so that I could join the Knitted Babes blog but we will see what this becomes over time. Who knows. Maybe I do have something to say. If I ever figure out how this whole blogging thing works!