It's ok, It was 40% off

40% Off 

Yes, my mom and I went back to Yarnings. They were having a 40% sale on almost everything in the store. It was soooooooooo great. They gave us a whole sheet of stuff that was on sale and said have fun. Trust me, we did.
I got some Gedifra Aragona, which is just luscious. I'm going to make a puppy sweater for, guess who, the Puppy Princess. She will look just gorgeous in it. The colors are just right for her. I also got some Debbie Bliss cotton denim aran and I'm going to make a child's sweater from Debbie Bliss's Denim Book. I'm not sure what it is called, but my mom is looking for it now. I keep seeing the sweater in the store and every time I go there I say, "I'm going to make that sweater," eventually. I guess I was just waiting for a blowout sale, like they had today. Actually my mom is just on the phone right now asking them to hold 3 more skeins because we didn't buy enough. And now she is off to Yarnings again. We just can't get enough of that store.
Anyways, my mom bought some Blue Heron Yarns, in a blueberry. It is sooooooo pretty. She is going to make me a poncho out of it. The pattern was actually designed by one of the women in the store. I think it calls for like 430 yards of Bonita Ribbon on size 19 needles, but I think she is going to double the blueberry stuff and use size 17 needles. I just didn't like how loose the yarn looked. I have always liked knitting things on smaller needles. But what was really funny was, as we were walking into the store another girl was wearing the same poncho and I said, "Mom I want that." Then, when we found the blueberry yarn it was perfect.
Well, I'm off to start the Puppy Princess's sweater. I will post pictures of the puppy sweater tomorrow. Oh, by the way, the name of the Denim Aran sweater is St. Ives Smock. It is really cute.

On Its Way

The Back is Done 

Well, I finally finished the back of the tagliatelli tank, and I just cast-on the front. The colors are going to look great on me. I can't wait until it is done. I have a skating competition tomorrow, but after that I'm really going to work on it. Once I get done with the basic stockinette stitch, it goes pretty fast. It is just knitting for 10 inches straight that gets kinda boring.
Tuesday my mom and I are leaving for Lake Placid, for another skating competition. So I probably won't be on my blog for a week or two. It is an 8 hour drive, so I will have lots of time to knit. I think I will bring Campus too. I really need to start the front of that. I think there are at least a million bags of projects upstairs in the knitting room. Oh well, you have to have at least ten, right?????

Greta & Sandy Arrived

Rachel & the Poodle Princess 


The Poodle Princess  


Greta with her yarn 

Here are some pictures of Greta & Sandy's trip up here. We are having a wonderful time. And of course we had to stop at a yarn shop, right???

Tagliatelli Tank

Tagliatelli Tank 

Well, here is how far I got on the tank. It looks really good so far. And it going pretty quick too. And the colors are great. As soon as I saw them, I knew that was it. I hope to start the front of Campus either today or tomorrow. I just have to cast-on and then it will go quick. I'll write more later.

We Got In Trouble Again

Tagliatelli 

As you can see, mom and I got in a little trouble today at the yarn shop. I got some tagliatelli and she got some multi-colored something. I don't think it has a name. With the tagliatelli I'm going to make a tank out of the Vogue magazine. I think it calls for something else, but I liked this better.
I still haven't started the back of Campus, but I'm getting there. Maybe once I start the tank, I'll be motivated to start the front of Campus.

Finally Done

Campus Back 

Well, the Campus back is finally done, as you can see. It came out a little big, but I think when I put it all together it will look ok. I hope to start the front today, but I'm not sure because I'm still a little sick and I still have a low fever, but I feel a lot better.

Fever

Sorry I haven't written in a few days. I've been really sick and have had a 103 degree fever for about 2 days. Not fun. I will write more when I feel better.

Happy 4th of July!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy 4th of July Cake 

Happy 4th of July everyone. I just finished making this flag cake. It came out great. I wish I could share a piece with everyone.
By the way, I finished the back of Campus. It came out really big. I will post a picture tommorow. Have a Happy Independence Day!!!!!!!!!

Sleepy Head

Kishka 

Well, here is another picture of the puppy dog on the couch, sleeping. He does that a lot. He is nine so I guess he is allowed. I'm working on Campus. I only have about 8 rows to go. It is going to be really big on the girl I am going to give it to, but she will grow into it. They are making the patterns so much bigger now. It is really annoying me. I was trying to make a sweater for myself and I wound up making a baby size 2 and it still came out big. I just don't get it.

ZZZZZZZZZZZZ's

Me & Kishka 

Oh, and by the way. This is me and Kishka, my poodle, at 6am. Notice how we are both sleeping.

Busy

I have been sooooooooo busy that I haven't had any time to work on Campus. I've been trying to figure out these button things and it is driving me nuts. And now my computer is going crazy. It just won't listen to me. Ughhhhhhhh. Hopefully tomorrow I will have time to finish the back. I really want to get it done, it is just I want to figure out these buttons too. I'm just being pulled in too many directions. More later.