Cocoon Shrug

I have been talking about making a wrap/shawl for my co-worker, but I found out tonight from a clothing magazine that the real name for this old-fashioned item I'm making is a cocoon shrug. It is like a shrug except for the back drapes down to waist/hip level instead of cutting across at bra length. I have not worked on it since last week at knitting club as I have been a busy little beaver on my cross-stitch, but I will get there. I haven't taken a knitting break for a long time (I go in phases with my projects) so I am not feeling too guilty about working on other things, except for the fact that I majorly splurged on new yarn just before my break. Now when I go back to knitting full time (or at least full spare time *smile*) it won't feel like I've gotten anything new or that my stash is big enough (is it ever?) and I will want to go out and buy yet more yarn. *sigh* It is the curse of every serious knitter. Until then....

Same Ol' Thang

Just to give you a quick update, I am still up to my same tricks. I have really been enjoying working on my cross-stitch and making a lot of progress. If I keep this up, I will be done by the end of the month! ......maybe. I took my wrap to knitting club tonight but I was all alone so I jetted early. I spent my time frogging last week's work and ended up being farther behind than I was last week! The good news is that I am finally getting a hang of the pattern which has been rather tricky. It is a lace pattern that uses yo's to create a heart shape (or a v) over a three row interval. Once I get further along (I am still on the first set so you can't see the pattern emerging yet) I will take a picture and show my progress. It probably won't be until next week though. I may have mentioned this before, but I will not be posting a picture of my cross-stitch any time soon b/c it is a gift for one of my readers and I don't want to spoil the surprise. (Think post-Christmas at the earliest.) Until then....

Ribbon top fiasco

Hello my lovely knitters! As you all know, I have been taking a break from knitting since last week's debaucle, but I am heading down to the club tonight to see if I can't get back into the swing of things.
In my down time (ha!), I have been working on a cross stitch that I started a couple of years ago. To make a long story short, unless you like bars A LOT, do not go to Denver on vacation in March b/c you will end up working on crafts in your hotel room all night b/c there is nothing else to do past 4pm. (At the time we went knitting needles and scissors were not allowed on the plane.) So every once in a while, I pull out the old cross stitch and plug away at it for a bit.
My second news-worthy item is that I wore my Mikado ribbon top that I redesigned this week! The bad news is that it feels a little short and the shoulders do not stay up (which was a problem since I was wearing it to work with a bra underneath instead of a tanktop/cami, not to mention we had a surprise visit from a higher up. Not even paperclips would hold that baby up!) So instead of a romantic, flirty top I am reliving Flashdance. I got tons of compliments on it though so now I am debating keeping what was supposed to be officewear as loungewear or yet again ripping out that SOB and cinching it up a bit. Comments would be welcome.
Until next time....

Hooray!

Good news boys and girls! I found my project last night. It was too late for knitting club, but at least I don't have to start over and purchase new yarn/needles. Guess where it was hiding! With the bread and brownies we brought home last weekend in the kitchen. Weird, huh? Anyway, I am looking forward to making some real progress this weekend. I'm not sure how long it is going to take all together, but hopefully not more than a month. Not that a shawl is super helpful with this insane heat we are having, but maybe for the meat locker otherwise known as my office? I'll keep you posted....