OK, I give up!

I have often mentioned how lame I am at getting a freakin' button on this blog! Don't ask me how I managed the first RSC button. I think Blogger was less 'user friendly' then, with the premade templates. But guess what? This dummy can cut and paste and it worked out just fine! Now I can't figure out HOW to get the freakin' graphics to show! The link is there, though...,just click on the weird 'white space' at the sidebar!

OK...on to knit blogging, cuz I prefer to spend my time talking about knitting and yarn, not wasting my precious time trying to get this stupid button issue solved! Please, Blog-fixing Fairy, come to my rescue!!!

So onto the fun! Like yarn pRony goodness!

I had already confessed to these purchases made at ImagiKnit on Saturday:

And actually, this is Claudia Handpainted Chunky, not worsted, as I had first reported. And then there was the new shipment of Shibui Sock-how could I pass up this colorway? (OK, I maybe could've, but I really couldn't!) But let me remind you, I put back the Noro Sock in a lovely olive/purple/lavendar colorway, as well as Shibui alpaca/wool in the Pagoda colorway! Both lovely, but putting them back meant I cut my final shopping spree cost in half!

I don't remember if I told you all that I actually finished Clue 1 of Secret of the Stole II, since I had refused to leave ImagiKnit until it was completed! So here it is, up to Clue 1. I have started Clue 2, but am only around 10 rows further along...

I seem to think that I already confessed to casting on for the Serendipity socks! Sorry, Cat, your design had to take a back-seat because my brain was just not ready to tackle Salish Seas-yet! Besides, I had to celebrate the Lunar New Year in my own, knitterly way by knitting on these socks! The color is perfect, and once I started on the lace pattern and got past the first 26 rows, I could see how cleverly the lace pattern formed little flame-like shapes! Too cool for a Dragon colorway!


And I am happy to report that after much agony, I have finished my Baby Boo present! It is amazing that I finally got it done! A "Munchkin" hat and matching booties. I improvised on the hat, starting with ribbing and severely increasing about 5 stitches every other round, then knit straight and decreased, leaving an i-cord stem sticking up from the top. I was going to make it into a knob on the top, but liked how it was stiff enough to stick up, so I decided a crocheted flower on top would be in order-very Munchkin-esque, no? I later added a reverse crochet edging around the bottom. The booties are based on a pattern I found via Ravelry (gotta love them!) I think the pattern is Ruth's Best Baby Booties (I'll check on that later...)

I'm just so happy it's done! I had looked for some yarn in my stash that: 1) had pink in it, 2) no wool, just in case of allergies, 3) would knit up fairly quickly since I have serious finishing problems!

So I got out some K1C2 "PJs", which I loved-narrow strips of flannel! But then I wouldn't have enough for matching booties, and how lame to not do hat and booties, right? Well, it seemed the yarn that would coordinate well would be some Berocco Suede, so I went out and got a ball of it at a later Stash Enhancement EXcursion. Yeah, gals, it was GOOD!-lol! But the whole bi--h of the matter is that neither yarn is very stretchy and thus, were a pain to knit with! Every-stitch-of-the-way... So now, here they are:
I'm happy with how they came out, but I just hope Baby Elinor will be able to wear the hat at least once or twice. The hat came out a bit smaller than I had expected. But I figure this baby's probably got knit hats up the gazoo, so maybe a future dolly can wear it!

So that is my knitting story for the week-and I'm sticking to it!