Knitting Paradise

I haven't had much time to knit lately. Too busy getting ready for the move (only two more weeks). The good news...the thought that keeps me going...I will have a knitting room soon! Yes, there is a room in our new house that is all mine and that I will turn into a knitting haven. The room once had a closet, but the doors have been removed. I'd say the room is about 12 feet by 12 feet...maybe (I'm not so good at estimating space).

Here is where you come in. I'm trying to decide how to organize said knitting paradise. Should I put my yarn in plastic bins? Should I install cubbies to store my stash? I have a LOT of yarn (but really, not too much, as one can never have too much). What else should I have in my room? A couch? A table? A wall covered with cork board to pin up ideas/patterns? What do you think? Post your suggestions in the comments. Thanks!

~ Christina

Progress on M&K Blanket

I've been knitting along here and there on Mandi & Khurshed's blanket. It is really soft, so that's good.


M&K Blanket in Progress

Since I'm knitting it lengthwise (I think) and there are 150 stitches it takes quite a while to knit one row. I'm only about 1/4 of the way finished. I'm also trying to weave in the ends as I go. Since I'm changing yarn every couple of rows this can take a lot of time as well. I may pick up stitches and add a border when I'm done to help with the unevenness of the edges (I'm going to pretend it's because of the variety of yarn I'm using). We'll see how it looks when I'm done.

Hopefully I have it completed before June so I won't have to knit a warm blanket during the summer!

~ Christina

Related Posts:
October 13 Stop the Madness!
January 2 Mandi & Khurshed's Blanket

Chica the Model

My Dad is back in Baja and he and my step-mom sent me a photo of Chica in her new sweater.


Chica modeling her new sweater

Doesn't she look so cute modeling it for us? The weather is warming up there though, so she'll probably have to wait until next winter to really get any use out of it. I'm just happy it fits. Whew!

~ Christina

Related Posts:
October 4 Chica's Sweater
October 6 Chica's Sweater Swatch
November 16 Chica's Sweater Started
December 14 Chica's Sweater Arm Holes
December 30 Chica's Sweater Update
March 4 Chica's Sweater is Finished

Put yourself on the map!

I was reading Lori's super cool blog and she posted about this guestmap she had. I thought it was pretty cool so I got one myself. Here's the deal, I set-up a map and all y'all can put yourself on it. This way I can see where you're reading from. Just click on the link towards the bottom of my sidebar. So go ahead, put yourself on the map!

~ Christina

How cool is that?

I've been selected as a Tendot Bleek Site of the Moment. How cool is that? Here's what they had to say:

A knitting blog. This is just cool. I mean, there's millions of blogs in the blogosphere, and this one stand out just for the knitting portion. The content is usually knitting-related, but there's other things in there as well. I see they recently bought their house! Good luck, ya'll. Check it if j00r into knitting. Hell, even if you're not!

Thanks Beej and JaQ! w00t!

~ Christina

We Found a House!

We put an offer on a house and it was accepted! We're now in escrow and hope to close in the next couple of weeks. I have photos and more info on my other blog: http://nyquist.blogspot.com.

I'm so excited! (Hence all of the "!!!")

~ Christina

Chica's Sweater is Finished!

That took long enough. I actually finished it a few days ago, but I've just been too darn busy to take photos and write about it. I haven't had time to block it yet, but you get the general idea.



Chica's Sweater - Top & Side View

My Dad is visiting from Baja so I'll give it to him to take back to Chica. Hopefully it fits! I'm going to ask him to send me a photo with her in it. If he does I'll post it.

~ Christina

Related Posts:
October 4 Chica's Sweater
October 6 Chica's Sweater Swatch
November 16 Chica's Sweater Started
December 14 Chica's Sweater Arm Holes
December 30 Chica's Sweater Update

I won! I won!

Hooray I won! At Stitches West in February I bought a ticket for the Crystal Palace Raffle at the Afghans for Afghans booth...and I won!


Afghans for Afghans Package

There are way too many goodies to name them all, but I can say keep your eyes peeled for scarves, hats and trim created with this yarn in the coming months.

~ Christina