WIP Wednesday: Wingspan and Ardelise

This week I started Wingspan for a Knit-a-long in the Fiber, Friends, and Fun Swaps group.  I'm using Cherry Hill self-striping yarn in the colorway Name Your Poison. I love the colors, but I'm a bit sceptical of their claim of "self-striping". Seems more varigated to me, but it is gorgeous in this short row shawl.

 

I finally got to work on my Ardelise! It's breezing by once I got past the collar and picked up the stitches. I'm really, really hope it'll be ready before it gets too hot down here to wear it.

And, of course, what is becoming my obligatory picture of Tippy. I swear I have other pets, but Tippy is just SO photogenic.

For more WIP Wednesday, make sure to check out Tamis Amis!

WIP Wednesday: A little sweater and a little yarn

Emergency baby item in progress!  I found out that I'll be going to a baby shower on Saturday and of course I wanted to give something handmade. I'm trying to whip up a Springtime baby cardigan in time. I have some super cute dark green buttons to go with this little cardi. I'm a little worried the arms are too narrow, but my baby experience leaves a lot to be desired.

In frustration with my wheel, I pulled my drop spindle back out last night. It actually looks like yarn!!! This is the best I've done so far. I'm using Knitpicks Wool of the Andes Roving. I figured it would be great for practice because its fairly inexpensive and I wouldn't feel terrible if I ruined it. Out of my 100 grams, this is the first bit I feel is really usable. I am so proud to show it off today.

Oh, and Tippy wants to say hello again. I can't resist sharing her cute pictures.

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FO Friday: Something old, something new, something black, and something blue

The swelling on my rolled ankle went down enough today for me to be able to put on my newest FO: Cherenkov Radiation Socks. Sadly, I could only pose for one quick picture, then I figured it would be for the best to put them on the sock blockers. (If the SO saw me on my feet, I'd be in BIG trouble ;-)  )

Can you tell which ankle is swollen?

I'm quite proud of how well they match.  If you're looking for super fun self-striping yarn, I completely recommend String Theory Colorworks. Luckily, they stock on Fridays sometime between 9 am and 1 pm central time, so you might just catch something there. I'm still trying to nab my favorite from them: Electron.

Todays prompt in A Month of Craft Photos is "An Old FO". I chose my first pair of completed intricate socks that I knit almost two years ago. I believe the pattern is Wanida by Cookie A. knit in Imagination yarn by Knitpicks in the colorway Lullaby. These were made long before I understood how to alter patterns to fit over my heel better, so I wasn't even going to attempt to get these on with the swollen ankle. I still tried to be a bit artsy with the photo.

Oh, and Tippy wanted to make sure she said "Hello" to everyone! For more beautiful finished objects, make sure to check out Tamis Amis. And for more in A Month of Craft Photos, please do check out all the gorgeous photography in the Flickr group.

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Puppy Playdate

An exciting day, I purchased a camera for my blog. (There was a great sale at Best Buy.)  Most of the pictures I've posted so far have been taken using my phone.  So, having a new toy, I just had to taken some pictures of my favorite models.  

Visiting my folks, we took both my dogs and theirs to the dog park. And did they have a lot of fun!

Kali mostly played fetch. With anyone willing to throw a ball!

Kera enjoyed a different park from her normal romping ground..

And ran..

And ran...

And ran...

 Tippy, the newest member of my family, was a little unsure. She mostly stayed by me.

She still looked like she was having a good time.

 And got a little bit of courage near the end!

Then we drove back home. 

And finally, it was naptime!