Kiyowara

updating the FO list

It's been a while since I posted here...but life has been incredibly busy.  Here are a couple of photos of things I've finished in the last few months.
This is my Eyelet Cardi by Chic Knits, worked up in Rowan Yarns Silk Wool DK. The yarn is soft and luxurious, and the pattern was a really fast and easy knit. 

I am currently working on a top down hooded tunic for Ru to take to Yosemite worked up in Cascade Yarns Pastaza, a Clapotis Scarf in Blue Moon Fiber Arts Luscious Silk Single for a shop model, a Mesh Back Cardigan in Frog Tree Meriboo, and a Ribby Cardi by Chick Knits worked up in Claudia Handpainted Yarns Worsted as well as Louet Gems Worsted.

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I finished Summer Tank #3 today!  Hooray!

I'm really pretty pleased with it, especially since it looks much better finished than it did in progress.  There are more pictures on my Ravelry and on my Flickr if you want to see them.

Projects 6 & 7

Project 6 was completed around 2 a.m. this morning.  It is the remainder of the plying of the "knockin' on heaven's door" Superwash Merino from Crown Mountain Farms.

Project 7 was the Malabrigo sock, knitted for the shop, made out of the new Malabrigo sock yarn, 100% superwash merino.  It's a yarn that we'll see in the shop sometime in the next few months.

Yeah!  One more to go!

Tony update (again), and other news

Looks like Tony has a bouncing baby 1-2 mm stone.  It's apparently moving, so the decision is to pain manage and monitor for the stone for 2-3 days.   If his pain gets worse he's to call and get better pain management; if after 3 days there is still no stone, then we get to try the next thing.  He's working from home for the rest of the week. Fortunately, his pain management seems to be working well at the moment.  He's just a bit worn out, and he won't be driving for a few days as he'll be on pain meds.

On the other hand,

punkmom

got into her sleep study 2 days early, so managing the rest of the week just got a whole lot easier.  Thursday is

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's 40th birthday, which we are planning to celebrate on Sunday.  I'm tired, but looking forward to a massage and a good night's sleep tonight as tomorrow is my day off.

In good news, I did finish project 5 of 8 today.  I finished up the knitting on a bottom up triangular shawl out of a lovely yarn from Creatively Dyed.   The shop will be getting yarn and fiber from this hand dyer in late June.  I'm really excited!  Look for pictures of the shawl on the shop blog in the next couple of days.  I still have to block it.  I'm still hoping to finish the remaining 3 projects of "the bet," but we'll see. I'm pretty run down at this point.

Tony update

So, we went for the CT scan this morning, and Tony and I were reminded of the old joke about having the cat walk on the patient in the doctor's office: cat scan...followed by the dog walking around patient: lab work!  (BAAAAD joke!)  Anyway, the scan was quick and Tony is not in pain this morning, so hopefully the fool stone has moved off of whatever wretched nerve it was on yesterday.  We'll see the PCP later this afternoon to get the results and figure out what's next.

Thank you all for the support.  Yeah, we really didn't need one more stressor at this point, but at least kidney stones are something we can work with. :)

One more wrinkle in my life

It would seem that life is not quite done throwing curve balls at me: Tony ended up in Urgent Care tonight.  Looks like a kidney stone, his second time around with them, only this time set into excrutiating pain much faster than the first time 15 or so years ago.  Poor guy, a pain shot at Urgent Care helped a lot, and he has vicodin to get him through tonight...tomorrow we call to get a CT scan, and an appointment right after with the Primary Care Physician (Dr. L to those in the know), and then we'll have some idea what the next step is.  Consequently, my week this week is going to look very different than I planned for it to look.

*SIGH*

I'll try to keep everyone posted on the results.  In the meantime, please keep your fingers crossed that it's a small stone that can be dealt with as painlessly as possible.

On a high note, I did finish projects 3 and 4 of  "the bet."  They are 3 socks (yes, I said 3), in a beautiful yarn from Creatively Dyed called Luxury.  The pair is for me (project 4), and the single is for the shop (project 3).  I'm hoping to finish project 5 tonight while I sit up with Tony.  I'll let you know!  Pictures coming tomorrow.

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Two more hot off the needles today!

This the Odessa Hat by Grumperina.  I knitted it in my own handspun yarn.  The fiber is Crown Mountain Superwash Merino, and I carefully spun a 3 ply to DK weight.  I have lots more of the yarn, so I'm thinking of knitting a matching scarf to go with the hat.

This is a fingerless glove for my friend, Ray.  It's made of an acrylic sock yarn, and I'm planning to make him a cashmere pair later on.

Okay, off to spin for a while now!

Chloe update

Chloe will be out on medical leave for a while, so if N and I look like we're slumping at the shop, please prop us up with caffeine.  We're a little stressed, but it will all be okay, I'm sure.

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It has been a while since I've posted here...I've been doing most of my blogging on my other blog account.  However, I have been doing a LOT of knitting, even if it feels to me like I haven't!  I had a real coup just happen: the fastest turn around I have ever had in roving to finished project!  I acquired, spun, plied, and knitted 8 oz of the most beautiful Crown Mountain Superwash Merino Roving, spun it and plied, and knitted it up into fingerless gloves and a ribbed watch cap for Kevin, all in less than six months!  I'm so pleased with myself!   I'll get pictures up sometime later this week in my flickr account.  I'm so pleased!

Holidays over, whew!

The holidays are nearly over, and I can finally work on something other than holiday knitting.  In total for Yule specifically I knitted the following:

7 hats
5 pairs of socks
3 pairs of fingerless gloves

During the same time frame I also finished the following:
Gingko Leaf Coat (finally!)
newsboy cap for me
3 pairs of socks for me with singles for the shop, plus an additional single for the shop
2 sweaters
1 scarf

I need to work up the final tally, but I believe that I am close having completed at least one project for every week this year, i.e., 52 or more projects for 2007.  The amazing thing is that many of these projects were started in 2007 as well.  I'm really pleased with this, but am ever hopeful to raise that number even higher next year.  One of my biggest coups this year was that instead of a ball of yarn and an IOU for Tony's socks like I gave him last year, he got one whole sock this year!  Maybe by next year I can manage to get his entire pair of socks done before Yule!  I do have an outstanding IOU to him for a sweater as well.  The yarn and pattern have been chosen and I just need to get his measurements to get started.

Happy Knitting!