Genuine Knitting Post!

In reality, I am obsessing on my sick kitty right now. But instead of posting about him, and a bunch of cute photos of him, I'm going to try to focus back on the yarn. Tomorrow, when we have more kitty news, I will pay homage to Fred.

I've started a hat for the BF. Been meaning to for a while, the yarn's been sitting next to my stash taunting me for 2 weeks now. It's super yummy 65% cashmere/35% silk from Downtown Yarns. Well, the green and the orange are. The natural color is cashmerino aran, because for 2 rows, who could tell the difference? I've been scaring subway riders everywhere. I cast on at home, but joined and started knitting on the train, standing up, during rush hour. The first few rows, with the dpns flopping all over the place, had quite a few people staring at me in horror. Tee Hee! So far, all progress has been made while travelling to and from work. This photo shows the lovely Lafayette Avenue subway station platform in the background. Woo!

The results of last week's Elann Alpaca Binge showed up this week. The skeins are kind of little (110 yds I think) so 14 skeins seems really moderate right now. I'm going to be working with Jody to copy...er...be inspired by.... some really cool sweaters she has. They're basically a tube and a shrug, sewn together. Lots of potential! Of course I need to turn right around and buy yarn for a Clapotis too, so it sure is a good thing I didn't make a "No more yarn buying" resolution.

Just to keep track, here's a list of UFOs. Maybe I'll link photos at some point in time. Maybe someday I'll figure out how to put all of this in the sidebar...

On the Needles:
-Very Long Socks
-Manos Afghan
-David's Subway Hat
-Cabled Zara Armwarmers

Needing Finishing:
-2 Felted Bags...belated pressies!

In Theory:
-The Jody Sweater
-Clapotis
-Womb!

Sigh, if only I didn't have a day job.