UFO and FOs

As promised, here is the finished Soleil.

Pattern: Soleil from Knitty
Yarn: KnitPicks Shine in Sky
Needles: #5 circs
Began: June 11
Finished: July 5
Modification: I altered the neckline to the scoop from the designer's Ballet Camisole pattern.

I am pretty happy with this one!

Here is some baby knitting I am doing for a friend's twin grandbabies. The bib from Mason Dixon knitting:

And I found these adorable buttons:

And since I bought a humongous ball of this color Sugar n Cream cotton, I started on the a pair of the Baby Kimono:

We begin rehearsing the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta "Pirates of Penzance" tonight and over the weekend. Then two more rehearsals next week and the first of five performances begins on Thursday.

So until next time - happy knitting!

Blogger and Knitting

Blogger, Wordpress, Typepad

After some research and much consideration, I decided to stay here at Blogger. It seems all the free services have issues one way or another. It is somewhat comforting to know you all have the same issues with emails, spacing, etc. as I do. I also save (on my second address) the addresses of people who respond by email and reply that way.

I did look at the HaloScan forums and found that link you sent, Twig. Thanks for thinking of me and sending it. I tried pasting the html and it made things *very* wonky. Maybe because I really did not know where to paste it. So I did away with it. Blogger it is - at least for now.

Knitting Preview

Here is the almost finished Soleil. I decided to knit the neckline in a scoop instead of the V after reading comments on the Knitty Coffee Shop. Most everyone said the V was quite deep. I took Ballet Camisole (by the same designer) and will use that neck. I hope to finish tomorrow or Wednesday.

Wednesday is July 4th. While you are picnicking and listening to the orchestra while watching the fireworks, think of me as I will be working a symphony performance for the holiday.

Have a patriotic 4th of July!

Did she fall off the face of the Earth?

Or was she sucked up by the great oboe vortex in the sky?

Neither - she was on a road trip.

First off, let me say thank you to everyone who commented on the baby items. I really enjoyed knitting the beanie and booties but found the blanket to be tedious. Not because the pattern was dull - I liked that - but because it was the same over and over. I like the variation of increasing, decreasing, short rows, etc.

And I wasn't the good time manager you might believe - the baby shower was June 16 (they were in town for father's Day) and I actually finished in the nick of time!

We left June 17 for Little Switzerland, NC to stop in at Wildacres for a day at the John Mack Oboe Camp. As you may remember, camp was cancelled last year because my beloved Mr. Mack fell ill and passed away. This one is the Legacy Camp - taught by his former students from CIM and who hold principal oboe positions in the Cleveland Orchestra. I had 2 students attend and it was a good experience for them. For me it was bittersweet...

Then we headed to Louisville to visit Jim's sister and family. Here are Jim and Lisa:

They live in the Highlands area that boasts the largest number of Victorian homes in any city. It was great to see them and their beautiful home.

Leaving their town, our route took us to Nashville and Memphis. I didn't know what the road was called until I saw this:

I had to pull over and jump out and take this shot! We also saw lots of this:

It was difficult to knit on the road because we drove so many miles (2270 in 6 days) and were *really* tired at night. I tried to knit while riding but it made me dizzy. It was when we returned home I was able to get some knitting done.

Here are the Almost Argyle socks from KnitPicks I began a while ago. I kind of like this pattern. It is nice but probably not one I would knit again - I prefer lacy. I do like the Eye of the Partridge heel, though. I think these will be finished by the weekend.

Remember Cece from ChicKnits? She has morphed into Soleil from Knitty. I liked the lace in the CeCe cardi, but not the band in front. I could not get the two sides to match the way I wanted. I may try it again at some point. Here is Soleil in KP Shine Sport:

That's about it for now - I hope the rest of your week is grand.