I needed a nice semi-lacy project to get me back into knitting shawls, so I chose Summer Flies. I wanted an easy pattern I could knit while visiting with family members. I had this fabulous colorway of some Verdant Gryphon in my stash. This shawlette will look great for the fall. 

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I received my master's degree in nursing informatics on May 16th! Woohoo! You would think that all the hard work would be over, but I am still studying for my board certification in nursing informatics. I'll take that test in about two weeks. The summer has finally started, and I've been using my extra time to get back in to knitting. But first I took a quick trip to Jamaica to celebrate my success.

I finished a sweater and hat for my first niece in December, just in time to gift it for Christmas. The pattern is called Welcome to the Flock. I chose the colors before we knew the sex of the baby.

After I finished up my schoolwork I started on her blanket. I had originally bought the yarn around the same time as the yarn for the sweater, before we knew the sex. Needless to say, the best laid plans... So I started this blanket way after I thought I would! I made a judgement error when I started the large blanket (36" x 48"). It didn't sound too big at the time, but it started to feel very large indeed after a few repeats! The pattern is called All About Aran. (Get it?)

Well, Vivian Yvonne was born when I was really struggling to finish this sucker, and it gave me the last push that I needed to finish it. I took it down to Louisiana when we went to meet her this week. I think she enjoyed the blanket.

Now off to find a job. Is anyone hiring a nursing informaticist? 

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CSA Week 3

I'm enjoying the CSA we joined this year. We signed up for a half share from The Farm at Our House. You get to pick your items from what they have available. Which means that I don't have to eat kale for weeks on end, because nobody in our family likes kale. And, yes, I have tried the kale chips, and they still taste like kale.

This week I chose turnips, swiss chard, garlic scapes, basil, and radish pods. I have never had the radish pods before, so that will be interesting to find a recipe for.

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CSA Week 3

Breaking (crazy) knitter news! I just bought a dress form to model my knits.

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CSA Week 1

Another year, a new CSA to try. I keep thinking maybe I will learn to love kale, but I never do. This farm is right up the road from our house, so I felt like a half-share was called for. This week we have Russian kale, bok choy, lettuce, and strawberries. Not pictured is the slug on the lettuce that I re-homed to our front yard.

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CSA Week 1

Weaving

I went to the Maryland Sheep & Wool festival this year (as I do every year!), but this year I came home with more than just yarn. Well, I came home with a lot of yarn, too. But I bought myself a Schacht Flip 25" rigid heddle loom with the intention of teaching myself how to weave. Long story short, warping a loom is a lot of work and more than a little confusing. I signed myself up for Angela Tong's Rigid Heddle weaving class on http://www.craftsy.com/ and started my first scarf.

Obviously, my selvages are terrible, but I had a lot of fun learning to weave. This scarf used the leftover Kureyon from my Paintbox Log Cabin blanket. I had too many beautiful colors to throw away, so this was the perfect way to use them up. I only made the scarf 60 inches long, which is a little too short to be practical. More knowledge for next time! More project notes are located on Ravelry.

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Weaving

Kureyon Log Cabin

My big winter project was to knit a large log cabin blanket. The project was pretty portable because the blanket involves knitting 20 individual squares and them attaching them together and knitting a border. I'll admit that I got sick of this project towards the end, especially since the temperatures got up to the 80s a few days in a row. Needless to say, I am thrilled with the results. I plan on entering this blanket into my county fair in August. 

You can view my project notes on Ravelry or you can see my full photoset at Flickr.

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Kureyon Log Cabin