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28
Aug 2010

Baby Surprise Jacket

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I took a lot of knitting when we went on vacation and had lots of fun knitting and also doing a bit of yarn shopping.  As for knitting, I took several projects but the real project was the EZ Baby Surprise Jacket.  If you’ve never made one, go and run to get the pattern, some needles and some yarn and give it a try.  It’s an addictive pattern and you have to sort of have blind faith that it all work out and turn into an actual garment when you’re done.  and, one row adds after the other and it grows and grows and you just can’t put it down.  It works with all kinds of different yarns but it really is attractive with handspun……… I’m already plotting for several more with one of them that will be made from some handspun that softly shifts from a dark to a light tone of the same colour family.

So, here is my first finished baby surprise jacket and believe me, there will be more.  I don’t think I’ll have the patience to do the adult version but I’m looking forward to other small ones!!

EZ Baby Surprise Jacket - Handspun Yarn

I finished it off with the cutest little heart buttons that I had at home.  I did run out of handspun and I had just shy of 300 yards, knitted on 4mm needles so I’m thinking I need a bit more next time.  I did go out and find the lovely coordinating commercial yarn to finish it off and it actually finished it off so nicely that I might always finish it off with a solid colour…….. don’t you think?

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03
Jun 2010

Lazy Blogger

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I’ve been a lazy blogger over here at the old Creative Corner Blog but that doesn’t mean I’ve been lazy.  I’ve been spending a lot of time getting my Creations by Uli web site for my chainmaille jewelry off the ground.

Go take a peek: Creations by Uli

There’s still lots of work to be done.  I’m slowly building the gallery and some pages of interest to those who like my jewelry and also links for those who want to learn more about creating chainmaille.

Tell me if you like it…… my normal tendencies toward purple have totally shifted (I’m still a purple girl) and I’ve gone for crisp white with bright orange.  I love the look.  I can’t wear orange but it sure feels happy and cheerful to me for the site.

Well, instead of getting ready for Fab Fair which is a show I’m participating in this weekend, I’ve been playing with the template for this blog.  I think I love this template.  I think I’ll feel at home here as I try to write more.  June might be a bit hit and miss though because I think I might have slightly over committed.  Feels like I’ll be running from one thing to the next constantly.

Most interesting in the last little while is a dyeing workshop I’ve been participating in.  I will try to blog more about it this weekend.  We have one more session left to go but the first 2 sessions were fabulous.  Hard work but the results were so worth it.

Tonight I’m leaving off with my most recent handspun – some silky cashmerino from Fluff Fibers on Etsy.

It was a great spin and the result is yummy soft and fluffiness.

Currently on the wheel is some BFL/Silk from AllspunUp and today, I bought a bit more (just a tiny little bit) of the Fishy SAL that Kirsten from AllSpunUp is running.  What an undertaking!!!!  The fibre will all be Polwarth – such yumminess.  I’ve been so good about NOT buying any fibre but this past week has brought me to my knees again.  Let’s just say that there will be a few lovely packages in the mailbox soon.

It’s late and I must go but I’ll be back soon with more details about my dyeing experience!!!  A new hobby you may wonder?  Well, let’s just say I have a whole newfound respect for those who dye up all this gorgeousness for us spinners and knitters.

I’m in a Pro-D day all day tomorrow.  I’m hoping that I can sneak out my sock knitting project and just plug away at my current sock while I listen – all day long…. I MUST knit.

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05
Apr 2010

I have so much to catch up on

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it’s insane!!!  How could I be so blog lazy for so long???  Did the Ravelympics take everything out of me?  Well, I don’t know but I think part of it is that there is so much going on that the blog always gets the least attention.

I guess I’ll start way back when and go in little spurts untilI catch up……..

After the Ravelympics were done, the first thing I did was finish a pair of handspun socks with some gorgeous handspun from Crown Mountain Fibres.  This had been sitting in my stash for a bit but socks seemed like the thing to cast on.  They were a great knit:

Socks and Fingerless Mittens

Knitted on 2.5 mm Hiya Hiya stainless steel needles (my recent most favourite needles) and just my basic top down sock pattern.  The yarn was the gorgoues SW Merino in She’s Like a Rainbow – 3 plied.  I had quite a bit left when I was done so I decided on a quick pair of fingerless mittens.  I love the set!!!

It’s Easter Monday.  We had a lovely long weekend and I’m cherishing that today is another day off for us.  I’m trying to get all kinds of creative things done around here including some chainmailleing, some picture taking, some weaving, some knitting and some spinning.  My current project on the wheel is some super soft baby camel/silk which is a pure pleasure to spin. 

I will try to keep the updates coming over the next few days!!!!

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28
Feb 2010

Go Canada…….. Go!!!

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While the Canadian Hockey team was getting ready to go into overtime at today’s fantastic last sports event of the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, I was sitting at my computer, officially crossing the Ravelympic finish line with my projected.  I finished……… YEAH!!!

Here is the collage of my finished handspun Multnomah – it is such a fabulous pattern.  I know I will knit it again – with handspun or with some of my commercial yarns.  It’s a great little pattern.

Ravelympics 2010 - The The Finish Line - Multnomah Shawl

It was a fabulous 2 weeks.  I wish I had taken in more of the action but it seemed a rather large challenge getting around all the people with the little creatures.

I feel accomplished that I got this project done.  During the week, I have to tell you more about my fun shopping trip to my fave LYS, 88 Stitches

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27
Feb 2010

Two More Rows

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I’m really loving that there is a wireless network to connect to while I spend two hours at the dance studio while I wait for the little Miss. Oh yes, I think I didn’t mention that I got an iPhone for my birthday last week. I wanted one so badly but really can live without one so it was a great surprise and much as I expected, I love it.

This morning I lined up at the ungodly hour of 6:20 am to participate in the awesome annual customer appreciation Sal at the fabulous 88 Stitches. Thanks to Sue and all her stuff (including the hubby ). You guys are awesome!!! I will flash my stash on Ravelry but let’s just say a bunch of lovelies came home with me, mostly Noro. I like it for weaving.

And, as the Olympics wind down, I still have hope to finish my project. I have two more rows to knit. Those will get done in the next hour, here at the dance studio. Blocking right after and maybe it will be dry by tomorrow for its photoshoot!!!!! I Believe…..yes I can do it.

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26
Feb 2010

Getting Close

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I’m getting close but I’m also cutting it close…..12 more rows and one long cast off row. I hope to be blocking no later than tomorrow afternoon so I can do a photoshoot on Sunday. I said I was cutting it close.

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24
Feb 2010

Knitting,knitting

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I’m knitting and really hoping that I can finish before the Olympics are over. I think I can do it. I’ve made decent progress on my Multnomah. I have about 24 rows of the feather and fan pattern left to knit. My goal is to finish knitting by Friday and block on Saturday. Here’s a rather dark picture of my progress:

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20
Feb 2010

Drying Time

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I’m in the middle of an olympic break!!!  I stayed up way past my bed time last night to soak the yarn and get it hanging to dry.  I have over 500 yards and I should be able to get my Multnomah knit with that yardage.  I’m a bit behind because I was hoping that while I hang out at the dance studio this morning (over 2 hours), I could make a good start on the shawl but I need to give the yarn some drying time.  Yarn pics later…. and by later tonight or tomorrow I’ll be knitting.  Now I’ve heard of some fabulous knitters getting Multnomah done in just a few days.  I guess my hindrance is that I have a really busy weekend coming up as well as a very busy week at work.  I haven’t had one of those days where I could just cuddle up in a corner on the couch with my knitting all day long in a very, very, very long time.  I’ll be sneaking knitting breaks wherever and whenever I can.

In the mean time, this morning while I hang out and wait, I’ll be working on a sooooper-sekret little shawl project or a pair of handspun socks or maybe both.  Shawl the first hour, socks the second hour.

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19
Feb 2010

The Stress is ON

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I’m still plying………. I tried to ply all of my singles last night but even though I kept going until my neck and shoulders were sore, I had to finally give up.  Plying these nice and fine singles just takes a whole lot longer than I thought.  So now, my schedule is way out of whack.  I probably won’t be home until about 8 pm tonight.  I can finish the plying tonight but once I was the yarn and set it to dry, it probably won’t dry until late Saturday and I might be able to cast on on Sunday.  My plan was to take my two hours of wait time at dance tomorrow to really get into it and get a good head start on the knitting.  Now I feel the pressure because my well laid plans are not working out.  But hey, that’s what an Olympic challenge is all about, right???

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18
Feb 2010

Plying

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Late last night I finished spinning the singles.  I set the wheel up for plying and quickly plied a few yards.  I even sat down this morning and plied another few yards before doing my motherly morning duties.  I’m at work and I can barely wait to get to the wheel tonight.  No matter what, I will finish plying tonight and if I can swing it even wind it off and soak it so that by tomorrow night I can wind my skein and start knitting.  Go TEAM GO!!!

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