Here is the baby poncho that i finally finished. My mom will be happy she can give it to her friend who had the baby a while ago. Also my Christmas stocking! I'm very excited about this cause it has beads knitted into it and I've never done that before. but I'm not really sure how to put my name on it...

and so school begins...

I have not had very much time to knit since i have 6 classes and tons of work for each. However I did manage to finish the orange baby alpacha sweater although I don't like the bottons I need to figure out how to put them on better. I also need to take a pick with it on me, it just doesn't look the same on the floor. The shawl is gradually growing. I don't really need it done at a specific time cause its not like I have anything to wear the dress to. But it would be nice if I did have somewhere.

HARRY POTTER BABY!

Harry Potter Rocks! I feel the need to state that frequently! So i need to start preparing myself for the 4th movie The Goblet of Fire, which will be out in November!!!!! I will need to find time in between all the books I have to read for class to reread the 4th book. Yes the text color change is in honor of all the Hogwarts houses. So instead of packing for school which i am leaving for in T minus 3 hours I would rather blog about Harry Potter. Yup, Sean may kill me when he gets here to help move me! So I'll be in Brockport tomorrow (Friday the 26th) then I'll have nothing to do cause no one else is there yet. My Megan doesn't arrive until sunday. And then I wont' be there cause of the wedding. It will be nice to set up my stuff without the both of us tripping over each other. I guess I'll just have to knit saturday. Poor me! Maybe I'll finish the shawl now that I have the yarn for it. Well I really should finish all the jazz I have to do here. I'll update my knitting pics when I finish that shawl (fingers crossed).

Poncho!

So when I ran out of yarn for my lace shawl this past weekend it did not stop me. This poncho is from VK holiday 2004. The front has the cable ,the back has cute increases but it is hard to see in this pic, sorry. It is made with chunky yarn on size 15 circulars and knits up very quickly. I started it on friday night and finished it sunday night. And it is so warm. I wore it last night at a bbq at Dan's house when it started to get cooler out. Okay I need to stop blogging and start packing I move tomorrow back to the 'Port.

Ooo heaven is a place on earth

Yes Jen I miss you.

Here is how far i got my lace shawl done this past week. I ran out of the purple yarn and had to buy another ball yesterday. Of course while in the yarn store I had to buy something else. I bought yarn for an awesome christmas stocking that has beads and everything! It will be my christmas stocking of course. It is and off white and deep cranberry. Very exciting! I have never beaded before. It will be a project to take to school.

Scandinavian Mittens

These are my Christmas present mittens. If you are lucky enough to be someone I like you may get a pair or maybe you already have!

These two pairs were in the Scandinavian Festival this year in Jamestown. On the left are Norwegian design mittens. They are made with the traditional Norwegian star. On the right are Swedish mitten from Halland a heavily forested area of Sweden. The mittens are patterned after the jackets that lumberjacks wore. Both of these patterns came from Folk Knits the book that inspired me to learn to knit. While at the Scandinavian Festival, Sean decided he needed to know more about his Danish heritage so I will be knitting Danish mittens soon.

Lace Shawl

This is my latest project. My first lace shawl ever! So I started it Sunday (8/14) and it needs to be finished by Sunday (8/28). Hmmm plus moving into my dorm, what are the chances I'll be able to finish it on time? I'll post in a few days with progress pics. Hopefully I'll get a lot done tomorrow at SnB. How sad it will be the last time I see Jen before she moves :-(

It is being made with Kiddy Print(MC) and will have a white CC. I bought the yarn from Elmwood Yarn Shop on Hertel in Buffalo. The pattern is from the newest VK (fall 05) pattern number 18. It seems really hard so I think I'll be asking Gale at SnB for help understanding the directions. I chose this color because I want to wear it with my awesome strapless black dress that I accent with light liliac shoes and a ribbon round the waist.