Not Another Knitwit

Not Another KnitWit

So far here is what I have finished for christmas.
4 scarves
1 yoga bag
1 Homespun shawl
2 christmas ornaments
1 glove (not even a full pair)

Left for me to knit between now and christmas:
4 scarves
7 christmas ornaments
11 gloves (individually)
1 pair of felted slippers

I know that I can do it... at least I hope I can. I'm not totally sure I can knit that fast but I'm sure going to try!

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So... I know that I need to work on christmas presents... but they were almost done and beckoning to me. and so *drum rollllll*

The sleves of my sweater are done. They still need to be blocked but they are bound off and ready for the next step. I'm going to be good and hold off casting-on the body of the sweater until I am done with christmas... or at least until I am done with most of it. I'm trying to get as much done as I can in the next 2 weeks so that the week before christmas I can focus on finals and finishing up school. Depending on what my school scheduled ends up being for finals week I might go back home earlier then Christmas eve... but I don't know. Got some done on the christmas scarves at the movies on saturday night but I'm still running behind. We'll see how far I get this year.

FUUSE - Boston StitchFest

StitchFest 2005

“A day of knitting to end Domestic Violence.”

You are cordially invited to the Boston Stitchfest, 2005. Come join us in making a blanket and other knitted and crocheted goods to donate to Renewal House, a local domestic violence shelter. This is a chance for stitchers of all levels, including those who want to learn how, to come join us in a creative, constructive space and raise awareness about the problems of domestic violence.

When: Saturday, Dec. 10
Time: 11am-9pm Come for the whole time or just stop by for a little while.
Where: The Beacon Hill Friends House, #6 Chestnut st. on Beacon Hill
What about food? Lunch is at 1pm, Dinner at 6:30

This event is being put together by the Boston Chapter of the National Organization of Men Against Sexism (NOMAS) and Unitarian Universalist Men Against Domectic Violence (UUMADV).

Contact Matt Meyer with any questions or to volunteer. 617-875-7694

Not Another KnitWit

So I was going through a random box of yarn in my closet Friday and came across a half finished project of mine. Originally I cast on thinking that it was going to be a really cute self-fringing, scrap shawl, you know, change yarn every row and use up some of the odds and ends of my stash. Well, it was a good idea at the time but I didn't really have all of the yarn that I wanted to make an impact and so I slid the piece on to scrap yarn and shoved it in the closet to be dealt with at another time. So I'm sitting there on Friday looking at this mass of red and pink fuzzy yarns.. and as I'm holding it, it occurs to me that its just about the right width for a scarf, all I would have to do is bind off and voila! instant scarf, no finishing besides going along and evening out the fringe. So I dug around and found a half used ball of some chunky red heathered yarn and started to bind off. OMG... I guess the maginitude of casting on 250 stitches onto size 13 US needles hadn't really caught up to me yet.. So as I'm casting off I realize that this thing is next to never-ending. When I had pulled it out of the box Friday morning I figured that it would be a really cute 7 to 8 foot long scarf. By the time I got done binding the thing off, I had closer to 11 to 12 feet of scarf.. it's still totally cute.. I wore it around my parents and they needed to use up the last couple of shots on a roll of film, so as soon as they are developed you will be able to see pictures of the monstrosity that is my scarf! And the couple of other things that had made their way into my parent's house.. So, with that teaser, I'm going to go and eat pizza, because all this knitting is making me hungry...

ChicKnits : Free Knitting Patterns by Bonne Marie Burns

This sucks.. this sucks sooo much. I have 12 more days until christmas, I should be knitting like a fiend to try and get everything done.. but noooo I had to be a good girl and actually attempt to pass all of my classes ;) I hate finals week.. more to the point.. I hate that finals week is the week before christmas. I so have better things to do with my time right now. My only saving grace is that 2 of my classes are done this week. I can't wait until next monday, then I will be free of the dreaded school monster and will be able to knit up a storm to try and get everything done for christmas. We'll see how well this works...