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I'm still working on the Wool Peddler's Shawl from Folk Shawls. I'm onto the lace repeats now, and I picked those up pretty quickly.

Mom wants me to finish up the Clapotis for my cousin- I don't think I'm going to frog it like I had planned, but I'll just go on. I was a little worried that it was too stiff, but it feels fine.


Also at the knit night last night I wound the KnitPicks Memories in Red Hat that will be mom's Christmas socks, and my Knit Picks Bare lace weight that will be something lovely and lacey eventually. Also I wound some handpainted Opal lace weight for Penny.

Right now the big thing I'm working on is the Wool Peddlar's Shawl in the Ram Wools Selkirk in Grey Heather that I've been collecting for the past few years. I finally decided that I was never going to make a sweater out of it, even if I bought more (the colour isn't totally me) but as a big comfy shawl to drape over my shoulders during the long cold winter as a slave away during my class, studying and writing away by the light of a lone candle? Yes.



Okay, so I'm exagerrating Winnipeg winters a little bit, but not by much. The other thing I'm sort of working on are my second pair of rpm socks, in KnitPicks Essential Meadow Multi (which I've started calling LimeNVioletty in my head.)

According to Canada Post, I should get my yarn tomorrow. So, yaye! Also, a question: do any of my knitterly friends know of a sock pattern that is good for "problem" feet? I was thinking of making Jaywalkers for my mom, but my experiences with it so far show that it can be a bit narrower without much gives. I'm guessing something ribbed, and knowing my mom, no lace socks.

The problem with these would mostly be right at the point where you would usually start decreasing for the toe- mom had bunions that stick out a bit and make some shoes pretty painful. I don't want any textured stuff over it, obviosuly, and not loose so that it would be rubbing on it. Ribbing should be good- marydotmusic, that First Steps pattern you put out a while ago looks to be a good candidate.

(Also, the yarn is KnitPicks Memories in the Red Hat colourway and I'm thinking that the colour changes won't work well with any lace.)

I just rode my bike to the library and back. When I left I was going against traffic in the pre-rush hour, so I rode on the main routes. On the way back I stuck to the back roads because holy crap, Winnipeg isn't bike friendly.

I did pick up books at the library about plants and stuff in Riding Mountain, so that'll be good for my trip this weekend. Tonight we're going grocery shopping, and then we'll just have to get packed, and then we're off early Friday morning. Road trip, woo!

(Karen even bought a bear bell yesterday. So the bears will know where to find a nice, yummy meal of 4 young women. However, we will be armed with knitting needles- won't they be surprised. Or at least, the people who find out mangled corpses will be.)

(Note to self: St.Vital Library has the Timothy Dalton Jane Eyre on video.)

I feel a bit like an ass. I begged mom to drive me out to Ram Wools so that I could take back the Selkirk wool and get some cashmerino so that I could work on the Fetching wristwarmers from Knitty, and lo and behold it was closed for inventory.

#%^&*!!!

So I took mom to Tim Horton's to apologize.

"At least you hadn't taken the bus out there instead."

True, mom. Very true.

So, I still have to go back to return this wool, and I won't be able to start my wristwarmers for a while yet, since I can't go tomorrow because of the garage sale and it's closed on Sundays. On the plus side (sort of) I'm falling in love with this wool again and am considering hat and mitten patterns. Damn.

ETA:

Shell Lace Pattern
1 (RS): k2tog, *k5, yo, k1, yo, k2, sk2p; rep* k5, yo, k1, yo, k2, ssk
2 (and all WS): P all
3: k2tog, *k4, yo, k3, yo, k1, sk2p; rep* k4, yo, k3, yo, k1, ssk
5: k2tog *k3, yo, k5, yo, sk2p; rep* k3, yo, k5, yo, ssk
7: k2tog *k2, yo, k1, yo, k5, sk2p; rep* k2, yo, k1, yo, k5, ssk
9: k2tog *k1, yo, k3, yo, k4, sk2p; rep* k1, yo, k3, yo, k4, ssk
11: k2tog *yo, k5, yo, k3, sk2p; rep* k5, yo, k3, ssk
12: P all

Throw
cast on 183 sts.
1&3: k1 *p1, k1 rep*
2&4: P1 *K1, P1 rep*
Begin Shell Lace Pattern
1: k1, p1, k1, pm, work row1 of SLP to last 3 sts, pm, k1, p1, k1
2: p1, k1, p1, work row 2 of SLP to 2nd marker, p1, k1, p1
(cont as established.  When reached desired length at end of pattern, repeat throw rows 1-4, bind off losely in ribbing. Add fringe to ends.)

Happiness is going out to Tim Horton's with a friend you haven't talked to for a while, and shooting the shit for nearly three hours straight.

zanzibar_mcbean and I covered the awesomeness of Arrested Development, the suckiness of Lost, what's great about young adult fantasy books and what's wrong with adult genres (fantasy, sci-fi, thriller, etc), Kingdom of Heaven vs. Troy vs. Alexander, University courses and the wonder that is being a professor, men staring at goats to make their hearts explode, and other things that are just so wacky that makes it so us.

I'm pretty sure now that I'm going to have to tear out the scarf. I think I'll do it in front of mom and shock the hell out of her.

From overheardnyc
Crazy lady: Canada doesn't do this. You see this? You see this open gate blocking the sidewalk? Canada would never do this. This would never happen in Canada. Look at all these garbage bags on the side of the street. Now, that's glamorous. Real glamorous. This would never happen in Toronto. Canada would never do this. Hey, you! Canada doesn't do this.
Guy: Canada doesn't do a lot of things.

--12th Street between 2nd & 3rd

Winnipeg knitters: when I was at the library checking out Stitch & Bitch Nation, a woman stoped me, and asked if I had heard about a big knitting thing coming up at the Forks. She asked if I knew anything about it (she had seen a poster at McNally Robinson). I said I hadn't, but that I'd look into it.

Has anyone heard anything about it? I'm tempted to go to McNally RObinson tomorrow and look for a poster.

In other news, I'm exhausted. I've made progress on my scarf (but I've done something weird with the stitches, ewither dropped one or added one- I need to figure it out). Have changed colours successfully twice, and am feeling good about it. Kinda wish I was using better quality yarn, but I figure I'm a Winnipegger and cheap, so I may as well use the Red Heart stuff.

So, next S&B next Wednesday here again? Starting at 5, but you can show up any time afterwards. Maybe next time if we all chip in some cash we can order some Thai or Chinese. Mmm.

In other, other news, I've started reading Circle of Magic: Daja's Book. They're so bad, but I just can't stop myself. I also picked up a few Peter S. Beagle books; I figure I loved The Last Unicorn to pieces, so maybe this will have the same tone that I loved.

I need to register for classes tomorrow. Apparently it's the last open day. Ooops. And I wish we would have a cracking good rainstorm instead of this on and off stuff.

ETA: Forgot the big reason why I updated in the first place: for others interested in doing Harry Potter scarves, there's hp_knitting.

Miss Rachel, are you free on Wednesday? We're doing our stitch&bitch, and mom has offered to drive you home afterwards.

She also said that you can sleep over if you want to. I think my mom thinks we're all twelve, and that we should have a slumber party or something.

ETA: coleman_genie: DNA Scarf Pattern

( knightses )

Not sure why I felt the need to put up that picture, but I did.

For those who want to, is next Wednesday good for the first stitch&bitch gathering at my house? There'll be tea (and coffee), and I can make scones or cookies.

I really, really love Captain Jack. eee!

ETA: Can anyone think of a sheep-related kniting pun? I'd like to put something on this: , but I'm drawing a blank.