FO Post!

I finally got the Danica Scarf done!

Heres a pic of it unblocked:



And here it is, done:



And thanks to the great Cincinnati weather, its 32F right now, and Ive been able to wear it the past couple of days.

And now, Im working on a Forest Canopy Shawl out of a handpainted fingering weight I dyed:



This pattern is *awesome*! Lace and I have not had a good history, so I was kinda scared to start this. But the pattern is well written, and it's a great pattern.

And for the business, I got the cutest price tags ever:



They really arn't price tags, they're die cuts, but they are alot cuter than the plain white tags than I have been using.

I also went to Hobby Lobby, where I found they carried the new Sugar n Cream Twist, so I picked up one in each color.



The twists are really pretty, so I'm looking forward to casting on a couple of dishcloths with these.

Used book stores rule

We have a great set of used book stores in the Cincinnati area called Half Price books.. its a small chain. And you know when you go in, you're not going to get out without spending some money. And Saturday was no exception.

They had a decent selection of knitting books, but I have a soft spot for older knitting books. I found this set:



It's the Complete Book of Tradition Knitting by Rae Compton, The Complete Book of Traditional Aran Knitting by Shelagh Hollingworth, and the Complete Book of Traditional Fair Isle Knitting by Sheila McGregor. They date from the early 80s.. but they are wonderful books. They are packed with pictures, history, stitch patterns, traditional techniques, and traditional patterns. They were each $5-$6. The Traditional Knitting one gives the history of knitting, and then visits each country and what type of knitting was important for it.

And I also found this:



It's the Handknitter's Handbook by Montse Stanley. I can see this becoming my new knitting bible. It has everything I ever need to know about knitting.. every cast on I have ever wondered about, steeking, colorwork, blocking, seaming, etc. It's jammed packed with a ton of stuff. For $6. A great find.

And my Danica scarf is slowly rounding homeplate.. I'm about halfway through the last ball of yarn. Hopefully Ill be posting a FO pic soon!

4 more down...

I was able to dye more yarn today.. 4 skeins, to be exact. I am getting a better handle on the colors of the dye, and I am loving the blues and purples. I can't wait to skein these up and see how they look.. it'll be so tempting to keep them myself! But there is only so much knitting one can do..

The cold is still in my chest, and I think Socrates has the right idea...



I was able to work on the Danica scarf some more last night, while watching Lost. I'm almost to the last ball of yarn!