the likeness is amazing really

Boxing day

I spent this morning hanging out around multnomah village (or, if you are from around here "The Village".) I did some knitting at NorthWest wools, then I went to village coffee. I snagged a book from bookcrossing.com and I left Coyote Blue. I talked to a very interesting man about life, the outdoors and vitamin D. pretty much a good day all around.

New old yarn

This yarn is Jaeger matchmaker merino 4 ply. I dyed it with food coloring drops and now it is no longer light grey. I had way too much fun and now my fingernails are green. oops

more old things new pictures

Hat. I made it on the plane from Portland to Arizona. The pattern is from fiber trends, I think.

some old things, new pictures

Here is my good old friend, D.H. Lawrence. He was knitted in Massachusetts from a scanned and graphed photo, out of a silk yarn I bought in Seattle. Later, in New Hampshire, D.H. got a lining made from a cargo pocket of some old pants and a zipper, from an estate sale. Now, back home in Oregon, D.H. collects DPNs and cable needles. He has had kind of a hard life and is starting to show it.

Needle liberation month

The term is over, well it will be tomorrow after I take my pilates final. (I know right?) The satisfactory feeling of completion reminded me of the feeling of finishing a difficult knitting project. well, actually, I haven't finished a project in so long I sort of forgot how that feels. Which inspired me. As of yesterday, I decided, I will finish or frog every project that is in my closet, before starting anything else! The first thing off the needles was my Henry scarf, from Falls knitty, started in October, finished today. I am going to try to get everything done or destroyed by January 6th, the beginning of next term.

Here are photos of the finished baby sweater and my last new project for a while, Ilga's socks, from Interweaves Favorite Socks.