One Geek to Craft Them All

So Christmas came and went. You would think my holiday knitting was done right?

Not quite.

Let’s not even discuss the fact that the camera died again a couple days before Christmas. I must be some kind of camera curse. So how did the Christmas knitting go you are wondering? I’m sure someone out there did better than I did.

Dalek - Purple and black fingering weight yarn about 1″ or for those who know the lovely EXTERMIKNIT pattern the first row of bobbles.

Dad’s Hat- Frogged and cast on again Christmas Day….

Mom’s Hat – Yarn was chosen that’s progress right?

Cowl – One more repeat of the pattern (12 rows) and its done. That’s not too bad.

Glove and arm-warmer set - its been cast on there’s some ribbing…

How is it that last year I made, 4 hats, 3 scarves, 5 pairs of Mittens and this year 4 projects have foiled me. Alas. I’m sure my like of Subway riding has something to do with it. That is in fact where i get most of my knitting done.

And instead of this fact doing something like deterring me I am plugging along with my knitting and wondering if I can in fact do a stash bust in 2010 against one of my geek knitting friends. She has mostly lace-weight including a 3000 yard skein I helped her wind one day (helped as in provided swift and winder). I know most of my stash is worsted followed by sock lasty about 6-10 skeins of lace weight.

Though if I do the stash bust I can A) Sell any items from patterns I design on Etsy, and B) get a whole year to plot the Christmas Knitting.

I’m on a purchase diet until employment but oh is it tempting especially when one of my weekly knitting groups meets in a different yarn store every week. Though this helps with the discovery of old and new yarn stores. The latest new discovery being a really new store Gotham Fine Yarns down on Orchard St. Its a lovely addicting little shop where I’ve been to Wine and Knitting which the owner hosts every 1st and 3rd Friday and where Geek Knitting has met a couple times. Great owner open til 8 daily which once the wallet allows will make my heart swell with joy.

And I leave you with a lovely picture of Molly surfing the web.

You turn your back one second…

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I went to the Smiley’s Hotel Sale this past Weds, and Friday. For those that don’t know. Smiley’s Yarns is a  huge yarn store in Queens that sells a lot of synthetic fiber and others (I’ve gotten, soy/wool there along with silk and Alpaca, and 1oo% wool) and every year for likely ages they have a huge discount sale. I got the yarn for the blanket there last year (when I though it would be a sweater) My goal was to get more blanket yarn.

So I went to the holiday inn. Armed with a decent amount of cash but not enough to break the bank. Just squeeze it a little. And they had more of the Patons SWS though solids instead of stripes, so I got blue (jeweled navy tone) and black which I felt would go well with the grays of the blanket. Each bag of 6 skeins was $15. I also somehow ended with about 2000 yards of sock weight yarn for $30. Its superwash and I am thinking the sweater than never ends but who knows.

I’m making dents in the stash, yes I’m ignoring the most recent purchase.  I am finally using the skeins of Noro Silk Garden I bought ages ago, making a quick pair of gloves for my roommate.

Don’t you just love the orange that seems to have come out of nowhere to start the other glove? After making my gloves these are a breeze. The pattern Ken by the Berroco team is simple to do and follow. And with the roommate right there simple to check. Though I did make a finger too long. Its never good when the glove fits me.

I have some maroon and cream that I think would look great as something for my other roommate, so in theory those skeins are accounted for.  Maybe a scarf, we’ll see what she likes.

I also have been making progress on the Christmas List. Likely not at a good speed.

But I have about 3/4s of a cowl for a friend, Knitty’s Abby.

Maybe a little more than that as I think 2 more repeats of the 12 row pattern and I shall be done. Then back to the rest of the list.

Though I have made an ornament. I have a knit version somewhere that I will be hunting down and backing in felt at some point but for now I have its unbaked clay counterpart.

Exterminate!- This is going to a Christmas Gift, mailed off. I’m thinking, Cybermen Head, K9, or I may attempt an Ood if I’m feeling brave.

Strangely I have had the urge lately to make Exterminknit again. So far I have resisted as I remember the evil of that project but I may just give in.  Likely after Christmas though that urge may pass. And as I’m in the middle of watching the Stolen Earth the urge to see if I can create a Dalek Caan/Kahn version is enticing.

Last but not least. I have made my first Etsy sale. My Tardis Ornament is on its way to a new home. .

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