Dishcloth Dress

Dishcloth Dress
Originally uploaded by TheHomeBody

This was the September 2007 Mid-Month KAL (Knit-A-Long) at the MonthlyDishcloth yahoo group. You never know what you're making until you're done, so it's a lot of fun. Actually, it's given me some ideas for other things.

My New Knit Picks Harmony Needles Review

Originally uploaded by TheHomeBody

First of all, they are beautiful. I've never had anything but the slightest urge to invest in any sort of interchangeable circular needles in the past. I like to knit with wood or bamboo and all the interchangeables that everyone seemed to love were always made of metal, so I instinctively knew they weren't for me. Then I see these little beauties in an email one morning, click the link, and 10 minutes later I'm buying two sets of tips (4 and 6) and a pair of 24" cables (they come in sets of two). I wait about a week for them to arrive, and I immediately tear into the box, screw the tips onto the cables, tighten them with the little tool that comes with them, cast on and start knitting. They are as lovely to knit with as they are to gaze upon. The wood is smooth and warm and slick but not so slippery that stitches fall off when I'm not looking. (By the way, I'm not a new knitter, just a loose one.) The cables are incredibly flexible and the stitches glide across the cable joins as if they weren't even there. Suddenly, I have a need to replace every circular needle in my collection with these. I've already tried to order more tips in more sizes but they're temporarily out of stock. It just may be my perfect needle and it appears I'm not the only one who feels that way. I'm so excited, I almost forgot to mention - the only negative comment I have aside from the fact that I'll have to wait to get more is that it would be nice to have the sizes stamped somewhere on the needles. I plan on having a lot of these and I can see right now that I'm going to get them mixed up. (Is this a 4 or 5? Where did I put that needle sizing gauge checking thing anyway?)

Going Camping

Gotta get packed, we're headed for the mountains! Kings Canyon Sequoia National Park, where it's a lot cooler than Vegas and the green isn't neon. I love camping, and I'm not sure why since it usually involves me cooking and I don't generally enjoy that. The toughest thing is I just can't decide which projects to take along.

Pagoda Knit Cloth

My own design, this pretty little pagoda was knit in Sugar 'n Cream color Sage Green.

My First Feather and Fan!

I thought it would be a great way to show off the pretty colors of the new Sugar 'n Cream Stripes yarn.