Music Monday

"Flash Light" by Parliament. I'm attending two weddings in the next two weeks so I'm trying to keep myself amped up energy-wise, Funk really helps in this endeavor.

Music Monday

"Hard Travelin" by Woody Guthrie.

FO: Cameron Hoodie

Pattern: Cameron Hoodie by Bobbi IntVeld

Yarn: Columbia Minerva Knitting Worsted (vintage)

Needles: US #7, US #8 Addi Turbo 

Mods: I knit wide pink stripes since I didn't have enough of each color to knit the tunic in a solid color. I ran out of the dark pink (the tag states that it is "luscious" pink) at the neck so I finished the hood in light pink. The remaining tiny ball of dark pink was enough to knit the ribbing around the hood but not enough to do ribbing around the armhole. I ended up picking up stitches around each armhole and binding off on the next round to keep the fabric from curling inward. This is a great layering piece - the wool is lightweight and warm and the tunic can be worn over t-shirts or long sleeves this Fall. She loves it!

WIP: Cameron Hoodie

 My focus this week is all over the place. I want to cast on about five more projects tonight, just because, and study and do homework and cook dinner and and and. Do you ever feel that way?

Last weekend I cast on the Cameron Hoodie by Bobbi IntVeld. The pattern is part of the charming Blue Sky Alpacas pattern line that folds up into small envelopes that are vintage inspired and great for throwing in a knitting bag. I'm working on the hood! This will be a great layering piece for Little A for our temperate Seattle climate. She certainly likes the two colors of pink! 

In the past two weeks I've read two books: Bamboo People by Mitali Perkins and What the Moon Saw by Laura Resau. Both books are for an ESL education class that requires multicultural literature reviews. The first book is about child soldiers in Burma and is told from the point of view of two 15 year old boys fighting on different sides of the civil war. The second book is a coming of age story about a young Mexican-American girl who goes to rural Oaxaca to visit her Mexican grandparents whom she has never met. Both books deal with complex personal, social, and cultural issues quite well and I think readers of many different age groups can find meaning within their pages. 

{yarnalong with Ginny}

FO: Sproutlette Dress

Sorry the blog has been a little light on knitting content lately. I'm spending most of my time in the evenings studying for a teaching credential test, a linguistics exam, and working on homework assignments. Some of the time I can read and knit at the same time, but when it comes down to geometry or writing papers I have to set down the needles and pull out my pen or pencil.

 

A co-worker of mine is having a little girl really soon so I wanted to give her something extra special.

 

The keyhole neck in the back still needs a button.
 

Pattern: Sproutlette Dress by Tanis Lavalee
Yarn: Hazel Knits Artisan Sock in Land of Sweets (Dec. 2012 Club Color)
Needles: US #3 Addi Turbo
Mods: None. Inspiration to cast this on came directly from seeing this example. There's something about seeing somebody else knit an item from my queue that makes me want to cast on right away. I'm thinking a matching pair of Saartje booties are in order.
 

Music Monday

The Ramones cover of "Needles and Pins" from the 1978 album, Road to Ruin.

Music Monday

"Girlfriend in a Coma" by The Smiths. Released in 1987 as a single and then on the band's last studio album Strangeways, Here We Come.

 

This is my absolute favorite Smiths song. Enjoy!