Wollmeise clapotis in Vincent :)

Wollmeise clapotis in Vincent :)
Originally uploaded by ckknitter

Finally - la clapotis is blocking. I love the results, but can't say that I think it was a "fun" knit.....it was easy.......it was mindless, at times.......it felt endless........there - that's pretty accurate! That said, I'll probably knit another one someday especially because it shows off Wollmeise colors so well - a fact that will give me an excuse to acquire additional skeins of that particular lovely, but somewhat elusive yarn. What's your favorite Wollmeise pattern? .......or do you prefer ogling it & fondling it to actually knitting it? :)

Three Things on Friday

Hooray - it's time for three things on Friday. Why? - because today is Friday and I just happen to have three knitting/spinning things to report - that's why!

1. I've have feenished ze clapotis - et voila! Tomorrow is for blocking. I'll use my new blocking wires and mats from KnitPicks. More pics will certainly follow.


2. Before school this morning I started the Circle Vest in Noro Chirimen. It's a wool/cotton/silk blend. I'm hoping it will be a three season piece. There's a whole lot of ribbing in this one!


3. This arrived today in mail......thanks again, Bev, for the Plurk post about the Labor Day code! This is from Andrea at NaturalObsessions. The silvery lavender roving is 100% Lyocell. I couldn't resist its shininess. Andrea included a pretty blue sample of Milk.....it's oh-so-soft and a little sample of Soak.


...and now back to my regularly scheduled Friday night knitting! Enjoy your weekend!

Top Whorl in Porcelain

Porcelain top whorl drop spindle
Originally uploaded by ckknitter

This little piece of lovely is a drop spindle with the palest-green-ever porcelain whorl. I found it over on Etsy in Dyann Myers' shop. She has a couple others and many beautiful porcelain mugs, bowls, and platters. Go on over and check her out!

In knitting news, Ishbel is ready to get all lacey, but I haven't had time to sit and knit on her.


I'm hoping to get back to it this weekend while we're up at Shrine Mont. I'm looking forward to doing nothing but sitting and knitting! Doesn't that sound perfect?

Mini-mal Swapping

Mini hat, mini spindle, stitch markers & mini mints
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The Central Virginia Girls groups over on Ravelry had a little swap going on during July & August.....well, a mini swap really. We needed to make our swap partner a mini knitted item, find a mini food item, and include one other mini-type something. On Thursday afternoon I met my partner, Lara, over at the Lovingston Cafe. We enjoyed some good conversation, trading our items, and a little DELICIOUS pie & cheese cake. Pictured above is what Lara included in my package: a mini knitted hat, a mini drop spindle, some stitch markers, and Altoids-the small version. This was a great no-pressure type swap. It didn't require a lot of knitting time, at least on my part - yet it did require that you be thoughtful in your planning. Lara certainly hit the mark with hers! I'd recommend a mini-swap to everyone!

Pffefferminz Ishbel

Pffefferminz Ishbel
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I woke up this morning and realized that last night, while in a fit a creative frenzy, I began another WIP. It was actually pretty calculated, as this is to be a birthday present for someone I know who loves green and blue. So, thanks to a mid-evening cup of coffee, I was winding the skein at 11:00 p.m. and still knitting the first seven rows at midnight. Then I made myself go to bed. Thankfully, this morning I still love it - both yarn (Wollmeise Pffefferminz Prinz) and pattern (Ishbel) - and I really wish I could stay home today and knit-knit-knit! Thank goodness Saturday is just two days away!

Gifted M-I-L

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Originally uploaded by ckknitter

My m-i-l is amazing.....she has an adventurous creative spirit. I recently sent her some hand made stitch markers from several Etsy shops. She loved them, but was also intrigued be the possibility of making stitch markers of her own. Bip-boom-bang.....a month later, here they are! The beaded markers on the right are some of her first creations. According to the little bag, they are "made with love from Scamp's Bead Shop". Did I mention that she's now 82? Yep - she amazes me alright!

Confession: a year ago DS#3 asked me to knit him a hat. We sat at the computer and chose a pattern from Ravelry, then went to Ben Franklin and chose the yarn. A year later, I finally got around to knitting it for him. Here is the Ribbed Beanie designed by Wooly Wormhead - aka the Guilt Hat. DS & I are both very pleased with the outcome & think it was worth the wait!

Knitted of Love

Many of you know that P & A & I just got back from a mission trip with the Appalachian Service Project down in Lee County, Virginia. Our week was full of hard work, laughter, and learning to trust and have faith....putting our faith forward was the theme down at ASP this summer. It's a good lesson to remember.


Of course I packed some knitting projects for the week - three to be exact. All of them were my WIPs for the WIP Knit-Down. On Saturday evening, I packed them all into a hard case and included them with the luggage we packed into the car on Saturday evening. Sunday morning as we were leaving the house, I realized that I didn't have anything handy to knit during the 6 hour drive down - so I quickly reached into my cotton drawer and grabbed the two nearest skeins, threw them in a bag and ran out the door. I volunteered to drive, so didn't get any knitting time and kind of forgot about the cotton for a couple of days.


Day #1 & 2 at our family's home involved painting and texturizing the ceiling. On day #3, we were ready to paint their walls. The kitchen was painted a pale yellow. Also, our family had been given counter tops that were a cheerful lavender color...it was when I saw the counters that I remembered the two skeins of cotton in my bag.


Turns out that I had grabbed the perfect colors for our family's new kitchen. These are the exact colors I would have chosen if I had KNOWN their kitchen was to have yellow walls with lavender counters. Kim, Sara, Kathleen, & I took turns knitting a dish cloth for Katie, the lady of the house. It was a cloth knitted of love for their house built of love. Coincidence? Maybe......but then again, maybe not.

Want to know more about the Appalachian Service Project? Click here!