Jessimuhka Knits

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Pattern - Peacock Feathers Shawl by Fiddlesticks Knitting
Yarn - Zephyr wool/silk
Needles - Addi Turbo 4s
Started at the end of August 2005. Geez, it took me a long time to finish this. The ever increasing rows were disheartening, but I love how it turned out. It's pretty massive, but I'm tall and large, so it works for me. I didn't make any modifications to this project.
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I also got my Weavette Loom and made my first square last night.

I like how the Lorna's Laces sock yarn I used came out in a plaid pattern. I made a couple mistakes with it, but the next one will be better. It was really fun to make.

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Finals are over! i had a little stress induced shopping spree today, with most of the spoils here.

Not pictured, fancy lip gloss. The magazine is IK Spring 04, which I bought because I wanted a sock pattern in it, but it also has a great aran baby set. Friends, get procreating! Cute knitwear all around. The yarns are Lorna's Laces Shephard Sock in Baltic Sea and Lorna's Laces Swirl DK in Vera. All of the above came from Knitting in La Jolla. The Swirl DK is really neat - it's a 4 ply yarn with 3 plys of superwash merino, and one ply of silk/merino blend. The silk takes up the dye differently, giving the yarn a neat swirly effect. I'm thinking socks, maybe.

The sun glasses are in there because Nordstroms is awesome. I bought new sunglasses about a month ago, and they were on the pricey side for me. Yesterday I had them adjusted at the Horton Plaza Nordstrom, because one of the ear pieces was loose. This morning, one of the lenses was cracked, which confused me. I guess the woman tightened them too much. I took them to the Fashion Valley Nordstrom today and the woman at the counter immediately exchanged them for a new pair, even though I didn't have my receipt with me. That's good service.

In knitting news, I knit a couple rows on Peacock Feathers this week and only have 36 rows to go! Hopefully I'll finish it soon, finishing the MSS really got me in a finishing mood. MSS still needs blocking, as I haven't had a chance to pick up more t-pins yet. Soon.

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According to the Shawl Percentage Spreadsheet, I'm 19.7% complete - that doesn't seem very far.

Tonight we're eating in and watching the A's/Sox game. Go Oakland! I'll probably knit the green socks, since they're Oakland colors and easy enough to work on while watching the game. There won't be much knitting going on this weekend, school is going to have to take precedence for a while. I do plan on heading over to the Whistlestop on Sunday with Krys. Anyone else coming?

I'm also taking a trip to Washington D.C. end of October for a school event. I'll have Saturday night and most of Sunday free, so I'll have to tour some yarn stores. I might try and meet up with my sister, but I don't have a very good idea of how far DC is from Philly. I'm really excited about this trip and am planning on getting a bit ahead in my school work so I can make a real vacation of it.

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I finished the knitting and seaming on my step-dad's felted clogs yesterday - they're huge

For comparison, we wear the same size shoes. I feel a little weird/exposed posting a picture of my foot, but at least I have pretty toe nails.

I ran them through the washer once, but they're not very felted yet. I think one more trip through the washer is in order, and then hand felting after that if necessary.

Whistlestop was fun as usual. It was good to see Kris again, and she gave me a signed copy of the Yarn Harlot book! I also got some prize sock yarn from her. Thanks Kris! Her Birch is looking lovely too.

I also got halfway through Chart 3 of Peacock yesterday. Today is a homework day, but if I manage to finish early I'll be working on finishing that chart.

One more thing - I realized I don't have a blog button. I'm no good at that type of thing, so everything I've tried to make looks crappy. Anyone want to help? Ariel?

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I finished chart 2 of peacock on the drive up to Anaheim last night. It was extremely poor car knitting, as I had to look down too much and got a little nauseated. Here it is 2 rows into chart 3

The rows are getting really long now, with the purl rows taking forever. I'm really enjoying watching the pattern emerge and I think it's going to turn out really great.

I also got my final package from my secret pal today. Once again it was great, and I'm waiting for some daylight to try and get an accurate picture of the great sock yarn she sent. Tomorrow I'll post pictures and details of who I gave to and received from.

We're having a Labor Day BBQ tomorrow. It was supposed to be on Sunday, but now Andrew has to leave for Sweden Sunday morning. We're a bit peeved, as he just found out about this business trip today - much too short of notice for out of the country travel in my opinion. He'll be gone Sun-Thurs doing some coding. Anyone planning on hitting up the Whistlestop on Sunday?

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Thanks everyone for your kind comments about my Flower Basket Shawl. I've got one last picture of it, after unpinning it;

I haven't gotten a chance to wear it yet, as the weather has been unbareable. This weekend has mostly been spend doing fun back to school things, but I did get a chance to cast on for my Peacock Feathers Shawl. I'm about halfway through Chart 1 in this picture.

I'm using Jaggerspun Zephyr, and it is delightful to knit with.

Madil's Shawl is temporarily on hold, as I've become enamored with this new knit. I think Madil will be a long haul project, with a repeat or two getting finished each month. I still love and want to have that shawl, but it's not a quick knit at all.

In other knitting goals, I picked my step-dad's x-mas gift back up and almost finished it. His felted clogs only need a cuff and a second sole. I'm committed to finishing them by the end of the month, so there will probably be some extremely focused knitting over the next few days.

I'm off to relax in my last moments of freedom. Have a good week everyone!

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