Finally!

I finished the Road not Taken Scarf.

I originally started this scarf back in December 2008. I didn't like the rolling edges so I ripped it out in early 2009 and restarted it as a garter stitch project (ie. no purling.) Then, I restarted it again and it languished behind my Knitting Chair until August 2009 when I pulled it out to bring along when we took Middle Daughter off to college. 

Last week, I realized that if I decided to knit until I ran out of yarn, it would be miles long. So I'm saving the extra for some smaller project (maybe one of these?)

Now, who to give this scarf to? 

Back again

I'd like to put up a funny caption like, "Hey, who grabbed my hand?!" but Middle Daughter is actually settling into her new life at college. Here she is obviously very excited about getting some mail!



I ended up grabbing Mr. Daisy's Brown River Grass Gansey Sweater (a long hibernating aran sweater) as my traveling project and ended up adding about four inches. I think I will get to the new pattern portion in about two rounds of pattern. Then, upward and onward to the shoulders!



I also brought along my Road Not Taken Scarf for carry along knitting when we were at the parent meetings for new freshman.



I tried and tried to set up my Saturday Seven posting yesterday when we were on the road but something just wasn't working. I took the picture before we left - three pairs of shoes, a tee-shirt, two pairs of socks and a travel bag made the cut.



When we were leaving my relatives' house in Pennsylvania, we paused outside the wood pile. Look carefully and you'll see - nine turkeys. My brother in law didn't seem that interested in hunting them. He said he'd rather shoot the ones that walk by his bedroom window early in the morning and make a lot of noise!

Saturday packing

Between getting Middle Daughter ready for college (19 days and counting!) and Youngest Boy ready for a new school (First Grade!), I've been doing lot of drawer weeding.



This week's grouping is a pair of twill pants, five tee shirts and a boy's polo shirt.

These weren't the only things going out into the world from my house today - remember this?





which I turned into these?

I had hopes of finishing these before Shepherd's Harvest back in May but I didn't get there in time. So, they have been kicking around the house since May. Oldest Daughter came over today and she needed a present for a friend so I pulled these out. I did need to re-do the edging on one mitt - it just didn't look quite right so I pulled it off and - poof, a present.

Now, back to knitting. I've pulled out



my Road Not Taken scarf made with Kitty Sock Yarn from Unplanned Peacock Studio.

I love the color of this yarn but I was having some needle issues. I ended up ripping it back to the first three rows and re-knit it with a bamboo needle. This seemed to solve my "slippery yarn" issues.

I'll snap a new photo in a day or two. I still like the yarn and the pattern - I just don't know what I'll do with a brown scarf!

Here Kitty, Kitty

Kitty is the color name of the fingering weight sock yarn that I got as part of my Hogwarts Sock Kit Swap 6 kit. This is from Unplanned Peacock Studio - the owner was my exchangee. I am liking it more and more as I work on this scarf pattern - the pattern is "The Road Not Taken" from A Fine Fleece.

I've been having internet problems recently so this will be a brief post. I really have to get back to the holiday knitting!

And since it's still Friday - perhaps this film will get you in the holiday mood: