Three for Three and Two to One

Well, what do you know? Knitters, yarn, and a Mariners WIN! 2-1 over Tampa Bay with a walk-off homerun in the bottom of the ninth. What a game!

My friends and I arrived an hour early; we drank up our chocolate and vanilla shakes as we walked around the lower level concourse enjoying its wide-open views of the field, ever-changing tempting smells from the food vendors and growing energy of game anticipation.

We climbed many, many stairs to the upper level, where we browsed the yarn shops and took in the views of Seattle. The sunshine was so warm and beautiful! Our seats were in the top row--in front of us, knitters and baseball, behind us, yarn and Puget Sound.

I love Safeco Field.

Last Push Before the Games

I'm working hard to finish up a (secret-for-now) project before starting this cute vest. It's my commitment for the Ravelympics over at Ravelry. Can I finish by the closing ceremony? We'll see!

Thursday night I'll be at the Seattle Mariners ballgame for the 4th Annual Stitch-n-Pitch. I hope to see lots of yarn, tons of knitters and a M's win. I'll probably have to settle for two out of three.

Madrona and Stitches....Yarn, Yarn and More Yarn

To quote from a great movie (The Princess Bride):
Let me 'splain.
No, there is too much.
Let me sum up.

Madrona in Tacoma, Washington? I bought yarn.
Stitches West in Santa Clara, California? I bought yarn.

Don't worry, I'll show you what I found, but first, a finished object.

The Concentric Vest, by Teva Durham, from Interweave Knits Fall 2007.



It turned out pretty well--the pattern was a bit confusing, and my connection between the cable that runs behind the neck and the front panel cable is not quite right. I could have made the back wider too; it stretches quite a bit across my back. I love the soft grey color though!


This is what's left of the yarn, which I bought at the Puyallup Fair in Spring of 2007. It's from Spring Hill Farm in Port Ludlow, WA, and the label says, "Silver Gray Bulky Romney." I used about 285 yards.

Oh, if you haven't signed up to join Ravelry yet, do it now!!
It'll take a couple of weeks to get your invitation, but you will love it.

Madrona is This Week!

Here are the finished scarfs; I gave them to my friends for Christmas. I think each girl received just the right color! Hey, I bought the yarn for these scarves at last year's Madrona--the fiber festival in Tacoma this weekend. Since I used all this up, I think I can buy something new, right?


Here's an almost-finished Clementine Shawlette from Interweave Knits Spring 2007.
I'm about sick of this and ready to call it done. I can only hope it's long enough! I love the color--Green Mountain Madness from Cherry Tree Hill. Yummy!


I'm close to the end on the Concentric Vest as well. After this photo, I sewed up the shoulders; now I just have the collar to finish.

What's new?

This is Teva Durham's Concentric Vest from Interweave Knits Fall 2007.
It has short rows and cables, which is a little confusing.
I think there could have been one or two clarifying sentences in the pattern.

No new photos, but here is my recipe for the Mistake Stitch Scarves.
One ball of Noro Silk Garden (100 meters)
Cast on 27.
Row 1: Knit 2, Purl 2 (last stitch will be purl 1 because of odd number cast on)
Row 2: Purl 2, Knit 2 (last stitch will be knit 1 because of odd number cast on)
I used size 8 needles, and the scarves ended up 4" wide by 27" long, unwashed.
I'm pretty sure I slipped the first stitches of each row.

Not Quite

I did work on that last scarf, even while I was enjoying some New Year's Eve events. The scarf got to watch the ball drop in Times Square at midnight, as well as the mis-fireworks at the Seattle Space Needle (both on tv of course). The fireworks at the Needle didn't quite go off as planned, but the ones that managed to explode were pretty!


Alas, I didn't quite finish that night.
It is done now, so I'll give all six scarves a wash and take pretty pictures before giftwrapping them.


Naturally, I had to start something new on January 1st.