Holiday Knitting
In between basting the turkey and preparing out Thanksgiving meal, I'd knit a few rows of my Starry Lace Scarf, knit in Ellyn Cooper's Zohar's Sock Yarn. I got this at Rhinebeck last year and love this colorway.We got this cool new yarn at

Mish Mash
Today ended up being a day off. Even though it's the day before Thanksgiving, other than some early morning shopping, I had no commitments. It was a nice feeling. After food shopping (at 7am!) I sat and knit and listened to "The Help" on book tape for a while.Later, I sorted out all the different projects or project wannabees lying around. Anything on or near hooks and needles got counted. Well, only the surface stuff anyway. In a fit of organization, I wrote this all down. I started a cowl in Malabrigo Worsted that is a gift for the holidays. It's a 2 row pattern I found on Ravelry, called the

The Knitting is Done!
Yay! I have finished the knitting on my Ritratto sweater. I don't think I've worked this much on one project at a time since I made my dh a sweater a million years ago when we were newlyweds. I was racing to finish it for his birthday. As it was, my sister, finished the neckline while we were out to dinner.This Lace V-Neck Cardigan by Sylvia Raider was featured in S. Charles Collezione Fall/Winter 2008 booklet. I knit it with Kamelsoft and Ritratto.

Hats Off
I finished my third Spiral Hat this weekend.I'm really enjoying this pattern (even if I do say so myself). I found yarn in my stash that fit Thing #2's color request of purple and black, and began hat #4. What are the odds that, I, o

Cabled Cowl
There's a hot new knitting project at Knitting Central that I'm really excited about. It's the Easy, Giant Cabled Cowl by Dina Mor. "Infinity" Cowls are everywhere now and are easy to knit up.Cynthia knit one up in Cape Cod Fibers, Lobster Pot Worsted Cashmere. Needless to say it's magnificient. While visiting the store, my daughter tried it on. I hadn't seen it one anyone before and immediately loved it. (I'm sure the model had something to do with it).