Bad Knitting Mojo

It is so true my knitting mojo has gone down the toilet and I don't know what has happened.  I have started a lot of things can't seem to get them going or I get tired of it. This month I have started 4 different sock and have ripped them out. Ripped out the cowl I was working on that was almost done didn't want to finish so ripped it out.  Started a sweater couldn't get the hang of that pattern rip it out.

Maybe what I have is starting problem I just don't know.  I have cast on another sweater last night so I will see how that goes.  Off to finish cleaning the house,  I know I HATE CLEANING but it did need to be done.  Bye.

If anyone want to sample some soap let me know and I'll send you some.

Here Goes

Sorry I'm so slow at posting but allergy season is upon me and my head is in bad shape.  Going on two weeks on sneezing blowing the nose and watery eyes. How long will this last.  I didn't make out through the second round of Sock Madness I couldn't concentrate on anything harder then plain old knit stitch and then I had to rip all of that out couldn't get anything to go the right way.  I did manage to finish this shawl Slain. Love how it turned out.  You had a lot of short row
in making of this pattern the start point is in the middle of the white sections of one end is longer them the other.

I've also been making soap.  Love how they have turned out. The top one is scented with wasabi, smells green and ginger. The bottom was was so much fun to make it is a hanger soap. You use a hanger and go up and down in the mold to give it the texture, I forgot to add the scent so it is all natural.
That's it for now, Bye.

Knit Knit Now Can You Knit Faster

Round 2 came out on Sunday, of course I was at work and had a road trip planned for Monday.
Came home from work wound my yarn pre strung the beads tried to cast on, didn't work, tried again, still didn't work. Put it to the bag take it with me on the road got it figured out and worked on the cuff.  It now Tuesday,  looked at what I did in the car and didn't like the beads rip it out again.  Tuesday night recast on everything worked out I am now on the gusset.   Here they are I'm using Hazel Knits Yarn.  Love her yarn so very nice to knit with.

I also make some soap on Thrusday with Gena here is a picture of the cut product.  The hard part is to wait the 4 - 6 weeks to use it. It smells so good, I used Lime and a Coconut Citrus Sorbe I'm calling it My Lime in the Coconut Mix it all up.  That's about it for now, Bye.

Waiting for Round 2

This is the part the I don't like about Sock Madness the waiting in between rounds.  I know that this is the longest wait, teams have to be setup, the email check, then the specs are posted and finally the pattern is released. My problem is what do I knit on just finished a shawl, needs to be blocked.  Want to knit a sweater but it is more lace so I don't want to start that. So I decided to do a cowl.  I picked out Sallah cowl out of Knitty 2012, winter issue.  This is a fun cowl, using 2 different needle sizes, a 5 and a 10. Pick out that skein of yarn that you love the colors but what do I make.  My big problem is which side do I like better.

     Top picture is right side and the bottom is the wrong side.  What do you think?                                                                        

Got to get ready for work, Bye.

Time Has Slipped From Me

I can't believe how fast time seems to slip by.  March is almost over and Easter is upon us.  I have been working on my Sock Madness round 1 socks. I managed to finish them in time but it was not easy.  Started on  March 1st and had til the 14th to finish them. Should have been no problem, yea right, seems I had one problem after another. Started over 3 times till I got yarn I liked.  Got down to the heel, doing a sweet tomato heel from Cat Bordhi.  Got through it and I thought the CC yarn was in the wrong place, rip it out. Begin heel again omg dropped a stitch, couldn't pick it up, rip it out. The third time, I actually read the pattern, note to self PLEASE READ, I got through it and finished 

it.  The second sock had no knitting problems, I had life problems.  A migraine that lasted 3 days and had trouble concentrating on anything. Had to work extra shifts and lost power for a day. What else could go wrong got it done on the 14th just in time for the deadline.  I do like how they turned out and I use 10 year old stash yea me.  Well off to work, Bye.

It's March and You Know What That Means

It's Sock Maddness time.  Yes it's that time of the year when you you knit like a crazy lady with nothing else to do, that would be my dream. But alas it is not so I just try to knit as much as I can and hope my wrists don't hurt to bad. The first pattern came out today and I have started it. The pattern is toe-up and a toe pattern I haven't done, I like how it looks. I'll post a picture soon.

Here is the picture that I have promised:

 Here is the Wisp by Cheryl Niamath I used Universal Yarn Amphora in the colorway Dusky.
I knit it on US 10.5.  This was a great and easy knit the pattern called for a lighter weight yarn but I think it turned out well.  And is now residing at Wear on Earth in Lynden WA

I reblocked my Campside Cardi by Alicia Plummer  I used
Blue Moon Fiber Arts BFL Sport.  I had 2 skeins but only used maybe a third of the second skein. The colorway was
Mermaid Tears.  Like how this turned out and will get lots of wear out of it.



I also finish a hat and mitts I used madelinetosh pashmina in her Modern Fair Isle colorway.  The hat was by tincanknits called Gather I wanted something very easy but I still wanted to learn a new stitch love how it turned out. Picture to come later. Falling asleep till next time, Bye.

Life in General

Not a lot to report this week. No commented so I get to use the soap. My knitting has been plugging along.  Finished a hat, had some yarn left over so decided to make some mitts, I've got one done and am working on the second one.  Started a scarf for Wear on Earth my LYS in some new yarn there,  the yarn is from   Yarn, Amphora a Acrylic, Alpaca, Mohair blend not on of my favorite blends.  The pattern is Wisp from Knitty summer 2007.  In not going to add the buttons just going to knit till I run out of yarn. Will post picture hopefully tomorrow. That's it for now off to bed, Bye.