I know, I know. Just what the world needs. Another knitting blog. Well, get over it.

I won’t bore you here with an intro. If you want to learn more about me, you can check out my Meet Amanda page. For now, let’s talk knitting!

I’m currently working on several projects. Wait…I’m always working on several projects.  But, the projects I’ve been workingon most the past few days are these.

This scarf

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

is for my mom. It’s unfinished in this pic, but I completed it this morning at about 5:30 am. (No, I don’t usually get up that early…) It’s from Scarf Style, using Rowan Cashsoft and Lantern Moon ebony needles. Talk about a luxurious experience!

Speaking of luxury, I’m also working on this shawl

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

using a Lorna’s Laces sampler bouquet. The colorway is Tuscany, and the shawl is a triangle knit from the center out. More on this in another post.

Finally, I’m working on this Market Squares bag for a class I’m teaching at River Knits.

It’s a gift for my sister Jessica.

Future projects: On Tuesday, I went to River Knits, as I do every Tuesday evening, and was met by a wonderful surprise. The new RYC Classic Style book had arrived! We first saw some of the designs from this book at TNNA in Indianapolis, where I fell deeply and passionately in love with Hush. It has lace, it has beads, it has ruffles. It requires 10 tons of yarn. Really. 10 tons. Okay…26 balls (more than 2800 yards) for the largest size. YIKES!  So, I’ll be saving my yarn money for a while until I can afford to knit this sweater. But, I WILL knit this sweater. I’m leaning toward a different yarn, though. Jo Sharp Alpaca Kid Lustre. I first saw this yarn at TNNA as well. I even received a ball of it to bring home with me. I’ve been knitting a little lace cowl, and it’s absolutely heavenly. You can’t go wrong with alpaca, kid mohair and merino. Yummy!

I also want to talk for a minute about podcasts. I realize I’m a little late jumping on the podcast bandwagon. But, I can’t get enough of them!  My absolute favorite is Lime & Violet. I love love love them! They are a riot!  I also really enjoy Cast On, Eureka (not knitting), and some others. I need more time to explore the podcast world.

Hey, this blogging stuff is kind of fun! Who knew?!