Do a little dance...

Stuff is just zipping off the needles now that the wrap is done.

First, socks for a relative:

Project specs - 1 skein of Bernat Satin Sport (DK weight) in the Meadow colorway, using an improvised pattern on #5 DPNs.

Then a Tudora for me. I love the Tudora. Abnormally. It ain't right I tell ya. I think it's the perfectness of the yarn and the pattern.

Project specs - less than 1 skein of Malabrigo Worsted in the Amoroso colorway on #8 needles. Turning the work before the last stitch is knitted on the bind-off edge is brilliant!

And then there are the dishcloths for my very patient friend Jacques.

Project specs: the Crested Wave and Bamboo cloth patterns from Dishcloth Boutique done in Saucy cotton, color 125 on #7 Addis.

Now I'm on a pair of socks for me using Plymouth's Happy Feet. 'Cause you know my feet are doing the "Happy FO" dance.

Free at last!

The Wrap with Sleeves is finally done! And by "done", I mean "all but blocking". I think I really love it - enough to make another one, maybe out of alpaca, using big needles and the trinity stitch. Maybe to look something like this (click on 'more views' to see all the different ways to wear it!)

And totally non-knitting related....

Yesterday, I was domestic goddessing around the CattyAbode and realized just how much I like my home right now. There are still projects to finish (stripping the hall wallpaper and painting the trim, repainting the bathroom, and totally revamping the CatMan office - aka The Black Hole of Despair). But in this past year, I've made some changes - subtle and not-so-subtle - that took me from 'eh' to 'I like to be home now!'

Now if I could just find the perfect purse...

Look! Bright Shiny Object!

That's how I feel right now about knitting. I'm determined to finishing at least ONE of these *&^#) WIPs. *sigh* So things like the new Patternworks catalog are very distracting.

Case in point: (and I'm not even a sweater knitter!!)

Or perhaps something like ziss? (Right. Like I'd abandon my favorite - and memorized - pattern.)

I'm even thinking about painting our postage stamp-sized bathroom. It's between these two -
lime granita (it's a bit brighter and greener than this swatch) or open air .

And finally, here's a pic of the Christmas amaryllis bulb we gave the CatMan's Mom. I didn't know it would have so many blooms!