Really Knitting

Hey People,
I didn't realize that it's been so long since I posted! Almost a whole month has gone by, but that just means that I've been busy working on all of my projects. I also had a big school project in which I had to draw seven views of my dining room and paint them with watercolors, and that took quite a bit of time! With that finally finished I've actually got another one to start, but in the mean time I've been working feverishly on Mom's Christmas sweater (on which I had to rip out several inches of knitting to re-size it) and I've also made some things for the store. Since school has started this semester I've decided to bring my knitting to school and work on a few rows between classes and while I'm waiting for teachers to get set up, take roll, etc. This has done wonders for me! You'd be surprised at how many knitting minutes are wasted when you don't have a little project in hand all of the time.

Ball Band Discloth from Mason Dixon Knitting
Yarn: Crystal Palace "Arcadia"
Needles: Size 5 Crystal Palace

Yummy Peach and Blackberry tart with cornmeal crust that I made this weekend to take to a dinner party. This was so easy and soooo good!

Felted Clutch from One Skein
Yarn: Nashua Worsted Weight, doubled
Needles: size 13 Crystal Palace

I've actually got some more to post, but I forgot to take pictures of everything when I was at the store. So, more to look forward to!

Good Enough to Eat....On

I finally finished my first "Stockholm" Placemat and I love the way that it turned out. Despite the small needles, I really like knitting with linen and I think that I might have to get my hands on some more of it to see what else I can do! For now I'm going to put this very ambitious project on hold and make some things that I've planned for Christmas presents so that I can get them done in time.
I actually started making the Sunrise Circle Jacket for my mom using Tahki New Tweed in stead of the recommended Karabella yarn. Bad idea! For the first time ever in my knitting life the gauge was correct in terms of the stitches per inch but my New Tweed stitches were taller, therefore making the sweater super long for my 5'-3" Mom. Usually this wouldn't be a problem, but that pattern is written line by line and therefore I have no idea how I would go about shortening it to make it fit. Unfortunately for me I took only this project with me for one of my summer trips and I worked on it alot until I figured out that the problem is unfixable. Frogging had to be done....
Now I've got a new plan that is much more simple and much less exciting, but it will still be nice and wearable and my Mom will still love it. So much for learning a new pattern! I'll have to post some pictures of my mom-project progress as I get some of it done, but it might be a while until then.