I am very worried about my neighbor kitty. She is always in my yard, even when it is freezing outside. I've brought her inside a couple of times when it sleeted. I am pretty sure she has an owner, because she wouldn't eat the cat food I put out for her when she was looking really skinny. I'm now afraid she is pregnant. It's not that cold in Houston, but it could freeze again and I don't think newborn kitties would make it in freezing weather.

I've tried to find her owner, but no luck. I can't take her in. I'm afraid to take her to the SPCA because she could have an owner, and she's just jacked up enough to get euthanized. I think the tongue sticking out to one side and the constant stream of drool is cute. I'm not sure that she would be appreciated by the masses. I just don't know what to do.



Here is a picture of her at her best.





She's got her tongue tucked in and she looks less like some strange cross-species genetic experiment than she usually does. It's all in the lighting.

Yummy. This is Danica from Knitty made using four balls of Rowan Tapetstry in #172 and #174. I knit using size 6 needles and added an extra repeat of the pattern.

Blogger and I had a very long talk last night and we have decided to resolve our problems and behave like adults from now on. Now I can show you the Trellis Scarf from Interweave Knits, Spring 2006 that I am working on.

Here it is on the needles

A closeup

I am using Kid Silk Night in shade#608. I've never been big into sparkly, but this yarn is lovely.

I am trying to commit to finishing my WIPs before starting anything new, but it is so hard. I still have to finish my mothers birthday sweater, a cabled sweater for myself, two pairs of socks, a glove, Eunny Jangs Endpaper Mitts, two doilies, a toddler dress and, oh yes, I'm making a baby quilt for a baby due in two weeks.

In fact I better get to it.

I'm Baa-ack!

Due to the overwhelming calls for my return, I have decided to start updating again. Okay it was only two people, and one of them was my sister.

I have done a lot of knitting over the last four months. Unfortunately I didn't take pictures of most of it, because I was a blogger in recovery. I now realize the foolishness of my ways and vow to photograph everything I make, whether I post it or not.

My Favorite FO:

This shrug is my own design made from five skeins of Noro Transitions. The yarn is incredible. The yarn changes not only color but fiber as well: from wool and silk to wool and mohair to wool and angora to wool and camel to wool and cashmere. Yummy. It is expensive, but if you can get it on sale (I think its still 40% off at Webs) it is worth it. I have worn this shrug more than anything else I have ever made.

I am currently obsessed with doilies. This is my first one:

This is "Weihnachsstern" from Diana: Die schoensten Strickdeckchen #5937. I used size 10 cotton crochet thread on size 2 needles.

I am currently knitting "Stor Lysedug" from Nuhann's site, Yarn Over, which has translations of German and Danish doily patterns from size 30 cotton crochet thread.

Unfortunately, when I moved from size 2 double points to circulars I accidently started knitting with needles a size larger. When I first noticed, I thought I could live with it, but I don't like the way the yarn is knittting up on size 3s. I'm going to try to frog back to where I made the change, 30 rows ago. No fun.

I am also knitting the Trellis Scarf from Interweave Knits, Spring 2006. But you can't see a picture of it because Blogger hates me.

I'm using Kid Silk Night in color #608. I've never really been into sparkly, but this is great. Checkout this closeup of the pattern: Oh no you can't do that either. Remember, Blogger hates me.

I believe Blogger may be holding a grudge. Dear blogger, I promise I won't ignore you for more than a week ever again. Maybe one day, when Blogger and I have rebuilt our shaky relationship, I will be able to shock and amaze you with these photos. The patterns really is lovely in mohair.

As you can (and cannot) see I'm currently in love with lace. I'm now trying to decide which lace patterns are must haves. Ive looked through Victorian Lace Today a couple of times. I almost bought it, but I only really like the rectangular shawls in the book. I think it would be easy to design my own if I got one of the Barbara Walker pattern books with lots of lace patterns in it.

On the other hand, doilies and round tablecloths are totally beyond my limited design skills. I couldn't even chart out the Stor Lysedug pattern from Yarn Over. I just couldn't get beyond the assymetrical increases. How do you represent them on a chart so that all the stitches line up properly? I gave up and started knitting from the written pattern.

What I really want is a book with lots of round lace patterns, both small and large. I've seen several on the web, but it's hard to decide without seeing the patterns in each one. So far I think I'll probably pick up Marianne Kinzel's books. They're inexpensive and I know each has at least one pattern I am interested in.

Hopefully I'll have all my Blogger kinks worked out by my next post. I promise that will be sooner than four month from now.