However, among all this craziness, I have managed to accomplish a LOT of knitting! It really helps me manage stress. I plan on borrowing my fiance's fancy camera to take pictures of all of my FOs. Until then, you can check out what I've been up to on Ravelry. My username is knitzophrenia.
Currently, I'm working on finishing my first sweater. I'm knitting the Tempest cardigan from Knitty. I kinda like to think of it as a test sweater as it's acrylic (and not the nicest acrylic, let me tell you). I like the pattern and it wasn't very difficult at all. I decided to go with a plain sweater and nix the stripes because, let's face it. Wide stripes aren't very flattering on all of us, especially those of us who are...let's say, busty. Anywho! I'm almost done with the second sleeve and then I have to block it, seam it, and knit the button bands. So I'll keep you (if there are any of you reading) updated. Hopefully I'll be able to finish it while I have this 3 week break from school before fall semester starts up.
I also just finished my first fair isle project. I knit the Scandanavian Socks from the Little Box of Socks by Charlene Church and Beth Parrott. They're going to be a Christmas gift for my mom. I used the Classic Elite Yarns alpaca/wool/nylon sock blend. It. is. AMAZING!! It's so soft and has such a pretty halo without shedding too terribly much. They're going to be perfect for my mom to keep her feet cozy around the house and inside her boots. I think she's going to love them. However, they're not exactly the same size. One is just slightly tighter than the other. I'm keeping my hopes up that I can fix a little of that when I block them.
I'm going to end my post here so it doesn't get too long. I'm not even about to try to make up for all the time I didn't blog. I hope there are still some people out there reading!
Keep on knitting!
