Yesterday was S's birthday and I sent him a funny e-card to open at work. (It's the second card from the left on the top row and says "Happy (cough) birthday.") I just thought it was so funny when one of the little guys says "I've got wax in my lungs! I've got wax in my lungs!" I guess I'm easily amused. :) Last night at robotics, we had birthday cake as the snack. I put the proper amount of candles on the cake and I have to tell you - that thing was hot! :)
I have to show you the wonderful surprise I got on Monday. I bought some sock yarn from Rachel's new Etsy shop and it arrived. The color is called Midnight and it's beautiful - navy and black swirled together. This is for a super secret project that I will share with you later. :) But the surprise is what came with the sock yarn: some handspun yarn! Rachel wanted to share some of her handspun yarn with me and I'm so excited! (The colors are deeper than in the picture.) This yarn is beautiful and I'm looking forward to knitting with it. Thank you so much, Rachel! I love it and I appreciate your thoughtfulness! Didn't Rachel do a nice job spinning it? In case the spinners out there want to know, she said it's Targhee yarn. This was a very nice surprise and cheered me up.
Before I got my Ravelry invitation, I had trouble figuring out what it was all about. One thing I've discovered is that Ravelry helps me keep track of my current and future projects. There are so many things I want to knit, but I'm making myself finish some things first. Well, I tried on my Ribby Shell and decided to frog it. Maybe it's too big or maybe the cotton/silk yarn isn't holding it's shape. Whatever the cause, the shell was kind of baggy and unflattering so I frogged it. Now I have four skeins of Misti Alpaca Cotton/Silk to add back to my stash. I was actually thinking of knitting another shawl with it, but using big needles. We'll see...
So now I have the following projects on the needles: Surplice Lace Top, stockinette socks (almost done!), and the Chevron Scarf. Well, that's "technically" still a swatch, but I have been knitting a few rows on it. Plus, I'm still working on charity hats. So I'm not doing too badly, but several things are on the horizon: Earl Grey socks, Ariann, La Parisenne beret for E, wrist warmers for E, socks for S for Christmas, a lace project, and the new handspun project. I need to get busy, don't I?
Lucky you - Rachel's yarn is gorgeous - can't wait to see what you knit up!
Posted by: keri | September 19, 2007 at 10:31 AM
i guess your cake was hotter than ours! :)
yes, that yarn is gorgeous!
Posted by: leslie | September 19, 2007 at 10:52 AM
She did a fabulous job. Both skeins are just gorgeous! You sound like me with the projects. I think my Ravelry queue is up to *cough* 51! *cough*!!
Posted by: Leah | September 19, 2007 at 12:51 PM
The yarn is beautiful, and I know you will make some great projects with it.
I did not understand the Ravelry thing either, but now that I am on it, I organized all of my books and needles. I have yet to catalog the stash. Once I do, I think it will be neat to look up the particular yarn and get some ideas of what to knit with it!
Posted by: patti | September 19, 2007 at 02:33 PM
Happy belated birthday to S!
I'm so glad you like the yarn. Your picture of the sock yarn shows the color much better than mine did! I can't wait to see what you make with it, but from the sounds of it, you'd better get busy knitting! ;)
Posted by: Rachel | September 19, 2007 at 02:54 PM
Ravelry is my new favoritest thing...ever!!! I just love seeing what everyone is working on.
You'll love the Targhee. It's soft, springy and super warm. I spun some up back in the early days of wheel work. It ended up being socks and a hat that I still wear in the winter. Mmmmm...
Posted by: Sheepish Annie | September 19, 2007 at 06:22 PM
The cake must have looked magnificent :) The Parisienne beret looks very pretty. You've got a nice list of upcoming projects, so it looks like you'll be having lots of fun.
Posted by: erin | September 19, 2007 at 09:36 PM
Gee.. just think.. only ten THOUSAND people left to go in front of me before I get my Ravelry invite.....
::sigh::
Posted by: mia | September 20, 2007 at 04:51 AM
Wow, so much on the go Beth...I agree the midnight blue yarn is so pretty. I am working on a cardigan right now in much the same colors, I love it.Love the flower photo in your new header!
See you soon, have a great weekend.
Huggs, G
Posted by: Geraldine | September 21, 2007 at 07:24 PM
Ooo, that's pretty yarn. I think I like the midnight/black one the best, but it was a hard decision. How lucky you are!
I'm still waiting for my invite on Ravelry, but, I spend too much time on this thing as it is, that'll make it worse. I have to set limits!
Sheri in SE GA
Posted by: Sheri | September 22, 2007 at 08:15 PM
What great yarn. I have discovered that I'm partial to the semi solids. I will be selling off my more colorful hand painted sock yarns and buy more muted tones.
So has the Rav sucked you in yet? If it has, you'll understand why I have been a blog reader/poster slacker lately!
Posted by: Patricia | September 25, 2007 at 10:27 AM