End of 2007

So today is the last day of 2007. I must say good riddance to this year. Our blog has been sadly neglected but as a resolution to ourselves we are going to try and maintain it more in 2008. (ya easier said than done right?)

As Louise posted we have plenty of projects for 2008, but trying to find the time do them is the key issue. We're both working on the Cat's Paw Lace Scarf. For Christmas Louise spoiled me with a new pair of Lantern Moon circular needles! Oh my talk about heaven while knitting. I'm still an addi girl but Lantern Moon is a close second. Although Addi's are much more affordable therefore I can splurge on those a little more often.

Off the knitting note probably one of the best things of 2007 is my friendship with Louise. We must thank Verizon and our ENV phones. Once we found out we both had the same service and the same phone, text msgs have gone flying. It's quite a crack up to compare our monthly text msgs totals. Louise- You're a doll and I really don't know what I'd do without you. You're always there to listen to my complaints, my heartaches, share in my joys, and just general banter. So to that Thank you my friend! Looking forward to 2008 with you.

So being New Years Eve and all I may or may not bring in the new year with a pair of knitting needles in my hands. But rest assured I'll be busy throughout the new year!

Jenniffer

P.S. In regards to the sweater sampler well let's just say it's hit the frog pond. I tried to take it off the needles and I messed up somehow so sts were dropped. I doubt I'll ever finish it but I am planning on working on a sweater with the instructions from the book.

Starting Over

Okay, here we are. December 31, 2007. I worked a little on the sweater sampler and then realized I was knitting something that was never going to turn into a finished product so I put it aside to actually make stuff! The sampler was fun but my fingers were itching to make things that I could present to people and say, "here! I made this for you!" So it was put down and thus began a whirlwind few months of starting projects, putting some aside to start others and actually getting a few things finished. For Christmas I made several dishcloths to give as gifts to some of my fellow religious education cohorts at Church - did I get any pictures? Sadly, I did not. So that will be a definite rule for me in 2008 - photograph all finished projects! Jenniffer is still doing her thing on the West Coast and we exchanged Christmas gifts to ensure that we would have projects to begin the New Year (yeah, like that was going to be a problem!). We're both so pathetically hooked on Addi Turbo needles and our love of fine yarn it's not even funny.

So here's to the end of the year that was the absolute worst in my life. I'm not sure the new one will be much better but I've got a family that I love no matter how much they drive me crazy at times, a good friend across the country, lots of yarn and needles, and hopefully more good knitting friends as I'm finally also getting my Ravelry account up and running as well.

Happy New Year!

Well that wasn't so bad...

Yay! I made it through the first few pages of instructions for the SS yesterday. The cable cast on was a lot easier than I thought it would be (the name sounded pretty scary to me) and after some discussion with Jenniffer over the garter stitch section I got through that and headed into the stockinette section. Since it was getting late I decided to set it aside and go to bed. Of course, being on opposite coasts, Jenniffer was just getting going with hers so I'm anxious to hear how she did. It's almost 9:30 a.m. here, I'm guessing that's a tad too early to text her and find out! Jenniffer is an awesome knitter and crocheter so I'm sure she'll just whip right through this.

Doomsday

Boy, August 1 comes a lot sooner here on the East Coast than it does over on the West Coast. Jenniffer is still probably still snug in her bed while I am up and facing the Sweater Sampler (hereinafter referred to as "SS" - or "*&%^$" at times I'm sure) I was all excited about doing this project until I sat down last night and read through the instructions. The cable cast on AND dpns? That pretty much stretches my abilities here - seriously! I have chosen some leftover wool-ease yarn in fisherman for the task at hand and have a size 6 16 inch circular needle ready to do battle. I guess this morning my first task will be to tackle the cable cast on and go from there. I've had my coffee so let's get to it. Will report later on how it's goes. Happy knitting!

Sweater Sampler KAL

So Louise and I have decided that we need to try and challenge ourselves in our knitting capabilities. We figure if we can take on the challenges in our daily lives that we can overcome a knit project.

So our project that we are going to do together is from The Sweater Workshop . It is the sweater sampler. We were skeptical at first because it involves a lot of new techiques that we haven't attempted yet. BUT WE SHALL OVERCOME.

August 1 is our start date for this.

I will be using just an acrylic yarn for this. I have some spare white yarn and odds and ends of different colors. I'm excited to start this. Both of us will update the blog with our progression.

A LITTLE ABOUT US

Hello and welcome to our blog. I am Jenniffer and i live in California near San Francisco. I am married with 2 young daughters. I also have a 3 cats and 2 dogs.

As a young child I always to learn how to knit and crochet. Finally after many years I tried my hand at crocheting. And so entered my new love. I started a crocheting group on yahoo and there I met Louise. I did take about a year hiatus from my crocheting addiction. But luckily I was able track Louise down again and we picked up right where we left off. We had both started talking about how much we wanted to learn to knit so we tried and here we are today. I consider myself an average beginner with out of reach expectations. We won't talk about my experience with trying dpn's for the first time....

Hi there! I'm Louise and I live in Central NY just north of Sryacuse. I'm married with a combined total of 4 daughters (his, mine and ours). One is grown and in college (mine), another entering her senior year of HS in NJ (his) and our two young ones. I have 6 cats and 2 dogs.

My mother was always knitting or crocheting when I was a young girl and I always wanted to learn. I was a lefty and she a righty and it just never came across to me. Finally as an adult a fellow lefty taught me how to crochet and I was hooked (no pun intended). I had no desire to learn how to knit. I kept losing track of one crochet hook how was I supposed to keep up with two knitting needles? Finally last fall I got the calling to pick up the sticks and learn. I am self taught and very inexperienced but for some reason I feel the need to pursue this knitting thing so here I am - doing the sweater sampler with Jenniffer. I'm pretty much a person who does my craft for charity, making blankies and hats but this has me intrigured so here I am!