Eastburn Adventures

I feel like such a slacker!  Here I had the entire weekend with nothing planned, and I had to deal with a major sinus infection that won't go away and did not accomplish as much knitting as I would have liked.

I did however complete my second Lizard Ridge square, in spite of being drugged up on TheraFlu (for more info on knitting on medication, ask Brianne):

I am quite proud of square #2, and very happy that Zarah has completed all of her squares (I really think she's going to miss making them, though!)  Unlike my friend, however, I'm weaving in the ends as I go!  :-0)

I also worked on a project that I had forgotten to mention I'd started.  Remember the "Scarf that Never Ends?"  No, no, I didn't start another one!  But Robert reminded me that I promised to make him a matching hat.  And since I'd conquered the Short-Row hat, how hard could a simple stocking cap be?

It's coming along.  I only hope I don't have to order more yarn - I mean, um, wait till there's cooler weather to finish it - yeah, that's the ticket!

I also started the Baby Cable Socks in the Sensational Knitted Socks book using my Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock yarn in Tuscany.  I'm not sure I'm really liking it, so no photo yet.  I've only made one pair of socks before, and they didn't turn out great, so I might need to get a lesson or two from a sock guru (hint, hint, Zarah).  Also, this is the first time I've used size 1 dpn's (or size 1 anything, really), and metal dpn's at that, so I'm going a little slow.

And in other knitting obsessive news, Simply fibers is having the final Knit In of the winter this coming Friday!  I'm so glad I started going to those and meeting all of the local knitting community!  I also got an e-mail that the Stitches Midwest brochure is available for download at http://www.knittinguniverse.com/flash/webfeatures/xrxinsider06/xrxinsider.htm#Registration.

Anyone up for a road trip to Chicago?