One thing finished!

I have a project finished! Wow! The wonderful cobweb scarf is finished. I know, this is no big deal, but I'm happy for it. Now I can continue my other projects. I was reading other knitters' blogs and I decided I'm not that hopeless, since I have only two or three projects on the needles (and one does not count, because I'm waiting for a yarn to be able to finish it)
Of course it is hard to resist casting on for new projects, good thing I do not have many knitting needles (not even all sizes) so if I start something on the 5 mm needles, I have to finish it first....
As soon as I will have time, and my DH will allow me to the computer, I will post pictures about projects, both finished and in progress.
Ay!!! I just realized, that BEFORE I touch anything else, I have to put my final touches to the knitted purse exchange piece, I have to post it this week as the latest. OK. OK. I will.
Just remember when I got home...

Broken promises...

As always, promises are broken. Of course I casted on a new project. I failed when I reached my wonderful cobweb kid mohair yarn from The Natural Dye Studio
This thing is a wonder. So delicate, it is really a cobweb, and yet still a joy to work with. It rips like a dream (unlike other mohairs), and so beautifully soft and elastic when knit up. I knit it only for the joy of feeling it. It is becoming a long scarf. Only one skein will make a super-long scarf, which I'm planning to use for many ways. I've already bid on a few more skeins, for these things are one-of-a-kind, and I'm afraid I will not find similar colors again. The colors are amazing as well. I just love this yarn, and I would be happy if I had to use this yarn only for the rest of my life. Also their sock merino is a dream only to look at. I will keep these skeins as desserts, on those blue days, to cheer me up. When I'm fed up, I will pull out one of these wonders, and wind them to balls.

I just bought my first set of sock needles. I will give them a try soon. Sock knitting always frightened me, but I'm up for a challange. It is truly going to be a great adventure. I love those hand knitted socks I see all over the net, and some great patterns too.

No beading for now. I don't feel like it now at all. I'm not preparing for the craft fair this summer either. I just want to have all the fun without the pressure.

Welcome my first commenter!

I checked your profile, and we have a lot of common:
I'm also a Virgo, and too love to window-shopping for
yarns on the net!

Last night I was up nearly until midnight, BUT! finally
managed to set up the pattern on the black top, and beleive it or not, I made some progress, it is now approx. 6 cm long! With this speed I will be able to wear it when the snow comes again... Anyway, I will not give up, and will not start any new projects until I finish this and the ruffled surplice.

I checked IK's summer preview, and there are a few very interesting things. I love the origami cardi, but with these big tits (and tummy) I just can't imagine they would look nice on me. (Sigh) I really need to lost a lot of weight.

I have to go to the dentist today. I was dead frightened by dentists, until I have met my ex-dentist, but she moved to another town. Then accidentally found this lovely man, whom I like a lot (don't tell DH) and he is very gentle and very professional. So, now I don't really mind if I have to go to the dentist.

I will post pictures this weekend, altogether with the Stich Mark Exchange pictures.
I received lovely stich markers from lovely people.
Whoever started this exchange and KAL thing, she/he was a genious. Makes the world a better place.

Dear Hostesses and Partner,
Sorry, but I will be at least a week late with my purse.
It only needs handle, but I can't find time to finish it.
Please excuse me, and be patient, I surely will send it
out soon.
Mityka

More ripping

Yesterday I ripped that black top two times again. I realised, that there must be a mistake in the pattern: two yo's, and one knit2tog, makes one increase, right?
So, this is why one row never would end, and this is why one ball cotton made one
cm fabric...
I did not want to risk to modify the pattern, (neither I was feeling to make a swatch, I just feel I would waste my time, silly, isn't it, when bad gauge make you rip ten times...) so I looked for a similar pattern in one of my pattern books. I found a very similar one, but that time it was too late to make any progress, so I finished only 4 rows. I hope this night I can continue with this pattern, and I won't need to rip it up again.
Another cute picture instead of those knitting ones:

Last week I received my very first IK subscription, and I love it. It is really hard to decide which item to knit first.
I finally decided I will give a try to the ruffled surplice, this is going to be my first (or second) big project, I hope I will be able to finish it. In the meantime I'm making Orangina (in black) from Glampyre knits. This gal is a genious! So simple, yet great pattern! I started to cast on for this for three times, and always made a LOT more stiches. Either I'm dummy, or it was too late, or I need glasses.
The lace pattern is so simple, that I didn't even mind I had to start over and over again. I want to make it perfect.

I have a secret bag of a nice, striped yarn, and still looking for a good pattern for this. I love the yarn, but I don't think horizontal stripes will be flattering on me....

I will put on pictures even if I don't have knitting or beading pics to post, just to cheer up anyone who is reading. The picture on the right is my DD, in the kindergarten with a friend, with her face painted as a butterfly. She is absolutely beautiful, and the cutest little 4 year old on the whole world.