purple and spectacular

It seems things just keep getting in the way of me starting my Urban Aran Cardigan.. but they are knitting things, so I’m not too worried. I finished Magdelena’s Shrug in time for her birthday party (tonight)! I’m so happy! I don’t think I could be more pleased with this project. It kicks butt.

It’s the perfect size, I love the color, and it drapes beautifully.
The Specs:
Pattern: Evening Shrug
Yarn: Ella Rae Classic in a lavender shade, almost exactly 2 skeins
Needles: US 7 dpns
Time: 17 days

The only thing I would mention is that while I was knitting it, I found 3 knots in the 2 skeins of yarn. It was annoying, but I finished it and the end product is really great.

So, now that that is finished, I have another project in the works! My Art teacher discovered that I did not just knit, I was a knitting freak He told me that once, he had this pair of alpaca fingerless gloves that he really loved, but lost. What was I to do but start thinking about knitting a pair of fingerless gloves in yummy alpaca?? I thought about it all day, and finally came up with a trade to make with him.
I’m going to knit him a pair of Knucks, and he’s going to make me one of these:

A knitting bowl! (This bowl is from the Knit Witch website. I’m so excited! I haven’t found the perfect yarn yet, but I’m working on it…

Other than that, I’ve just been trying to get through this warm weather hoping that Fall will eventually come. The first issue of the school paper comes out on Tuesday, and I’m totally freaking out about it.. Wish me luck! I hope you all are doing well and that your knitting endeavors are going spectacularly (if not purple).

late night randomness

So these foam puzzle pieces make super rockin’ blocking boards!

Alas!

I finally found time to post!

Things have been pretty crazy around here with the start of school. It takes me forever to get back into the swing of things.. I’m kind of a perfectionist but I also hate actually doing the homework, which leads to a lot of procrastination. For instance, yesterday I got to school and realized that I had completely forgotten about my Latin 2 assignment and that I had to lead the newspaper discussion, but I did have the donuts that I promised my first hour class. (Priorities might need a little check there!..)

I am enjoying it though. I was elected as the Newspaper Editor in Chief, and I’m having a great time doing that. Our first issue comes out on September 30 and I can’t wait! (It’s a monthly paper.)
My duties as NHS (National Honor Society) Secretary began as well. We got our first “assignment” for the year: to color 50-ish sheets of cards with two cards per sheets. Color, as in with crayons, markers, or pencils. In one week. I’m sad to say it, but coloring and I do not get along well.. at all.. it was a very long night…. (To give you an idea, it took Alucard and I two hours to do all of the cards in crayon.)

In other news, I have been knitting like crazy on a birthday present for Magdelena The Evening Shrug from Purlbee was something I’d found awhile ago, and she unknowingly helped me pick out the yarn. I’m using Ella Rae Classic in a lavender shade and I’m halfway done. That took me eight days and her birthday is on the 25th of September. Halfway to go! Wish me luck! (No pictures of this project yet though..)

I also received this in the mail last week:

I bought the yarn to make the Urban Aran Cardigan! It’s Elann Peruvian Highland Chunky and I absolutely love it. It’s very squishy and the color is perfect. (Although, it didn’t photograph well.) The colorway is Mocha Heather. I haven’t CO for it  yet, I’m waiting until I have the birthday present done.

This pictures is a little closer to the true color.

I have more to tell, but I’m saving it for later! Happy knitting ^_^

‘ello, my lady!

That was the phrase that I heard continually yesterday, when I was at the Renaissance Festival! I absolutely love Ren Fest. I’ve been twice this year – once with friends, once with friends and the family. For those of you who haven’t been, it’s a festival set up to look like Renaissance England. There are a ton of shops selling jewelery, pottery, glass creations, period garb, swords, you name it. The food is delicious – they have humongous turkey drumsticks! There is jousting a few times a day, all sorts of demonstrations, games, and shows to see. (Anybody heard of Puke and Snot?)

Eventually, I would like to get my own outfit (garb) to wear there, but currently it’s a little out of my budget range. And if my sewing skills get a lot better, I’m thinking I could try to make parts of it, rather than buy it.
Alucard knows me too well, and buys me the things that I say I love, but won’t buy myself.

^_^ I love the dragon!

It is so much fun, and if there is one near you, I strongly suggest that you go!

That’s all wonderful and nice, but some of you are still wondering where my promised knitting content is. Well, I’m still waiting for it too.. hopefully soon, I will have much to show you – and I’m saving posting about the Shifting Sands Armwarmers until that post. Persevere! It shouldn’t be much longer!

And one more Ren Fest picture to top it off: