I Got Way Too Friendly With My Toilet Bowl

Seriously. The day after I made my last post, I came down with the sickness that my family had. I'm not going to go into details (you're welcome, boo!), but my toilet bowl and I saw a lot of each other. So, sadly, I didn't get as much knitting done as I would have liked. Or school either, but I had already finished my homework, so that isn't as much of a problem as it could have been! :)

I DID make some headway into the right front of my sweater, though! I knitted about four inches of the lace pattern and have already begun the waist shaping. You can't see it well in the photo, because, although I REALLY love black yarn, black yarn does not love the camera.

I finished the Cables Party socks for my sister Sarah! I don't have a photo yet, but I might get one this weekend.

Today, I attempted to delve into the world of hands-free money transportation (AKA I bought a wallet at Target). So far, I'm pretty pleased with it!

Yesterday, I drove a little farther than my usual escapade to school and went to Starbucks. Yes, I am indeed one of "those" white girls. ;P My White Chocolate Mocha was a nice change from my normal Caramel Macchiato.

KNIT ALL THE THINGS!

Wow, the past month has been crazy! I started college (which, so far, has been meh for me), I found a yarn shop that is only about 20 minutes from where I live, I won yarn (that's enough to make anyone's day!), I began tutoring a 14 year old in math, and I also started a ton of knitting projects and *one* crocheting project. This post is going to be long. ARE YOU READY FOR THIS? Here we go.

The first project that I'm going to talk about is the Royal Flush pattern from my Joy of Socks book.

I cast it on with the RainCityKnits yarn that I got in my Yarn Box. So far, it has been a blast to knit up! I can't wait to see how it turns out!

Next, is my lace crocheted (someone should document this) shawlette. You know, I don't think I'll actually have enough yarn to finish it. I started it with some of my little sister's stash yarn, and it's using up WAY more yarn than I originally expected. Oops.

I almost forgot to mention this- I got a new book! I bought Metropolitan Knits from Half Price Books, and immediately bought yarn for a fingering weight sweater. I know. I've got a serious sock yarn problem! ;P

The pattern is the Brooklyn Bridge Cardigan, and I've already finished the back! I'm currently working on the right front, but it's still really small. *squints at the photo*

In case you were wondering what happened to the second Cables Party sock, I'm still working on it. I mostly work on it during class while my professors talk. Since I look at my professors while I knit, they don't mind. :D

My last, but not least, project is my finished chevron scarf! I made it using the yarn I won at The Sated Sheep, and it is fabulously long. I love how the green and ecru yarns had beads and rocks sewn into them; it really added some *sparkle*!

Here it is drying on the school room floor:

Now for a mild change of subject-

I was digging through my, admittedly rather large, pattern collection, when I stumbled upon this beauty. It's an almost-complete pattern for a sweater! All it's missing are the gauge and how-to-sew-the-sleeves-and-body-together instructions! Now, I didn't write it. According to my mom, my great-grandmother did. THIS IS A BIG DEAL!!! So, being a lover of history, knitting, and procrastination, I decided to write this pattern up and publish it. Which I did. You can find the free pattern here on Ravelry.