Eureka!!!

hallelujah! yippee-skippee! praise the lord and pass the ammunition!

the dry spell has ended! hooooooray!! if i were capable of doing a back flip i would be doing just that!

i have finally, at long last, completed a project that i will actually wear! i am so excited that i haven't even worked the ends in yet or blocked it! the yarn is the aforementioned debbie bliss cathay that was previously knit into an oh, so boring debbie bliss pattern that weighed a ton when completed. i am much happier with this little number and am looking forward to hours of enjoyable wear. i promise to post better pictures when i complete the dirty work!

i just can't express the thrill that i am feeling right now having completed a project. boy, i was down in the dumps due to my continued string of failures but i can see the tide beginning to turn! phew!!

fiddle-dee-dee!

still plugging along not seeming to accomplish anything in the knit department!! i have plenty of items on needles and plenty waiting for their turn but my recent 'semi' finished items have been bombs!! once again, success has eluded me. however, my errors have given me much food for thought and inspiration to try and design something myself!! the real problem seems to be that i had high hopes of having several 'smart' summery tops to wear during the 'summer' months. thank goodness summer doesn't end until late in september as i just might have something done by then!

since i have no knitting pics to share, here are some garden shots of clematis for some eye candy!! pour yourself a nice tall glass of iced tea, put your feet up, and keep on knittin' in the free world!!

success is elusive!

boy, don't i know it!!

i've been absent from the world of blogging because it has been a troubling two weeks!! i have sort of had several knitting meltdowns!! the aforementioned boring top was completed on the 3rd of july and stitched together early on the fourth. i was excited to try it on but was quickly deflated when i did just that. it seemed soooooo heavy and not that exciting - bummer! it is currently incubating until i decide whether to frog on!
since i had acquired a new and exciting yarn, i quickly started another sweater (shaped lace tee from knitting lingerie style by joan mcgowan-michael) that was a fast knit in a wonderful yarn (pebbles by classic elite). after sewing the seams together in the last sweater, i adapted the pattern and knit the top in the round - worked great. it's complete except for one sleeve - one, simple, quick, easy sleeve - can i get to it? apparently not as i have launched into my not first, second, third but FOURTH reknit of the cece pattern by bonnie burns! argh!! after knitting it according to the directions, froggin' it and knitting it from the top down, froggin' it and knitting it with a different yarn, and froggin' it and knitting it on a smaller needle, i finally feel like i am on to something!! at looooooong last!!

i was pretty down in the dumps about this cute little number when i was skimming the yarn harlot's book cast offs and came upon these words of wisdom: "we all knit crap." wow, what an epiphany!! you can say that again, ms. yarn harlot - was i experiencing that!!! anyhoo, this inspired attempt number four - may it be my last!! please, oh please!!