Texture. Raveled.

Oscar, where have you and your brilliant pseudo-shampoo been all my life?

Pursuit of Love and Love In A Cold Climate

Smack under the category of ‘not so much’ is this nasty sight. Alas, February in Michigan, what are you going to do?

when all that can be managed is a picture.

Do yourself a favor and make these. Now.  I promise you’ll be glad you did.

As you are my witness, I’ll never buy a brownie mix again. Enjoy~

Raveled.

Not sure what’s possessed me but I’ve decided that my life and wardrobe will not be complete until I knit myself a pair of leg warmers. Really, how cute would these be peeking out from under your jeans? Or the tops of a pair of boots with a skirt? And, warm. Talk about warm. As anyone who lives in the Midwest knows, we have at minimum (wishful thinking going on here) two more months of serious winter weather. At least. So there. That’s me justifying leg warmers.

That being said, if you happen to see me sporting them ala’ Flashdance or Olivia Newton-John in her Let’s Get Physical video, you have my permission to give me a good smack.

16 Cable Hat. Raveled.

Cables. Now that was fun. Must quickly get this to the recipient or I run the risk of keeping it myself. Talk about squishy and warm. Cables and cashmere = winning combination. If you can read French, check out the designers blog. Actually, check it out whether you can read French or not, it’s adorable.

What fun it was to read what you have on your desks/end tables/night stands. Some bizarre things like rubber rats (the things kids give as gifts!), so many knitting items, iPods, iMacs, pictures of loved ones (Jacqueline and her dog’s collar – what a tearjerker!), books and, especially this time of year, kleenex, so much kleenex!

I owe you some winners don’t I? Congratulations Peter and Pebbledash! Your winnings will be on their way……

One last bit of housekeeping, Plucky Knitter shop update tomorrow, January 13th at 4:00 p.m. Eastern. Hope to see you there!

Raveled.

Also known as the never-ending hat. Fingering weight yarn + size 2 needles + Stockinette = Never-ending. Even this ardent fan of stockinette grew tired of it near the end. So glad I powered through though, the end result is so comfy and fun (first finished object of 2010 yay!!!).  It’s only just finished blocking and I’m already attached to it… and finished none too soon. More snow forecast today and tomorrow but I’m prepared! Ye olde noggin is now covered. I knit quite a lot of hats but, never any for me. People (ok, my daughter) take them from me.  Like to see her try and get her hands on this one. It’s all mine!

Check back later as I’ll be announcing the date and time for sign-ups for the next round of Plucky Classics – The Little Black Dress Collection!