Chickenlips Knitting

Completed: another pair of fingerless mitties. Oh, I've got a long way to go before I'm done making hand warmers for everyone for the winter, but this pair is for one of my favorite co-workers.
















Only one is shown; honest, I made 2, and the other one is different. It must be a tic or something, the way I darn in ends and immediately reach for the camera, but the mate is actually not as interesting as this one. I used Berroco Foliage, which has the random stripe pattern and is a wool/ackrylic blend. I've got another unused ball of it left-- perhaps I'll do a quick hat.

Here are the Opal sox which I began on Sept. 23, the day of Oregon Flock & Fiber.















This is the fourth pair of sox I've completed in 2006. I know I should congratulate myself, but I have umpteen balls and skeins of groovy sock yarn which I've purchased in same calendar year, and they're looking at me accusingly.

Which brings me to:

I've Been Naughty

Oh, so naughty.















Went shopping at the Mill Ends Store yesterday. Yay, sushi fabric!! It's intended for a tote bag. My sewing ability is such that "Sewing for Dummies" might be too challenging for me, and I've already purchased other tote bag fabric which has been sitting untouched on my dining room table for the past couple of months. But am I gonna let that stop me? Naa! I also bought a pattern board, so I can cut the fabric without using a pattern, and I'm going to navigate on either the instructions from the first Stitch n' Bitch book or "Tote Bags 101" from Super Eggplant, a wing, a prayer, several deep breaths, and a grande mocha from Starbucks.

Oh yeah, there's some yarn there too. Suri Alpaca for a cabled scarf, and 10 hanks (too lazy to display them all) of this New Zealand wool for a sweater for Jason.