Chickenlips Knitting

Photo lifted from a so-so knitting publication. This sweater is a glaring example of knitwear model abuse, because to swaddle this otherwise svelte young lady in such a manner makes her look like she's either a) pregnant with a craving for Ben & Jerry's Phish Food so sharp she's got several pints stashed in there, or b) the Michelin tire man. I also have to pass along that the magazine blurb about this pattern reads in part: "...gently outlines your curves." Is that a euphemism for "makes your ass look like it has its own zip code?" I rather think that just like "the real killers" and "WMD's", it's merely a lie.

The above will have to suffice for my weekly entry of Wayback Wednesday--not so retro, but goofy knitting. In fact, my schedule and life being what they are, I'll just have to be catch-as-catch-can about posting whatever photos I can find that may give a chuckle, if not updating the old blog itself!

But hey, I'm not so distracted that I'm not knitting, or buying yarn. I finished this creation yesterday morning:















It's another Lacy Scarf. This time, I used 2 balls of Artful Yarns' "Heavenly". It's soft, twinkly and mohair-y. The colors in it helped perk up both my somber winter wardrobe and my spirits, it being dreary, gray January in the Northwest and also fuh-fuh-freezing.

Purchased but not pictured: 2 hanks of Lavold Angora in lime green. It's so bloody cold that I need a pair o'mittens like nobody's business! Once again, I searched the trusty Knitting Pattern Central and came up with a basic mitten pattern knit on 2 needles. I've already started the thumb gusset on the first mitten; my goal is to have the pair finished tomorrow.