Knit My Dog

To bring you notice of PIF. Here's the official notice, copied from Suzanne. I finally caught up to it over at her place, and promised myself that I'd post here within 24 hours of joining. If you haven't read about it, here's the official wording:

The idea of the exchange is I will send a handmade gift to the first three people who leave a comment on this blog post requesting to join this PIF exchange. I don’t know what that gift will be yet, and you may not receive it tomorrow or next week, but you will receive it within 365 days, that is my promise! The only thing you have to do in return is pay it forward by making the same promise on your blog - this means you must have a blog, sorry blogless readers.

So leave a comment if you want to receive something from me, and post about it on your blog.

I have lots of blog fodder, but little time to sit and blog. I'm barely reading any blogs these days, commenting rarely. I hope to have some photos this weekend, and they should be of a much better quality than before due to an early Christmas present. I just want a little daylight in which to snap some photos. Is that asking too much?

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Oh yes, there's been knitting. And a few finished objects to show off.

First, Branching Out scarf in my own handspun:

The yarn is a silk/merino blend and is really the first "normal" yarn that I've spun. You know, the first yarn that I wouldn't call "thick and thin". I love the way it came out and I used up all 190 yards of the yarn.

Next, I jumped on the Monkey bandwagon:

They're made with Tess' Designer Yarn. I modified them with a picot edge, can you see it peeking out from under my jeans? I love the pattern and the yarn and can't wait to wear them.

This is my nephew modeling the cabled sweater I made for him:

My sister sent me the picture and told me that he hasn't taken it off since I gave it to him. Which could be a good or bad thing, depending on how often he plans on washing it!

Today I went with Julie and Patti up to Amy's shop opening. I packed my camera but neglected to take it out of my bag. Whoops! The shop is great, nice and roomy. She has wheels to try, and I even took a stab at the loom. And lots and lots of fiber. Needless to say, we were glad we took the minivan. I have the distinction of having brought home the biggest bag and spent the largest amount of money. Yikes! I'll take photos and post soon. In the mean time, check out the photos of Julie's haul.

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