Adorable...

I've been swamped at work lately, so not much knitting other than the few rounds of the Embossed Leaves sock I've been able to pound out at the last few Aloha Knitters in between all the chatting and eating. My knitting lives in my car and only comes out when I'm able to make it to the meet-up. Speaking of the meet-up, its been wonderful the last few weeks, with an abundance of knitters (and crocheters). We've had a a number of wonderful visitors, and the return of some. I'm so grateful for this group (which is sometimes my only escape from work and socializing for the week), and even more in awe of how welcoming they (we?) are.

But, in honor of my hedgehog, which is probably my favorite thing I've ever knit, I just had to share this adorable picture:



Here are two other hedgehog things I randomly found last night while browsing the web:

Found at Rarebirdsfind, Chocolate Hedgehogs:


And, from I Can Haz Cheezburger:

moar funny pictures

And, in blue hedgehog news, we just picked up a PS3, and I've been playing Sonic. Maybe I need to knit a blue one in honor.

Making progress

I'm almost done with the fish and Clapotis. The fish needs to be stuffed and sewn up, and Clapotis just needs to have the ends woven in.

And, since I had a strong aversion to actually finishing anything, I've put those aside and picked up the Embossed Leaves socks I was working on (last year). Luckily I'd marked the pattern pretty well, so I was able to figure out where I'd left off. I've now finished the leg, and need to turn the heel. But I'm not sure what to do about the heel. Given that this is my first pair of socks, I'm rather inclined to just follow the pattern. But, I know a lot of knitters didn't like the heel as designed, and substituted a different type (mostly short row). I think I like the look of the short row heel a lot better, so I'm thinking I might do that, but I'm still not sure. Hopefully I'll be able to make it to Aloha Knitters on Thursday for some guidance (and, we can stay late as the center is open until 10 due to the holidays).

One of these days I might even get around to taking some pictures.


PS- I'm now on Ravelry, as lilikoiknits, I'd love some more friends.

Not much knitting going on here....

But I thought I'd share a few non-knitting blogs I've been reading lately:

Hawaii News/Legal Issues
Disapeared News
iLind.net
Hawaii House Blog
Poinography!
Hawaii Supreme Court (unofficial)
SusHI - Sustainability in Hawaii



Crafty & Otherwise Wonderful Friends
West Coast Crafty
Joie Studio
Life with Monkey
Cheetah Velour
Tiny Choices


More Fun
How About Orange
Angry Chicken
Rare Bird Finds
Hapa Hale
Tastespotting

My next project...

Inspired the gorgeous cardigan that Barb shared today at Aloha Knitters (which she was nice enough to let me try on), I think that the Minimalist Cardigan from the current issue of Interweave Knits.

After the meeting I walked over to Borders and picked it up. Now I just have to find the appropriate yarn in my stash! I think I have I'll also be joining the KAL.

The BIG news!

Bar exam results came out on Saturday, and I passed! Great to have that weight off my shoulders.

I want!

I love my Denises, but the new needles from Knit Picks are really tempting.

I was intrigued and a bit tempted when they came out with their mental interchangables. However, I've never been a big fan of metal (though I'm realizing, as I improve as a knitter, that I might appreciate their speed a bit more).

But, now they have wooden interchangables and they are swapable with their mental needles. And, to add to the temptation, they are colorful. I'm not sure if I'd call them "pretty," but those colors look like fun.

Just Like Riding a Bicycle

After quite a long knitting hiatus, I'm back. Not exactly back with a vengeance, but back!

I've managed to make it twice to meet up with the Aloha Knitters on Thursdays. The first day I didn't want to delve into anything to mentally taxing (which included picking up any of my WIPs), so grabbed some cotton yarn and Mason Dixon Knitting to start on a ball-band dishcloth. Unfortunately, even that was a bit too much for my brain to handle and I made a mistake early on but didn't realize it until a while later; I ended up having to rip it all out.

Last week I picked back up the Clapotis. I don't think I've worked on it since Thanksgiving when I accidentally left it at my mom's (I got it back at Christmas). Luckily I have the charts from the Yahoo group and I'd marked where I was so I was able to start back up pretty easily. I don't have a ton left to do on the Clapotis, so I should be able to get it done soon. I think it's going to love at my office, which is pretty much the only place cold enough to warrant the Lion & Lamb.

And, because I need another craft like I need a hole in the head (though at least this one shouldn't take up that much more space), this book is making crochet really tempting! The deer and the "skully fish" are probably my favorite.