Snow, Snow, Go Away, Come Again Another Day

Aaaarrgh! I'm cold! I just finished shoveling the driveway and I can't feel my face. Being a True North Canadian, I should be used to the weather by now. But seriously, who can get used to -13 degrees. For all you Fahrenheit people, that about 9 degrees. Brrrgh! Kids have been begging me since they got up to go play outside, but I'm not interested in treating frostbitten toes today. I know our winter had a late start, and it's worse in other places in Canada, but I'm REALLY ready for spring. Don't feel like homeschooling right now; maybe later. That's what I love about homeschool; school fits around our life, and not the other way around. I can't imagine having to get up early on a day like today and walking the kids to school. Instead, I'm gonna curl up with a blanket and some tea, and knit. I picked out my next sock yarn; it's Fleece Artist:

Phildar

I was cleaning out my knitting stuff the other day, and found this magazine that I had forgot about:



It's the Phildar 2006/2007 winter catalogue. I've been on a small-project kick lately, but I think it's about time for something bigger. Yeah, I have about 3 unfinished sweaters somewhere in my closet, but lets just forget about those. So I was thinking about this:





which reminds me of the Rusted Root sweater from Zephyr Style. Or this:





and






I'm loving those covered buttons. But I think the one that stood out the most for me was this one:





especially after recently seeing this. The only dilemma is the that I promised myself I wouldn't buy any more yarn. I don't have enough of anything in this gauge, but I do have some yummy Malabrigo. I wonder if I can make that work...

Time for new mitts

It's cold, cold, cold these days, and here is what I'm using to warm my hands:



These gloves are old, ratty, pilling, faded and just plain sad. Time for an upgrade, so here's what's coming:



Corazon mitts from Knitty, in colours that match my coat. First time doing fair-isle too!

Kiri Cast On

I cast on my Kiri shawl yesterday:

I'm a love, love, lovin' it!!! It's sick how I can get so much pleasure and relaxation from knitting something as stressful as lace, but it's true! This is my first shawl, and I got lots of help with the cast-on from See Eunny Knit. I tried knitting while the kids were in the room...big mistake!! This darling needs total concentration! My husband asked me, "What the heck is that green thing you're making?". I didn't think he would appreciate the beauty of a shawl, so I just told him it was a scarf. Can't wait 'til the kids go to bed, so I can knit some more!

Jaywalkers

Amidst all the coughing and sneezing yesterday, I was able to finish my Jaywalkers:



So what do I think of them? The pattern was awesome, the yarn was incredible, the colours beautiful, the fit is not bad. But all put together, I'm not so sure. It was someone on the Knitter's Review board that came up with the name "clown vomit". I think my socks could be classified as that. Still, I like 'em, but maybe just to wear at home. I'm going to post these on a new KAL I joined: Sock A Month Knitalong 3.

Under The Weather

This is how I feel today:



The only good thing about getting a cold, is you're allowed to sit in bed and knit all day. I'm off to bed...

No More Doctors!

Yesterday was hopefully the last doctor's visit for a long while. To celebrate, I treated myself to some yarn:



There's some Manos in the beautiful Wildflowers colourway, some Alchemy Haiku in Vintage Jade and Lantern Moon needles for a Kiri shawl, Nature's Palette sock yarn in Ice Blue, and some Blue Sky Alpacas Alpaca/Silk in Slate. My stash is just nuts now, so I've made a promise to myself to not buy anymore for a long while. The date I set is my birthday (Nov.29), which is so far away, but let's see how I do!