Birthday money

My sister sent me a Barnes and Noble gift card for my birthday. Well seeing as I own literally every book in the medical section, and I really don't think I am exaggerating with that statement, I decided to buy a new knitting book. Really you can never have too many books and you can never have too many books about knitting. I looked at the Vogue knitting stitch dictionary thing for a while but decided against it. There was a really nice pattern book based off lingerie type things, but I doubt I'd wear half the things, even if they were pretty. I finally chose the regular Vogue knitting book. It states on the front it is the ultimate knitting book... you can't go wrong with that. I really need to stop looking at the book and do some real work.....

Knitting Blog

So I caved and decided to start a knitting blog, because really I need to spend MORE time on the Internet. It seems all my favorite Blacksburg/Christiansburg knitters are on here, so why not join them. I already have an account on LJ but I am very good about updating on there. My life doesn't seem all that exciting anymore, but school will do that.

So this will be mainly about knitting maybe a little bit about medicine... we shall see.

I am working on my first sweater (well actually sweater vest). I was deathly afraid of sweaters until recently. I've knitted a couple baby kimonos which are insanely easy, and I've knit a dog sweater. So after that how much harder can an adult sweater be. I am knitting the Little Sporty Number from Sublime. I am using Sublime extra fine merino, which is to die for. It is very soft and just fabulous to knit with. I chose the pinkish/red color redcurrant. When I get back to Wytheville where my camera is I'll try to take a few pictures of it in progress.

I also splurged on some new yarn yesterday. Because when I have the day off from working and Mosaic is having a sale I just can't resist. I bought 12 skeins of Louisa Harding Merino blend in Navy. I plan on making a poncho out of it. I know I shouldn't start it now, but I really want to play with the new yarn.

I also bought Weekend Knitting, which I'd been eyeing for quiet some time. Yay for new patterns and things that I don't have the time to knit. Oh well.

I finished a set of Knitty's fetching last weekend. I made them out Debbie Bliss Pure Cashmere. They are just fantabulous to wear. The pattern really needs to be a little longer on the finger part, but other than that it's a quick knit and the cables are an easy first cabling project.

I find it highly amusing that I am known as the girl that knits uteri or uteruses (I believe both are technically correct). My sister keeps asking me to knit a garnet and gold uterus for one of her friends. I have a waiting list of 4 or 5 people that want a knitted uterus, me included on that list. Pennington the cat decided shredding one was a good idea. So maybe this summer when I have a little more free time I'll be a uterus knitting machine.