Throwback Thursday - when was the last time YOU knit a Clapotis

I was looking through my project page, and it was sort of neat to remember those past projects. So I've decided to start "Throwback Thursday" project style.

Who remembers the Clapotis ? I've knit it twice, and probably cast it on about 4 or 5 more times.

I really loved knitting this project. I remember the fear of dropping the stitches for the first time. I was Terrified that the entire project would completely unravel. Who drops stitches on Purpose!!!!!!!

I also love who received these projects. I gave my first Clapotis to my aunt Christine. My aunt Christine is the other knitter in the family. I remember watching her knit a Beautiful fisherman's sweater while we took a ferry over the Prince Edward Island, Canada.

I knit this project out of Bamboo cotton.

The next one I knit was for my sister Rebecca for her baby shower. For some reason, I do not have a picture of that shawl in my projects (WHAT!!!) But it is really beautiful. I'll find a pic sometimes for you. 

So, what are your #throwbackthursday projects? Why did you love working on it? 

Weekend WIP

The other day I was wandering around in Salem, and I saw some dresses hanging outside a Boutique. Normally I wouldn't have wandered in, but a dress stood out to me, AND it was on sale!!!!!!!

I grabbed the dress to wear to my cousins wedding in June. So of COURSE I need to knit something to wear with it.

I chose the grey yarn and the peach. The Peach is Ella Rae Rimini I got this in one of the Webs Grab bags recently (FYI, treat yourself to one of these sometime, it's TOTALLY work it) 

The grey goes back into blogger/podcast lore….. who remembers Lime and Violet? ? ? The Grey yarn is from their Intentions collection. I'm fairly confident that this is Friendship  .

So, now to find the perfect pattern. I came across this simple chevron shawl called Chevrolette, and so far so good. It moves quickly, and it's working well with both colors. I started working on it over drinks, appetizers, and cocktails with Nutmegknitter 

Start-itis with a side of lack of interest

So, I pose this question.... How do you handle a case of start itis? Do you give in and cast on? Do you make a list of the projects that you want to do so that you finish the project that you are on? 

What about a case of lack of interest? Or frustration? Lately it seems that the projects that have always treated me so well in the last are just failing me. 

Let's take baby surprise jacket. I love this pattern, I've made 3. It's perfect. However, I can't seem to make it work this time. I keep messing it up. It bothers me more that I actually have to make this for an auction. 

Then there is the circus tent hat from hope spinners. I've had this pattern for ages, it's super fun. Yup, can't seem to figure out the simple color work.

Have I spent too much time on my garter stitch Yvonne from cocoknits that my knitting brain can only handle the monotony of knit one row, purl the next, and increase at the marker every four rows? 

Links to come later, I'm on my phone right now. 

But seriously, how do you treat start-itis with a case of lack of interest .... (Oh, we won't discuss the issues with the wheel and spindle. Right now, that relationship is not going well at all) 

Crazy idea

Okay okay, let's get past the I don't blog enough, blah, blah, blah... I'll fill you all in on what I'm doing in a couple of days, I'm actually keeping up with three blogs and multiple Facebook pages...

Okay, the crazy idea... It's really a social experiment.

Leave a basket of yarn, needles, and crochet hooks (all different sizes and colors) in a public place (a mall, doctors office, library, coffee shop). Maybe leave a sign on the basket that says "public yarn" and see what people do with it.

I would love to see if people pick up the yarn, maybe ask the people who did pick it up why they did so.

I know, I told you it was weird.

(This has not been spell checked, it was posted from my phone.. Bear with the typos. )

Wingspan....again

So you all know by now that when I like a pattern I make it, a lot.... So here is my newest repeat of wingspan.

I totally got lucky with this. A friend from church have me the yarn, she had it from a trip to Arizona and she wanted me to make her something.

Well, here it is. I really didn't adjust the pattern at all, it just made a larger wrap.

Tony awards part 3 (how I knit in radio city)

Hi all!!

So, more performances.....

Otherwise known as WOW those kids were awesome. So the kids from Annie were fantastic, but this years broadway season is FULL of incredible kids!


Matilda: wow!! I am amazed with the level of performance from those kids. They really were amazing.

A Christmas Story: I love a good tap number, and that was most certainly a good tap number.. Just amazed, so incredible.

Motown: great music, I can imagine audiences are having a fabulous time. That kid playing Michael Jackson? Fabulous!!!!!!

So, we were told we could not bring cameras or phones with us (note to self? "F" that!!!! )

While it was sort of nice to unplug for a few hours, I have no photo proof that I knit at radio city, but I did. Now, you can't see that this knitting is on a pencil, because yeah it is. I left my knitting bag behind at the theatre in Saturday night, and had no backup needles!!! I purchased pencils so I could knit. I wanted something super simple, so I just started the band for a hat. Simple garter stitch, but some special child will get this hat from PatPat's hats, and we will make sure they know that this was knit at the tony awards!!!

Tony post part 2...

Okay, so you all know I'm a tony geek. Since rent was up for the Tony award, I have not missed the telecast. Actually being there? Seriously I could not have imagined what I felt.

So, while the pre-telecast was still happening I was seated right up front, and that was super cool. While sitting there who should walk down the aisle next to me.... Harvey Fierstein.... Yup, this was happening, this was real, and there he was right across the aisle. Who was I sitting behind, Jerry Mitchell...

So the opening number, was anyone watching when they panned to Debra messing a face and the look of shock? Yup, that's how I felt. It was just awesome and amazing.

So, the winners.. (In no particular order)

Judith Light, can you say pure class? She was just wonderful. Cindy lauper, magical... Oh, and I managed to get seated right up front when Cindy lauper won her award. Where was I seated? Right next to Alan Cumming!!! Did anyone catch who Alan was sitting in front of? Why once again it was Harvey Feinstein. He looked like a proud papa. True pride and joy from him filled the room. It was heartwarming.

Diana polus, I was so thrilled to see her win best direction. Her vision for Pippin is amazing, and her leadership made that happen on stage.

Seeing Emily Mann accept the tony for Vanya, and Sonia, and Masha, and Spike made me proud to say that I was an intern at McCarter theatre.

Cecile Tyson: wow. I think we can all say that all we want is one more chance. She received that, and she was amazing.

Andrea Martin: just yay. She is so incredible in Pippin, and I was thrilled to see her win the tony. I'm always thankful when people thank their crew, but for her to specifically shout out to her riggers tells me how much she respects them. Lets be honest, they have her life in their hands.

Patina miller: just beautiful and wonderful.

I can't even begin to try and remember everyone, but to have been there to experience these acceptance speeches was just incredible

The performances :

So, Annie performed. Okay, so its not my favorite show, but Jane Lynch, awesome!!!!

Bring it on: that was just fun, and when it tours, I will likely see it. I fear this might become like legally blonde, I wanted to hate it but instead I love it.

Kinky boots: are they really on tread ills every night? In heels? Wow!

Cinderella: while it's not the FIRST show on my list to see, I do want to see more of those costumes (well deserved William Ivey long) . And the choreography was beautiful.

The tony awards were amazing, and to be a part of them this year when so many amazing things happened on stage was just the icing on the cake