I’m inching along on my Classic Lines Cardigan, and I’m amazed to see how much progress I’ve made just by knitting in meetings at work and the occasional car trip. (Alice has discovered that her hands can GRAB things, so anything in my hands or on my person at home is not safe!)
On the right is how the cardigan looked a couple weeks ago, as modeled by my new dress dummy. (I think she needs a name! Any suggestions?) I just measured, and I am now only an inch away from the armpits. I guess that means I need to knit the other sleeve. I knit one sleeve already, but for some reason cast on the body next (even though it’s just more of the same in wider format).
If you haven’t been following along through the Classic Lines Cardigan knitalong, the …

I’ve heard a lot of people say they don’t know how they would wear lace shawls, and that keeps them from knitting them. We think lace shawls are infinitely wearable (you don’t even have to look like an old lady when you do wear them!), and here is Nina to demonstrate:
The shawls shown, in order, are:
Chinook Shawl – from the Lace Yarn Sampler Kits, shown in the Deep Sea colorway.
Lady’s Circular Cape – from Victorian Lace Today, knit in Spring Green Heather Shadow lace yarn
Rona Shawl – from the Rona Shawl pattern knit in Stream Heather Alpaca Cloud lace yarn
Thistle Design Balmoral Shawl – from the Second Book of Modern Lace Knitting, knit in Cypress Gloss Lace yarn
Curved Shawl – from Victorian Lace Today, knit in Autumn Heather Alpaca Cloud lace yarn
Miralda’s Triangle Shawl – from Knitted Lace of Estonia, knit in Iris Heather Palette yarn
Myrtle Leaf Shawl – from …

AmongTheRoses for her idea to make paper out of dryer lint!
AmongTheRoses had several really great entries for this contest, including:
Her son using bottle caps as “army guys,” and he stores them all in an old coffee can when not in use
She uses old pantyhose as shoe shiners
Her and her children saved cellophane candy wrappers to complete a “stained glass” project
And she uses any possible scrap paper, from holiday wrapping paper to shredded junk mail to pack up her moving boxes.
Even though a winner has been chosen, if you haven’t read through the thread of entries it is worth a read:
http://community.knitpicks.com/group/montavillamarketbagkal/forum/topics/enter-the-wackiest-reuse
We could write a best selling book if we just compiled all the ideas and published it. Members of the Knitting Community shared dozens of amazing ideas of creative ways to re-use just about everything in their homes.
Thanks to everyone who participated.
AmongTheRoses will receive an organic gift basket including Knit Picks …

Mr. Foster likes to plan ahead. It’s only July, but he’s already wondering what he should wear for Halloween this year.
He thought you guys might be willing to help him out. So here’s your mission from Knit Picks and Mr. F, if you choose to accept it-
1. Create a handmade Halloween costume for Mr. Foster using yarn or fabric. Store bought accessories are okay. You are allowed to base your costume on an existing Mr. Foster ensemble, you can get those patterns here for only $4.99 if you don’t already have them (the monkey pattern is included too).
2. E-mail a photo of your creation to contests@knitpicks.com before August 31st.
3. Help Mr. Foster pick a winner. In early September, we’ll post our favorites, and you can vote for the winner.
4. Check back October 1st when the winner will be announced. We’ll also post a slideshow …

My first day of the Tour de Fleece has started! I won’t begin spinning until after dinner since we are having family over for the day. But, a bit of spinning will be perfect while we wait for it to get dark enough to watch fireworks from our back deck.
I will be knitting chocolate brown roving with orange, turqoise, lime green and dark green roving drafted with the brown. I’m excited to see the result! <

Not much to show so far. Too much partying!! Things will settle down tomorrow and I am anticipating much more progress! I do like my Joy wheel so that is something to say for the past two days! <