She's baaack...

Ok, so I realize that I have no readership left after taking nearly a year off between posts, but what the heck, I thought I would give this blogging thing another try. I have been very entertained of late, with reading You Knit What? Those are some very funny women, and they have taught me the meaning of the word "snark." So it suddenly occurred to me that although it wouldn't be nearly as entertaining as their site, I thought I would start the anti-You-Knit-What? by posting here pictures of things I'd actually like to knit. That way people can make fun of my poor sense of fashion, or praise me for my impeccable taste, either way I'll be entertained. I also thought I might post pics of my knitting portfolio, including projects that I should really keep stashed under the bed (especially cause it's a platform bed with a really heavy platform and no way to get to anything under it, or rather "buried" in it.

I thought I'd start of with my current project, this cute little cardi from Stitch 'n Bitch Nation. This will be my second attempt at knitting this pattern, the first attempt being a pretty but enormous version in Lion Brand Wool-ease Chunky. I am using the yarn called for in the pattern, namely Lamb's Pride Bulky. It's my first time knitting with this yarn, and I must say that I love it. It knits up nicely and is comfortable to work with. I was a bit concerned with the mohair content, cause the hair of the mo tends to be a bit itchy (my mom, a prolific knitter, is VERY allergic to mohair), but I have had no problems thus far. I changed the colourway slightly in my version, I will post pics of my work in progress as soon as I take some.