Enterlac is so easy!

Why didn't I do this before???

Why isn't everyone doing it???

You should try it, it's addictive!

This is knitting up so fast! I can hardly belive it, and I still have to block it out too! I have just attached the third cake of SWS wound from the "CONE" lol and I will have to wind off some more today I think.

Check out my progress on the shawl...... with my phone again for reference!

I have had a few people ask me to teach them how to do enterlac..... and I have to agree with sheepkeeper, just read the instructions. I tried the Quant first, and it all was clear after the first set of diamonds. Now granted I know that instructions can be written in a way that is confusing, but I have to say that I trusted the Quant directions to teach me enterlac, and even though I reallllllly had doubts that it would work, they did.

Optomistically I think that I will be done before my Mother's birthday. However, as I am on a roll, it makes me want to get it done before I work on any of the other WIP's! To make sure that it is done on time. So even thought I have been thinking about stopping to work out the heel on the socks for Carina, I sort of hesitate. Have a great weekend gang! Enjoy the sun (well, I will here in BC)

Working away...

So I may have been optomistic that I could finish a sock and the Quant. I haven't decided....

I am plenty into the Quant... as you can see, it really does work up quick! I am still thinking it will be a bit wide for my small melon, so felting may be the way to go when it is done.

I got a bit sidetracked on Monday with the socks.... I realised that I didn't have enough information about the recipients feet!

I thought I would be okay with the measurments I had, but because this sock is toe-up, I needed to know more than I had. So I e-mailed her. She sent me the info and now I know, in the meantime, I knit the Quant, and small squares in baby blue to help out a friend. I dont' really consider the squares a project of mine, so that is why I haven't mentioned it or posted it on Ravelry. A friend of mine is trying to make a baby blanket out of many squares in different colours. She found it wasn't progressing as fast as she was liking so I suggested she ask for help. She did. My knitting gals and I each have a different colour and are all dilligently working on an aspect of her pattern.

I have the blue squares, they are garter stitch. So easy, sooo boring. Oh well, at least I can knit them in the dark or watching a movie and know I won't screw up a pattern! I am gald to be helpful. Hope you are all having better luck with your knitting goals this week, I will keep you posted! Have a great one!

Another Sunday gone.

But I have a few things on the go and I thought I would take some time to share!

I am trying not to spend the rest of my life on Ravelry! LOL...... it's seriously addictive! There is so much to see and do on there!

However, I have to stay off it and knit to actually get some FO's on there! LOL! Otherwise my queue will never get smaller! 0.O

So here are two of the projects I have been working on. The Quant from Knitty.

My friend Arzu mentioned that she used it to try out enterlac this past holiday, and so far I have to say that I agree with her, it is easy to understand and I feel confident going forward with it. It is a bit wider than I thought it would be. That was part of the reason for my phone in the shot. Yes that is some of the yarn from my cone! LOL So far I like the looks of it, so I think that after this project I will go ahead with the shawl for my Mom! YAY!

So the next one I want to share is a pair of socks for a friend of mine, Carina. She loves socks, and I bought this colourway in a bamboo blend yarn from my LYS just for her! So I hope she likes them, but if she doesn't then..... I won't make them again for her! ;)

So here they are, from the same book I have used for the last three pairs, "Sensational Knitted Socks" YAY! These are a toe-up style, I am still using the dpns as I am comfortable with them and for the magic loop technique, I am planning on asking my friends to give me a hand, but I didn't want to chance it while trying a totally different sock style too. So my trusty dpns will do!

I hope to have at least the one sock done and the Quant finished this week.

I do have a treat coming up this week, and you will appreciate it.... we are thinking of having movie night this week at the LYS (Knitopia) fiber night. Guess what is on the menu? EZ's Knitting Workshop! LOL.... I have never seen it! This really will be a treat! So have a great week!