Everyday Cardi is progressing at a satisfactory pace.

I am a little concerned about how much yarn it’s going to take though. The pattern says that the size I’m making will take 5 1/2 skeins. I’m only 15 inches up the back (need to do 21 inches) and I’ve already used a skein and a half. The kit included 7 skeins anyway, so it’s not a big drama yet. I am on stitch gauge, but there isn’t a row gauge noted.
I had hoped that my yarn for Wendy’s tank would arrive today, but no luck 🙁
I actually ordered 2 different yarns for the tank. I really liked one, but I wasn’t sure if it would work with the pattern, so I ordered some plain cotton as backup. Hmm… two lots of yarn for one pattern. How unlike me 😉
I also won 2 more eBay auctions for yarn today. I really ought to be banned from eBay. I’m running out of places to hide the stuff 😉

Am I getting boring? Do I have a life? Well, we all know the answer to that one is a resounding NO! 😉
I was thinking about todays post, and took an updated Charlotte picture. Then I thought that all I ever seem to post is “Did x rows of Charlotte, did X inches of Everyday”
Boring.
Anyway, here’s Charlotte

Row 100. I’ve done a bit more since then, and am now on Row 108. I am noticing that it is now taking 12 minutes to do a row.
In other news, I have none 🙂 All I did was normal houseworky type stuff, and knit Charlotte. Oh, I did buy yarn on eBay. This is a habit that I really need to break. I am running out of places to store yarn. I wish I could knit it as quickly as I can buy it, LOL!!
I got extremely jealous of Kerstin. Koigu pig, indeed!! 😉 Colour me green! Oh, how I would love to stand in front of a wall of Koigu. I have searched every Australian yarn store that has an online presence, and not a single one sells Koigu. Now I know I can order it anytime from Threadbear, but it’s just not the same as being able to pick it up and touch it, and hold it against other colours, and drool over it. (And I am finding Koigu extremely droolworthy!).
Actually, it may be safer that Koigu isn’t available in Australia. Or Lorna’s Laces. Or Cascade, or Brown Sheep – or even Lion Brand for crying out loud!
If I can build the stash I have with the range that’s available in Australia, imagine what I could do with all the stuff that I could get in the US.
**drool**

I never seem to get a whole lot done on the weekends, when everybody is home, and we sleep in, and the days slip away before you know it.
However, I did get up to Row 91 on Charlotte, which means I am up to colour 4, and one row past where I had to rip it last time 🙂
I also finished the first skein of Peace Fleece on my Everyday. Maybe I got more done today than I thought!
Here’s a pic of Em’s Pink Fluffy Finery, all felted and finished.

I think I’ll run the hat through again, it’s still a little big. And here’s a pic of the mittens, Celia was curious as to how small they’d become after being so huge 🙂

I’m quite pleased with how the fluff came out, it’s just cheapy stuff from the local craft store, the most inexpensive pink stuff that they had. Before felting, it just looked average, but now its felted and compacted it looks quite cute.
Happy weekend to you all!

Charlotte is growing again! I’m back up to Row 72, see?

Soon I’ll be back up to where I was before the traumatic ripping session 😉 And I’m making a little progress on Everyday, too.

We are watching the Miss Universe pageant as I type. (I know, I know, it’s a bit late – I don’t know if it would even have been screened if Miss Australia hadn’t won!) There was a poster of Miss Australia in yesterdays paper, which Emily snagged immediately. She is now avidly watching the broadcast.
Her new ambition is to be Miss Universe.
Last week she wanted to be a topless dancer at the Moulin Rouge.
Let’s hope next week she wants to be a vet. 😉
And last of all, where does a miffed bunny hide when her feelings are hurt?

I mentioned in yesterday’s blog entry that I ordered a new needle for Charlotte from Ozeyarn. I ordered the needle at 11.30 yesterday morning.
It was in my mailbox at 8.30am this morning.
Can you believe that? That is absolutely the best service I have ever received from any online merchant. The needle is an Inox, and is quite nice on Charlotte too 🙂
So I did a few rows of Charlotte, and I am up to around row 65 now, so I’m getting it back to where I had it, but now that it’s lacier, and the holes are bigger, my fingernails are getting hooked, LOL!
I also did a couple of rows on Everyday, but nothing worth photographing or anything.
I have been thinking about how I am going to finish Charlotte. I don’t think I want a fringe. It just seems to me that with that beautiful lace and beautiful yarn, I’d prefer her to be finished with a lacy edge.
One problem. I can’t crochet. I don’t even have any interest in crochet. I went through some of my knitting books, but none of the lace edges I found appealed to me. I’ve been looking about for the new Nicky Epstein book that is being advertised in all the US knitting mags lately, “Knitting on The Edge” 350 decorative borders. Sounds great, but it hasn’t been released in Australia yet, and I hate to buy a book sight unseen.
Has anybody seen it? Opinions? I can’t even find a website that is showing some of the pages inside, grrrr!