Knitter's New Year's Resolutions

In 2008, I want...

My Holiday WIP
Originally uploaded by diluvienne.

... to knit my first sweater.

... to learn the Magic loop and knit 2 socks at the same time and toe up.

... to update my blog a tad more often, because right now, I am about 3-4 projects behind!

... to avoid buying any new yarn this year (yup, yarn diet!) except for a few exceptions which include exceptional yarn colorways and yarn for a sweater project. (I got a few skeins of yarn for Christmas. I should really melt that stash before considering buying more).

As you can see, I already started my New Year's resolutions! More on that, if I ever follow my other ones, in a timely manner! ;-)

Happy New Knitting Year everyone!

Needles and injuries

Note to self: Only bamboo. Especially for sock knitting.

Safely warm!

I can happily report that for the first time in say, forever, I feel warm when I wear my soft and luxurious Malabrigo Clapotis. The only problem I have met when the temperature falls 20 C degres below 0 is that my legs get really frozen. I just thought that I should knit myself some Malabrigo long-johns! LOL! Any pattern? ;-)

Now, that is what I would call ready for Quebec winter!

Interactive knitting

Hello knitters!

I have a couple of inquiries that need interaction!

- Would anyone have any idea of a good pattern for stripey yarn? I guess that it wouldn't have to be to busy to let the stripes do the talking, but on the other hand, I don't want to do only st. st. for all of them!! Any idea is welcome!

- I am pondering about knitting slippers and have been for a while. The main thing stopping me right now, besides time, is that I seriously don't know where in Montreal to find suede. I wouldn't want my slippers to wear off too quickly, so I want to make suede soles. But where does one get that in Montreal? I know that Effiloché doesn't have that (despite having sewing stuff)... :-(

- I want to learn how to knit socks using the Magic loop! Would anyone teach me? What length of needle do I need for it? At least, I can obtain it in advance...

Thank you!

Scandal!

Reading Knitting up a storm's blog made want to confess something... As many of us knitters, I share dark secrets. The one I will confess today goes like this:

I HATE sewing! I am a snobby knitter; I often avoid patterns on the basis that a part that is sewed should have been designed to be knitted as a whole and that way, there wouldn't be any need for sewing.

Sewing takes precious knitting time away from us, knitters!

Voilà. I feel much better. :-)