Quick Hello :)

Good Morning Sunshine!  Have to leave the house for 7 am so I am trying a slightly different tactic so as not to leave y'all hanging this morning...We are all getting VERY excited about Stitches (2 more days :))down here in Georgia... I will be commuting this year so will have early mornings to avoid the Perimeter traffic... I will do my best to continue blogging throughout so I can stay on this track but please bear with me.

I am almost finished with Bella - pictures soon (maybe I can get another model tonight over at OE) I then just need to calculate sizes and find a test knitter :)  and then publish...I am hoping to be able to publish Bella, Risotto, Summer Mesh Vest, and Swinglet Cable Cardi by mid May...By, better go! 7am comes pretty quickly :)

Mostly about Bella (Color-Yoke Tee not Cat :))

Here is one very famous person who tried on my design :)  She wants to make it too!!! (It's the Knit Witch for those of you who haven't had the pleasure of meeting her...)

Alas, after speedily completing the tee, I discovered that the Yoke was a little bit not-so-bella...needed some adjustments...so.........

Frog,frog,frog (I feel like I've been here before!)  Not too much pressure either as Bill and Elyse are going to use this at Stitches South (3 more days :) :(!!!

Gotta go make the donuts (I mean coffee :))  Have a great day!

Hibernation Over for Bella Color Yoke Tee

I knew there would be some extra math involved (and I like math ... just like to knit,knit,knit more I guess :)) so Bella had been set aside for a while ... well she's back and destined to be a sample for Cotton Supreme at Stitches :)

And here are a couple of swatches for Swinglet Cable Cardi (I am pleased with the rough draft knit in Debbie Bliss Primo (Bamboo / Wool) but it needs a spring summer yarn for the official pattern  :)  Only Ewe has lots of lovely choices - these two are in the finals.  Please let me know what you think...

SWTC Terra - Bamboo / Cotton blend

or a not-so-well blocked Kollage "Milky Whey" (Milk / Soy !!!  Blend)

I would probably use the pale pink Terra but the Milky Whey would be a lighter shade...haven't made a color choice yet.

Have a great day everyone!  I almost forgot my biggest news - all my currently published patterns are now on Ravelry!!!!   Long time coming - makes me happy happy.  My designer name is Susan Dingle or you can reach through my main page under susanknitsalot.....

Good Golly - Here's Another One :)

Joyce of the Noble Knitters is working on this .....

The colors Joyce has chosen are gorgeous aren't they (even though they aren't Knitwitch yarns)!!!  The picture quality is not too bad either, is it?  These pictures were taken on my new magical phone(?)  - the Palm Pre Plus...Easy to upload and my phone is always with me, so guess what... more blogging pictures to come!

Like this one that I took less than 1 minute ago of Zoe, one of our neglected dogs (of course Magellan snuck into the picture) ...wow, now that's technology working for us :)

Hey guys ... I got a comment from the Knitwitch herself!!!!!!!!!  :)  (p.s. feel free to comment anytime - I have also finally figured out how to have blogger notify me when I get a comment (on my new ?phone? even :))

To not leave Pat out - here's a link to her shawl on Ravelry...http://www.ravelry.com/projects/pogrady/spellbound-shawl

Ok ... enough techie stuff for one day!  (only 7 more days til Stitches South:))

Have You Ever Noticed ...

how work interferes with you life? :)  at least it's not 5:00 am (very thankful ........Ok, well, up to this point was written yesterday and I was about to say ...  that I was very thankful that my shift was 7:00 am instead of 5 am; however, (funny story) at that exact point in time I realized that it was quarter of 7 and my hair was wet and my lunch unmade!  I don't think that I have ever done that before - I was happily going about my day thinking that I had plenty of time before I needed to leave for work and was trying to be true to you all.  Oh well, the good news is that I actually clocked in at 7:04 am with no speeding involved :)

Today I start at 11 so I really do have time to finish this post and you should feel very special because I am really close to finishing the Cabled Swinglet Cardi (although much math and test knitting must occur before I can publish!) and I am choosing to write to you! :)  You were supposed to get these pictures yesterday :)  but here you go ... FO pictures soon...

The color is not accurate but the one on the right is the closest - true color is a light navy...not the best choice for showing off the seeded cables in the raglans but this was in my stash...

Here are some other visual treats for those of you not taking up residence at Only Ewe...

This is Flutterby :)  Cute and easy (kits to be at Stitches!!!)

This is version1 of Rissotto (Dolce Merino DK weight) and version 2 (Punta Cotton Worsted)

Here's a closeup of the border stitch - really fun :)

Bye - gotta go ... Only 8 more days (tee hee) :)

Oh My Goodness!!!

Check this out - I saw Nancy at the shop yesterday and look what she's been up to!  Fantasticjob Nancy!  (and I think this might be my favorite colorway yet :))

Wait til you see :)
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I just spent a bunch of time messing around with Flickr and trying to load from there to my blog so I don't have time before work to show you everything but here's one more :)

Two more colorways at one of my favorite places :)

Remember Everyone that the kits for 6 different colorways will be available at Stitches South  (Only You and Cotton Too Booth) in just 10 days!!!  Also, a little birdie told me that special orders will be taken if you miss out - just contact the shop :)

Do Cats Have Packs?

If so, I think we have a pack leader!  These little cuties are trying to get their mitts on a bug that has made its way into our lamp...their antics could become a huge disaster, but for now it is all fun and games! :)

So sorry for the delayed post this morning but the family has gotten smarter!  We now have Palm Pre Pluses!!!  The good news is that it will be easier to blog anywhere and everywhere! :)


Projectwise:

Flutterby pattern just needs a picture and the Swinglet Cardi is starting to get a yoke :)

Enjoy your Sunday!

p.s. Sorry for the picture orientation but I don't know how to rotate in Blogger!