Perhaps????

Maybe, just maybe, I could get blogging again ... I have been knitting, spinning and designing a lot and need a place to document it.  Things on the job search front have not panned out yet but I am still hopeful that the perfect career will make itself known as I keep putting out feelers... In the meantime, tell all your friends to buy patterns!!!  I have recently added a few and there are more to come so check it out.  You can search in patterns for More Than Knotz and find them all easily :)

Chaotica

Wow...I don't even remember how to blog anymore...it took a little while to get to the right spot (and a LONG while to get revved up to post :))!!!  My life has been somewhat chaotic recently -- not really the reason for the latest knitting design but seemed to be an appropriate name for the project!  I have had this great cotton / rayon blend worsted weight ivory-colored yarn in my stash for quite some time and it has wanted to become some kind of cable-y, swingy kind of cardigan...I searched through every one of a gazillion free and otherwise patterns on Ravelry and absolutely none of them inspired me -- either too constructed, too cable-y or not at all cable-y sooooo, even though I really didn't want to design another sweater ... here I go again! 

This is a top-down, raglan-sleeve VERY randomly cabled cardigan-jacket.  I don't know yet whether it will be cropped or a-line, with or without ribbing but it is F-U-N!  I hope that I will be able to build a pattern around the creativity!  Sizing the pattern, which is my nemesis with a capital "N", should be straight-forward because it can be made-to-fit...yay!!!

More news..no longer at the grind ...needed to have the time and presence of mind to find a real job so am now fervently looking for my second career - wish me luck!

Also I am placing a link to MFS's spinning blog www.spinningsarah.com - congratulations Sarah!

Muses...

The knitting muses are strong as ever but the writing muses are alas...wimpy ... (at best)... WOrking on a white cropped cotton cardi for DDK - top-down raglan in Provence cotton...yummy!  Also (just so I don't feel as if I am out of the group-knit groove, I decided to join the knit-along of Hemlock Ring Blanket at OE...I have been teasing MFD (who is graciously leading the knit-along) that intentionally creating heat is not really that smart :)  We had a heat index of 99 degrees here yesterday (actually only 96 or so) and here we are knitting with 100% wool, heavy worsted no less...we will see how far we get :) before a little timeout for the project!

Almost done with the patterns but time got away from me last week...I will keep on plugging away on them...I just want to make sure that the sizing is acurate...

Have an awesome day ... talk to you soon...

Interesting...

Take a look at this :)  I have been listening to some podcasts while working (knitting :)) recently and came across graffitti knitting - much better than traditional graffitti I think :) who would have thunk?  Maybe a new use for no longer used items ???  I have been trying to come up with where long term extended care for knitwear will be... maybe donated to the guild for raffles ... I have given to a knitting group before just for their own personal use and people seemed pleased with that... anyway the house is getting overrun so...

Here's the latest - "Solstice Shell"

Technology ...hmmmmmm

My technical muse aka Elyse is inspiring me to get with it and start tweeting and facebooking more regularly...I have no idea how long this will take me but inch by inch it's a cinch so just need to start looking into it...I did some self training on inkscape (the free technical graphics tool I will be using) the other day and while I learned quite a bit, I will be publishing a couple of sweater patterns without the schematics (but WITH good measurement info so I don't get hung up any longer) ... "Bella Color-Yoke Tee", "Swinglet Cabled Cardi", and "Flock"  will be finished and up on Ravelry by the end of the week (as long as I can put the needles down long enough to type :))

Blocking and Rocking...

Dragonfly "Wings" is blocking...it's always a little scary when you are working with a fiber that grows when wet...but happy when you get to make up the pattern such that it takes that into consideration :)  It blocked to measurements perfectly!  (My math skills are rusty but in working order :)) I have totally enjoyed working on this and it will be so light and soft when complete.  Next step will be to knit edgings and decide just how many wings a Dragonfly should have :)

"Magical" is progressing nicely...I finally decided on the colorwork pattern and partially completed the pattern around the lower hem - a little tricky when knitting the body flat in one piece AND decreasing for an a-line shape at the same time but I chose the colorwork band taking that into consideration so the decreases will be hard to spot - yay...pictures soon :)

Of course, the project count briefly dropped so I am swatching for a little vest / shell out of Cotton Supreme - think cables and seed stitch - great yarn - carried at Only Ewe and Cotton Too...

Hope Your Holiday was Memorable...

I have to be quick because I just had a schedule change at the grind but I wanted to make sure to post since it's been a few days...

Finished "Flock" but gotta block the "Flock" before getting a final pattern picture :)  - no calculations for sizing required so I will get the pattern up on Ravelry in a few days...  just so you know this will be prettier on a body and the color is great (not through my camera's eyes...)

I also finished the second sleeve of "Dragonfly Wings"  ...  I LOVE this and can't wait to get it blocked and assembled...  this probably won't get published for a couple months as I don't think people will mind waiting for an, although lightweight, wool sweater :)

A few more calculations for "Swinglet Cable Cardi" (remember that one?) and the pattern will be available and I can bring the sample to Only Ewe!!!

Next on the pattern finishing agenda will be "Bella Color-Yoke Tee" - it shouldn't take as long as "Swinglet"  not too many crazy calculations...

That's it for now folks...see you soon!