Robot Finished!

Finished! Hubby has put in a vote for no felting... so guess I will have to knit another for the great felting experiment. Yay!

To felt or not to felt, that is the question...

Finally, a new robot design! This little guy has been floating around in my head for the last 6 months.


Thinking I am going to felt him and see what happens... after I sew on the other arm, of course.






Before I go into the fiery furnace that will forge my strength, shall I contemplate the color blue?

Rounding third base, headed for home

Sleeve #1 is done, and #2 is well on its way. Watching the Red Sox and trying to get this summer sweater done. Just in time for the winter.

Also, stopped into the Vermont Yarn Co. and picked up another kitting project (bad, bad, bad). An adorable felted purse from Cabin Fever - will be making it with a soy-based blended yarn (first time knitting with soy) and using a Sandra Lance handmade porcelain button as an embelishment. Yummy.

I'm a Ravthlete! Feel the <3

The Beijing Olympics have come to a close, and so too have the Ravelympics. Though I did not complete all the 'events' I signed up for, participating was a lot of fun. Or at least it was fun to have an excuse for knitting in some odd-ball situations, including while having a pedicure, and while attending a friend's band's gig (love out to One Happy Island)

Here is the project I did finish -- a laptop case made out of yarn I bought to knit myself a robot (#4 in waiting). I have not decided yet whether or not to cut the handles into the bag. We'll see how it goes...



Now, back to the tab button jacket... maybe....

Tab Button Jacket: Update

Finished the second front section, now on to the sleeves. 4 skeins of yarn left, so I think I'll be fine (fingers still crossed). :-)

Eva Revoltech playtime

Just got my hands on a Japanese Revoltech action figure - an Eva from Neon Genesis Evangelion. These are seriously cool and ultra-posable, as promised.




Eva in the box. Too bad I can't read Japanese...



















Sprung free of cardboard and plastic trappings.
Rrrrr.

Ready to save Tokyo from the Angels
(disguised as rogue Totoros...)!

Bunny gone

In another recent diversion from the sweater-finishing and robot-knitting imperatives, I made a wee little rabbit for a freind from the oh-so-adorable "The Cute Book" by Aranzi Aronzo.

What did said friend do? She took little Remy to Paris and England with her. And took pictures (lovely pictures). And posted them on the web (cursed web!). Do you hear that sound? It is the sound of my flip-flops, fwip-fwip-fwip as I run away from the increasing queue of folks looking for little pals of their own.

If you find yourself going blind doing teeny little stitches, don't say I didn't warn you!

;-)

<3 to Syndi, and thanks for sharing the photos, seriously!

View all of the photos here.