Where to start?

It's been a busy 6 weeks and I have plenty to share with you...

1. I finished Camp Loopy Project 1 while I was on a cruise in Alaska.  I got it done in the knick of time.  It still needs a good soak, so I'll share photos soon.  I knit Wisp out of Swans Island Fingering in the Vintage Lilacs colorway. 
2. For Project 2, I'm knitting Whits Knits Super Easy Baby Blanket out of Cascade 220 Superwash from The Loopy Ewe.  I'm currently on color 1, Persimmon, and have quite a bit left to go.
3. Alaska was amazing!  Great trip with my family, good weather for most of the days, and plenty of off boat excursions.  I'll be sharing some of the photos I took as I process them.
4. The day I got back from vacation, I moved.  I'm settling in nicely to the new place and enjoying it immensly.  It took me 5 days to find my camera cord, but it is finally coming together.

Getting started with Camp Loopy

I decided to participate in Camp Loopy this year.  Are you?  For June, July, and August, you knit or crochet one project each month.  I'm working on my first Camp Loopy project - which has to be done by June 30 - and I don't like the pattern I chose with the yarn I'm using.  I really, really like Henslowe (my original pattern) and I'm into the first straight section and I don't like the way this colorway and the pattern is working up....I think that it needs a bolder color or something.  I like the pattern, but I decided to frog it last night.  I think that I will revisit it with different yarn at a later date...

So, late last night I went perusing Ravelry for a pattern that uses (1) at least 375 yards, (2) is easy to knit, (3) will travel to Alaska well, and (4) is easy to memorize for the craziness in the few weeks ahead.  I decided on the Knotted Openwork Scarf.  It's a 4 row repeat, looks great, and I can continue until I run out of yarn.  Tonight I am going to restart the Camp Loopy project...

May Postcards

Did any of you join postcrossing.com?  I received several postcards in May and thought I would share a few.

Spoiled Rotten

My pen pal Sharon is awesome!  Look at all of the project bags and skein of Hazel Knits yarn she sent!  I received the first one just before I left and the camper project bag was waiting for me when I returned home this week.

 

I'll be sure to put the camper bag to good use with my Camp Loopy project - which I need to get started...in between.....

...here's the big news...a new apartment in a month!  I'll be moving to a slightly larger apartment right around 4th of July, so I forsee a lot of packing in my future.

Back from Idaho

I was in Idaho last week for Katie's wedding and it was wonderful.  We went camping in the mountains for her bachelorette party and although it rained, we had a good time and shared some stories.  The wedding on Saturday was beautiful and I'm so happy for the couple.  While I'm getting unpacked and back into a daily routine, I thought I would share some photos from the camping trip (since I don't have wedding photos to share!)!

Wedding Tomorrow

Katie's wedding is tomorrow...and I'm still working on my Maid of Honor speech for tonight.  I've gone through I don't know how many drafts and am thisclose to finishing it.  I think...

 

I'll be back with pictures after the wedding!

Crazy Preparations

There isn't a lot of knitting going on here. Instead, there is an insane amount of last minute preparations for K's wedding on Saturday which is why tonight, we're throwing it all out....and going to have her bachelorette party. Friends & fun - an excellent way to spend the evening!

Camp Loopy Begins

Yarn for my first Camp Loopy 2013 project arrived last week. For project 1, you need to use one-skein project, using a yarn that you have not used before.  I chose the Swan's Island fingering in the Vintage Lilacs colorway.

The skein has 525 yards in it, so I have plenty of pattern options.  I thought about some lovely socks (perhaps with cables?) or a shawl.  I'm doing some traveling at the end of the month, so maybe the shawl is a better idea since those tend to work up faster for me.  Cast on is 6/1 and completed project photos have to be up on 7/1.  I'm interested to see what the other two challenges are going to be.

Are any of you participating?  Have you chosen patterns yet?

PS - Happy Memorial Day!

Blue Skies and Sunshine

I'm headed off on a few adventures in the next few months.  First up, Boise, Idaho next weekend for my friend Katie's wedding.  Whenever I'm there, the sky always looks like this:

 

Let's hope the weather holds for the wedding.  I'm going to take my Peeper Socks along.  I'm close to finishing the foot of the first one.  Perhaps I can knock it out while I'm on the plane.  I'd like to have the pair done before I start my Camp Loopy project.

Postcrossing

Do you like getting mail?  I'd recommend postcrossing.com - which I joined about 6 weeks ago.  So far, I like it! I’ve sent around 10 postcards, have another 5 traveling, and last week I received my first one to me - from Ukraine!

I got another one earlier this week from the US.

Once your sent postcard is received and logged with the ID #, you’re eligible to receive a random postcard from another user - so there is a bit of a delay, but I’m having fun with it so far.  I'll continue to share them as they come rolling in.