Thursday, December 07, 2006

The Blog is Moving!

And it has something to do with what's in this box...
Lifting the box

Check out the new blog at fiberfiend.com/blog to find out what's in the box! And to continue reading about Margit's Knitting (and Spinning!) Adventures!

Monday, December 04, 2006

Some Scarves

Here's Holiday Scarf #2 in Moda Dea Tutu
Tutu Scarf
It kind of looks like snow... it's the same 20 stitch 2 x 2 ribbing pattern I used on the Aerie scarves.

And here, sound the trumpets, is my hand-dyed handspun soy silk entrelac scarf!
Soy Silk Handspun Entrelac Scarf
Yay! And a closeup!
Entrelac close-up

P.S. I got some Lorna's Laces in Black Pearl at the after Thanksgiving sale at Purlescence...
Lorna's Laces Black Pearl

Sunday, December 03, 2006

Mojo's 4 months old!!

Mojo turned 4 months old today. He weighs 25 pounds! That means I don't think he's going to get as big as I had initially thought and hoped. Jezabelle was 44 lb. at 4 months. He's a sweetie though, and I'm sure however big he gets will be plenty big enough.

Since I last posted about Mojo, he's been to the dog park a few more times, and he made some new friends...
Mojo's new friend

He frolicked around with Siena...
Run!

He got a little muddy...
Dirty after the dog park

We all took a nap (Lilla was in her crate)...
Snuggled up on the couch

We started putting him and Siena in the same crate overnight...
Mojo and Siena share a crate

Mojo started digging in his water dish, getting quite wet, so we gave him a new water delivery system (like a giant gerbil feeder)...
Mojo's new water bottle

I let him explore the empty dog food bag while I watched through the window, prepping his food (putting kibbles in chew toys)...
Mojo in the dog food bag

And he plopped down in the grass...
Mojo cuteness!

We noticed he has webbed feet, which probably confirms that he is part Yellow Lab. We had dinner with some friends for Thanksgiving, and one of their friends said he has Blue Heeler eyes, aka Australian Cattle Dog eyes, which could explain 3 other things: pointy ears, heel biting, and small size.
Mojo is 4 months old!

So, now I think he's a Yellow Lab/Australian Cattle Dog/Rottweiler mix. I think he'll be 50 lb. at 1 year and 60 lb. as an adult. Next month, I think he'll be 33 lb!
Mojo at 4 months!

Saturday, December 02, 2006

Sweater Woes

The sweater is almost done. You know what sweater I'm talking about. I absolutely love it. But, I've just about run out of yarn, and it's not quite done yet. Since realizing I am going to run out of yarn, I have contacted 4 different online vendors to purchase one more ball. They all have websites that say they sell this yarn (Lana Grossa Due Chine), and they're all out of stock in the color I need (and most other colors as well). I've posted on Knitters Review. It's my last hope...
Sweater Woes
I'm in quite a pickle here, because 1) I wanted to sell this pattern, so I now have to find a new different yarn that will work at approximately the same guage and knit another sweater in that yarn before finalizing the pattern and putting it up for sale, and 2) I really really love this sweater and really really want to finish it and wear it!!!

Booooooo!

[Added later, but before posting]
OK, so I picked a new yarn and I'm excited to knit another sweater. I really love the pattern, so it will be awesome to have 2 sweaters in different yarns and colors. Plus this way I will follow my pattern directions (once I write them up in a bit more orderly fashion) and see if my directions are good or not.

In other news, I'm knitting an entrelac scarf with my handspun soy silk, which I will post a picture of soon. I started another holiday scarf, but put it on hold. I figured out what pattern to use for my nephew's baby blanket. I haven't spun anything in almost 3 weeks... and Mojo will be 4 months old tomorrow, so I'll post more pictures of him then too!

Also, my mom loves her new socks.
Mom's socks 2
(You see where I get my love of big dogs.)
Mom's socks 1

And I did say I'd post pictures of Siena modeling my latest scarf, the only holiday knitting I've completed so far...
Holiday Scarf 2
Holiday Scarf 1
Doesn't she remind you of Greta Garbo?
She's definitely got flare...