perhaps not "crafty" in the sense we named the blog, but hijinks nonetheless.

Apparently I should just stop going on vacation, because even if I only go for a week, I somehow manage to not update here for a month.

I found out early this month on very short notice that I would be going on a road trip to Texas, for a variety of reasons which I won't get into here. Luckily my boss was understanding so I am still employed, and despite the reasons for the trip, I had an amazing time on my first "grownup" road trip. (we drove out from Ohio to Oregon when we moved here when I was nine, but I don't really count that as a road trip, considering I was nine, it was with my parents, and I was nine. Road Trips don't count unless you drive!)

Although I didn't have time to pack my knitting. So, you'll have to meet Bob, our friend in Roswell instead. I am really excited about him apparently.



(Hello, Bob!)

Since I've been back, things have been a little crazy, since it was my turn to cover for my coworker who had an emergency, and now school has started. Still, I've managed to do a little knitting:


(Mystery Project!)
On something that I will reveal at a later date, and a little more progress on Satchel:


(Giant Grey Blob of DOOM.)
That's about 13-14 inches of bag there. Still have another 4-5 inches to go on the main bag part, but I need to rip out an old unfinished project that the rest of the yarn is in so I can finish this. First I need to find the unfinished project. My knitting boxes got super unorganized in the move. Well, more unorganized, anyway.

I've also done a crochet edging on the Ballet Camisole, so after a good blocking that should be ready to make its debut!

(also, check out Jeanne's site redesign! Those birds are totally carrying balls of yarn.)

autumn leaves

Surprise! It's another FO!



I started Birch in the airport heading home for spring break, and tonight I finished it, almost six months later.

Most of Birch was done at Monday night knitting in Eugene, but I really kicked it into gear recently just so I could get it off my needles and off the sidebar. It's not yet blocked, but still!

I don't know how much I'm going to be wearing it, because the green isn't really in my color scheme for the fall (spring, yes, fall, not really), but it's an option!

Now, the real question is, I'm going to a wedding in mid-October. I have a black dress that I've never worn, and I'd like to have a wrap for it, ideally in pink.

I have two skeins of Zephyr Wool/Silk in Cassis, a big skein of hand-dyed mohair from Sweet Georgia Yarns in Sakura, and an itch to buy some pink merino/silk from Sundara Yarns. I have several shawl patterns handy -- I've got the Cherry Blossom shawl, the Diamond Fantasy shawl, and I just bought the Wing of the Moth shawl last night.

Should I knit:
- the Cherry Blossom shawl in Sakura mohair
- the Diamond Fantasy shawl in Wool/Silk
- the Wing of the Moth in Wool/Silk (I want to use my navy blue Kidsilk Haze for this one, however)
- Clapotis in Sundara merino/silk

Timewise, Clapotis makes the most sense. But the Cherry Blossom shawl sure would be pretty... Let me know what you think!