See Jo knit!

I have 1.5 inches of 1x1 ribbing to go on the body of this sweater. I think I might go crazy before then. I'm BORED. There are socks and chunky sweaters and hats and all sorts of other exciting things to knit, and I am knitting a sweater in sockweight yarn on a US 5.

I've made the decision to frog the Arwen cardi. After I reknit it. Twice. The yarn was just not meant to be that pattern. Ah, well. Something else will come along in time. It always does.

I changed my Ravelry username today. You can find me now as tricotjo.

I know I said it was probably all in my head that these needles make me knit faster, but...

Exhibit A:

So I am totally in love my new Signature needles. People, these needles are magic. MAGIC. Stitch manipulation is incredibly easy, and it seems like they make me knit faster, even though I'm sure that's just in my head. I turned the heel of the Revival Stone socks last night while watching Hoarders. It went smoothly and easily, with very few split stitches, and the split stitches were incredibly easy to fix.

Gale asked how Wichita knew about the needles. Well, I'm sure he came upon me drooling over the website at some point, and then, because he is the least-stealthy gift-giver EVER, he began asking oddly specific questions about the type of DPNs I like to use for socks.So to be honest, I had a pretty good idea of what my present was going to be.

Teri asked how stabby they are. Answer: EXTREMELY. The 6-inch sock-size DPNs only come with stiletto points, and they are not kidding. I use Judy's magic cast on and I was pretty sure I was going to impale myself and bleed all over my yarn. Yeah. That pointy.

Needless to say, I love them, and would highly recommend them as a knitting luxury. Now I'm trying to figure out if I should get a set in a different size...

Feeling mildly better. Dinner and a bit of caffeination helped. So I will show you some pictures of what I've been doing lately. Because NCIS is not really holding my attention at the moment.



Birthday yarn from ImagiKnit in San Francisco. Top yarn: Koigu (what else?). Bottom yarn: Malabrigo Twist. So. Yummy. The Koigu is destined to become socks; the Malabrigo, a hat. Possibly Felicity (Rav link).



The Lettuce pullover in Malabrigo sock. This was my airplane knitting. The yarn is super delicious. I may have several skeins in the stash. I'm using the color "Impressionist Sky" and I absolutely love it. It's a gentle semi-solid. I am a big fan.



My very very favorite birthday present came from Wichita. A set of five US 1 6-inch Signature Needles with stiletto points. I am in love with these needles. I didn't try to take them in my carry-on baggage, but I cast on with them almost immediately when I got home. The barrel of the needle is slightly textured, so it's grippy, but not TOO grippy. The yarn slides beautifully along the needle. The points are slick and great for stitch manipulation. Best. Boyfriend. Ever. I think I'll keep him.

So I've decided that my super power is getting sick every time I fly. Every time. No matter what.

I slept most of the day, and lost the good daylight for taking pictures of my birthday yarn. I also have a bunch of things on the needles, but I don't want to knit any of it. I have the sniffles and a headache and all I want to do is sleep. So I'm going to curl up on the couch and wait for Wichita to get home with dinner and watch the NCIS marathon while I doze. Maybe after food and a nap I will feel up to knitting.

So I was planning a big post about my birthday vacation, with pretty pictures of all the things we did and everything we saw, and all the birthday yarn I got, and my favorite gift of all...

But you will have to wait to see it all, because at the moment I am feeling rather sickly, and the weather here frankly sucks so I won't get good yarn pictures, and I haven't uploaded the vacation pictures from my camera to the computer.


In the meantime, here is the hat I made for Wichita. He took it and left before I could take a proper photo of him wearing it, but he was kind enough to snap this photo with his phone. The color is wrong. Picture it more... olive-colored. It fits him nicely. I will stalk him further this winter in the hopes of catching him wearing it. Which he had better do OR ELSE.