FOs of 2009

I was so inspired last year, here's this year's finished object mosaic.

This is what I did with 7,666 yards of yarn.

Just to keep you posted.

New addiction

So, I took a beading class with a friend. Here's what we made in class:
2 pairs of earrings and a bracelet! I promptly purchased more beads, and made this this morning:






I have a feeling this could get pretty addictive pretty quickly. I'm still knitting away furiously so I can get all my state fair entries completed in time. Wish me luck! :)

New stuff!

I must highly recommend camping to anyone who hasn't tried it yet. I always learn something new about myself, my loved ones, and the landscape in which we live.

For example, last camping trip, I discovered that:
1) I don't mind camping in the rain.
2) Hot showers are absolutely the bomb.
3) I like to laze around at knit at the campsite.

Meet Gail. She's Malabrigo Silky, in colorway Archangel. This slightly smaller version (well, less repeats anyways) used about 2.5 skeins.
I also made some felted mittens. They're not quite done yet, but here's the progress:

They're also Malabrigo Silky, in colorway Madre Perla. Each mitten took exactly 1 skein of yarn doubled, and I had to crack open the 3rd skein for thumbs and the interior knitted cuff (these are the Double Cuff Mittens from Knit One, Felt Too).

Bounty from the garden

Woohooo! Here's our harvest (minus snacks, of course):

We have grape tomatoes (left), okra (bottom center), garden salsa peppers (top center), jalapeños (right), and a cucumber (far right). Now to find a salsa recipe...