Where's the Knitting?

It's been an odd week for me. I have been knitting, although it's like an inch here on one project & an inch there on another. I don't want to work for long on any of them. I like 'em all is the problem. Each is in a totally unique yarn or a way cool color. I want to do it all. Plus, my life is busy, busy, busy all over the place & can't seem to find a quiet spot. I keep taking snatches & I'm avoiding...TAXES. (Psst. Over here. Yah, you! I have a confession. I have startitis to top it all off. Let's not talk about it now though.)

I have completed the lace front of my skirt up through the eyelet band. I don't have a picture because it is too dark now for photos. Here's a pic from a few days ago for a little teaser. I promise current pics tomorrow. I am in love with this hot color. I was a wee bit worried about the width of the skirt. It's going to be 48" at the knees & aline. It'll be a few inches big at the hips, too. The small skirt is way small for my measurements, but the medium is too big. I wish that I made the skirt in this size but went down a needle to get the half size. I tossed about ripping it all out & starting over. If I had seen this blog before I started, it would have made me think about it. I decided to plunge forward & I kept knitting. I just hope it doesn't look sloppy & baggy on me. If I'd made the small, my every bump would have shown. I'd have felt the need for a long top to cover my hiney. I'm not as confident in my body as this blogger. Crud. I'm not sure I've made the right decision. I want to love this skirt after all the work. You might find me frogging it all in the end.

I don't have a photo of the Tuscany shawl at the moment, but I knitted on it as well. It's soft, warm, & luscious in baby alpaca. It grows by the minute. One sec it's 5" long & the next it's 10. I'd probably be done if I'd not act like I have knitter ADD. No problems or worries here. Just need to plug along & finish it.

DS's sock is past the heel turn. He picked out the Two-Yarn Resoleable Sock from Favorite Socks book. I had to do some math since this yarn is not the same gauge the pattern calls for. It's a first for me to take a pattern & make it with a yarn that needs many pattern alterations to use (that I need to figure out myself.) I used the magic method from the Priscilla's Dream Socks to calculate the cast on amount. Then I followed the tips for resizing in the resoleable directions. It's turning out quite good. DS has tried it on & it fits thus far. It's veeerrry weird making a sock & adding the sole last. I almost don't like making them. Funky. Oh, & Once again. No Photo...yet.

OK. I don't want to confess my startitis project. I did start one tonight. I bought the yarn last Thurs. at Knit N Purl. I didn't tell y'all about it. I made my swatch. Blocked it. Felt in lust with the yarn & said, "What the hey! I want to wallow in this yarn." I'm such a yarn ho. Sigh. Yadda yadda yadda. Blah blah. Pics forthcoming of my tooooo many "On My Needle" projects. (If I don't add a bar for it, it doesn't really exist. Right? Shut up Deb. ;0)