fall, and a hat

fall and a hat, a photo by gradschoolknitter on Flickr.

It's officially fall! And you can stare at the tree behind me, by all means. So pretty. I'm a little tired, so focus on the tree.

Or, if you prefer, the hat:


like I said, tired.

Is that an "old man hat" or what? I actually like it, quite a bit, but it's not for me. DH requested it after I jokingly showed him the pattern. It was a bit tedious, although not an overly long process. You do have to pay attention all. the. time. This is not a simple, watching tv at the same time/having a conversation at knit night kind of project. It's a "count every row/stitch" kind of project. But I like the end result, especially now that it has a peak stabilizer, has been blocked and snaps have been sewn into place.

I hope DH likes it too!

I bought the yarn for him (Sanguine Gryphon Traveller in "experimental love child"*) some time ago. I bought it without a specific purpose in mind, but rather because it matches a scarf his mom knit for him many years ago and I wanted him to have some other accessory that matched well. More than a year later, voila, a hat!

I used the brim of a plastic football hat I found at Michael's as a stabilizer. It was the perfect size and shape for this project! The rest of the hat will not live to see such a glorious use, sadly...

Project raveled here.

* I believe that "experimental love child" is the name that Sanguine Gryphon uses for any sort of mish-mash of dyes they use up as leftovers. I could be wrong... but this base has been discontinued in any case, which is sad because it is nice and springy and machine washable to boot!

there be dragons

dragons... er... alpacas, a photo by gradschoolknitter on Flickr.

and alpacas...

and sheep....

But really, the only dragon is the colour of the yarn in my new hat! Pattern is the naked star hat and yarn is alchemy sanctuary in "Dragon".

A good friend was visiting and there was a fiber festival this weekend and, well, perhaps another dragon is the call of sweet, sweet, yarn. I may have gone over-budget... just a wee bit. But perhaps you'll understand why...

I ended up with 3 skeins of fingering weight:


Longmeadow Farms Fingering Weight, 100% Merino (and so soft) in grape (top skein) and sea shore (bottom two). The top one is going to be mittens and the bottom two might be for my sock swap partner (and yes, you can still sign up, until tomorrow night!!).


Two skeins of 80/20 wool/alpaca, also from longmeadow farms. At 175 yards/4.5oz, I'm calling this a "heavy worsted" or aran weight. I have no idea what I'm going to do with this yet, but I'm sure it's going to be pretty.


100% merino, again, longmeadow farm (I reallllly liked their stuff, what can I say?). 230 yards each, 4oz. Closer to a worsted weight. To go with:


Another longmeadow farms (the proprietor might have thrown in some free soap after I purchased all of this...) 100% romney lambs' wool. 250 yards/5.5 oz. Slightly heavier, but I think they'll work well together, for something similar to the hacky sack hoodie.

Finally:


Dorset Sheep Yarn, worsted weight. 7 skeins of approx. 210 yards each. This will be for a hoodie for DH, specially requested... still deciding on the exact specifics of this one. Sadly, there is no tag and I did not catch the name of the farm on this one. (Something about the fumes of yarn taking over my finer sensibilities...)

My friend was much more sensible, only getting 2 skeins of fingering weight in complimentary colours for a pair of stripey socks. Of course, he had to fit any purchases into an already full suitcase, soooo....

One more gratuitous alpaca pic for good measure:


This one, of a child about to lose some hair to a couple of hungry alpacas...

long time coming

Morko, finally, a photo by gradschoolknitter on Flickr.

Poor DH. He's waited for these mitts a loooooong time. I started the first last December, just before Christmas, and realized when it was [mostly] complete that I was going to run out of yarn. I bought more, and then promptly forgot about these. Or rather, tried to... I got a few "so, how are my mittens coming along?" prompts, but they remained on the backburner for far too long. Good thing last winter wasn't that cold...

I finally ran out of other projects that I felt like doing... er... I mean, that needed doing first... and sat down with the second mitten last Saturday. They're surprisingly quick, but take a fair amount of concentration (*shakes fist at colourwork*) but I got the second mitt, plus the thumb of the first, all finished up this morning. Well, between last Saturday and this morning, anyway.

Pattern is Mörkö (now available in English so you don't have to try and wing it, like I did!)
Yarn is: 1.25 skeins of black lett lopi and slightly less than 1 skein (seriously, like 2 yards left) of grey. The original skeins were bought in Iceland on our honeymoon!
Needles: US3/3.25mm dpns
Mods: thicker yarn = extra warmth! plus I had to cut off the last repeat of snowflacks on the backs and thumbs or they would have been ridiculously long. Corrugated ribbing with the colours reversed on the 2nd mitt.

These may eventually get a lining... personally I find this yarn to be super scratchy. DH says he doesn't mind it, but we'll see how he feels in the dead of winter.

Socks for me (and possibly for you, too!)

Socks from Siona, a photo by gradschoolknitter on Flickr.

I can't believe I haven't blogged about these yet. When I was in Spain this past May I got to see a couple of my knitting friends from the Madrid Knits group. One of them, Siona, made me the above socks as a belated wedding present. Siona, lo siento no haber "blogeado" sobre los calcetines antes... no me lo puedo creer que se me haya olvidado! Ni siquiera sé cuál es el patrón!

I'm not sure of the pattern, but I'm pretty sure that the yarn is knitpicks stroll multi... which I have in the same colourway in my own stash! Do my friends know me, or what?!

Also in the "socks for me" category:



I finished up my Devon Socks (pattern from Cookie A's "Sock Innovation") today. Raveled here.

And socks for you? You could get some if you sign up for the international sock swap! Sign-ups still open, until Sept 30!

socks, socks, socks

devonaire, a photo by gradschoolknitter on Flickr.

I'm knitting socks, which can only mean one thing! My feet are cold!

No, wait, that wasn't what I wanted to talk about... oh yeah... it's sock swapping time again!

Except that these aren't for my partner, they're for me. So, I guess we're back to my cold feet? Only I already have lots of lovely knit socks, so my fet aren't as cold as they could be...

But I digress. The sock swap is open for new swappers to sign up. Sign-ups will be open until the end of September and swapping will take place from Oct 1 - Dec 31, 2012. Socks and packages must be in the mail on or before December 31.

For those of you not in-the-know, the sock swap started a couple of years ago while I was in Spain. It's international, so you must be willing to send to anywhere in the world... but you might also receive a package from anywhere! So, go on over to the group (must be a ravelry member), fill out the questionnaire and get ready to knit!!

If you were wondering about the above socks (which are MINE! ALL MINE! ahem...) pattern is devon by cookie a with some modifications (only 3 repeats of cuff pattern, switched to stockinette for the foot).
Yarn is Ellyn Cooper's Yarn Sonnets Fine Merino, purchased last year while visiting Connecticut for a friend's wedding.
Needles are US 1.5 (2.5mm) hiya hiyas.

extra yarn

lopsided log-cabin, a photo by gradschoolknitter on Flickr.

I posted a sneaky picture of this blanket when I was first working on it, but didn't want to give a full reveal until it was in the hands of it's designated owner... my new niece, Ellis! My first niece, too, which means she'll probably be more spoiled than most babies I've met. Every cute pattern for little girls I see on ravelry now goes into the queue immediately...

The yarn is the interminable seven skeins of knit picks stroll, although I have, in fact, found a project that might finally finish them off... more on that later.

The pattern is a sort of lop-sided, make it up as you go along, log-cabin. I didn't want it to be perfectly square so I made skinnier stripes on 2 sides and bigger stripes on the remaining 2.

I also got her the appropriately named book, Extra Yarn:



It's a very cute book about a little girl who finds a box of yarn that seems to never end. She knits for her whole town and never runs outs. It's a little old for her 3 week old self today, but I'm sure Ellis will love it (and learn to knit/crochet as soon as she's ready... she has both me and her own mom to show her how!).

disaster (semi)averted

Disaster (semi)averted, a photo by gradschoolknitter on Flickr.

Well, minus a few stray ends, this is pretty much done. I'm not in love with this "blanket". I know that I said I thought it was brilliant, and I still think that the construction is, but I hate the outcome. Actually, I don't still think the construction is brilliant. I think the concept is. But the final result is less than desirable.

For starters, grafting takes time. A lot of time. In fact, I probably spent almost as much time sewing the squares together as I did knitting them. And the little circles in between? So annoying. What's more annoying, though, is the fact that they leave holes on all four corners of each square. I had a hunch that I should pick up some extra stitches for each one, but I went against my better judgement and did not do it. Wrongity-wrong-wrong.

Another annoyance (and this is my own fault) is that this really isn't big enough, even for a baby blanket. It might grow a bit with blocking, but not enough. So, I'm going to go with one of two options:

a) backing the blanket with fabric and adding a bit extra to the border, something like this.
or
b) making it into a pillow (also with a fabric backing) that can be used in a nursery rocking chair or for decoration.

What do you think? Would you prefer to receive a baby blanket or a decorative pillow?

ROY

ROY, a photo by gradschoolknitter on Flickr.

It might not look like much right now, but this is going to be a brilliant baby blanket (yes, another one. Seriously people, enough with the babies! I kid, I kid) with my complements to the brilliant Elizabeth Zimmerman. It seems like every time I read a bit of one of her books or try one of her patterns I'm inspired and a little in awe—sometimes in that "I cannot believe anyone ever thought of that" way and sometimes in a "I can't believe I never thought of that!" way too. This is part of the latter, but I'm going to take squares to new heights soon, just you wait and see!

Pattern is: EZ's Mystery Weaving Blanket
Yarn is: the 7 interminable skeins of knit picks stroll (seriously, I've made 2 baby blankets and a pair of socks from this stuff already and I'll still have enough left over after this project for something else)
Needles: US 1/2.25mm

barcelona pair #2

barcelona pair #2, a photo by gradschoolknitter on Flickr.

DH finally has a pair of barcelona socks* to replace the ones I made him two years ago. Who knows what happened to those ones... but hopefully these will last a little longer.

I used slightly less than 2 skeins of claudia handpaints (and had 3 originally) for the socks. Now I'll have to find something to use up the rest... matching gloves perhaps?

*The pattern (and the sockwars website) no longer seem to be available. If anyone is interested, I do have a copy, but we should probably message the designer to find out what is going on/if it's ok to pass along...

love can... baby blanket edition

love can..., a photo by gradschoolknitter on Flickr.

Last year (almost exactly a year ago!) I went to the wedding of a dear friend and took them this. There was some yarn leftover and their new family is growing... and so the "love can... baby blanket" was born! I used up the cotton from the pillow (which is the natural/cream coloured yarn) and Cascade Cherub Aran for the stripes and border.

It's a simple blanket but I love the way it turned out and I hope they will too!

In other knitting news, I am making a pair of socks for DH to replace his favorite pair, which have gone mysteriously missiing:



Same pattern, different yarn.
Pattern is Barcelona (I'm not sure why but there is no option to download from ravelry and the webpage has gone missing... if someone is interested, please message the designer...)
Yarn is Claudia hand-painted fingering which was a Christmas gift from DH last year.
Needles: US 1/2.25mm

wishful thinking

left and right, a photo by gradschoolknitter on Flickr.

Man, I wish I could keep these socks. I mean, I could, because every woman in my family apparently has the same sized feet, so they fit perfectly... but alas, that was not their intended purpose.

But don't they look just right, kicked back and relaxing on my feet?



Oh well.

Pattern: Aphrodite
Yarn: Neighborhood FIber Co. Studio Sock (far less than 1 skein, but we have small feet...)
Needles: US 1/2.25 mm
Mods: None, unless you count the fact that I repeated the 2nd chart for a longer leg.
Raveled: here.

Something new...

Love can... Baby blanket, a photo by gradschoolknitter on Flickr.

So what I really should be doing is cleaning. The things are threatening to take over and it's not going to be pretty. And I might have dug up almost the entirety of my stash to look for handspun yarns for my last project and not quite put it all back nice and neat. Maybe.

But as a friend on Facebook pointed out, knitting a new project is like destashing, and destashing is like cleaning, right? Plus all these people (not me, just putting that out there to avoid confusion!) keep getting pregnant, so I really need to step up my baby knitting game.

And so, last night I found myself digging thru the stash and I came up with these two yarns that I thought might go well together. I'm not sure how big it's going to get, or if there is going to be a border added (current thoughts: yes...) so stay tuned.

And eventually I'll knit enough that the stash will just clean itself, right?

objects on the needles may be bigger than they appear

loooong scarf, a photo by gradschoolknitter on Flickr.

Have you ever been knitting along on a project, say, a sweater for yourself, and someone else comes along and says something along the lines of: "that isn't for you, is it?" You know they mean well, but it plants that seed of self doubt. You try to answer confidently "Why yes, it's just my size!" and they say again "Are you sure? It just looks... a little small."

Here's the deceptive thing about circular knitting: usually the needles you're working with have a smaller circumference than the actual size of the finished garment. It makes sense, of course: if they were bigger, you wouldn't be able to stretch all your stitches around them, right? So you stuff all those stitches on to a slightly smaller circumference in order to be able to actually make everything work properly.

So, back to our doubting thomas, and that voice in your head. Eventually, maybe after doubting-thomas has left the building so as to not give them the satisfaction, you'll decide to string up all your stitches on some waste yarn so that you can try it on. And before you can even put it over your head (sometimes before you can even get all the stitches off the needle) you realize: it's freakin' huge.

Not just "oh, this will be ok on me" big. We're talking Dr. Frankenstein's monster's baby with a Sasquatch huge.

And so it was with my handspun scarf. I began to cast off and soon realized it was more than double then length I was expecting. BUT: unlike the sweater that you will inevitably stuff into a drawer, never to be seen again (finished or not), this is a scarf/cowl type of thing, and can be worn no matter what. And in a number of ways, I might add:


Double wrapped, round the neck;


Sort of like a shrug (although watch where the twist meets... it might make you look a little ridiculous...);


Criss-crossed;


Obligatory phone shot... since that's what we're working with here. Still haven't managed to pick up batteries to test the real camera...

I ran out of the multi-coloured handspun just past the half way point on the scarf. What's a girl to do? Perhaps remember that she knows how to spin yarn (and, if you scroll to the second pic, remember that she has handspun yarn of her own just lying around...). So I used up some of the stuff I spun at Christmas, and when that ran out, I used up the leftovers from this scarf, and when that ran out, I spun up a little bit more of my own! That finally did the trick and by the time I bound off, this is all I had left:


Sadly I forgot to take pictures before knitting it into the scarf...

Anyway, if you run all the way back up to the top of this post (which, I know, is about a mile away now...) you'll find the cast-on edge on the left side. That yarn lasts about 3/4 of the width of the scarf... the first bits of my original handspun can be seen in the bottom part of the picture, sort of a yellow-y green. That stuff is a little... uneven, but my newer handspun was actually fairly even and a lot more like the "commercial" (as in, "I purchased this") handspun.

Anyway, even if it is a lot bigger than expected, I love my new scarf and I expect that it will keep me extra warm this winter!

back at it

Aphrodite right side, a photo by gradschoolknitter on Flickr.

Well, if anyone out there is still reading, this blog is finally back in the swing of things, or at least so it seems.

Another languishing project, my aphrodite socks were started at the end of March, but I only got about 3/4 of the way down the first sock before they got cast aside. I picked the first one back up the other day and finished it off, and wasted no time in casting on the second. Otherwise, who knows when it would have happened?

These socks are made slightly differently for the right and left foot, so what we're looking at here is the right one:



The left will have the foot pattern going the opposite direction... and hopefully we'll see that one finished up real soon!

just point and shoot

neither see nor hear nor speak, a photo by gradschoolknitter on Flickr.

After many too-warm-for-gloves months, I finally finished the 2nd of my knotty gloves.

I would have tried to get a better picture, but my camera died on me somewhere in Spain (which reminds me that there are still possibly some Spain pictures on the memory card...) and I was going to try it again with fresh batteries, but can't find any. So a bad mac-cam pic it is. There's no point in trying to improve on the first one as they'll all be equally bad, so here you are.

Maybe I'll ask for a new camera for Christmas, even if I can patch mine up for the time being. Any suggestions on the latest digitals? (Note: I'm mostly a point and shoot kinda gal, so don't bother with anything too fancy...)

surfacing

Handspun soothing, a photo by gradschoolknitter on Flickr.

I've been less-than-productive lately, both knitting- and research-wise. And even less so in the blogosphere, which didn't seem possible. So this week I'm trying to re-surface and set some reachable goals for myself to try and get back into my knitting and work grooves.

And what better to get me back into knit-mode than handspun yarns? The green on the left (better pictured here) was sent to me by one of my wonderful moderator-helpers in the sock swap back in the first swap and the 2nd yarn was spun by the same person that taught me how to spin (see here for a better picture). Both make me happy and are lovely yarns.

Anyway, I'm hoping to have more time (and inclination) to knit and I have a few projects that are almost done (including a glove with only a finger and a half left to knit), so hopefully this space will be more busy over the next little while!

like so many loose ends

loose ends, a photo by gradschoolknitter on Flickr.

Life has been pretty crazy chez gradschoolknitter, but in the next few weeks I should be wrapping up some projects and (fingers crossed) moving into a new phase in my career.

All of which means that there hasn't been a whole lot of time for my other loves of knitting and yoga. When I have had some "free" time (i.e. 2 train rides at 8 hours each last week...) I have been doing as much knitting as possible and I do have a finished (minus the ends, of course...) project. But the above is all you're going to get to see, at least until it gets to its final destination... But here's hoping I'll have some more knitting time in the near future!

La tricoteuse

La tricoteuse, a photo by gradschoolknitter on Flickr.

On all my travels, you knew there would be at least one painting, in one museum that featured knitting, right?

This one was at the Petit Palais in Paris, and sadly I forgot to note the name of the artist. I've been knitting, a little, although I'm afraid I won't get much done over the next few days as I am staying with a cousin who has a very curious cat. Perhaps it's best, as I should really try to get some work done...

I can't believe it's been a month. The teaching went by so fast and now I miss it so much. Still hoping that something will pop up for the fall, if not though, I'm working on a book chapter and perhaps a few other things will get out.

Or maybe I'll just become a professional knitter? ;)

primary

primary, a photo by gradschoolknitter on Flickr.

It's not that I don't have lots to tell, but time, and the desire to keep the details of what is above a little bit secret, I'll tell all later.

so much going on

IMG_0089, a photo by gradschoolknitter on Flickr.

Sorry, I know I've been a bad blogger, but things are crazy busy. I'm in Spain, teaching a course for Canadian students. We left last Sunday (although it seems like so much longer already) and will be here for another 2 weeks. I'm having a great time (and I think all my students are too) but not much time for knitting or blogging. (Or yogaing for that matter!)

Anywho, above is the seed stitch baby jacket that I made for my soon-to-be niece/nephew. I made the 6-9 month size so that it will be useful around Christmas time/early Spring, hopefully. I used Universal Yarn Classic Worsted Tapestry (wool/acrylic blend... aka machine washable and dryable!). The buttons are super cute, but sadly hard to see in the picture. They're little sheep (if you couldn't tell). Fortunately I finished it last Saturday and was visiting my family so I could gift it to my brother and sister-in-law before I left. Not pictured was another meepcraft baby stuffy (this one, to be exact). I love their stuff and it supports some good friends of mine, so buy meep!craft!!

In other knitting news, I got my Sock Swap Package mere days before I left for Spain! I got an amazing package, as you can see for yourself:


(Not pictured: delicious, delicious baked goods...)

I love everything about them and the socks fit perfectly:



The pattern for the socks is apparently grace from Knitty Winter 2011. So lovely!

If you are interested in swapping, the sign ups are open (see the link above) for the next swap until June 1. I won't be participating this time because of all my travel, etc... but I know that I'll miss it!

Coming along

Coming along, a photo by gradschoolknitter on Flickr.

It might not look like much, but this baby sweater is really flying off the needles. One front and the back are complete, and the second front piece is about 1/2 done.

I'm posting this from my newest "toy".... er, "productivity tool".... My new iPad!! I've already downloaded goodreader on the advice of the yarn harlot, which is a great PDF reader, that should be useful for making annotations on knitting patterns and academic articles alike.

If anyone has any suggestions as to other apps that might be useful, I'd be happy to hear about them!!!

lavender and plum

swap socks 2012 #1, a photo by gradschoolknitter on Flickr.

Finally! My swap socks for the first swap of 2012 are finished! I started these Feb 20, but other, bigger projects (aka the dissertation and defense) took precedence and so the second sock, especially, hit the back burner for a while. Coupled with my forgetfulness (I was nervous and didn't pack ANY knitting for the defense trip!), these poor socks languished on the needles longer than necessary.

But no more! They're done and I'm quite happy with the way they turned out.

Pattern is Feather and Fan Socks (Rav link; also available online and free w/o rav login).
Yarn is Knit Picks Stroll Tonal in Deep Waters and Blue Violet. (Approx. .5 of a skein each.)
Needles are US 1.5 dpns.
Mods: Decreased to 68 sts over foot... 72 just seemed like too much. Decreased to 16 before grafting toe.
My pair raveled here.

Hope my partner enjoys her new socks!!

ETA: The next swap is fast approaching. Sign-ups will begin in early May. If you want to take part, check out the International Sock Swap Group on ravelry!

coming up for air

Red Thread Front, a photo by gradschoolknitter on Flickr.

My apologies for the long, unannounced break... it wasn't planned, but a mixture of unseasonably warm weather (and therefore a lack of desire to knit) and then a flurry in work-related crazy (more about that shortly), meant that I was really without much to post about in the past few weeks!

This past week and a half I was back visiting friends and colleagues at my home-institution. I had a phone interview (fingers crossed) and, more importantly, I defended my thesis! Successfully, even! So it's been a whirlwind, with little time to knit. In fact... I was so nervous, packing to go to my defense that I forgot to pack any knitting! I didn't even realize until I was on my way to the airport!!

So, what's that up there, you ask? Well, I got to visit my favorite LYS while I was there and I picked up a few things to keep my mind occupied as I counted down the days... above is the front side of aphrodite in Neighborhood Fibre Co's Studio Sock. And here's the back:



I also picked up something for another special baby about to come into my life:



I'm not going to say which special baby it is, or what it is, since there are a couple and I think that some of the mommas read along.

Speaking of special babies and mommas, we had a baby shower for one of our other soon-to-bes. I made sure that baby got some hand-made love (although his momma is also an excellent knitter!):



Super Easy Baby Blanket in rainbow colours of Knit Picks Stroll Tonal.

and:



A super cute baby friend from Meep!Craft.

Ok, sorry for the super long post, but I need to make up for such a long period of absence! I promise it won't be such a long time before I post again!

the effects of global warming

celtic knot glove, a photo by gradschoolknitter on Flickr.

I finished up the first of the knotty gloves a while ago, but couldn't find batteries for my camera (not that I was looking super hard...). Anyway, the batteries showed up last night, so I took this picture this morning.

However, it was 79 degrees out when I took the picture, so there was no way that I was keeping it on! In fact, it's too hot to even knit right now, especially since I can't fathom putting in the airconditioner in March. It's just wrong!

It's supposed to cool down this weekend, so maybe I'll cast on the second one then...

Raveled here.

very knotty

knotty gloves, a photo by gradschoolknitter on Flickr.

you know, because the pattern is called knotty gloves...

So I decided to throw caution to the wind and start something new! A pair of gloves for me, my first gloves for me, surprisingly enough... although I am more of a mitten kind of gal. But gloves have their purposes and I have some of the conductive thread left over so I can sew some in to the fingers and use my phone without freezing my hands!

And, I ended up going down a needles size (I have small hands and the pattern suggests a smaller gauge to compensate) so my 1.5 dpns are still free to make socks should I feel some pangs of guilt.

(Requisite apologies for the mac-cam photo... my camera batteries died this morning and while I know we have more somewhere around here, I couldn't find them and wanted some instant-photo-gratification...)

one down, oooooooh shiny....

lavender and plum times one, a photo by gradschoolknitter on Flickr.

I finished up the first of my sock swap socks this morning... and decided that instead of casting on the second, I'd really rather get going on my March SIAC project. I know I should finish up these first... but I really want to make something different right now. The worst part is that they both require the same set of DPNs (which, of course, is the only set I have in 1.5US, shockingly enough), so I have a really quandary on my hands.

What would you do? Finish up the socks first, or throw caution to the wind and cast on something else? The socks don't have to be mailed until the end of April, so time is not really a factor...

moonwalking on eggshells

moonwalking on eggshells, a photo by gradschoolknitter on Flickr.

What a lovely surprise! I just ran out to get some things from the grocery, and upon my return what should be sitting on top of my mailbox but my much anticipated final (sniffle!) package from SpaceCadet Creations!

The colourway is called "Eggshells" (hence the blog title... space[cadet] + eggshells... welcome to my brain), and is dyed onto her "Celeste" finger weight base. (490 yards of 100% Superwash Merino!)

Sitting underneath the yarn is a project bag made out of exclusive SpaceCadet fabric! I love the look of the little space dude, so this bag will get lots of use, I'm sure!

I think I might love this package most of all, which is going to make it super hard to not sign up again... but given my looming (potential... fingers crossed that something will come around for September) unemployment, it's probably best to abstain for a round or two... but if you're interested, I happen to know that sign-ups will be open for the second half of march and can be found over at SpaceCadet Headquarters.

As for me... I have plans for this yarn already brewing in my head... we'll just have to see which one wins out!