Secret Knitting

  i have a cold so i'm feeling stuffy and i have an extra  long day of work ahead of me, so i don't really feel like writing anything.  i'm just going to post some pictures today just so you know that i'm doing something.

this is the ribbed neckwarmer from the premier issue of knit 1. 

it's made with noro kujaku color number 15 (i think -- i lost the band).  i still have the edging to do and buttons to pick out.  although i'm thinking of going with a different fastener.  i'll have to see.

here's a baby blanket i'm working on.  it's made with some vintage phentex wool that i purchased sometime ago from ebay.  the wool is a little scratchy but i'm hoping with some washing it'll soften up a bit.

here's progress on a poncho i'm making for my 14 year old cousin.  she lives in france and her mother said she's been requesting a poncho.  and this is a girl who is very stylishly experimental.  at my wedding she wore her mother's black dress backwards  and believe it or not, she looked great.  i'm going to make this poncho with a rolled boat neck i think.  no pattern here.  just doing my thing.  you yarn snobs, i suggested you cover your eyes.  covered?  the yarn here is caron's simply soft in  paisley print.  i'm sorry but i love this stuff.  it's soft, the colors really are that vibrant, it's machine washable and cheap.  sure, it'll pill and probably not hold up as long as wool would, but it's a poncho for a 14 year old girl.  give me a friggin' break. 

finally, proof that spring is coming to new england.