last picture show

oh happy day! i was able to figure out my friend's camera (while mine is repaired) and can finally show you some pics. i told you that if you held out long enough, you would be rewarded. first, some belated thanks to my secret pal (sp2) for her wonderal surprise. i got this a couple of weeks ago and it just made my day. take a lookee:



the goods: we have some tasty little candies, those fun bubbly type stickers, two cool pens, shiny silver thread from avril (i think i can mix this with my habu thread and make something really cool), and a crochet necklace kit. oh but i save the best for last. these have to be the cutest erasers ever made:



they're mini sushi! can't get much better than that. thanks, secret pal! you're the best!

now onto some wips for you. this is the beginnings of bloom from rowan 36. it's taking me awhile to finish, as 5s are quite small for me and they're aluminum needles. i really don't like aluminum needles. they make that clacking noise that is like nails on chalkboard to me and they're slippery as hell. but i got a big lot of straights on ebay (my starter set) so i use them. note to self: get bamboo straights in the sizes you don't have. anyhow- here is a very small part of bloom:



i am using lana d'oro tweed in aubergine and it's very squishy and nice to work with. the flecks are kind of fun, too. i do like me some tweed once in awhile. next up is that dog sweater i have been working on for gonzo. i have seamed everything and all i need to do is the leg ribbing, but i am lazy. the back ribbing flares out a bit but i picked up the correct number of stitches. hm i should just redo it but i am not going to. i can bet you that my dog will wear it for a combined time of 5 minutes in the next 5 years. he's fidgety and does not like to wear things other than himself.



see the little leg openings need ribbing. i think the seam looks ok but i have no idea if i am doing it right or not. well he won't mind if it's a bit off.



these are the gloves i am making for my mom in cascade sierra quatro. it goes with a scarf and cap i made her but i already gave those to her. for these gloves, i started off with a pattern but found it to be wonky so now i am just winging it. she's my mom so she'll wear it no matter what, right?

and this next picture is for knit nut, who has a thing for ioan gruffudd just like i do. i think he is extremely talented (and cute) and i am happy to see that he is getting some attention. this was from the fantastic four panel at comic-con. so sad that we couldn't get closer but this is still pretty sweet.



on behalf of ioan, happy monday!