i am too-anxiously awaiting the release of the new knit.1

if the sweater pattern on the cover is that good, its already worth buying.
not to mention, its the male issue - one of the few resources for male
patterns that i can actually justify investing my time and fibers in.

i guess i'll be twiddling my thumbs till nov. 15 for a new sweater project...

i've started knitting up my malabrigo worsted - the rumors are true. the experience is very amazing and i recommend trying it on your next worsted weight project. i'm knitting a seed stitch cap with earflaps, based on the 'kitty hat' but modified to a tolerable/non-cheesy piece.

below is the color of the hat - worsted pure merino "sealing wax."

the actual wool is a little deeper red with a hint of brown with very slight variegation.

spent a wonderful weekend in philly with k. finished my prospy park hat
on saturday just in time to wear it to the Fruit Bats/Son Volt concert, which
was unbelievably awesome. the hat is wearing well and oh so soft. i didn't
have a chance to take pictures, i will soon.

the other knitting hi-lite: finally got to check out loop in philly - i had been
wanting to check it out for some time. ever since i read the article in the philly
paper about the two local yarn suppliers that were run and owned by MEN.
loop and the knit with (in chestnut hill) - both of which have my hearty stamp
of approval. bought a fat hank of malabrigo, it has quickly asserted itself as
my temporary yarn of choice. can you tell? this hank is a deep, subtly
variegated red. the color title... get this ... "sealing wax." how great?!

can definitely get 2, if not 3 red hats for holiday gifts pumped out in no time
from my new acquisition.

OH. i also scored a great sweater from daffys for 19 dollars, its a warm brown
t w e e d wool that i am planning on tearing out and recycling. a LARGE sweater
with wonderful wool for less than 20 dollars. i can make a smaller size sweater for myself that will fit and still have some left over to make something small.
oh how i love yarn recycling.....

okay wow... so i have no willpower. already purchased this today. hey, i found a great deal on ebay! yes i'm defensive about my problem. [please see previous post]

malabrigo worsted pure merino
color: sunset

i have absoluetely no self control. seriously. none.

malabrigo :: worsted pure merino

y e s , p l e a s e

[check out that price/yardage ratio......]

well - i finished my prospect park cap last night... was planning on wearing it today because of the fall chill, but decided that i'm going to go back and rework the decreases. the hat is just a liiittle too short - definitely wearable but not so that i'll be completely happy with it every time i put it on. i guess its to be expected since i was altering a previous hat pattern that i had conceived but translating it to a significantly smaller gauge. think i'll go back into the body tonight, add an inch (a few more stripes) and re-decrease, shouldn't take me more than an hour. i'll feel much better about rocking the hat this fall after performing surgery on it

pumping out an original hat pattern for my aurora 8...
i can't stop knitting this stuff up! it looks and feels great.
i guess the hype is well-founded. hope to finish my hat
tonight and be wearing it in the morning

i'm on a bit of a stripe kick. photos to come soon.

i'm headed over to the yarn co. on 82nd and b'way
after work. i've stopped trying to convince myself that
i wont buy anything on my (all too frequent) excursions to nyc yarn
suppliers... i've realized it is more realistic to try and insure some
sort of spending limit. though, i'm worried because i know
the karabella and manos stashes there are crazy...not to mention
tahki. i've been scheming for some tahki 'soho' recently...
we'll see what happens