Sea Anemone Knits

“what do sea anemones look like when they are dying?”

If you do a google search on that phrase, I am the top two results out of 120,000. What gives?? While going over some stats for the site, someone found me yesterday by searching that phrase. Thats just sick. Of course, now that I’ve quoted that phrase, I’m almost certain that I’ll end up with a few more hits. Ew.

The International Crimefighter was in town this weekend. So Saturday afternoon, a few of us converged upon my apt.

The Crimefighter showed off her STDs

We were shown the cookie love by Plum Texan

And at the end of it all, Liz (sadly blogless) gave me a new headband made out of my Hourglass Sweater leftovers

Lots of fun was had by all and my normally deathly quiet apt was for an afternoon filled with laughing and chatting and knitting and baking and all around good times and it felt really good.

I worked on a “new” shawl this weekend. It is my 2nd swallowtail shawl (IK Fall ‘06). I made some fantastic progress. I am 3 days and 14 repeats into it. (Bragging much?? Perhaps a wee bit) I did some maths and like everyone else, came to the conclusion that if you want the three edging charts to work out perfectly, then you need work the budding lace chart #2 in multiples of 5. (Ex. 19 repeats and then the edgings; 24 repeats and then the edgings, etc., etc.)

One amazing (to me) little bit is that with being 14 repeats into the body of the shawl, you’ll never guess how much yarn I have left… ok fine! I’ll show you!

Honestly, considering that I have one more untouched ball of this stuff, I think I’ll be able to finish the shawl with no problems.

Now the astute reader may notice something familiar about this shawl besides the fact that I’m working the same pattern. That’s my challenge to you. What here is the same??

I had been planning to keep this shawl when I am done. I mean, I L.O.V.E. the yarn and I would love a bigger shawl, but in the end, I’ve decided that this will go to live with my good friend Anne (who has started knitting! Yay Anne!). Back in January, we were emailing back and forth one day and she mentioned that she could use a shawl and I jokingly told her I’d get started on one for her - in pink. (She is a wee bit averse to pink). And now, the more I get finished on this shawl, the more I know that it is her shawl and not mine. She will love it and treasure it accordingly and really, what knitter could ask for more?

In other news I bought some fabric this weekend.

The floral will be for a summer skirt that I hope to settle down and make in the next month. (No, you are NOT allowed to laugh at me for that statement!!) And isn’t the Loteria fabric freakin AWESOME? I’m thinking a needle case or baggie of some sort perhaps? We shall see! I love living three blocks away from Houston’s best fabric store!!!

And one last before I go hit the hay, you HAVE to check this out!!! It’s a very awesome FO and totally brag worthy for her.