in Boston is taking up knitting and sleeping time!!

I went to the "rolling rally" in Boston today and cheered for the Red Sox as their parade traveled down Boylston Street. It was just steps outside the building I work in.



C's Christmas dress has not progressed. B's Christmas sweater awaits . . . my, how the holiday-knitting always turn into a crunch.

Labels: Knitting in the Boston MA area

I just went on bostonknitout.com and found out that the Knit-Out has been canceled this year and they're not having it again until 2009. Not enough funds I guess. Bummer! It's just something fun to go to and I've only been once back in 2005.

A second friend canceled out on dinner tonight so myself and one of my other friends are just getting together at my house tonight per usual. This works out best I suppose as I'm exhausted on Friday nights from the work-week, etc.

In more positive news, I've completed one whole sleeve to the Gypsy Mesh and will probably finish the other sleeve by early next week and then sew the seams up and voilà! DONE.

We've also let another monarch butterfly go last Saturday that we raised from an egg found in our backyard. I'll post some pictures of that too next posting.

Oh, and I baked a third zucchini bread Wednesday night! DEEE-LISH.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Labels: Gypsy Mesh Pullover, Knitting in the Boston MA area, life in the BerryKnitty household

After drooling over Alison's sockapalooza knitting and her rendition of the embossed leaves socks using Lang Fantomas, I can't stop thinking of getting this yarn and trying to knit myself a pair. Eventually.

I think back when I subscribed to Interweave Knits that I may have *gasp* thrown this issue out so instead of purchasing Favorite Socks which has the embossed leaves pattern in it, I scoured the city of Boston searching yarn shops for the Winter 2005 issue:

and I found it for a total of $7.34 at Newbury Yarns! Now, on Newbury Yarns--I have mixed feelings on this yarn store. I love it's convenience to where I work in the city, but the prices are ridiculous and today I discovered that the website no longer comes up (I checked their link out of curiousity because I noticed someone different running the shop today when I walked in). The new owner, or so I think it was the new owner, was rude. She didn't seem to care that I was there to purchase anything and as I stood at the register, she kept listening to this knitter go on and on and on and on and on about his needles and this and that and what's best, etc. instead of excusing herself to help someone that was actually going to BUY something, that someone being me. Granted he was there first, but HE actually had to tell her to go help me. Common sense--does it exist anymore? Then I commented on the adorable crochet teddy bear on the table and she just smirked and shrugged her shoulders in a snobby way. Well, I wanted this issue so badly, that I wasn't going to let her reaction deter me from purchasing it. But I will never purchase another thing in that store again. I scampered out with my prize in hand, never to return again. Weird phenomenon, these LYS owners, very weird. Alison, I feel like your kindred spirit in a weird sort of way--the embossed leaves calling my name, the rudeness I experienced today, wow.

Labels: IK, Knitting in the Boston MA area, socks

I have today off from work for a morning routine dr. appt. and then I went downtown to meet my husband for lunch and to pick up a mother's ring (my gift for Mother's Day). I had some time to kill because it turned out my ring wasn't ready on time so I scored a couple of Fiber Trend patterns at Windsor Button before meeting my husband for lunch.
Felted Clogs & Classic Hearts sweater:

the clogs pattern was the one I was really after, I am going to take Yarn Harlot's advice and use Patons Classic Merino (she talks about the clogs in her January 12, 2007 blog entry).

Before stumbling upon the felted clogs pattern, I found the Classic Hearts sweater pattern and thought it would look adorable in a rose colored yarn--so me & it's knit in the round!!

oh, ya and my ring!

Labels: Knitting in the Boston MA area, knitting library

So last night I'm looking at the calendar and my heart kind of sinks. I won't be able to make the Boston Knit-Out this year--already promised my friend I'd go to her brother-in-law's 40th. It's sad because now I'll have to wait another whole year to go. . . Not to say that the cookout/party won't be real fun, but I've been looking forward to the Knit-Out for a while now.

Labels: Knitting in the Boston MA area