Knitting Mania

I don't want to do anything but knitting. Knit my sweater and scarf, read about knitting, blog knitting, dream about knitting. Forget about household chores. They take too much time. I am unmotivated to do dishes and scrub the bathroom although they both need my attention. This must be compulsive if not down right manic but I'm enjoying it, as manics often do. I will do the dishes and scrub the bathroom this afternoon.

My circular needles for my Dale Sweater keep coming unhooked. They are cable needles with interchangeable nickel plated tips from KnitPicks. I've heard they are very good about replacing non-working needles, if not the price of new needle tips is not prohibitive.

I've ordered 24 skeins of Classic Yarns Bam Boo in Sienna for a Lounging Jacket by the same company. I love this jacket. It is loose fit and the bamboo yarn is silky and very soft. The only change I will make is to lengthen the pattern several inches and shorten the sleeves to 3/4. This is the first time I've ordered my own materials from websites rather than buying them through the local store. I found a great price at WEBS. They gave me a price of $6.20/skein for buying 18 skeins at once which is fantastic. The Classic Elite price per skein was $8.95. The WEBS price made the project doable.

I found a good source for Plus Sizes at Vermont Fiber Designs. Their sizes go up to 6X which is good to see. You can buy the patterns at The Mannings store on the web.

I bought a outfit for myself from Clearwater Creek this weekend. I wanted something nice to wear for spring and summer. It is a wrap shirt with a slightly gathered a-line skirt. Both are of flowing material. The skirt has a open floral design and medium stripes around the bottom. The combination actually makes me look thinner from the front. I was very happy to find that what they say in the design books about design for plus sizes works. This gives me more ideas of what to look for in the patterns I look for to knit.