Well, I Ordered the "Crap"

Yep, after all that research on Miz Bliss' "cashmerino aran" the denizens of the LYS talked me into ordering it after all. They assure me that they have eperienced no problems with the yarn and I hope they are right. Here she be:

If I knit up 22 skeins of it and it doesn't hold up, I'm gonna be pissed. I hope to get it about a week from now and get started on the thing. It's on size 6 and 7 needles so I know it's going to take awhile.

I'm still working on getting a men's knitting group started here in The Big 'D'. I've been conversing with a nice guy named Scott up in Plano and I have to retouch base with Kevin here in Dallas. And then start hitting some of the local knitting groups and get to recruiting some people as well has start a poster campaign at the local shops. I'll get it together somehow.

AND, as a stroke of luck would have it, Phases bar is putting in a lounge area towards the back of the building and the manager (who happens to be the hubby) has agreed to let us meet there. Hopefully I can get a group together in the approx. month it will take them to remodel.

All is right with the world today.

Decided on the Project!

And here it is..........Stay tuned for the story. It's a Debbie Bliss Pattern.

Well, it's been a whole ten days since I last posted. Damn, it goes fast. I'm typing as the husband, Jim, is watching " Deal or No Deal". Did you know that Valtrex will not inhibit the spread of genital herpes??? It says so on TV. All's ok as he turns a blind eye to my kitting obsession. Of course, I have to remove his glasses and poke his eyes out for that to happen. But ya gotta do what you gotta do.

Here's the Bliss story.....

I found this pattern on the internet and really liked it. I printed the image and gave it to my local yarn wench. The pattern is named "Guernsey" so she looked it up and Miss Bliss's web site says that it is done in DK Cotton. No problem. I order 25 skeins of cotton only to find out that Miss Bliss has a half dozen sweaters that are by the same name. This one is done in her Cashmerino.

In research, Cashmerino has the great reputation for being a "dream to knit with" but aparently does not hold up in longetivity. So that's out.

I cancelled the cotton and am now in search of a replacement for the yarn.

I hate making decisions

April 11, 2006

Well, I have been mulling over several "personality" options for this page over the past several days and I've just decided to hell with it I'll merely sit down and write about whatever is, or not, that I happen to be up to.

And the current things are:

1. Starting some new project.
2. Trying to organize a mens knitting group here in the Dallas Metroplex.

As for number one, I'm looking toward doing a sweater (finally one for myself) called "Stevie" from the now no longer Rowan Cork Collection. All I have to do is make the yarn choice and get going but for some reason I haven't had the time to get to the LYS, imagine that!

Now number two is really turning out ot be literal NUMBER TWO!

The idea getting together a mens knit group is pretty much in its infancy. So far I have just a couple of guys that I have had email contact with but have never met and would like to get a couple more or a couple of guys interested in learning.

And so far, have no idea about a time or location and merely need to get off my butt and get organized. So, if y'all know some guys in the DFW area send 'em my way.