TAKING BACK [THE KNIT]

cutest thing ever might be this phone cozy. i often think that about bittersweet's stuff, though. so much cute, i can barely take it. i have a ton of scrap yarn, and i am really thinking about making this. or at least using the concept for some other sort of cozy.

i forget how much easier it is to bind off with a crochet hook. especially with ribbing. and when BingO hundreds of stitches.

i have been knitting like crazy! it is amazing how much i can get done if i knit during all of my free time. i've been doing some stash-busting, and finally finishing something i gave up a long time ago. i started a Fiery Bolero, the first time, years ago. it was in red cotton ease, which eventually got frogged and turned into the fabled modified boobholder/minisweater. a better use for that yarn, i think. i had some white cotton ease laying around after finding it at Tuesday Morning, in kits to make baby hats. (this was while it was discontinued, mind you! i paid like $6 a ball for it, because it was in the kits. but i love this stuff.) anyway, i put it to good use and started another Bolero. i like this pattern for is simplicity. the fun is in the constrction. but not in the picking up 258 stitches, just for the front edging. also, BingO those 258 stitches, not so fun either. tedious! i usually like a little more texture, but for this shrug, the plain stockinette is perfect. (i went back through my old posts and found the {only!} one with a picture of the FB in-progress the original time. check it out here. even in 2005 miss Amanda Cathleen was leaving me comments! i love it.)

i've finished a couple of boring things, a mitered square washcloth among them. it's done in Paton's Grace, and i must say that i love this yarn. the mercerized cotton makes it so silky smooth and soft. i will definitely be making more washcloths with this in the future.

i really ought to be blogging more. it's just hard for me, these days. i play around on flickr too much!