Yarn lovers weekend

The mail man blessed my weekend with no less than 2 packages - now the weekend can only be too short.....

Wonderful yarn from Handknitting by Slavi Cascade 220 Heathers in blue - Mallard - and purple - Purple Jewel and Colinette Jitterbug - Morocco, which is on sale for only DKK 80.- (normal price is 130.-)

Handknitting by Slavi delivered really fast - I placed the order monday in the evening and saturday morning I could unpack 600 grams of delish yarns.

I am looking so forward to cast on both the Cascade and the Jitterbug - there is not enough hours in the day and definately not enough in a weekend - fortunately there's only one weeks work left before winter holiday - guess what I'm doing that weekend :-)

I fell so in love with the Periwinkle Turtleneck Tube Vest on Ravelry that I just had to buy Stefanie Japel's book Fitted Knits - now the Cascade 220 is just staring at me - longing to be cast on for this gorgeous project - just promised my self that I had to finish 2 of the projects I have already cast on..... Thank God that the mail man also delivered the final season of 24 - I'm soooo gonna be chained to the TV with my sticks today.....

May you all have just as wonderful a weekend as I am having

January Challenges

Have decided to challenge my self each month in a knitting project.

In January it was "Judy's Magic Cast on"

The projects is Vestpa by Samantha Roshak. I use Tapestry in grey tones that I stashed 4-5 years ago......

Magic cast on is truly magical, so magical that I couldn't believe how easy it was - I looked up 3-4 instructional videos to make sure I did it right - it just seemed so simple! and it is! Really looking forward to try and knit socks toe - up - maybe a later challenge to my self??? :-)

Here is the instruction that was actually the one I started with and explained so simple. Go for it - try :-)

And it looks like this:

Another great thing in January - I discovered Handknitting by Slavi. A Danish on-line yarn store that has ALL my favorite yarns - without me having to fly to the States or pay 3 times the price in customs - I can get it right here..... Cascade 220, Malabrigo, Heaven's Hand, Misti Alpaca Handpaint sock yarn....... Have already ordered first batch - just waiting for the post man!

Better make them needles burn - have so many projects lined up - so many delightful challenges :-)