Hello Summer

This summer shawlette is the knitting project that is bringing in summer for me. This project was meant to be one I could take to the beach with me, but I finished it before we even left...go figure. Luckily, I have a couple of other projects in mind. This yarn has some silver flecks in it so when it catches the light just right there is some shine to it. I hope that I will get some wear out of this beautiful FO.

So last week was kind of a rough week for me just because the year is winding down and I am definitely ready for summer. The week was made rougher by the fact that I had to pick up friends from the airport at 1am on Wednesday! Well to express their gratitude that gave me this bottle of wine.

Who knew there was wine with sheep on the label. Its FANTASTIC!

So next week I will be at the beach and I plan to take a lot of pictures to post on here when I get back!

I hope everyone enjoys the first official weekend of summer.

In the busy busy month of May

As May draws to a close in the next hour I thought I would try and do a quick post to sum up the past month.

Most of the month I have been working on this...
It is by far the most difficult thing I have accomplished and I am quite pleased with it. I have now moved on to a top secret project that I can't post here, but hopefully I will be starting a more public project soon!

My piano students recital was this month along with the last Kindermusik class of my first Kindermusik semester. Now after a few days off for Memorial Day week, I have just 3 little weeks left before the end of the school year and my vacation.

This has been a busy month but I'm looking forward to some much needed time off soon.

Finally...

So I am finally posting about my purchases for MDS&W. Being on a tight budget I was not able to make many purchases but this is what I came home to play with!

This is a hand-dyed brilliant blue mohair blend. Really soft!


This is from Brooks Farm, I can't resist that place. This is their Duet Yarn, I figured after buying Primero at the last two festivals I went to, I should branch out and try something new. I think I'm attracted to Mohair...oh and Blue.


This last yarn was purchased for me by my wonderful boyfriend and chauffeur for the day. It is hand spun with flecks of silver in it.

I have no idea what I am going to make with any of this, I have some larger projects I need to put a dent in. Suggestions for this yarn will be taken, thanks!

Maryland Sheep and Wool

We left early to drive down to Maryland Sheep and Wool on Saturday. I was a little too cheery for everyone as I was filled with the excitement of a child on Christmas morning. I had to tone it down for Aimee and Lyndsay; they both had a little too much fun the night before.


Lyndsay made the first purchase of the day from a woman with purple hair. Lyndsay is going to learn to spin with this roving she bought.


We saw lots of great animals. Aimee liked the bunnies!


Lyndsay wanted to pet a sheep, but I'm not sure the sheep wanted to be pet.


After getting tired of looking at livestock and yarn, we decided to take a break and have a picnic in the Geico car.


After more shopping (we went to every vendor, as Matt patiently stood by and consulted on our purchases), we left with some beautiful yarns in beautiful colorways. It was only when we were leaving that we realized that we all bought shades of blue and shades of grey yarn.

It was a long but fun-filled day! We also ran into Frecklemom, and Jess and Casey of course. It was so crowded and busy we didn't get much chance to talk to them.

Hey Teach, there are holes in your sweater!

ummm...they are supposed to be there! But one of my 2 year old Kindermusik students didn't know that when she started sticking her fingers through the lace on my sleeve when I wore it to class last Friday. This sweater is perfect for summer days of teaching, lightweight and cool without revealing too much.


An another note, I will be going to the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival this weekend with Lyndsay and Aimee, Matt will be coming along as our handsome chauffeur and pack-mule. I was not going to go to the festival this year considering my finances and my overflowing stash. But Matt convinced me that I wanted to go, I'm not sure why he is so supportive of my addiction. But I am going under the condition that I will not buy a lot of things and to ensure that I will be focusing on photographing the day instead of just shopping. We will be making it a day-tripping on Saturday and I'm sure even if I don't spend a dime, it will be a blast with three of my favorite people.

On a professional note, my article is in the final stages of editing and will be published this summer! I'm so excited, its such a great opportunity. There are only 6 weeks left of the school year and I am busy preparing my students for a recital in May. While I will be teaching over the summer, I will have some time off on top of that.

I hope to post a picture laden post after this weekend!

My New Car...in my dreams

Here I am at the NYC Car Show in a Pontiac G6 This is a very nice hardtop convertible with a back seat. I very nice car...a girl can dream, right?


Matt had a great time at the car show. He especially enjoyed sitting in this Honda S2000


But even more than the Honda he liked this Ford Mustang. It is a sharp looking car.



I also tried out the Pontiac Solstice. Also a really nice car, but it felt like I was in a race car, really low to the ground and I don't know how much I would enjoy driving it. Matt had trouble getting his knees under the wheel, but I fit perfectly.

To sum up our day in NYC, it was great to see Laurie, it was a beautiful day, there was a lot of walking, but also good food, sights, and people.

There will be a knitting related post very soon!

$5/recession sweater

I wanted to prove that fashionable knitting can be affordable as well. Here is my version of the Mr. Greenjeans sweater using Caron One Pound. I used only one skein of this yarn which I got on sale for $4.50. Its machine washable, and lighter weight than wool, which makes it perfect for spring and a layering sweater for air conditioning in the summer.