Where did all of this stash come from??!!!

As my Booty Skirt project slowly died, I realized that I need to start a new project. I have a few in mind, but I needed to organize my studio and find out exactly what stash I had. WOW!! I know that I bought a few skeins in NYC (etc), but geesh! they must be doing naughty things in that bin because I don't remember having THIS MUCH stash!! I always said that I would never get to the scrapcrapbooking level where I am embarrassed to show anyone the amount of stuff I own and will never, even if I live to be 2000 years old, get to the end of the supplies. Well, it appears that I am well on my way to that point. Granted, I did inherit a lot of stash from family and friends who attempted to knit and failed, but I know those handpainted yarns did not come from beginners. ;)

I am heading out to a knitting retreat held by All About Yarn soon. The stash has been logged and categorized and I am determined to diminish that pile.

After reading a few frustrating posts from the Lelah top, I've decided to knit the Inspired to Knit halter top, Ribbed Halter by Michele Rose Orne with that yarn instead. I am in love with halter tops right now. I also have enough yarn to knit the Knitty Shetland Shorty. I am excited to try, try again!

Flat Rat Cat Scarf

Well, I redeemed myself and gained back my knitting confidence. I am 99% complete with the Flat Rat Cat Scarf for Puddy, my bf's cat. I only need to attach a button so it stays on when he streaks across the studio floor to rid himself of the evil human clothing. I want to make sure it is loose enough so he can easily slip out of it if he wants to, but still able to keep it on in order to stay warm. The poor rat looks like road kill -- which was totally my goal. :)

Damn that Skirt

My tears have finally dried. I finished the knitting on the Booty Skirt - Intolerable Cruelty. It *is* cruel!! My decreases look more like bat wings on the side of my thighs. I am not sure what went wrong -- well, first of all I knitted a size Medium and I shoulda went with an XS. My guage was dead on, so not sure what happened. :( I need to talk to my mom, a recovering obsessed knitter. She might know if I can steek it. It is balled up in the corner of the living room, tear stained and full of dog hair. It is enough to make a girl wanna quit. But I won't the obsession must move forward. At least it is 99% complete. I only had to knit the loops for the ribbon and place the elastic. I will finish it, even if it isn't perfect

Knitting a Cat Scarf

My boyfriend and I were joking about growing old. I said I would become the crazy old lady, sitting in her rocking chair, knitting at all hours of the day and night, and watching the neighbors come and go out the window. He said, “Hey! I want you to knit a scarf for Puddy (his cat).” It gets cold in his studio during the winter. My personal belief is that his cat is way too cool to wear a human item, but now I am obsessed with thinking about knitting a cat scarf. I had a great idea to knit a mouse head on one end and a tail on the other. Ravelry has some good ideas to put to good use.

The UFO Olympics has really lit a fire under my behind. I am just a few inches away from knitting the ruffles on my Booty Skirt! Once I finished the decreases, then the stockingnet stitch went by lighting fast. Why is it that I am always in a rush to finish a project when I am swamped at work?! Oh yea...I am always swamped and on deadline at work, that’s why…

My co-addicted friend and I signed up for a knitting retreat in early September through All About Yarn. We are staying in a cabin in the woods!!! Three days of knitting and eating and drinking. Nice! It doesn’t get much better than that, my friends. I need to organize my projects so I have a lot of variety during the retreat—especially things that I can knit while tipsy. My A.D.D. will be tested to the limits if I don't have a lot of projects to work on.

I have two Stitch n Bitches planned at my house over the next week. A chance to visit with the girls and a reason to clean my house. We hope the weather will be nice to sit on my huge deck and enjoy the remainder of the summer.