In case of fire . . .

Last night the fire alarm went off in our building. My husband (Mr. Shark, let's call him) could smell smoke in our bedroom, so we made haste to exit the building. I thought of stuff to grab quickly before we left, and came up with the following list, in this order:

1) Our pet cockatiel
2) My laptop
3) Keys, wallet, cell phone
4) My new extra special knitting project.

I figured, heck, if the building's going to burn down, I might as well have something to do while we watch, yes? Shows you where my priorities are.

It might be easier to understand just why it occurred to me to bring grab my knitting while we were evacuating if I show you a little teaser of what I'm currently working on.



This little beauty is knit up from Manos silk blend (the yellow, 70% wool, 30% silk) and Malabrigo silky wool (the purple, 50/50 wool/silk). It is absolutely scrumptious. Stay tuned for more pictures and details . . .

p.s. - our building did not burn down. yay! the culprit was a dumpster fire (!) next to our building.

Resurfacing

Gosh, it's been a while. School, um, got a little busy, and I neglected the blog (and many other things). On the plus side, I did get a lot of work done while I was gone!



I also got some knitting done in the meanwhile. An online friend of mine had a baby girl two weeks ago, and I made Elizabeth Zimmerman's Baby Surprise Jacket for the little one. I looooove it, and I don't even like pink all that much! The pattern, the yarn, the buttons, everything is just perfect.

Notes on the project:
This is an Elizabeth Zimmerman (EZ) pattern, probably her most famous pattern - at least as far as I know. The construction is absolutely ingenious; I keep on wondering how on earth she came up with something so nifty. Anyway, you can find the pattern in The Opinionated Knitter, or as a single pattern at your local yarn store.

Yarn: Mirasol Hacho, 4 skeins (548 yards)
Needles: Size 5, 24"
Notions: 5 buttons

I followed the pattern, with some minor exceptions:

• I only put buttonholes on the right side since I know this is for a girl.
• I made sure I picked up all of my stitches with what I decided was the “right” side facing me
• I did an applied i-cord edging for the body of the sweater.
• I added a hood usingthe directions for the hood on EZ’s Tomten Jacket from The Opinionated Knitter.
• I added a single crochet border to the hood.