Recap: New Orleans

The Boy and I are in New Orleans for an OWBN LARP event (The Grand Masquerade)  and while I don't really LARP, I wanted to go with since I had never been to New Orleans before. The main thing on our trip I wanted to do was to try some of the local foods.

Use the pointy end

I learned to knit when I was about 9 years old. I wasn't that good at it then. But I picked it back up in 2008. I've gotten a lot better. I started with scarves and this year I completed my first sweater. Every year I've tried to create a goal for knitting for myself.

My goal in 2009 was socks which I accomplished.  A picture of my first socks.

In 2010, I wanted to tackle cables.  Accomplished this and they were so much easier than I thought.  They're so much fun.  Here is a picture of my first cable project.

This year my goal was a sweater, double knitting, and fair isle.  I accomplished the sweater, I even made 2 and am working on a third one.  I still have a couple months for double knitting and fair isle.  Here is a picture of my first sweater.  I think it looks like pepto bismol and I don't wear it that often, though it is warm.

This year I also attempted lace, so far so good.  I am working on a shawl, Haruni.  I have not finished it yet, I am about 7 rows away from the end.  I ran out of yarn on my first skein and got a second one but I still need to wind it and finish it.

I love knitting and on Ravelry I keep finding more and more stuff I want to knit.  I do find that in the summer, I don't knit as often and it seems to kick in when fall rolls around.  I'm currently working on Tubey, it's going to be a nice fall red color for a friend's wedding at the end of October.  I hope I can finish it by then.