Progress

Chris is making great progress on the Silk Slip from Lingerie Style. He has finished the lace that goes under the bust and has one cup almost done. I can't wait to see how it looks put together. He is doing an AMAZING job, especially since hes only been knitting about a week!!! The yarn, by the way, is a brand new one from The Painted Sheep-- "Wild Thing," a Tussah Silk/Merino blend in the color "Sangria"


I am currently working on the Hexagon Bag (pictures coming soon) and a pair of socks in Sushi Socks. The Sushi Socks is a joy to work with -- soo soft. It will be interesting to see how it wears. I'm also using the Sangria colorway.


Of course, Beau isn't making it easy for me to get my socks finished!

Update on Chris's Knitting

His washcloth is coming along beautifully, even though he dropped some stitches and had to figure out how to fix it on his own (I wasn't around). He had a dentist appointment yesterday and took his knitting with him to work on in the waiting area. He calls it "kipping" (KIP-ing)---I don't know how he even knows what KIP means. I wrote the pattern for the washcloth wrong, so its going to be a diamond instead of a square (oops!) but no one says a washcloth has to be square. Hes out of town for a couple of days but is taking the project with him. His goal is to be able to knit this, eventually. I have no doubt that he will be able to.

Doing what I love with the man I love

Chris has finally allowed me to teach him how to knit. He has tried it a couple of times in the past but didn't enjoy it and never got past the first couple of rows. But in the last couple of days he has committed himself to finally learning and hes doing great! He learned how to purl, ssk, k2tog, m1 and read a pattern tonight. He has finished his training swatch and is ready for his first project-- a wash cloth knit on the bias to practice his increases and decreases. I wrote him a little pattern for it tonight. I'm so excited!