knitbot, by Hannah Fettig

You can read a conversation between Stefanie Japel and I here.  She is the author of Fitted Knits and the forthcoming Glam Knits.

My Nashua Handknits A-line Top is ready for it’s yoke.

I fell in love with the water these last 3 weeks. What am I going to do now that I can’t step outside and slip straight into it? It was a much needed break, and I must admit not a lot of crafting took place.

I started Eunny’s Endpaper Mitts, using The Fibre Company’s Khroma DK in Olive Oil and Aegean.

Since our return I have made progress on a piece for Nashua Handknits.

Also since returning I’ve caught up on the first two episodes of Project Runway Season 5. My favorite so far is Leanne Marshall, I’m plugging for you little buddy!

We are leaving for a much needed vacation today. I thought before I left I would take stock of all my unfinished projects and decide which ones to bring with me to work on while I lounge in a beach chair for the next two weeks.

1. Habu Stockings - definitely not taking with me!

2. Classic Elite Linen Pants

3. Rebecca #35 Striped Dress - Cascade 220

4. Rowan Magazine #38 Knotty Cardigan - Kid Classic

5. The Fibre Company Khroma Worsted Weight Cabled Pullover

6. Gathered Pullover from Interweave Winter 2007 - Garnstudio Alpaca

7. A-line Top from Nashua Yarns Natural Focus Ecological Cotton

We’ve got some clear contenders for vacation projects.

Or I could start another one…

It has been far too long since my last sewing project.  I revved up the Bernina to help a friend make some curtains and thought, oh yeah, I love sewing!  I whipped up this dress AND lined it in no time flat.

It always blows my mind how much faster sewing is than knitting!