A New Hampshire Knitter

I have a slight problem. I want to KNIT ALL THE SHAWLS, which isn't a problem, as I have a lot of yarn designated toward shawls. However, what makes it a problem is I also want to KNIT ALL THE SOCKS. (And yes, I have a lot of yarn designated for socks.) As it is, I've got a couple shawls on the needles. The Eden Shawl , which I wrote about earlier this week. That's officially on hold- I've only got a few inches left, I did, however, cave and buy a couple skeins from a Raveller in Canada. So, I'm waiting on that delivery. On pins and needles, of course. I really want to finish that one, and block it. I chose a very lovely color for that. Knitpicks Stroll Sport, in Baltic Heather.  I also haven't touched my Follow Your Arrow, which was a Ysolda Teague mystery knit a long, since clue 4 came out. It's just sitting there, in a huddled, lonely mess.  Same with Esjan , which my knitting group did as a knit a long... I did rece...

I moved! I had wanted to post earlier, but life got in the way, as it usually does. I'm all in, mostly settled, and I think my favorite feature of my new condo is my "hobby room."  Here's the overall view- the view from the door. It's supposed to be the master bedroom, but really? How much room do I need to sleep? The "small" bedroom has plenty of room for my bed and my "office." Besides, I take up more room crafting than I do sleeping or studying. The yarn stash and the "hobby closet"- it's where I keep all of my smaller hobbies- my spinning wheel and fiber, my beads, puzzles, my camera, toy and bag making supplies. My sewing tables. The taller table has a cutting mat on it. The shelving unit  and totes hold stuff I'm saving for the craft fairs this winter. My bookshelves... for my books, regular and knitting and quilting, as well as a way of organizing WIPs. My futon. For overnight guests. At...

For my birthday last December, two of my coworkers bought me the knit pattern a day calendar. Most of the patterns I discarded, not anything I found interesting. However, there was one shawl pattern that I fell in love with, and HEY! I had an (extremely close) equivalent yarn in stash, in the exact yardage required. YAY, right? (pattern called for KP Wool of the Andes Sport, I had KP Stroll Sport) Those of you who are friends with me on facebook know the rest of the story. Those of you who don't, however, here it is. The gauge on the pattern calls for 4.5 stitches per inch in stockinette, using size five needles. I cast on, knit for awhile and then measured (I have a tendency to not knit a swatch, I figure after a couple inches of knitting I can measure then. Besides, it's a well known fact that swatches lie.) It took awhile, but I finally got gauge- on size US8s. I didn't think too much of it- seeing how my original gauge on the size fives matched the recommended...