Happy Birthday!

Today George Clooney wished me a happy birthday. Tilda Swinton did too.

I'm completely serious. Details - and pictures! - to come soon.

Meanwhile, greetings from Venice!

Paris

Ooh la la!

Greetings from Paris! We've been here for almost 3 days now and have tried to cram as much as possible into it... we've seen the Louvre, Notre Dame (our hotel is about 4 blocks away), Sacre-Coeur, Arc de Triomphe, Place de la Concorde, and of course le Tour Eiffel. We even went up the Eiffel Tower, which I had not done before. We have many fabulous photos that I'm sure will take months to sort through.

And there has been knitting - I turned the heel on the first Denmark sock while sitting in the Tuileries, and then finished the gusset off at the top of the Eiffel Tower. I've also been working on Arwen at the hotel. And I visited Le Bon Marche, where I restrained myself to just a bit of Phildar yarn and a few books. However, I think there may be more shopping on the bill for this afternoon, so I'll let you know!

Tonight we catch a train and sleep across Europe, waking up tomorrow morning in Venice! See you then!

Greetings from Denmark!

Hello from Copenhagen! I'm posting from the hotel lobby, on my way to explore town (and possibly scope out some yarn shops, even though they're closed today as it's Sunday). The trip was uneventful, I caught the train from the airport into the city and then found my hotel with no problems.

I've even cast on a new pair of socks to celebrate! Sorry no pictures (I'm using a shared terminal at the hotel), but they are (very fittingly) the Denmark socks from Knitting on the Road.

Have a great week - I'll check in when possible!

Summer of Bleh.

Well, hello. I swear I've been doing stuff this summer... unfortunately, blogging doesn't seem to be part of the "stuff." Here's an overdue update.

In addition to finishing Coachella, I've been doing quite a bit of other knitting. Current WIPs:

Mystery Stole 3

I'm a bit behind... this was at the end of Clue 1 (the Mystery Stole Group is now on Clue 6). I'm now on line 114, which is partly through Clue 2. This definitely requires my full attention, which means there hasn't been much opportunity to knit it.

Mossy Jacket

This is the beginning of a Mossy Jacket, a baby sweater for a coworker. It's actually finished and has already been gifted (the blog's operating with a bit of a time lag)... photos to come. The yarn is a fun combination of Valeria di Roma Arena (the plain green) and Arucania Pomaire (variegated, used for the collar, hem and button band. Both 100% cotton, machine washable (OK, the Pomaire says hand wash, but I'm using so little of it, hopefully it will survive the washing machine!).

And, I've actually picked Arwen back up. The last time we discussed her, I'd just finished one of the fronts. I had actually worked on the back quite a bit, but I put it down a few months ago (when the weather started getting warmer). So, the first thing to do was figure out exactly where I left off, then figure out what I needed to do to refigure the back neck... I have one side of it finished and I think it looks good. I need to sew it all together to make sure. So next up - finish the other side of the back neck, then finish the right front of the cardigan.

Also some spinning:

A few weekends ago, when my sister Jenna was visiting, we dyed some roving together. This was hers:

Jenna's roving

This is the yarn I spun from it:

Jenna's Yarn

2-ply, about 120 yards, worsted weight. It turned out something between a pistacio and grass... the green definitely came out more in the finished yarn than I would have expected from the roving. I'm not sure what she's going to make out of it, but I finished it in time for it to move to Colorado with her.

Also, I've been hanging out a bit (OK, a lot) on ravelry. My username is snarglesarah - friend me or just say hello!

And, I'm getting ready for my big trip. This summer has been fairly calm in the work travel arena - just a trip out to Cali in June. But, next week (Saturday), I head to Copenhagen, Denmark for a meeting for a week. Then, Dan will join me and we're going to spend a few days in Paris and a few days in Venice. If you have any travel tips or must-visits for any of these cities, please let me know!

Coachella

Summer tank!

Pattern: Coachella by Fathom Harvill from the Summer 2007 knitty.com
Yarn: K1C2's 2nd Time Cotton (100% cotton 75% cotton, 25% acrylic - thanks Jess! - recycled from textile waste)
Needles: Knitpicks Options, 9 for the body, 7's for the neckline and hem
Started: ~ June 20, 2007
Finished: July 28, 2007

Racerback!

Comments: I like this tank, but I'm not completely in love with it. The neckline is too low, but I have a nice tank to wear under it and I'm happy with how it looks with the tank. The armholes sometimes dig into my arms, but I think really that's just a reminder to have better posture, because when I sit up straight it doesn't hurt. It's a little heavy (100% cotton, what did I expect?), but I like how it hangs and doesn't ride up. It's the perfect length. Hmm... why do I not love this tank? Not sure, but hopefully it will grow on me :)