St. Brigid Update

Hey again, readers!

(How about this, you get a second blog post in the same day! It's like I didn't miss yesterday at all!)

(That was a lot of exclamations.  My bad.)

So here it is, the St. Brigid update that I've been promising for ages.  Really, it was because I've been having trouble getting good pictures of it.  And I still feel like these pictures are kind of bad, because they were taken with my phone camera.

(Every time I use flash, it makes the stitches blanch out in a sea of green, so I have been taking them in the dark.  And they're kind of fuzzy.  Bear with me, please.)

A little pale, but those cables are so beautiful.  So worth the effort.

She's coming along pretty well over all.  I'm halfway through the second repeat of the pattern.  I need to repeat it ten times total for the back, so this is slow but sure progress.

This picture shows the true color better.

Cables drive me nuts but are so beautiful that it's worth it.

It's definitely not a sweater I can work on when watching TV.  Like, all my concentration goes into it.  But I love how it's turning out.  I took it up a needle size because I am a pretty big gal.  So far, I'm still on my first ball of yarn, but that will probably change soon.

The yarn is Cascade 22 in Hunter Green, a color I have been drawn to for ages.  

Interesting story about the yarn, actually.

So, a few years ago, I went to a yarn store with my friend Kristine for the first time.  I didn't have any projects in mind, but I wanted some of this Cascade stuff because it was so nice feeling and looking.  So I bought three skeins of it - one pink, one purple, and one green.

Fast forward to when I was ordering the yarn for St. Brigid back in January.  I found this green online and absolutely loved it.  So I bought it.

When it came in, I took it back to my yarn stash, thinking it looked familiar.  So on a whim, I compared it to the green I had bought back at the yarn store in 2010 or so.  

It's the exact same color.

If that isn't destiny telling me that I am supposed to knit this sweater in this green, then I don't know what is.

(And yeah, I hold on to stash yarn for long periods of time.  Doesn't everybody?)

Alright, so there's the Brigid update.

Off to do more rows.

Updates and a New Idea!

Hi there dear readers!

Today is a beautiful day in Colorado.  The sun is up, it's like 60 degrees, and I'm pretty happy to be on winter break.

So what do I have for you, on this fine day?

Pictures!

Knitting has been going swimmingly.  Allow me to show you two things I just recently finished.

The first is a lovely cardigan I was commissioned to make by a friend of mine.  She bought the yarn, I did the knitting.  I love how it turned out.

Pattern: Cherry Cordial

And then there are birthday socks for my fiance. His birthday isn't until the end of January, but at the rate I'm going, it's never to early to start.

Aren't they awesome? Just a standard sock, no pattern.

Ah, life is pretty good right now.

And now, for a new idea I have.

As you guys know, I love Laci Green.  I think she is awesome.  She just recently put out this video about selfies and how we can turn them into something great.

Which got me thinking about my own insecurities.  Especially where a camera is concerned.

So I have this new project.  Starting in January, I'm going to post one selfie a day.  Good days, bad days, days when I'm sad or sick or happy or pretty - all of them will go up.  

I want to explore myself more, and I want others (that means you, my dear dear readers) to feel empowered as well.  Let's get over this notion of what body perfection is.

I will still be updating this blog, so do not worry.  Actually, since I'll be posting daily pictures on there, I will probably update more on here.  Always a good thing. :)

And that is all I have for today, sweet readers.  Enjoy your Tuesday afternoon!

~Meaghan