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Fate Of My Iced Sweater..and developing a laptop/IPad bag pattern (sneak peak)

Is there anyone out there that knits a sweater pattern without drama? Ha, all frustration aside, gauge problems, pattern tweaking etc.…[ pattern here ] I powered through all of my knitting drama with this pattern, well it did have extended “resting” times, but my biggest hurtle was, (see above photo) this is all of the yarn I have, see little bitty ball at the bottom!  11 skeins later and the arms of the sweater are just to my elbows. I dithered around for a bit, I had spent more money on this yarn than I had planned, and not made it into the pattern I had bought it for (of course *snort*). But I ultimately decided that I do in fact, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE how this is turning out, (it is super bulky thick and thin yarn) and is very warm and soft and squishy, I originally thought, when I realized that I would not have enough yardage to complete it, that I would make it into a vest. Having a raglan sleeve posed a problem with that idea. So I decided to knit as far as my yarn would allow ...

This and that, searching for inspiration and gluebooks

Off today and have a list of "things to do". I've been in a cleaning mood lately, so I'm going with it. Clearing away and decluttering, I have found I can not be creative if my house (especially my sewing room) get too messy. I clean and this room ends up, well a catch all for everything that does not get to its proper place. So, needless to say, no knitting has occurred yet. I am working on a gluebook . Thanks to Paula the Quilter, *take any kind of journal, book whatever. It can be printed or not *take magazines and cut out words or pictures that appeal to you *glue the cut outs to pages in your book *add journaling or not, check some out here.   Flicker group here. Or see Artjunkgirl 's blog and GoMakeSomething here Spring Knitty is out!! Inspiration here. Don't forget KnittySpin . The Yarn Harlot has a new book out! This looks interesting. Highlighted by Knitters Review, A Go Knit Pouch . You can buy here or see more detai...