Ever since I started to knit, I want to knit a skirt. Or two. Or maybe three. OK, since I live my life on Ravelry, I have found a lot of great skirt patterns, and I want them all.

Here they are:

The indigo ripples skirt from IK Spring 2007:  This reminds me of my Mom’s skirt, but this one is shorter. I’m on the quest to find the perfect yarn for this. I have a skirt worth of raw silk, but that might be too ‘tweedy’ for this skirt. I might make a swatch though.

Justina from Norah Gaughan Vol.1. I have received this booklet from my fantastic swap partner in the Books and more swap from Ravelry. This skirt look so cosy and yet stylish!

Again, the perfect yarn is to be find yet.

by Elissa Sugishita, from Knitscene, Fall 2007: This one is crochet, and it is frightens me. I guess it would make more time to crochet a skirt then knit one. But I like the pattern, the woven-looking material.

Belle Curve by Kira Dulaney, from Knitty, Winter 2007: I can imagine that this one could look actually flattering on me. Definitely will knit this one. As soon as I can afford this amount of yarn.  Remember, that I have to knit the XXL size.

Another Must Have: Shocking! by Veronik Avery from Interweave Knits, Winter 2004.

 I couldn’t wait to get my hands on this pattern, and now I can’t wait to start it. Until then I wil have a lot of fun, finding the best yarn for this project.

Another crochet one:  by Kathy Merrick from Interweave Crochet, Fall 2007 I just love this construction. And with a worsted weight yarn, this could be a fairly quick knit. I think I have something suitable for this in my stash.

I think I have enough projects for the lifetime. I really should stop looking for more patterns. (Sigh)

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I have received the coral beads for the necklace I’ve designed with the turqoise round beads. It is going to be very interesting, I know. And I have a few more plans for bead-crochet jewelry, which I can’t wait to start. Now that I’ve seen the customers and their interest on Budapest, I know I can make more outstanding pieces, and they will love it. I can be brave with the colors and the styles, which I was trying to avoid until now. The people I was selling to – mostly in my town – preferred the more muted fashion and colorway.

 Now I can let my imagination go wild. This is inspiring! Instead of the boring single color ropes I will make something like this, by Judith Bertoglio-Griffin:

And I was thinking about a green rope, with orange loops. Orange, or lilac. I’m still collecting inspiration from all around the web.

Ah, and just in case Santa Claus is reading this blog: I so much would love to have this book!

And Norah Gaughan’s Vol.2. from Berrocco.

Thank you, Dear Santa. I’ll be a good girl.

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Let me list what I can expect, and what should I send out, before I forget:

- There is a book swap, which was a great idea: You choose something (book, booklet, pattern) your partner wants badly, and send it out to her/him. The coolest thing is that you choose a project, and send the necessary yarn along with it. Now this is a great excuse for every knitter to buy books, yarn, and we will even have a project from our favourites list to knit!!!! Not that if any of us needs an excuse to buy more and more yarn or book….

DH just went out to the post office to pick up a parcel from the US, so I might have received it already. My partner is a young mom, who loves to knit garment for her child, so it is relatively easy. But I haven’t yet chosen the book. Must do it this week, the deadline is the end of the month.

BREAKING NEWS – BREAKING NEWS – BREAKING NEWS – BREAKING NEWS

Look what I’ve got from Granger, US! Elizabeth, YOU ARE A STAR!!! I got a long-wanted Norah Gaughan booklet, a fab bead crochet book, an absolutely stunning HABU KIT!!!! A Kidsilk Haze. All these things I wanted for so long!!! I was screaming and dancing around, my DH thought I went mad.

And there is still more: a sweet little notebook with magnetic closure, and a chunky bit of olive oil soap, and a stunning stone button.

I’m so very happy, and excited, that I actually took photos, and posted one here!!!

Isn’t it just wonderful? Now let me pamper them for an hour or so, and I will continue my list.

I just have to play with my new treasures now.

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The same thing happened yesterday with this pullover. I swear I heard my name from my knitting basket. It might be because this is the first project I make with the yarn recommended, and it makes me more excited. And this yarn is beautiful! Such a great stich definition, beautiful hand, and that drape! Yay! A very expensive way of having fun, but – hell, I deserve it.

And yesterday I deserved it well enough. Finally – and after a bad, bad argument – I handed my notice to quit to my bitchy boss.

And guess what happened at the end of that same day. She asked me in, and told me confidentially that she is going to leave too, before the end of the year. And because it would be too much effort to find a new PA until then, and for such a short period of time, is it possible that we can work together for the rest of the time? Now what could I say?
I said until I can’t find anything better, I will stay, but as soon there is an opportunity, I will leave.

I felt so exhausted when I got home, and you agree that my brain needed some calming balm. And this knitting was it. Made me totally happy just to see how fast it went, and how even the stitches look. And I love that cool, silky feel on my hands. I can’t wait to finish it and wear it, and I pray it would look nice on me.

I highly recommend this yarn, and this pattern for all those suffering from a bitchy boss.

If only I could get my hands on Norah Gaughan’s new booklets from Berroco! I would possibly go into her office, knock her to the wall with her table, and tell her exactly what to do instead of pestering the poor, hard working women in the laboratory.

Then I would go home, singing, and knitting away.

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