When it rains...it pours.

I finally have a weekend off after working 2 whole weeks straight. Thank god for holidays. Even though I barely had time for sleep, I somehow managed to get a lot done since the last post.

I in love with my new kitchen and it has inspired me to be more of a "chef". First I made some honey mustard wings.










Then I decided to try my hand at brownies with my new Bakers Edge brownie pan. BTW- this pan is worth the investment.













After that, Leia, a girl I worked with at The Point got me hooked on her chili. So of course I had to make my own. Turned out better than I had hoped.













On the knitting front, the end of summer spurred me on to finish at least one summer knit before the hot temps left for the season. So I finished up the Keyhole Top from Spring Interweave. It turned out very nicely, except the yarn sheds like crazy. It's knit with Classic Elite Premiere. 50% Prima Cotton and 50% Tencel. A dream to work with but please carry a lint roller with you when you are done.








































Button detailing.



















After learning that my mother was visiting today, I quickly finished up the last couple of rows on the Brioche scarf I was knitting for her. She loved it. YAY!



















Here are my two lovelies just being goofy.

Back in the Saddle

It's mid August and my last post was more than a month ago. Where has the time gone?!

After closing, I immediately started renovating. It took a total of 3 weeks, 130 dollars in additional cell phone charges, several pimples, and 2 total meltdowns before I finally got to move in at the end of July.

My kitchen went from this:

















to this:


















To this:
















To finally this:






















After I moved in, the first room to be set up was the master bedroom:










There are still some shelves and art to be placed in but for the most part, it's finished. It's a little smaller than I had pictured in my head once all the furniture went into the room but overall I'm very happy with it.






I also got the craft closet I always wanted. It is at maximum capacity right now so I think I might have to rearrange a few things. Here it is in its glory:












9 feet ceiling and the yarn and fabric go all the way to the top and bottom.





















I've been so busy with the apt that I really only worked on one knitting project. A brioche rib scarf for my mother out of Alchemy Migration.











A very simple 1 row repeat with a great yarn will keep any busy knitter entertained for weeks.



I recently purchased the fall Rowan book. Inside was a pattern that I fell in love with: Striven.













Unfortunately, I can't afford to buy all that new yarn to make it so I improvised. I picked up 2 skeins of Schaefer Anne in complementary colors to add to my one skien at home. I dug through the stash for 4 skeins of Jade Sapphire Mahogany 4 ply cashmere and using Ann Budd's Book of Patterns, I am making Striven-ish! Inspired by Striven by made using very different yarns. Pulling both ends of the Anne and alternating every other row, I'm creating a somewhat similar color pattern that Striven has on its front and back panels. My only concern now is running out of yarn!
















Well, that's all for now. I'm off to organize the rest of my apt!

On the Moo-ve...

Starting tomorrow, I will be an apartment owner! Very exciting but also very scary. And most of all very busy.

The blog will be quiet for the most part til I get myself settled in. There will be knitting in between boxes and paint brushes so fear not. The next post will include photos of my WIPs. For exciting photos on what I have been up to - go to CityMinx's July 6th blog entry, where we watched the fireworks from Allen's apartment.

Til next time - countertops, paintbrushs, and hardwood floors!