Just Shot Me Now

I'm finally "over" whatever that bug was that had me in it's deathly grip, and now I'm working my butt off trying to get caught up at work. UGH! It never really pays to take sick days or vacation. You always end up having more to do after you get back.

I'm still looking through patterns for a sweater for the BF. So far, nothing I've found that I like the looks of is sized for someone of his . . . stature. I have been getting some WONDERFUL advice from a lovely lady on one of my knitting groups. Tina, I thank you! She's been very encouraging and offering wonderful advice and suggestions for things that hadn't even crossed my mind. Looks like I may be going with a cabled vest instead of an all-out sweater at this point. This way I can use the yummy yarn I found on the cheap, AND get a feel for how to fit something to his torso.

In my searching online for a sweater I found this nice pattern:
http://www.cu-needleworks.com/Patterns/Sweaters/Mr_biggie_mohair_sweater/mr_biggie_XL.pdf

After emailing the man that created it, I've discovered he may be writing more for the "big guys" soon so I'll have to keep checking.

And as we all know with the 'net, once you start searching for something, you inevitably find other things you didn't know where there. Case in point: http://www.theanticraft.com/index.htm
I LOVE THIS SITE!!! Yes, I may be pushing 40, HARD, but I still love to rock it! This site has great stuff to create. Not just knitting or sewing, but good recipes too. And the attitude . . . love it!

Speaking of rocking it, I also stumbled across a yarn company that I hadn't seen before. Blue Moon Fiber Arts http://www.bluemoonfiberarts.com/index.php They have some seriously rockin' yarns. All based on black! How's that for all us heavy metal rocker chicks?!? Gorgous colorways, that unfortunately don't show their true beauty on the site. In one of my online groups, we're doing a mystery KAL, and one of the girls chose a yarn from Blue Moon. Her pic shows the depth of color. OMG! I'm in lust!

Well I need to get my happy butt in the shower if I'm going to make it to work on time. I'll try and get more posted later about the KAL for anyone that's interested. TTFN