Saturday, October 23, 2010

I'm So Excited!

My newest piece of art arrived today!  The minute I saw this I knew I had to have it. The artist is Terri Stegmiller and the piece is" Blue Kitty".

I just love everything about it from the color to the expressive face.  So here is "Blue Kitty" in his new home





It makes me smile every time I walk through the room... thanks Terri!

And on the kitting front, the hat is coming along nicely! I have about 5 inches done now, so soon I'll be starting the decreases.  I'm using the easy peasy rolled brim pattern from Knit Picks.



And yes my yarn ball looks more like an egg..I hand wound it. But it is a center pull and the yarn pulls very smoothly.  I did order a yarn swift and ball winder though, so I'll be saving the rest of my yarn to wind when that arrives next week.



And I am loving these Harmony wood circular needles, also from Knit Picks.



I find them to be very smooth; allowing the stitches to come off easily yet not drop.  And the pointed tips are great too.

So guess it's back to work getting ready for my next circle lord class that starts Monday at MQR.

Have a great weekend!

6 comments:

  1. I thought about you when I saw that piece!

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  2. Blue Kitty looks right at home. Gosh that shipped fast.

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  3. I just knew your kitty painting must have been done by Terri Stegmiller as soon as I saw the photo. It absolutely looks lovely where you have hung it.

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  4. Cute kitty!

    I told you those needles are great. I ordered a pair of the metal ones even though I prefer wood because I've got some dark yarn that I'm probably going to use for the next pair and it's just too hard to see the stitches on the dark wood. I wrote and asked them to make some from light wood a while back but so far they haven't.

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  5. Oh....I love your kitty! Your hat is looking good.

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  6. That kitty would put a smile on my face too!

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Thanks for sharing your thoughts!