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Yesterday I received an invite to ravelry. I have been looking forward to the moment I could join since I heard about this site. Now if you haven't heard of ravelry, let me tell you a little bit. It is a knitting-centric social networking site, but also, so much more. In one place you can keep track of your stash (even marking each ball by location--some of mine read "next to the couch" or "in that one bin under the window"), show off your needle-weilding prowess, share subs and mods to patterns, and keep track of all those other projects you want to make someday. Plus, you can see everybody else's pattern notes, which I think is fantastic. Lets say you, like me, would like to make the Sahara top someday, but also like me you aren't thrilled about the $122 price tag for the prescribed yarn. On ravelry, you can look up the pattern and link directly to the other knitter's who have made it and see what kind of yarn they used (speaking of this pattern, it seems like I saw a silk blend on discount yarn sale the other day that might fit the bill for the body--just grab a skein of the beaded/be-sequined/be-stoned tilli thomas for the edging!). Anyway, I'm thrilled to be included. Hello, knitting + organization = my twin obsessions! If you'd like to socially network with me and you're a raveller too, my username is aimzilla.
In the world of current projects, I should be crocheting ruffles or seaming kid mohair, but since both of these tasks sound AWFUL because I don't crochet and it is over 100 degrees (mohair? heat? bad combo) I've cast on some recycled black ribbon for a picovoli for myself. I'll keep you posted, but only about 7 rows in I think this one might be a loser. Keep your fingers crossed!
