Life LackaDaisiCal

Here it is....I totally love this sweater! (I think the colour is a bit green in this photo - totally my fault  - too much tweaking of the photo!) See how wide it actually is?  I am cracking up while posing like this! it looks great against red brick too! By now I'll have waved good bye to my fellow Rowan Ambassadors!  But I'm still in the UK on Holiday with a friend.... In the mean time, if you want to see a bit of what's coming up for Rowan Fall/Winter?  "Like" my  Life Lackadaisical  Facebook page...because over the next few weeks....leading up to the July 15 release date for Rowan's Autumn Winter Collection, I'll be sharing my favourites of the new season! Be back soon! Happy Knitting, Anne

This year I have been challenging myself to finish projects by a set date.  Not a firm day date, but a general "end of the month" type of date. To do this, you have to assess realistically the amount of knitting time you can give to a project, how much actual knitting there is in a project...and give yourself mini goals...like have the back finished in two weeks, then the front in two weeks, the sleeves in two weeks, finishing up - give it a week - and there you go, you have a finished sweater! If you meet your goal early, you have permission to go on to another project....a pair of socks, a shawl, or even start something else...but you MUST stay on track with the original "goal project". This year I have applied this principle to my Silkystones Cardigan.  I was so determined to finish this and blog about it, that there was still snow on the ground when it was done and I had to go on a road trip to take photos.   Remember this post ?  I won't forget this w...

The  +RowanYarns  Pure Wool Worsted Mystery Afghan has absorbed all of my knitting time since it started, what, 9 weeks ago!  It can't be! Yes it can!!! I have completed 42 blocks so far....I just have 6 of the last block to do....this one...isn't it just the prettiest block? Do you have a favourite block? or one that you truly didn't like?  Did you stick with the patterns as written, or did you go off on your own? (I look forward to seeing all of the finished afghans at the end of July.) 6 of these please, Week 8 Ripple Cable Once all of the blocks are knit up, in Week 9, this week, we were given the cable trim instructions.... lots of Cable Trim has to be knit Last week, Ms. Post Person brought me these....the new "Denim & Chenille" collections from Rowan.  Say that fast, Denim & Chenille....sounds like a singing group doesn't it... Denim, the Next Generation and Chenille are back! (click on the links to go to the KnitRowan...