Meet Travis the Travelling Monkey

I have finally finished my DH's monkey.  He has named him Travis!  Here are some pictures from his first photo shoot.

Travis is the first of the WIP I wanted to finish up!

Sigh . . . More yarn

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I have bought way too much yarn recently. I admit I was excited that my friend got pregnant and have great plans for baby stuff, but I still could have used stash lol. Anyways here is my latest haul from Knitpicks.  Isn't it gorgeous!!!!  It is mostly Stroll Tonal. Starting from the upper left corner it is Stroll Tonal in Deep Waters, Blue Yonder, Blue Violet, Golden Glow, and Spring time.  Bottom row starting from the left is Dishie in Conch and Aster, then Stroll Tonal in Thunderhead and Pearlescent.  The Golden Glow and Pearlescent are even more gorgeous than I thought they would be.

Yarn prices are already going up so at least this way I have lots of stash to work with for the next 10 years lol. Oh well so many great plans for it I just need more time to knit.  I am excited to knit some baby stuff since I have found out my friend is pregnant.  They find out the sex of the baby early July so I have to wait until then.  I might knit some hats now and just put them in my gift box if I want to make them something else.

Projects coming out of my ears!

The wip situation has gotten out of control! I have so many great projects in mind! I think it is really time to buckle down and I also need to start Christmas projects.  I can't believe it is May already!

So for the next few weeks I plan on clearing out some projects! I want to get at least 4 done.  This weekend I finished one of the projects I wanted to get done.  My Ruffled Feathers shawl.  It just needs to be blocked.

WIP to finish

Steve's Monkey
Baby Shrug - going in the gift box for later
Gothic Monster - Only needs a tutu
Abalone Sweater - Only edging left

I will block my ruffled feathers when I have a few more things to block.

My Christmas knitting list is getting pretty long too so I want to get started on that!

Monkeys!!!!

So my favorite pattern right now is Jerry the Musical Monkey by Rebecca Danger.  I love all of her patterns really.  They are all very detailed and fairly easy to knit.  She does a great job of explaining how to sew limbs on, where to get eyes, and how to finish off your critter/monster.  Everything I have made has turned out excellent.

Right now I am making a blue and green monkey for my hubby.  I am just waiting on my glittery eyes from 6060 on etsy to finish it up!

I'm a bad bad girl.

Not like that . . . . get your mind out of the gutter!

Anyways I bought more yarn.  Well in my defense I don't have alot of good monster yarn. I went to the yarn store looking for something for a swap and came out with more Cascade 220! I love all of these colors! I can't wait to make them into monsters or monkeys!  Rebecca Danger has a new pattern out Jerry the Musical Monkey!  The blue with a cream or grey would make a really great monkey!  The orange and green are brighter in person too!

Knitpicks order!!!!!!!

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Here is my latest Knitpicks order. Since we got our tax refund I had some extra money to use towards yarn! Knitpicks was having a sale on City Tweed and Gloss so I got some. The Stroll Tonal in Blue Violet is for a shawl. Ever since I saw it knitted up I have wanted it!

But now sadly I must go on a yarn diet. I am going to do it to save money for the deck and a patio set. I am thinking of starting my Christmas knitting though. It would be nice to have that done early this year!

Super Secret Monster Swap

I started a monster for the swap but the yarn wasn't doing it for me.  Now I have started a new monster with a really gorgeous yarn.  I love working with Malabrigo.  It is a joy to work with everytime with it's soft texture and beautiful colors.  I wish I could knit everyting out of Malibrigo!

I can't wait until I can finish this up and send it to my awesome swap partner Erin! 

Oh and my knitpicks order comes in on Thursday.  Super excited to see all the yarn.  I really should start on Christmas presents too.  I have so much I want to knit for myself as well so I better get cracking!