Picture Post!!

I took a bunch of pictures today because I have so much fun stuff to show!

First of all, I was gifted some fantabulous yarn from a friend of mine who tried to take up knitting and never really stuck with it. It's Paton's Cotton DK in a really nice navy blue. I think I'll knit something lacy with it because I can't see myself knitting with this tiny-gauged yarn on little-ass needles.

Proof of this gifting?



Next up is a picture of CCK progress. I am 1 repeat away from finishing the front/back, and then I'm going to crochet me some seams. (Fun!)



I can't wait until I get to the sleeves of this thing... Tonight perhaps?

Moving on to the twins, Vanilla and Blueberry. Scoop du Jour is a knit that just flies off the needles.

Here is a pic of the two fronts of my little darlings:



And here is the best picture that I've ever gotten of Vanilla's stitch:



And lastly, I got two new size US8 circular needles to knit my dear twins with because I had them on bunk ass needles, but Hobby Lobby was doing some kind of rearranging, and I could only find two, one a Boye (what I always get) and one a Susan Bates. Both were the same price, so I got them.

I pulled the Boye out and put my Blueberry on it. Same old same old. Then, I pulled the Susan Bates out. Never had one of these bad boys before...

Man. This thing is awesome. Okay, the cord on a Boye is unyielding and rigid, while the SB is fluid while still being substantially stout. And the needle part...wow. The Boye is sticky, sticky, sticky, and the SB is as slick as a suppository. But less gross.

Here's a comparison picture:



Notice how I have to hold the Boye needle down because it wants to fly about like a snake trying to attack me.

I slipped the SB needle into the stitches of Vanilla and man, it was love at first twisted stitch. No wonder Twisted St st felt awkward and unnatural - it was the needles the whole time!

Anyhow, happy knitting everyone, and long live Susan Bates' needles!