Sunset Cat

…the pattern is memorized, I can ‘read’ what I’m doing, Dave and Rigel no longer have to cover their ears!

US 1 circular Addi’s
KnitPicks Alpaca Cloud in Iris Heather
Flutter by MimKnits

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Third time’s a charm.
The first two starts at Flutterby were swatches.  That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.
FWIW I started on US 3 and am now on (and happy with) the fabric in US 1’s…..

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Dave and Rigel have had a long respite from four letter knitting.
Time to change that.
I just purchased Sensual Knits for MimKnit’s Cleopatra Wrap pattern. I purchased an extra skein of Malabrigo lace in Indigo expressly for this, making a special trip to Twist Yarns, looking at all the skeins Cathy had, trying to get [...]

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First, the cats:

(From left and moving clockwise: Obi, Cali and Megs)
Next, Drifting Pleats:

And finally, Rigel:

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I finished the Drifting Pleats scarf. I started a new sweater (Mr Greenjeans again, this time in Malabrigo).
I did not finish Dave’s Irish Moss scarf, I did not work on the Eyelet Cardi. I did not work on Herbstlied. I’m in the process of frogging the current rendition of the boucle scarf. [...]

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I got a drumcarder, a Strauch Petite with brush attachment, for my birthday, from Dave, my mom & dad, and my in-laws Rosemary and Curtis! (Yes, it was a requested birthday present, so it wasn’t a surprise, but I’m very thrilled nonetheless.)
It’s a massive, sturdy piece of equipment once assembled. I put it [...]

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We had a wonderful weekend in San Francisco — clear warm sunny days, cool nights, great dinners out, and Dave got to swim in the San Francisco Bay!
The tri was Sunday, we drove down Friday afternoon and arrived a little before 9pm at the Cow Hollow Motor Inn (cheap large clean rooms very close to [...]

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I’ve been working on the small business aspects of Sunset Cat Designs – DBA filed, stuff for publishing the notice for that faxed in, etc — as well as working on this site via Dreamhost & Wordpress.  Although I played a lot with my blogger template I’m learning a lot more about CSS etc now.
I’m [...]

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Gotta love Ravelry. Someone ‘favorited’ my felted cat bed. Given I have no picture of the knitted and felted item in question…..I’m assuming they find my cats adorable.

Goals
I feel like I could just re-post the March April goals, including the lack of any knitting progress.
What I did manage to do: finish the felted [...]

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Hmm….not much on the knitting front. I’ve started the second ball of Malabrigo silky merino for the Pleated Scarf. It’s neat scarf, easy once you understand what’s going on, and it looks pretty nifty. The yarn is luscious. The sweaters have been on the back burner.
I spun a little, some of [...]

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