A Mish Mosh of Things

Geez I can't seem to blog very regularly nowadays - too much going on. My apologies!

I do have a mini-review of Annie & Company Needlepoint & Knitting. I went last Wednesday during lunch. It was a well-lit and spacious store with many places to sit and knit. There were several small couches lining the length of the store, and a large dining room sized table at the back. The staff were friendly and quick to ask me if I needed any help. There was a decent selection of yarns. I fondled a bunch of cashmere beaded Art Yarns that I couldn't afford, and there were the typical brands that I didn't really pay attention to since I didn't have a project in mind. Like some other blogger said before me, the selection of sock yarns isn't a large as it could be. I did end up scoring some Mountain Colors Bearfoot though. I also bought another yarn I've never used - Berocco Jasper. I've said it before, and I'll say it again...I'm a sucker for single-ply soft multicolor yarns! Of course, I have no idea what this will become - another hat?

That article I linked in my last post touted this YS as "New York City´s Largest Knitting Center" - I don't know about that. While it is by no means small, I would say in terms of space, it is very similar to Knitty City, which is of course, big for Manhattan. Knitty City probably has more yarn though. Hopefully, Annie's will add more yarn in the future. And they do have a pretty substantial selection of knitting needles on the back wall of the store.

I do like Annie's though and will probably go there once in a while since it's so close to work. In fact, I went yesterday to pick up the Holiday Interweave Knits. =)

I've been knitting here and there on my Montego Bay Scarf, but no FOs to post yet. However, I did finally get to grouting my mosaic table. I am such a mosaic noob. I figured 2 pounds of dry grout would translate to enough for the table. Um, not really. The whole time I was grouting, I really thought I wasn't going to have enough. It worked out in the end though, but I had about 2 smudges of grout left.

Here's the table almost done - I just have to do the final rubbing off of the last of the grout later.

Lastly, I have been so out of it that I forgot about my 2 year blogiversary. My first blog post was on October 14, 2005. This blog started off just as somewhere for me to keep track of all my craft projects (I was too lazy to make an actual website using the little HTML I know). It has blossomed into much more, and I'm grateful for that. I love reading about other people's adventures and I love being able to share my own craft A.D.D.iction with others. I've also met some awesome fellow knitters through here, and I hope I continue to meet more! Thanks to everyone who continues to stop by my blog and offer me compliments, encouragement, and greetings!

To celebrate, I'm holding my first contest ever! The prize:
A hank of my Cherry Blossom Fibers Floret Superwash Fingering weight sock yarn in tonal "Blueberry". Sorry the pic isn't the best. I'll throw in some stitch markers too, which I will make later.

Leave me a comment with a suggestion for a craft that I should try that I haven't yet (as evidenced by my blog). People with valid entries will get your name placed twice into the hat. Yes, I'll be doing it the old-fashioned way. =) You can leave a regular comment with no suggestion too, but you'll get entered only once then. Deadline to enter by is 10/25/07 at 10PM. Feel free to link this post to your knitty friends too. Have fun, and good luck!

ETA: I realized that there are a few crafts I tried before I started blogging. Also, there's so many I've tried in general, it gets kinda hard to keep track. So here is a list of crafts/DIY I've dabbled in: knitting, crochet, spinning, dyeing, cross stitch, plastic canvas, paper-cutting, soapmaking, mosaic, glass-etching, beading, bead-looming, bead-melting, beaded flowers, filigree-wrapping, earring-making, basketweaving, backstrap weaving, polymer clay, precious metal clay, Perler, marble magnets, pottery, and quilling. Whew, I think that's it!