how many yards to the gallon?

Knitmobile
Originally uploaded by jennstar.

yarn nest

bird's nest
Originally uploaded by hitbyabus.

i'm going to put these scraps out for the little birdies to line their nests with...just like this..
(if you click on the link, be sure to scroll down to the march 31, 2005 entry to see what i'm talking about.)

miles to go before i sleep

imitation is...
Originally uploaded by hitbyabus.

i am on row 16, i believe, on the marathon birch shawl from rowan. i can only do about two rows per night, which should have me finished sometime around 2010.

better than krystle vs. alexis!

catfight bunny
Originally uploaded by hitbyabus.

here's another ad from the series.

knitted pucci rodent

lipstick bunny
Originally uploaded by hitbyabus.

this ad is one in a series for retailer harvey nichols. how hip can knitting get?

is anyone here?

hey you people reading this blog...SAY SOMETHING. or maybe no one is really out there. if a blog falls in the forest and no one is there to hear it, is it really a blog? blog is funny if you keep saying it. blog. blog. blog. see what i mean? i mean, what could be more provocative than this? don't you just want to comment? concur? wildly disagree? fart in my general direction?

elvis has left the building

but his hair lives on...well, at least a knitted version of it. what will those brits think of next?

shrek shrugged

shrek in a shrug
Originally uploaded by hitbyabus.

you know you have yarn on the brain when you begin noticing the knitwear of cartoon characters. but seriously, this tunic and shrug combo is quite fashonable. or is it a capelet?

soho pearl

finally got to visit purl while on a weekend trip to nyc. yarns are arranged roy g. biv-style in tidy square bins. it's tiny shoebox of a store, with a great cozy feel and is not the least bit snobbish. not one, but three young and hip purlsters were on hand the day i stopped by, two of whom were men. the gal, in particular, was really knowledgeable and helpful. favorite finds: alchemy bamboo in fuschia, and two balls of koigu...one in a brilliant peacock blue and the other in a spring-feverish variegated yellow green. my only regret was not bringing my knitting along. i would have sacrificed a trip to bendel's for two hours in purl-vana!

how many sweaters will it take?

from redsweater.org
Originally uploaded by hitbyabus.

from nina rosenberg's RedSweaters.org
Concept: Suspend 1500+ hand-knit mini red sweaters from a tree.

Participants: Anyone who can knit or crochet!

Purpose: This project is an art installation that was inspired by the war in Iraq. Its purpose is to spread public awareness, encourage thought, and inspire discussions about war and current events without promoting a specific view.

Credits: This project began Saturday, February 19, 2005 in San Francisco, California at 1:32am by Nina Rosenberg.

shawl we knit?

just found out about this great resource for some beautiful shawl designs. i love the lacy, airy quality of these.

synchroknitcity

rowan birch shawl
Originally uploaded by hitbyabus.

i saw this amazing mohair shawl on flickr and decided i had to make it. specificfoodsforspecificminds told me it was a rowan pattern...sooo, i went to the knitting garden and ordered up rowan book no. 34. THEN, today, i'm talking to my bestest knitting buddy laurie and she is telling me about this amazing rowan shawl kit with kidsilk haze she just ordered from the knitting garden...and i'm like, it's not the birch shawl, is it? and she's like, OMG, i think it is, and i'm like, that is, like, so friggin weird.