Inky Dinky Doo

I drove down to Boston on Friday to meet Siòbhan at Darkwave on Saturday and add some shading and color to my tattoo. Remember the first trip?

I didn't think it was possible but I love it even more than I did before! I was there for about 5 hours with about 3 hours of actual tattooing. The drive home is always a little hard just because I want to be home quickly but it wasn't too bad. I think one more trip to color the owl and yarn and add the blue background will finish it. Hopefully it doesn't take me another 8 years to get my next one.

Many thanks to Rhea for putting me up for the night and introducing me to some awesome pizza.

Clever Title

I finally finished the sock for my single sock swap partner! Pardon the terrible lighting, it was late and we only have about 5 minutes of sun anyway.

Pattern: Rococo Socks
Yarn: Regia Silk 4-ply
Color: 0010
Needles: US1 DPN
Time to complete: 5 days

I love the yarn, it held up well to multiple froggings and was a Child's Silk Sock, Drunken Bee and finally, a Rococo Sock. I also love the pattern and will definitely be making a pair for myself.
You're supposed to repeat the 4 row cuff pattern 3 times but I excluded the last k2, p2 row and bound off because I was running out of yarn. That little bit of yarn you see in the pic was all I had left. I knit 8 pattern repeats on the foot and the leg of the sock. I used a US5 to bind off.

I also included a GoKnit Pouch and a set of US1 rosewood DPN. I hope the sock fits and she likes everything.

I've also been doing some mobile photoblogging. I like that I can take pictures of something that I think is funny or interesting and send it to flickr via my phone. Awesome.


Wow Papa John's is going to be my new pharmacy.


Biker in front of me at the natual foods store.

In tattoo news I'm getting some more in on the 17th!

Beantown Love

First a knitting update. Drunken Bees have been frogged back to the ribbing; a small set back but I'm still feeling good about them. CPH only needs the sleeves and buttons sewn on! If I can get enough homework done then I'll try to finish it tonight.

Now on to Boston.
I drove down on Friday and enjoyed the wonderful hospitality of Mrs. & Mr. Hello Yarn (and Shambles). I had a great time with Adrian and Mark, ate some delicious food, did a little bit of knitting and just had a good old-fashioned visit. It was awesome.


The next morning, Saturday, Adrian treated me to some yummy coffee, I marveled at all the fiber-y goodness in her home and then it was off to meet Siòbhan at Darkwave. 5 1/2 hours later I was on my way back home with the outline of a bad ass knitting tattoo.

Siòbhan is awesome and I was totally blown away by the design she created with very little guidance from me. I am so excited to go back.