Pattern: Weeeds, by Mochimochi Land
Yarn: Plymouth Encore, #451 and #1202; Pittsburgh, #9143
Needles: US 6 (4.0mm) Addi Turbos

A-ha! The first reveal.

I was one of the test knitters for Weeeds. I love how Anna’s brain works—her style, the awesome techniques she invents (or un-vents) to make her toys, the clever names (wee + weeds = weeeds!)—and it was a treat to get a sneak preview of one of her patterns. This one’s free, so head over to her blog and check it out.

As you can see, I didn’t have a true yellow in my stash, so I had to use an off-white/cream instead.

It’ll probably be a long time before I can reveal another one of the mystery projects, unfortunately. And the Tangled Yoke Cardigan is stuck in a stockinette phase. Perhaps this is a sign I should cast on something new. I kind of have a hankering for some socks. Or maybe some lace. Hmm…

It’s been a slow knitting year. Six months gone, and there’s only four items on my 2009 FO list, only one of which is an actual knitting project!

I will say though, that that list isn’t entirely…accurate. See, I’ve been working on Secret Projects. They are not my Secret Projects, or even Gift Projects. But things I’ve been testing/developing for other people, and thus they are not bloggable projects.

But I think I can get away with posting these without running afoul of my promise to keep things hush-hush:

 

Illuminating, I know. I will reveal as soon as I’m given the all-clear.

Update 06/29/2009: The first project revealed!

Two more:

 

I can tell you that both of these are purses I’ve been working on as part of a collaboration. The first one is done and somewhere in the pre-release stages. The second one is in progress. There is a third in the planning stages. Not going to say more at this point.

I can, however, post fully about this:

The long-awaited Tangled Yoke Cardigan, in progress. I’d cast it on back in February, when I flew to visit my dad for what would turn out to be the second-last time. I couldn’t bring myself to pick it up again until recently, when it was the only project of mine that I could actually knit in public. It’s chugging along now and I think I should be able to finish it in time for the sweltering heat of August. Never say I don’t plan ahead.

Again. Last time it was to blog about learning Japanese.

This time, it’s to blog about food.

Go see what I’ve been cooking. You know you want to.