Here I go, officially tossing

Here I go, officially tossing my (circular) needles into the blog ring. Weeeeeeeee!

I’ve been reading the knitting blogs for quite a while now, and thought it was time to jump in and share some of my work too. I’ve got four projects going right now:

1. A sweater for my brother, who’s a Marine reservist currently in Iraq. Hopefully he’ll come home long before I finish the sweater. I have a sleeve and a half done so far, and I’m using Peace Fleece for it. He’s enormous, so I’m using a hell of a lot of Peace Fleece. (6’4″!)
2. A 3/4 sleeve pullover for my mom out of Brown Sheep cotton fleece. I’ve got half of one sleeve done so far. (Can you tell I like to do the sleeves first?)
3. A tank top (no sleeves, so I actually had to start with the body) for a friend’s upcoming 30th. She shall remain nameless, just in case she sees this before the big day.
4. Socks for me! My first pair. I’m using Lorna’s Laces Sassy Stripes on two circs. I’m in the homestretch on the first one.

All of these projects are being knit in the round. I’ll knit in the flat if I have to, but definitely prefer not to. And even when knitting flat pieces, I prefer to use circular needles. Addis, of course. 🙂

Pictures of the projects to come soon.