Chez Knitluck, we're saying goodbye to summer. But the season is not the only thing changing. I'm entering my final weeks as an employed person. I'm still on the lookout for a job, but it's tough out there. This means there's a lot of work to do. Projects at work to finish, resumes to send out. It also means I won't be posting as vigilantly as normally, at least not until the first week of October. I'll still be posting, but there might be more intervals between posts.

That said, I'm really enjoying working on this website and adding "enhancements" as they say in Jane Austen novels. Stay tuned.

All that aside, I'm doing a lot of knitting around here:
Teaching myself how to knit a toe-up sock:

Knitting an Aston Hat (pdf) and trying to spin, with special emphasis on the trying. I've been spinning the fibers that Lamina the Great sent me last year. I really need to go through her tutorial again!

Oh, see those two balls of blue tweed? They're for the winner of the final round of the logo contest. You guys should know that I chose H!

And the winner of the contest was... Sada! Shoot me This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with your address and those two skeins of Rowan Yorkshire Tweed will be yours!

It's Wednesday! The week is halfway done! Here are some knitting links to get you through the week.

Go Knit in Your Hat has a lovely essay about the road less taken, or choosing a life of yarn over a life of law. I found it inspiring as my current job comes to an end.

I just realized that you can see how various knitting publication are rated at Jimmy Bean's Wool. Disagree with that the reviewers have to say? Go rate the magazine yourself -it will help knitters with their purchasing decisions.

I also found LilyGo who designs crocheted lace shawls. I imaged that they're much, much faster to make than the knitted ones.

While the federal government says that the recession is over, the rest of us in the real world know we're still suffering from the effects of it. Phyllis Aberici takes a moment to see how the economic downturn has affected knitters and their buying habits. It's interesting to read the comments on this one.

Also Samurai Knits has a "Call to Wallets" to support instructors from the UK Knit Camp, many of whom have not yet been paid for their services. She has links to the whole story behind the problems at UK Knit Camp.

Last, but by no means least, Spilly Jane Knits, designer of the gnome socks (who is still having a pattern sale) is designing a pint glass sock, beautiful socks with little pint glasses on them -for those home-brewers out there!

Happy Knitting!

We have another finished object made of awesome! I've been reading Rose Kim Knits for a long time. She's one of the most prolific knitters out there and I'm totally envious of her output. She is also master of the knitting blog post, blogging regularly with interesting content that's picture-heavy and just the right length. I look forward to her posts popping up in my reader.

Today she has a finished Clamber made with medium-weight socks that rock. It looks like that yarn was created just to make the hat. Gorgeous.

visit Rose Kim Knits to read more. Oh, and you can see the progress of the hat in one of the previous posts.

A Clamber Hat Knitted by Rose Kim, photo by Rose Kim Knits