here's an idea: if you're hitting gauge straight-on with the 8s, or if you're like me and a) you were worried about having enough yarn b) you knit really loosely use 7s. i used sevens, and i had 654 yards to work with. i have about 50 yards left. hope this helps! good luck! and thanks for the info about Cotton Twist, i was thinking of using it for the modeknit corset, but sounds like i'll need to look again...splitty yarns drive me *bonkers*.
-N*

those are THE coolest. i'm not really a mitten person, but if i were you i'd be wearing them every day. i might even find creative ways to wear them during the summer, too, like attached to a mitten string and pinned to my purse. geek PRIDE, baby.

marvelous! and i'm sure it's a great stash-buster, too!

i have to say, Orangina is kicking my butt. I think I should have realized that I'm not much of a lace knitter, and that the smallish needles + lace would make it EXTREMELY slow going, but instead of thinking about the making, I was thinking of the FO. I may frog this, or I may keep eeking along, though I have to admit, I haven't worked on it in weeks upon weeks, I've been too busy with socks and today I started a bias-knit rectangular shawl to ease my mind. Ah well. *some day*
How's everyone else's coming?

i love it! what kind of yarn did you use for the arms? is it the black doubled with noro, or what? anyhow, your hair is really cute, too!

that is GORGEOUS! hrm...i may join, we shall see. i'm trying to keep my expenditures down, but oh my goodness!

gorgeous! in particular i love all the greens together!

as a big fan of that feminine, summery look, i love it! and i think the tie gives it a bit more shape.

that looks delicious! soft and cozy. and i love the colours, i'm not big on afghans, but it's definitely in the new wave, not the  itchy scratchy acrylic of the past.

you know, i really like it. it looks like a sea creature! and i mean that in a really super amazing way. did you ever see that article in knitty about those women who had done an ocean exhibit of all knitted things? jelly fish, sea weed, etc.? it's like wearable art from that exhibit. gorgeous gorgeous!