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Posted in finished object, gifts, knitting, ravelry, stash, work in progress on Jun 18th, 2009
Hey, I’ve been knitting. Surprise! I have been in slump, it happens when the weather starts getting really hot. I didn’t finish a damn thing in April, knitting blahs. However, I did finish my Lush and Lacy Cardigan (rav link) in May.
I think it turned out pretty good, even if the pictures [...]
Posted in garden, knitting, life, work in progress on Mar 25th, 2009
So the oak is dusting the city with pollen this week, and this year it’s really bothering me. I’ve been sick since Monday, really Sunday night. I guess working all weekend in the yard and garage while the pollen was flying was not a smooth move.
We did manage to get the rose bed mostly [...]
Posted in finished object, knitting, stash, work in progress on Mar 23rd, 2009
The stash numbers to the right aren’t looking so great anymore. I have been staying in my budget, but I have still managed to add a lot of yarn to the stash so far this year. You see I got some good deals on destashes in January and February and then I bought [...]
Posted in crochet, finished object, knitting, stash, work in progress on Feb 4th, 2009
So I know the posting around here has been pretty sparse. I’ve been thinking about this blog and trying to figure out how to either maintain two blogs (one for crafty stuff, one for everything else) or how to better make this a blog about me and not just my knitting. So I’ll [...]
Posted in finished object, gifts, knitting, stash, work in progress on Oct 24th, 2008
So since it’s been so long I have several project updates and a lot of stash enhancement to report…at least I have photos to make it more fun.
Pattern: Clapotis by Kate Gilbert
Yarn: Malabrigo Lace in Vaa colorway
Needles: US 8 (straight)
Notes: My first Clap, I liked the pattern. It was simple and the effect is [...]
Posted in fever, knitting, life, work in progress on Aug 26th, 2008
So I have the summer blues, so this post will be totally random probably. I haven’t done crap on my August xmas socks. I cast them on, knit to the heel and realized they were too big. I’ve cast on again and done the cuff, but I”m afraid these are too small [...]
Posted in crochet, finished object, gifts, knitting, ravelry, stash, work in progress on Jul 7th, 2008
So. I finally totally finished Ella’s blanket. I’m very disappointed in how this project turned out. It’s a little sad because I put so much into that project and I basically didn’t really think the use of cotton + wool together through. I also got lazy at the end and threw [...]
Posted in finished object, knitting, resolutions, work in progress on Jul 3rd, 2008
I finished Ella’s B! YES, before she turned 2. That’s big, right? I’ll post pics later. I need to wash and block because seaming really stretched out the cotton squares. I’m hoping a wash and block will bring them to heel. So I don’t see little Ms. Ella dragging [...]
Posted in crochet, finished object, gifts, knitting, stash, work in progress on Jul 1st, 2008
So I did manage to finish one thing in June (w00t).
I give you my Charade socks
Pattern: Charade by Sandra Park
Yarn: Claudia Handpainted Yarns Fingering in Plumlicious
Needles: US 1 40″ circulars (Magic Loop)
Notes: These took me forever to get started, which is why it took me about 2.5 months to actually finish them. [...]
Posted in gifts, knitting, stash, work in progress on Jun 30th, 2008
So I got my stash enhancements last week.
Remember, I got the Louisa Harding Nautical Cotton in #09 (Forest).
Elann’s Callista in black.
And Elann’s Coto Canapone in Medici Purple, the purple is much darker when not in direct sunlight like the photo.
So that’s all making me very happy. The Nautical Cotton is a great color as well [...]