My alma mater had a big game last night. It was a biggie. It was one I’ve been nervous about for about a week.
My family has shared the nervousness, and MYA decided she needed a new knit hat for the occasion. We’re strange like that…it is Very Important to be appropriately attired for Game Day.
Here [...]
The Hemlock Ring Blanket is now a Hemlock bag…
…shapeless and mumsy. The center flower is pretty neat, and I like the feather and fan pattern that comes afterwards, except when I don’t, which is usually when I have 2 extra stitches that I swear appeared out of nowhere.
The center does not lie flat…not at all. [...]
Some of you may have heard about Sock Wars. I didn’t, until it was about over, and I thought that sounded like the coolest thing. I thought the idea of knitters around the globe, frantically working on socks and dashing to the nearest and fastest postal facility, dreading the day’s mail, etc., was just hilarious. [...]
That title sounds morbid, doesn’t it? Or desperate, maybe. But be assured, dear readers, it is nothing more than a list of two new things that this old dog is trying to learn.
I mentioned the Hemlock blanket in my last post. This morning, while Ellie was carefully and sloooooooooowly working on writing the letter R, [...]
..to start projects.
Here’s what’s currently on the needles:
Bluebell Rib Socks (Charlene Schurch’s Sensational Knitted Socks) in Lorna’s Laces Valentine. I like the unsquished look better than the squished look. There is something to be said for fat ankles, eh?
Pink Pommies (short for Pomotomous…what does that mean, anyway?), Take Two. I feel like I should already [...]
It’s Mr. Roger’s fault…I loved those little films that he would show about how things were made. In fact, did you know they have a whole bunch of them online now? King Friday freaked me out a bit, but I LOVED Picture Picture…process is fascinating!
Anyway, here are some photos of Harriet’s Posies, beginning at the [...]
This one’s up on eBay.
Thanks for all the kind comments about the Fair Isle Set. I’ve got a custom listing in eBay for that, as well…here’s hoping!
Next up: Felted Fair Isle Tote.
Behold the beautiful model (one of Chautona’s girls…do we use names, Chautona? I can’t remember!) in her Christmas present: The Autum Fair Isle Cardigan & Skirt Set.
Isn’t she beautiful? The photos were taken by another lovely daughter…who shall remain nameless (zzzzameless?) until her mother chooses to make a disclosure, but man, is she a good [...]
There I was, plugging along. I thought I had figured out this pattern. It was making sense, I was anticipating, and then it happened. I looked down at the pattern and it bore no resemblance to what was on my needles. Even worse, I couldn’t figure out a way to fudge it, and I hate frogging [...]
Lots of exciting things are in the works. My Pomotomous socks are coming along swimmingly, thanks to an extended visit with the lovely folks at the DMV. I am in awe of Cookie A…how someone comes up with this sort of lace pattern and morphs it into sock form is beyond me. It’s genius, I tell [...]
