For a knitting-related blog, I haven’t been posting many photos of my knitting, have I?
Well, in my defense, most of the things I’ve been knitting lately are gifts for folks, so I’ve had to keep them on the DL.
But now…photos.
First, a baby set for our fried R, who just had a baby in late November. [...]
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Knitting Update
Posted in Dogs, Knitting, Uncategorized on December 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
ack. pathetic.
Posted in Knitting on October 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
So I have all of this pretty handpainted fiber sitting around. Alpaca. BFL. Silk blends. Merino. It’s all so pretty and soft and I just want to sit around all day petting it. But I though, hey, I can spin it, right? I can make it into yarn, and get rid of the middle production [...]
Knitting update.
Posted in Knitting, tagged Knitting on September 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I keep starting these projects, and I can’t seem to finish anything. I’m just feeling overwhelmed by my really gorgeous stash. I’m trying to figure out a better way to store my yarn. Right now, it’s all in ziplocs in totes, but the problem with that is that I can’t seem to remember what I [...]
Amused musings
Posted in Academics, Dogs, Gardening, Knitting, Yoga on June 30, 2008 | 3 Comments »
It’s been a while, I know. But it was the end of summer session I, and I’m exhausted. Teaching summer classes takes a lot out of me, for some reason.
Still, I have some updates.
First, photos a-plenty. I have an update of my WIPs.
Baby Blanket. Learning to work with the acrylic, and feels good to get [...]
I’m not allowed to choose our date movies anymore.
Posted in Academics, Film, Knitting on June 16, 2008 | 4 Comments »
So on Friday, we went for another date night. We saw local Philly boy, M. Night Shyamalan’s newest film, The Happening. M didn’t want to go, but oh no, I had to insist. Let’s just say that I’m in the proverbial doghouse, and I’m restricted from choosing our films for date nights for a while. [...]
And she has … SOCKS!!!
Posted in Gardening, Knitting on June 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
First and foremost. I have socks. HANDKNIT SOCKS, baaaaby. That’s right. The only way that these could be MORE mine would be if I had raised the sheep that grew the wool that was spun into the yarn that made these socks. Hey…now wait just a minute. But I’ll [...]
Socks, Knitting Lessons, and more
Posted in Academics, Health, Knitting on May 31, 2008 | 3 Comments »
First, socks. I just finished my first proper sock. Now I have to knit a second one that exactly matches??? I’m learning something, though. And it’s amazing that I haven’t learned this already, since I’ve knitting for a couple of years now. I need to keep a journal of what I do when I knit. [...]
First Socks – moving right along
Posted in Knitting, Other on May 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
My first sock of my first pair of socks is moving right along. I finished the heel flap, turned the heel, and worked the gussets tonight, and am now working on the foot. It’s pooling, but I think I rather like the effect.
I do, however, think that the next pair I do will be an [...]
My First Socks II — Easter Egg Socks
Posted in Knitting on May 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ok, so I’m taking another go at socks. This time, I’m using proper fingering weight sock yarn, hand-dyed by dkKnits. It felt a little rough in the skein, but it’s softening up in the knit, and I’m guessing it will soften up more after the first wash.
I’m using US2 dpns, and I’m using the basic [...]
Socks, why do you tease me so?
Posted in Knitting on May 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Why do they tease me?
I imagine carrying little socks with me everywhere I go, knitting them up. Keeping my feet warm.
So I’ve started a “starter” pair of socks. DK yarn Not crazy about the yarn, so I don’t have a lot invested in it. The pattern is simplistic at best, and it looks odd since [...]
