In Which the Pirate Buys More Yarn.

Just what I needed, eh? Here are colorways 178 (left) and 215 (right), which will keep the Stripey Striped Scarf from being too short. Woolwinders didn’t have more of either of my first two colorways; not too surprising with Kureyon. So I picked two others that I thought went together well, and would match with […]

Posted on June 23rd, 2007 by Pirate
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In Which the Pirate Contemplates Spinning.

I have half a pound, or eight ounces, of roving. It is dyed in five different colors. I’ve spun a few yards and plied them together, but because of the five different colors, it’s kinda muddy-looking. I’m thinking that when I spin this up for real and not just for experimentation, I should split the […]

Posted on June 22nd, 2007 by Pirate
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In Which the Pirate Stalls.

The Stripey Striped Scarf has gotten to the end of the first two balls (or very close to it, anyway) and is ten inches short of what it would need in order to end up as long as I want it to be, which is more than six feet. So it’s on hold until I […]

Posted on June 21st, 2007 by Pirate
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In Which the Pirate Goes to SnB.

I only got a few rounds past the point at which this picture was taken when my hands started seriously complaining about two straight hours of sock knitting. That being said, tonight’s SnB was fun as usual! We had about fifteen people at the most crowded. Some crocheters and some needlepointers, but mostly knitters. […]

Posted on June 20th, 2007 by Pirate
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In Which the Pirate Continues to Stripe.

The Stripey Striped Scarf is coming right along. I’m almost at the end of the first two balls of yarn, and I’m noticing that the 1×1 ribbing takes up a lot more yarn that I thought it would, and uh… I may need to pick up another two balls of yarn. I’m going to wait […]

Posted on June 19th, 2007 by Pirate
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In Which the Pirate Crosses Her Fingers.

Pictures were taken. The pattern was revised. A last-minute gauge swatch was knit, just to be sure. The email was sent - my pattern has just been sent off to Knitty.
For some reason, this process reminded me of writing English papers. Teachers always wanted us to take notes on index cards, from which we would […]

Posted on June 14th, 2007 by Pirate
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In Which the Pirate Stripes.

The Stripey Striped Scarf is about a foot long already, and I’m much more pleased now with the way the colors are playing out against each other. Teal and mustard yellow don’t go together so well, but dark and light purple ain’t so bad next to each other, and the colors change frequently enough that […]

Posted on June 7th, 2007 by Pirate
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In Which the Pirate Enjoys Ravelry.

Ravelry.com, while still very obviously in beta, looks like it’s going to grow into a very freakin’ cool community. I spent a few hours inputting my stash and project queue, uploading pictures to my new Flickr account, rating yarns, checking out patterns and pictures… I haven’t delved into the forums yet, but wow. There is […]

Posted on June 5th, 2007 by Pirate
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In Which the Pirate Gets Stripey.

I ordered these shoes last week from a store in the mall, and I am so thrilled that they fit! They are just perfect for showing off handknit socks (shown - last year’s toe-up Plain Old Socks, Regia Canadian Colour 4743). They are also suitable for wearing to an office, when I find a […]

Posted on June 4th, 2007 by Pirate
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