It occurred to me, as I was angling the spinning wheel (an Ashford Traditional) into the back seat of my car, that a portable wheel would be really nice to have. Something small and foldable, that I wouldn’t have to buckle into the seat because it would fit into its own little carrying case. Then [...]
Posted on September 30th, 2008 by Pirate
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Marie, from the weekly knitting group (the one I never get to go to anymore) invited me and a half-dozen women to spend the weekend at her beach house in Maryland. What a fun time we had - and what an amazing view! We knit, spun, talked late into the night, and ate *so* much [...]
Posted on September 28th, 2008 by Pirate
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The ribbing on this new sock is not really working with the pattern. I think I’ll give up on it - I’m not really liking the size 0 bamboo needles, but my aluminum size 0 DPNs are otherwise occupied for the next 90% of the second Bloo Sock.
I don’t mean I’m going to give [...]
Posted on September 25th, 2008 by Pirate
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Today I attended a six hour sock class taught by Cookie A., hosted by Nature’s Yarns in Fairfax. It was a lot of fun! It was half lecture and half working on our socks, first finding a stitch pattern, converting it to be in the round if necessary, charting it out, and figuring out how [...]
Posted on September 21st, 2008 by Pirate
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Yarr! It be International Talk Like a Pirate Day, me hearties! I would cast on for a pirate-themed project, but I have too many on the needles already and another slated to begin on Sunday. I’ll just have to settle for saying YAR(n) every so often.
Earlier this summer I set Mom up with the pattern [...]
Posted on September 19th, 2008 by Pirate
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There are thirty miles between the office and the strip mall parking lot where my boss and I meet to carpool. It takes about forty minutes to drive that distance, during which time I can knit three rows, or 75% of one pattern repeat, on the baby blanket. I can knit faster than that when [...]
Posted on September 18th, 2008 by Pirate
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I know that knitters are exceptionally nice people, but it’s always great to have that re-proven to me.
After I finished the first of the Bloo Socks last week, I had the bright idea to weigh it. Then I weighed the remaining yarn. Then the sock again. Pirate-Husband came home and asked why I was cursing, [...]
Posted on September 15th, 2008 by Pirate
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The yarn is beautiful, and the lace pattern is beautiful, and they complement each other beautifully. There is just one problem… if I knit this sock top-down, the pattern will be upside-down. I’m taking a top-down sock designing class.
Just one thing to do, or so I thought - design a toe-up sock with this [...]
Posted on September 12th, 2008 by Pirate
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I’m swatching this yarn from Ellen’s Half Pint Farm for the sock class I’ll be taking this month, and it is absolutely gorgeous. The color shades in very subtle ways, which I think will be perfect for the lacy pattern I’d like to use. It’s a twisty bouncy squooshy delight at nine stitches to [...]
Posted on September 9th, 2008 by Pirate
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Last night I went to SnB for the first time in six months. It was so good to see everyone again! I’d like to try to get back there more often, if possible. The timing and location aren’t so great for me, but I love being surrounded by two dozen awesome knitters. I got one [...]
Posted on September 4th, 2008 by Pirate
Filed under: Baby M Blanket, SnB, babyclothes, bloo socks, gifts, scarf, sock | 2 Comments »
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