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Baby Blanket take 2

Sep 302007

I mentioned in my last post, that I ended up changing plans on the baby blanket I am knitting. The original plan would have turned out v.v.badly and I am glad I caught myself before I worked any further. With a little research at Ravelry and what I could find at the yarn store RIGHT NOW! I have started a free-form sort of Log Cabin style blanket for Liam. It goes pretty quickly and is great for watching TV because it is basically all garter stitch. I suspect now that the new Fall TV season has started I’ll get it [...]

And then there was lace

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Aug 272007

[singlepic=21,320,240,,left] So in my last post I mentioned taking Galina’s Embraceable Lace class. This certainly helped me get over my lace phobia and so with a little coaching from HK and some stitch pattern books, I am working on my first lace project. I decided to do a fairly simple scarf. What you see here is my test swatch. (in its 2nd or third incarnation) I made a deal with myself that I could start on the scarf once I was able to knit two complete rows of the pattern I had selected. Its “horseshoe lace” from more than once [...]

Stitches – at which yarn whoring, and ubergeekery takes place

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Aug 202007

Stitches - at which yarn whoring, and ubergeekery takes place

The short recap – not suprisingly there was yarn, and knitting, and a cubic butload of fun. I bought beautiful stuff, learned a lot, and touched more yarn than I could ever possibly afford (hmmmmm quiviut, hmmmm cashmere). And while apparently I had a fetish for fuzzy stuff like angora and mohair this year – I didn’t end up buying any. Maybe I’ll just have to learn how to spin it. The longer recap with some whining and complaining, but in general goodnessÂ andÂ YarnÂ Pr0n to be hadÂ behindÂ theÂ cutÂ . . .

Going a little bonkers lately

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Aug 082007

Well as usual I’ve said yes to way more things than I really have time for.Â And of course many of the things I have said yes to are all crashing onto my calendar in a fairly short space of time. Of Course many of the things I have said yes to were things I *really* wanted to do, and many of the things I said yes to were for other folks. BLah Blah BLahÂ Whine Whine Whine. But it does keep me busy, and I like to be busy.Â Although sometimes —- sleep is good too. (BAH! SLEEP IS [...]

aaaaaalmost there . . . .

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Jul 302007

I wish I could tell you the glorious tale of how I reclaimed my Knitting Mojo and have sailed through this pair of socks. I won’t tell you the tale of woe either – whinging isn’t pretty. Suffice it to say – they are kind of plain but almost done. I am knitting the leg portion in a nice slip knit pattern that I made up by mistake and stuck with. It is making a nice cushy top almost like some athletic socks. I wanted to do something a little fancier, but with time running short I opted for speed [...]