Graham's Trekking socks are ALMOST ALMOST 50% done.
I'm getting the hang of some new HTML, mainly because I want to put up a troubadour song and its translation on one of my Terre d'Ange blogs.
I'm SO going to Purlescence tomorrow and Sunday.
Friday, March 28, 2008
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Rocktober woe
Well, after trying about four different patterns and stitch counts, I've settled on a modified wavy cable. I'm HOPING the colors will move a little; I keep ending up with stretches of a row of orange/rust with green in the next row, which is REALLY bugging the OCD color coward in me.
I sat down with it at 7 after buying schoolbooks and said to myself, "I'll just play around with a couple of rows..." An hour and a half later I had ripped out 7-8 rows of lace, re-knit them in a different pattern, and fiddled with math until I finally found an option that would work.
Oy. And I *didn't* get my CD editing done. :p
I sat down with it at 7 after buying schoolbooks and said to myself, "I'll just play around with a couple of rows..." An hour and a half later I had ripped out 7-8 rows of lace, re-knit them in a different pattern, and fiddled with math until I finally found an option that would work.
Oy. And I *didn't* get my CD editing done. :p
Monday, January 07, 2008
Rocktober blues
Well, although *I* don't much like Rocktober the way it's knitting up, one of my friends says she might. So she might get lovely socks!
Oh and coyotes are singing!!! YAY!
Oh and coyotes are singing!!! YAY!
Friday, January 04, 2008
Ravelry YAAAAAAAAAY!
Today I got my Ravelry invite!!! YAAAAAAY!
I am, of course, shinyfuzzymonkey there!
:) ook ook ook! AAA!
I am, of course, shinyfuzzymonkey there!
:) ook ook ook! AAA!
Wednesday, January 02, 2008
Finished Objects!!!!
Yaaaay! I finished something for a deadline!
Graham's Knucks were ready for Christmas morning! I knit them in Malabrigo, which in retrospect was not the smartest since they will pill like gangbusters--but he really likes them, and I figure they're mostly for NERO anyway. Also, I finished Rogers promised hat from LAST YEAR, to go with his scarf (the nifty super-cabled Braided Mischief from Scarf Style.
What's more, I had a gratifying encounter with another FO: the hat I gave my father-in-law Derek, which was my first knitted gift! It's just a simple watchcap made of big bulky Patons wool, but apparently he likes it and wears it, since he had it with him when driving around up at Tahoe.
Also, I have almost finished my Interweave index and will hopefully be posting it soon!
WIP list:
Graham's interminable Trekking socks (#1 is ALMOST done!)
Toe-Up Rocktober test knee socks for me
Susan Beall's Manos scarf (still trying to work out a pattern!)
Bonnet for Baby Boo
Tempting (1 glove done, 1 just cast on!)
In Exile:
Bliss Baby Cardigan - might finish this for Nathania! Though I'm not sure it'll be suitable for giving away.
Pence Pouch from Just One More Row - my gauge has probably changed so much I should rip it out, wind the yarn on a ball winder, and start again from the other end. I was knitting so tight when I started that I kept breaking the cotton chenille yarn!
Coming up: Swell for Graham - I will probably cast on the earflaps and start them, but will wait for my Fair Isle class on the 12th to do more.
I spent most of the holidays knitting instead of working! But I feel good. Spent loads of time at Purlescence hanging out and chatting and knitting, and I think I need the safe time / rest. I'm heading back to SoCal tomorrow and feeling ill and stressed tonight. But I will take along my new bitchen Amy Butler knitting bag, and my current projects to keep me company; maybe I can knit in one of my lecture classes or something.
Graham's Knucks were ready for Christmas morning! I knit them in Malabrigo, which in retrospect was not the smartest since they will pill like gangbusters--but he really likes them, and I figure they're mostly for NERO anyway. Also, I finished Rogers promised hat from LAST YEAR, to go with his scarf (the nifty super-cabled Braided Mischief from Scarf Style.
What's more, I had a gratifying encounter with another FO: the hat I gave my father-in-law Derek, which was my first knitted gift! It's just a simple watchcap made of big bulky Patons wool, but apparently he likes it and wears it, since he had it with him when driving around up at Tahoe.
Also, I have almost finished my Interweave index and will hopefully be posting it soon!
WIP list:
Graham's interminable Trekking socks (#1 is ALMOST done!)
Toe-Up Rocktober test knee socks for me
Susan Beall's Manos scarf (still trying to work out a pattern!)
Bonnet for Baby Boo
Tempting (1 glove done, 1 just cast on!)
In Exile:
Bliss Baby Cardigan - might finish this for Nathania! Though I'm not sure it'll be suitable for giving away.
Pence Pouch from Just One More Row - my gauge has probably changed so much I should rip it out, wind the yarn on a ball winder, and start again from the other end. I was knitting so tight when I started that I kept breaking the cotton chenille yarn!
Coming up: Swell for Graham - I will probably cast on the earflaps and start them, but will wait for my Fair Isle class on the 12th to do more.
I spent most of the holidays knitting instead of working! But I feel good. Spent loads of time at Purlescence hanging out and chatting and knitting, and I think I need the safe time / rest. I'm heading back to SoCal tomorrow and feeling ill and stressed tonight. But I will take along my new bitchen Amy Butler knitting bag, and my current projects to keep me company; maybe I can knit in one of my lecture classes or something.
Friday, September 08, 2006
In the beginning...
...there was someone who typed like a rabid monkey on drugs. And she liked to make stuff. What sort of stuff? Well, first it was sewing costumes and clothes... then making shiny beady stuff... then embroidering on stuff... then buying yard upon yard of quilting fabric and coming up with neat ideas for quilting stuff... then crocheting stuff... then getting into soft squishy fuzzy yarn and knitting stuff.
Now, there are several closets and many boxes and shelves full of stuff like yarn and fabric and beads, all of which can be used to make other stuff. Shiny stuff, and fuzzy stuff. Soft and cuddly stuff. Fun stuff.
In fact, if I spend the rest of my life making stuff, I probably won't run out.
That's where my friends come in. See, I think I should give some of my stuff to OTHER people who make stuff... so that they, too, can have the joy of making cool stuff.
Now, there are several closets and many boxes and shelves full of stuff like yarn and fabric and beads, all of which can be used to make other stuff. Shiny stuff, and fuzzy stuff. Soft and cuddly stuff. Fun stuff.
In fact, if I spend the rest of my life making stuff, I probably won't run out.
That's where my friends come in. See, I think I should give some of my stuff to OTHER people who make stuff... so that they, too, can have the joy of making cool stuff.
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