I know I’ve mentioned it here before, but I have two crazy boys right now so no time to look it up… The latest thing in the knitting world is Ravelry which is where you can post pictures of your stash and completed projects, including all the juicy details like what yarn you used, finished […]
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Ah! The story of a little sweater. I started making it, well, way back at the beginning of this year. It was a little pullover for my cousin Heidi’s little boy who is a couple weeks younger than Joey. The yarn was from Knitpicks – Swish Superwash – color: Deep Ocean. The design was essentially […]
There are too many crazy things going on right now – including a $1225 dental bill for me. Today’s weather is crisp and sunny, reminding me of fall, so I shall talk about knitting (and try to forget everything else). This is the little sweater I’m working on for my niece, Susan Elizabeth, who is […]
This morning I finished knitting the Nantucket Jacket from Interweave Knits Winter 2006. Mine is in the same yarn – different color (Teaberry). Now I just need to block it and then assemble it and do the crocheted edges. We have a guest staying in our spare bedroom right now, though, so I will have […]
Eye Candy Friday
Posted in Knitting, Photography on Aug 24th, 2007
I just love that picture! How did I take it? I used a piece of white posterboard, laid it on my bed, and arranged my knitting on top of it. For specific camera settings (aperature, ISO, shutter speed), click on the picture and then look at the exif data in flickr. I shot the picture […]
RIP Charcoal Slog-a-long
Posted in Knitting on Aug 23rd, 2007
The Charcoal Slog-a-long at one of its glorious stages. I’ve decided that the Charcoal Slog-a-long I was knitting for Steve is going to bite the dust. There were a number of problems with this project. I make the neck in front too deep and really needed to re-do it. The sleeve I had half-finished was […]