Posted in Desdemona Shawl, Fionn, Maine Morning Mitts, Punctuated Rib, Quincy Quade Quentin, Roger Socks, items for wee ones, knitting confessions, socks, sweaters on November 15th, 2010 2 Comments »
You might think, after working a month and a half on preparing a sock knitting presentation for my spinning guild, I’d be sick of sock knitting – almost, but you would be wrong. I promised mom a pair of birthday socks, and before I headed off into the wild blue knitting yonder to cast on [...]
What kind of knitter am I? I love challenges, use deadlines as motivators and think knitting for other people is noble and worthy, as long as I also get to knit for myself. Still with me? I also know my eyes are bigger than my stomach, knitting-wise, since it takes me four years to finish [...]
There are some people who think a handknit is appropriate for every gift-giving occasion – I, sadly, am not one of them, because if I committed to that philosophy, I would do nothing but knit gifts for others. And yet? I broke my own rule last week when I whipped out this little number for [...]
See? More reading and yapping than knitting. Must change that.
Posted in items for wee ones on August 11th, 2003 2 Comments »
the first one was too loose, the second one got off-pattern at the end, and the third one seems to be just right – I should finish it tonight.
Posted in items for wee ones on June 24th, 2003 Comments Off
I’m currently knitting Feline Dim Sum, just the Wonton, actually. I highly recommend this as a warmup project for new knitters; it’s supposed to be knit tightly (which new knitters tend to do anyway, I hear). After working with size 5 needles, size 8 will feel big! After starting this, I found Wendy’s Catnip Mouse [...]
