With my husband gone the past few days I’ve been taking liberties with the kitchen. Like making a royal mess, but for such a fun reason. I decided to dye some wool roving in the crockpot I bought exclusively for craft purposes. I had dyed on the stove before, but I [...]
Entries from August 2007
August 28, 2007
What is Your Knitting Experience?
Saw this on Ruby’s and Purl’s site and thought it was a neat idea.
Bold = have already tried this
Italicized = Plan to try this
Unemphasized = Have no desire to try this
Afghan
I-cord
garter stitch
Knitting with metal wire
Shawl
Stockinette Stitch
Socks: Top-down
Socks: Toe-up
Knitting with camel yarn
Mittens: Cuff-up
Mittens: Tip down
Hat
Knitting with silk
Moebius band knitting
Participating in a KAL
Sweater
Drop stitch patterns
Knitting with recycled/secondhand [...]
August 17, 2007
FO’s or Whatever The Opposite of Startitis Is
Despite my swollen and sore little finger (which I’m starting to suspect is arthritis…FUN!) I managed to finish a few items and make way for some starters. First off, in the wee, wee hours of the morning a few days ago, I finished the Playful Pineapples afghan:
It’s made with Caron Simply Soft in Bright Berry [...]
August 17, 2007
Need a Startitis Vaccine
I’m trying really hard not to cast on another project until I have the Playful Pineapples blanket done. I have some serious work to do to get it done, and I’m having some issues with my little finger on my right hand that is slowing me down.
The issue is it’s swollen and it aches [...]
August 7, 2007
Actual Fiber Related Post
See, I told you there would be one coming up. The last few weeks I’ve been making up for the time I’ve been idle as far as fiber-arts are concerned. I finished spinning the merino/silk blend I got from Adrian at Hello Yarn. It turned out well, but I didn’t calculate yardage, [...]
