Right now on my needles, actively being worked on: Goddess Mystery Shawl Gift sweater (first sneak peek) Taos Socks Lady February Sweater Julia Sweater~ I just have to sew the side seams OFF THE NEEDLES Sadly, it’s only been 2 things. With all the sewin, quilting, bike tinkering, etc, I haven’t had the time to [...]
Archive for June, 2008
I love my stash. So much so that some might consider it a sin ;o) I know my yarns get lonely, wanting new friends to play with so I must appease them lest they have an uprising and take my whole family hostage! Here are the newest additions to my yarn family: Misti Alpaca Handpainted [...]
I realize I am a week behind in posting about our World Wide Knit IN Public Day outing. We had a decent turnout, there ended up being 7 knitters (Tracy, myself, Rowan, Spencer, Suzie, Abby and Betty), 1 husband, 5 kids, 1 puppy chihuahua. Not a bad turnout! You can see the whole set of [...]
Hehehe… Yes, I do dabble in quilting. I haven’t truly sewn a quilt top in over 6 years but I thought it was time. I have been gathering books, patterns, fabrics for the last 6 months or so and it was time to sew something. Last week I found a day to focus completely on [...]
Goddess Knits Anniversary Shawl~ the beginning
Posted: June 23, 2008 in Goddess Knits Anniversary Shawl, Main PageI finally received the yarn from 100purewool that I ordered for the Goddess Knits Anniversary Mystery Shawl. Hand-dyed 100% merino wool~ laceweight Chocolate brown Clues 1&2 finished. Chart B for both. This is unblocked but it’s the most true to color I could get at night. I purchased 2 hanks of the merino, 950 yards [...]
The Picnic Blanket
Posted: June 11, 2008 in Photos- not knitting, Photos- not knitting-apad, Photos- not knitting-apad2, Photos- not knitting-Panorama shotsI DID IT I DID IT I DID IT Finally the Picnic Blanket is finished!!! You can see all the details on my project page on Ravelry. It will sit all 6 of us for eating but if we want to spread out it’s not quite big enough. Finished size: 62″x 68″ Yarn: 100% cotton [...]
I think I have mentioned before how much I love Elizabeth Zimmermann. Well let me tell you again….I LOVE EZ!! Her design, or undesign, is perfect in form. Simple and clean. One of my favorite patterns of hers is the February sweater from The Knitter’s Almanac. For the past year or so I have been [...]
If you haven’t noticed, I have a ‘thing’ with cameras. I save up, buy one & it (it’s usually my fault by no fault of my own, really) breaks down in some way. Here’s the newest addition to the collection HP Photosmart R847 8MP Those photos were taken with my oldest digital camera, pictured below [...]
Since so many people liked my simple little bag I thought I would do a little tutorial. Materials Needed: 2 fat quarters of coordinating fabric (or not, your choice ;o)) 2.5 yards 3/8″ or 1/2″ ribbon, cut in 2 pieces 1.25 yards each Finished size: 7.5″ tall, 13″ wide and 6″ deep Take one fat [...]
