I’ve learned something about myself recently. Okay, I may have already known this little tidbit but I’d forgotten and needed to experience it again apparently. I should not knit the same project repeatedly. My first Generations was fast and fun, but following it by casting on a second one was pure crazy. A girl needs…
I’ve got a case of the Queue Blues. var gaJsHost = ((“https:” == document.location.protocol) ? “https://ssl.” : “http://www.”);document.write(unescape(“%3Cscript src=’” + gaJsHost + “google-analytics.com/ga.js’ type=’text/javascript’%3E%3C/script%3E”)); var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-xxxxxx-x”);pageTracker._trackPageview(); Here are the top two things on my Ravelry Queue Daenerys by Wandering Cat Studio for which I want to use the dark teal fingering alpaca dyed by a…
Last night I finished my Generations Stole – yes I had thought it was a scarf but it truly makes a nice wide small stole. A larger version is on the needles already – and – being test knit by a wonderful friend. Knit using one 400yd skein of the Lost City Knits, Oklahoma Fiber…
After a wicked hot Saturday at the Ponca Herb Festival a day off was much needed. So after unloading the van and doing all the restocking and inventory paperwork (these are the things that are done on a day off around here) I changed into my field work clothes and went out for an hour…
I’ve been in need of a new computer for some time because my iBookG4 was limping along pretty badly. Some days all I could do was hold down the off/on key and walk away. Friday my new MacBook arrived! I’m getting familiar with it and this evening I played with the photo booth for the…
I’m a firm believer in using the right tool for the job. var gaJsHost = ((“https:” == document.location.protocol) ? “https://ssl.” : “http://www.”);document.write(unescape(“%3Cscript src=’” + gaJsHost + “google-analytics.com/ga.js’ type=’text/javascript’%3E%3C/script%3E”));var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-xxxxxx-x”);pageTracker._trackPageview(); Now having written such a bold and haughty statement I will add that I’m often too lazy or too impatient to fetch, or wait,…
Really I do have a life beyond knitting…I swear it. Although this blog doesn’t often seem to reflect said claimed life, nor will it today. First up: a finished shawl. I love this shawl. It is completely my color – a softish green but not pastel, more of a light olive green. I’ve dubbed it…
My mother never took the answer “everyone’s doing it” as reason enough for me to do anything. Now that doesn’t mean I was by any means a unique child. I wasn’t. I joined bandwagons just like most kids – including getting a shag cut and a motorcycle at age 14. It was the ’70’s. Mom loved pulling…
The Percy Shawl was named for Percy Shelley, one of the finest English Romantic poets and a favorite of the designer, Sanne Kalkman. In this incredibly lovely shawl I too see romance and poetry in the arch of the stitches, the punctuation of the nupps in the border and the delicacy of the overall effect.…
Tonight I will be binding boundoff my Percy Shawl. While I’m excited to see how it blocks, my mind is already moving ahead to the next shawl – the next two shawls actually. Swallowtail is next, then Baltic Blossoms. Yes – nupps galore! The next Swatching Walker post should be up this weekend – Monday at…
