On a trip to Portland, Oregon in 2004, I picked up one of the hundreds of chestnuts that had fallen on the street near our hotel. I’ve kept it in my coat pocket ever since, and am reminded of that trip each fall when I retrieve that coat. This silk colorway, in turn, reminds me…
Yesterday I finished the 4 repeats of Chart A on the Percy Shawl. The little flowers were sweet and charming but I moved on to Chart B and was six rows into it when I realized just how small a part the little flowers I liked in Chart A would play in the completed shawl.…
Tonight knitters across the globe will be casting on their Ravelympic projects during the Opening Ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympics at 6pm Vancouver time. Here on Clear Creek I’m gearing up for some extreme knitting. In the sixteen days while athletes are testing their speed, endurance and artistic abilities I’ll be putting myself in…
One new colorway – Wild Violet in silk has been added to the Yarn Shop link on the sidebar! Due to several requests I recreated the colorway I used in my Wild Violet Echo (thank goodness I take notes in the studio) and have two additional skeins available for sale. The creative juices have really…
4:50pm HIM: Hi – hold on. I’m back, what’s up? ME: I’m a really good knitter. I stink at designing. Stink. HIM: I thought we’d already established that. (we’ve gone through this before) ME: Apparently I needed to remind myself. HIM: So your day didn’t go…
After seeing nolaboard’s Antarctis Stole I coveted one for myself. Season of Lace and Ravelry have that effect on me. I thought of winter in the Antarctic and wanted something dark and rich. Using some stash wool/silk in a nearly navy blue I cast on the Antarctis Stole this past Monday on my way into…
This morning I finally took the Echo Flower off the blocking wires. Chris was a good sport and we tromped out in the snow for some photos. Silk and wellies – that’s how we do it in the country. This is the same pattern I used for Mom’s Pink Champagne shawl but this time with…
We stayed up late last night – waiting for the doom. One big crack from a nearby tree was all we heard. Nothing like the constant bombardment of breaking limbs from previous ice storms. I’m sure it’s not over yet but I thought I’d take the time today to offer thanks. Usually when I sit…
Clue 2 complete. What do you see? My only guess is a luna moth….maybe. 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();
I’ve spent the past little while on Ravelry going back over the patterns submitted by qualified entries (those that shared a link about the contest elsewhere) in the 10shawls2010 contest. It was tough. There are some stunning designs out there. If you’re wondering what lace to knit next, any of the projects suggested would make for…
