Just as an aside, does anyone else agree with the fact that some lotions just don’t work well on your hands for knitting? Some are just too greasy for me. Now, I’ve officially gone over some edge – I’m sure there is a named diagnosis for this, and the “Yarn Harlot”:http://www.yarnharlot.com probably discusses it in…
All posts in yarn
Myrtle Beach, Florida
That is what I’ve decided to name my version of the “Katia Idea Summer Top”:http://secure.elann.com/ShowFreePattern.asp?Id=16024 pattern, that I’m doing in another yarn (color of yarn I’m using=Myrtle, name of yarn supposed to use which pattern is named for=Florida, thrown in for fun=Beach). So, since I am making this for my 11yo (Angel) – the gauge…
Project Progress Added
So, in true knitting blog fashion (though I still intend for that to only be one aspect of this blog, even though it is one of my favorite things to write/talk about these days), I have added a _Project Progress_ section in my sidebar. I’m considering adding a FO(Finished Object) gallery soon, as well. Now,…
I – B – Cablin’ !
So, after watching “the video on KnittingHelp.com,”:http://knittinghelp.com/knitting/advanced_techniques/ which is a GREAT site, btw, I attempted to cable knit. And lo, and behold, they actually look like cables! !http://photos9.flickr.com/15015632_e848c83e83_m.jpg(i b cablin)!
Not much knitting
… or anything productive much, around here. This allergy season is proving to be yet another major drain on my life. And it is such an awful thing – I LOVE spring, LOVE flowers, LOVE the out-of-doors. How can something I love so much make me _miserable?_ My _Blue Eyes Sunny Skies_ aka the BooHopper,…
Eiffel Offel
That is how I feel. Eiffel Offel. I feel awful. Yesterday was a wash. I was planning on taking all of the kiddos to visit Grampie, who is still in the hospital, but I just couldn’t do it, I was an allergic mess. But I do feel a bit better today – enough to venture…
Realistic Rationalization Re:Knitting
Some knitting randomness – “This article”:http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6038622/site/newsweek/ probably has the best explanation of why I yearn to knit so much. Mom signed us up for a sock knitting class that started Monday night and boy, was I nervous! I was so afraid I was not skilled enough. There were 4 of us in the class, 2…
Rippet Rippet
In my browsing and reading about knitting I keep coming across a term – FROG. And I finally googled the answer (it took awhile) : _*Frog* means to undo something. Because you have to “rippit” “rippit”_
My First Completed Knitting Project!
!http://photos4.flickr.com/8825911_b73198ab03_m.jpg(strawberry fruit cap)!:http://www.flickr.com/photos/starzabove/8825911/ p{color:red;text-align:center}. *Fini!*
4 Needles, Oh My!
Well, I’ve written a lot about knitting lately, but that is my latest “fun”, so that is honestly what is going on in my life, aside from the normal _stuff_. I’ve even been watching some knitting shows from the “DIY Network”:http://diynet.com off of the dvr. One is “Knitty Gritty”:http://diynet.com/diy/shows_dkng/0,2044,DIY_18180,00.html which is a really fun, trendy…