Posted in knitting, tagged blocking, KAL, knitting, socks, socks from the toe up, stripes, whisper, yarn, yarn pirate on June 16, 2009 | 4 Comments »
That’s right, folks. I broke out my “scale” yesterday.
I needed to divide some gorgeous yarn pirate superwash bfl in the cupcake colorway into 2 balls in anticipation of today’s events; namely, the arrival of Socks From the Toe Up by Wendy Johnson. I learned of a massive KAL beginning this month and working, month by [...]
Posted in kitchen, spinning, tagged cast iron, fiber, FO, kitchen, organic merino, spinning, spunky club, yarn on May 11, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I should be writing. In fact, I should be writing A LOT, but instead, I’m feeling the need to dash off a quick post. I’ve written a few paragraphs for the paper this morning, so I can justify this. Right? Right. Also, it could be argued that talking about late nineteenth/early twentieth century cast iron [...]
Posted in kitchen, knitting, tagged curry, eco-wool, ishbel, jo sharp dk wool, kitchen, knitting, lace, silky alpca, WEBS, yarn on April 1, 2009 | 5 Comments »
This applies both to massaman curry and the WEBS anniversary sale. First, the curry:
The boy has been raving about this particular massaman curry paste from one of the Asian grocery shops near his house. Last week he brought me my own container. Yum. I made a regular four-serving batch, as directed by the instructions on [...]
Posted in knitting, spinning, tagged AVFKW, BSJ, buttefly girl designs, FO, knitting, spindle, spinning, yarn on February 5, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Ta-da! My first plied yarn. By my calculations (which are often up for debate), this skein contains about 180 yards of squishy mostly worsted weight yarn, with some light worsted and light bulky here and there. I’m thinking that I *need* a new cowl, and once I finish this BSJ for the now overdue baby, [...]
Posted in grad school, kitchen, knitting, tagged 2008, collards, FO, grad school, malabrigo, spinning, star crossed slouchy beret, yarn on August 29, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Ta-da! This was super quick and quite fun to knit. The cables increase the squish factor of the Malabrigo, and while the variegation is a bit busy, I am quite excited to send this westward to its rightful owner. Here’s another shot of the Star Crossed Slouchy Beret, in which the dog demonstrates his usefulness [...]
Posted in knitting, tagged boh, dog, knitting, pinwheel, yarn on April 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »
“Are you okay? You didn’t post this morning.”
These were close to the first words I heard from a friend from both blogland and the real world this evening as we gobbled up salmon fish and chips, drank beer, listened to music and discussed issues of critical importance, like font choice. (I have Helvetica here, courtesy [...]
Posted in knitting, tagged artyarns, Bolero Jacket, purchasing, yarn on November 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Remember how I told you that I did some serious internet yarn purchasing last week? It has begun to arrive. I am very excited about making the Bolero Jacket, which is on the cover of the Debbie Bliss pattern book, “Simply Soft”. I’ve been looking for a cozy shrug/sweater/cardigan pattern, and this one over at [...]
Posted in knitting, tagged knitting, ravelry, stash, yarn on October 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
So…I am at work, but I somehow managed to place a serious internet yarn order. Ravelry makes it super easy to figure out which things in my queue that I can make from my stash, and which projects require additional yarn. In my defense, I don’t really own a sweater’s amount of anything, as I [...]
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