I realized I never posted photos of my finished shawls. First, from earlier this fall, the fully blocked Dionne Shawl: Which I luckily remembered to photograph in full before I shipped it off to the lucky recipient – my mother-in-law – as an early birthday/Christmas present. Both are in December,… Read More »A little catch up…
This week has been working on a bit of this and a bit of that. Two items have enough progress to show and tell. First up, I’ve cast on and made some progress on the front of my Twisted Lines top. I was a little worried about picking up the… Read More »Progress on various and sundry
And do a little fixing… I was all set to block my fabulous little shawlette on Thursday between cooking dishes for Thanksgiving on Thursday, when I discovered a major problem: While binding off, I dropped a freaking stitch! I noticed it after weaving in the end of the yarn from… Read More »And then I had to wait…
I am not one of those people who says things like “everything happens for a reason” or “things always work out for the best.” I think the world has far too many just plain awful things that happen to try to hold to this narrative. Do good things sometimes arise… Read More »Sometimes things work out
That’s my excuse for the time between posts. I never had any intention of taking the time to post while visiting AwesomeE and my folks last weekend, but I sort of thought I’d post sometime this week. But here we are Saturday, and I’ve only got time for a quick… Read More »Jet lag sucks…
Get Lots done on Shawl: Check! I spent most of my plane knitting time working on this lovely item. It now looks like this: I am several rows into the first set of charts and second section of the shawl. Finish Socks Achieved! I even wore them yesterday, though hidden… Read More »Best Laid Plans…
Blog post brought to you from Heathrow Airport as I wait for my flight to the US. Headed to one of our company offices for several days of work meetings, but then going to visit family and friends including AwesomeE for a few days before I fly back to Germany.… Read More »Headed to the States again
I have a pair of socks I’ve been working on for a while. You may remember I started them in May… Somewhere over the summer I finished the first one so by the time I left for Shetland I was on the second one: But let’s be honest – four… Read More »Funny how that works…
I bought a knitting belt at Shetland Wool Week, and this past week I’ve been giving it a go. If you aren’t familiar, it’s an oval shaped leather pad (mine is about 3.5in wide and 8in long) stuffed with horsehair. The front has holes in it for your needles and… Read More »Learning to knit again: adventures with a knitting belt
I’m nearing the end of my lovely yellow Dionne Shawl in Lolabean Yarn Co “Not so Mellow Yellow” yarn. I have finished the knitting, with just weaving in ends and blocking left to do. I didn’t quite make the full 6 vertical repeats, but it should be large enough. It’s… Read More »Some more thoughts on the BIPOCMAL2019
