Just a quick summary of this week’s slow knitting scene…
On Knitting…
Icarus is progressing slowing but surely. I am on the 5th repeat of Chart 1 and am beginning to get a tad bored. Fortunately I am liking what I’m seeing and have not made serious mistakes thus far, so that is keeping me motivated. Knowing [...]
Archive for November, 2006
Week 47 of 2006 in Review
Posted in Uncategorized on November 27, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Lady Eleanor – Completed
Posted in Uncategorized on November 24, 2006 | 6 Comments »
Tada!!!
Finally get to show Lady Eleanor off in her completed stage. In her unblocked state Lady measures 24″x60″ and I think I’ll keep her like that since the length fits me well. Using size 8US needles, she took 10 1/2 skeins of Paton’s SWS. I won’t add fringe since the [...]
Week 46 of 2006 in Review….
Posted in Uncategorized on November 19, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
On Knitting…The needles have been sitting rather idle this week and the trend is likely to continue until the first week in December. I’ve started the second repeat on Chart 1 for Icarus. At this rate I will not be able to complete the shawl in time for the end of Lacevember since other tasks [...]
ColourMart’s Silk = OMG!!!!
Posted in Uncategorized on November 16, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
My first silk order from ColourMart arrived yesterday and here’s the verdict so far:
This has got to be the best yarn purchase I have ever made. The silk is fabulous. Even on the cone it feels soft and squishy. The color is a tanish/gold that is a lot prettier “in person” and its luster [...]
Week 45 of 2006 in Review
Posted in Uncategorized on November 12, 2006 | 2 Comments »
On Stash BuildingColourMart is going to be my doom. But who can resist these lovelies at an even lovelier price?
2500 yards of Blue Violet Silk
2500 yards of Ecru Silk which can always be dyed another color.
2500 yards of the lovely Fox-glove
There is enough yardage in one cone to make two shawls. The question is, will [...]
Lacevember Questionaire
Posted in Uncategorized on November 7, 2006 | 2 Comments »
The knitting questions, or the usual suspects
How long have you been knitting?I restarted knitting a year and a half
How did you learn to knit?An aunt taught me when I was a teenager
Favorite thing about knitting?It’s so relaxingHow long have you been knitting lace?It was on of my first projects I did a year and a [...]
Week 44 of 2006 in Review
Posted in Uncategorized on November 6, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Some unplanned yarn stash building has occured. As if I need more yarn, but you know the drill: an innocent visit to the store or an accidental click to a website link somehow turns into a yarn purchase.
Oh the pleasure….oh the guilt….
A knitter’s unintended yarn buying phenomenom is both unexplained and uncontrollable, or at least [...]
In My Library
Posted in Uncategorized on November 6, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Your typical knitter needs a healthy supply of yarn, needles, patterns and other misc. gadgets which make knitting oh so much more pleasurable and efficient. I confess I am one of them. We will proudly (or quiltly) show off our yarn stash, (which in some cases is enough to open up your own LYS) needle [...]
