My friend’s scarf is about 60% done. Her birthday is tomorrow. I knit on it on and off this weekend but for some reason it’s hurting my hands. I can’t even figure out why — it’s 100% alpaca, mistake rib (k2p2), done on US 10’s. The only thing I can think of it’s the US […]
Month: November 2005
Anu’s Stocking
After reading Margene’s post on Roositud I knew I had to try it out for myself. I had always thought it was simple embroidery, but now that I know it’s a knitting technique, I’m all for it! I’m doing Anu’s Stockings from Folk Knitting in Estonia. I decided to do them cuff-down because I was […]
i think it’s gonna work
When I posted about the yarn yesterday I really wasn’t sure what I was going to make out of it. I had knit and washed a gauge swatch and decided that I liked the yarn best at 3.5 spi*. I knit it at 4 spi and it bloomed to 3.5 after washing. That was a […]
free yarn
I had some yarn in my stash from an impulse buy so I exchanged it for this! I had my heart set on black tweed with red and white flecks in it but the YT black has jewel tones for the tweed instead. So I went with this shade (#415 maze). It’s a spruce green […]
cause we all need more yarn
Thanks to Laura I ordered up a sample set from AmiAmi. There’s some really fun stuff…and the prices are good too! click on the thumbnails for better views! Starting from upper left and going clockwise there’s: AHS Slub Kasuri 900 meters of 100% Wool superfine (seems heavier than laceweight but lighter than fingering) […]
Like Sting Says
I want my MTV Interweave! Is it me or does it seem a little late? Did I miss the Winter issue’s preview? Am I the only one worried about what the issue will look like now that Interweave Press has been bought out? I got so edgy about the next issue that I called Interweave. […]