Well, Rock Island is not quite as successful as I’d hoped. I mixed up the right and wrong sides and had to frog the edging. After 2 more days I’m back up to 25 repeats. The aim is to finish this by October, rather than the end of the season like I’d originally hoped. I’ve [...]
Sep 202011
Aug 292011
For the first time, in a vvveeerrryyy long time, I actually achieved what I set out to do this season….I finished 3 lace project, and got to cast on another! Sweet Hanami (above) was truly a labor of love. This pattern sang to me from the day it was published. I love that it’s asymetrical! [...]
I was so proud when I finished knitting the Rock Island shawl that I posted about here. I did not mention that I had zipped through knitting this while watching the first season of 24, which I had never seen before (great show, by the way, and very exciting). The two skeins I was using [...]
Aug 182011
The princess in me tells me that shawls are to be worn gracefully. My mother is graceful and I hope I’ve inherited just a little of it. She swoops in every few weeks and snaps up my latest sample with definite plans to wear it to her next social outing or to church….she does wear them well and [...]
Aug 122011
Today I took Annis on a trip to Whitby. First, I have to say this is brilliant travel knitting. It is simple, fast, and it fits into teeny tiny spaces: That bag originally held a shawl pin. It is very small. I knit for an hour and a half each way. We passed some lovely [...]
Aug 122011
The pattern: Anne Hanson’s Almost Ovals. The town: Estes Park, Colorado. The place, Romantic Riversong, our private deck. A perfect place for knitting (and drinking beer). Ah, vacation!
Aug 102011
I think I’ve got the hang of Annis! I’m not totally done with the lace section but I’m nearly there and I’ve not had any problems this time. What a relief! I had to rip back the first attempt. I’m speed-knitting this one too, since it’s for a birthday. Thankfully, my friend can’t make the [...]
Jul 282011
I have completed clue 6 of In Dreams, meaning I am very nearly done with this shawl. However, I have a question. I don’t like the colours. I dyed the gradience myself but the colours are just too different. The lines are too obvious for me where the gradience crosses. I want to overdye it. [...]
Jul 122011
Took an hour away from spinning and washing fleece to finish and bind off my beaded lace scarf the day before yesterday! I had one side done and the other almost finished and then needed to join the two and block! I’m happy with the outcome. Neither of these pictures shows the exact color–it’s not [...]
Jun 212011
I continue to make steady progress on In Dreams. I cast this on during the off-season at the beginning of May, and have now reached clue 5. I am currently aiming for 7 rows a day to finish before going on holiday – we’re heading to the mountains so I’ll need something to keep the [...]
