Finally another finished project to write about! I decided to take my unfinished shawl project (blogged about here and on ravelry here) to my grandma’s house yesterday so I could get some good quality knitting + chatting time in. I’ve decided to give this one to my grandma, and I have enough yarn to make [...]
Archive for August, 2009
Big Blue
Posted in knitting, tagged FO, knitting on August 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
a wisp
Posted in knitting, tagged knitting on August 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
More often than not, there’s usually a reason why yarn is on sale. I picked up this skein of Tofutsies sock yarn at half price, thinking that it was a great excuse to crochet myself a pair of socks (I have no patience to knit socks as of yet, but that’s another story). When I [...]
crochet and conversation
Posted in crochet, tagged crochet, japanese patterns, wip on August 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One thing I’ve decided it’s impossible to do is hold a conversation and count stitches at the same time. And the thinner the thread, the harder those stitches are to see. The harder the stitches are to see, the longer it takes to realize that four rows down you skipped three stitches of the pattern. [...]
on how I hate to do motifs…
Posted in crochet, tagged crochet, japanese patterns, wip on August 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As a crocheter, I think some of the greatest, most beautiful, impressive patterns are done in crochet motifs. I would love to complete something as intricate and gorgeous as some of these patterns (okay, that last one is kind of tacky but you get what I mean). Somehow, though, every time I try starting myself [...]
I’m not a beginner. I just might look like one.
Posted in knitting, tagged knitting, wip on August 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I get tired of doing lace sometimes. After finishing that camisole, I was itching to do something big, mindless, and garter stitch. So with some bright blue Moda Dea Cartwheel that I had in my stash, I decided to start this (or here if you’re not on ravelry). Okay, it’s got some stockinette thrown in [...]
pretending to be cool
Posted in knitting, tagged japanese patterns, knitting on August 1, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Here’s a balmy bit of knitting for a hot day… I just finished this camisole from this Japanese knitting and crochet book, and since it’s the first time I’ve managed to finish any knitted garment that’s not a hat or a scarf, I feel pretty accomplished! I used some light pink Bollicine Dolly that I [...]
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