Another hat
Friday, December 25th, 2009 Posted in knitting | Comments Off[caption id="attachment_826" align="aligncenter" width="504" caption="Warm hat, I hope"][/caption] My sister feels the cold. And she likes the hats I make her. So this one is a Christmas present for her (oh well, there goes the surprise). It's similar in design to ...
Some knitting
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009 Posted in knitting | 2 Comments »With the kitchen under construction, I've been spending my evenings knitting in front of the TV. I've forgotten entirely to take pictures of several hats, but I do have photos of two recent projects. For this hat, I took an existing ...
Finished… Only one day late…
Friday, December 26th, 2008 Posted in knitting | Comments OffIf you don't count the fact that I promised it for Christmas LAST YEAR! [caption id="attachment_437" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Stacia"][/caption]
Pre-Christmas Knitting
Friday, December 19th, 2008 Posted in knitting | Comments OffI am trying to finish a sweater for my daughter (see previous post on favorite mammals). It would go much faster if I didn't keep messing up the cable pattern. I've ripped back to correct the cable (and I never ...
One good thing about the rainy dark season
Saturday, November 22nd, 2008 Posted in knitting | Comments OffWinters here in the Pacific Northwest can get rough. It starts getting dark around 4 and stays dark until 8 or 8:30. It rains or drizzles many days. Every year November finds me unprepared for it and I find myself ...
Another scarf…
Thursday, November 20th, 2008 Posted in knitting | Comments OffI did a little experimentation with that pattern--what happens if I turn it sideways and alternate two yarns? I think it looks pretty. [caption id="attachment_364" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Scarf--blue silk-merino yarns"][/caption]
I’ve been doing some knitting…
Sunday, November 16th, 2008 Posted in knitting | 1 Comment »Amy asked if I'd been doing any knitting lately. I am working on two garter stitch and big needles blankets (also known as "I'm cold, let's use up some yarn"), but I've also been knitting a few smaller things. [caption id="attachment_344" ...
What I do in the evenings
Friday, March 7th, 2008 Posted in Photos, knitting | Comments OffI made a blanket, lots and lots of garter stitch knitting, from three different shades of hand-dyed orange and red mohair. I've been working on it off and on for about a year and half and last night I finally ...
Knitted Neck Warmer
Sunday, January 20th, 2008 Posted in knitting | 2 Comments »My friend Sue asked for the instructions for the neck warmer for the dogs, so here they are: Do a gauge swatch (see a good knitting book) to determine the number of stitches per inch you get with your wool and ...