We’ve all heard that Nora Corbett of Mirabilia is branching out. She recently released the two beautiful dragonfly designs. Well, next month she’s releasing two more designs under her own name, Portrait of Lauren in Blue, and Portrait of Caroline in Pink. They’re very pretty. I probably won’t be stitching them, as like most of […]
Dave thinks it looks like a quilt made up of scraps of fabric, but instead it’s made of expensive yarn. He does have a point. I love it, though, especially when I see it laid out on the floor like this. It’s quite fun, don’t you think? I’m continuing to be more careful of the […]
Catching up on a couple SBQs that I missed while convalescing…
Do you or have you stitched with over-dyed threads? (Weeks Dye Works, The Gentle Art Sampler Threads, Six Strand Sweets, etc.) If so, what is your opinion concerning them? If not, why not?
I’ve used Weeks Dye Works threads a couple times, as they came in […]
Yesterday morning, my sweater looked like this, and I was distinctly unhappy with a number of the color combinations. The yarns that Fassett used were obviously completely different than the ones I’d chosen, and his chart just wasn’t working for me. So I tore it out, clear back to the second block of color. This […]
Every day I’m feeling a little better than the day before. I’ve been knitting again for about five days, and it’s wonderful. I’ve nearly finished up my Pomatomus socks (photo pending). I need to try them on properly. I did a different toe treatment on each sock, and will need to decide which I like […]
I’m sitting. In my desk chair. I’ve been here for fifteen minutes. Wheee! LOL Amazing how good it feels to be able to sit properly again. I’m about to move, though. Still can’t do it for very long, but I’m so much better than a week ago, it’s astounding to me. Checkup with my doctor […]
Vogue Knitting has a new volume out in their Stitchionary series. This one’s a book of more than 200 cable patterns. I’m drooling. I’m especially drooling over this gorgeous cable sweater that’s pictured in the flyer I got. The construction is similar to one of my favorite sweaters, a boucle I knit years ago, but […]
I am recovering, a little better each day. I can almost sort of sit in a regular chair again. It’s ever so much better than trying to stand here and read email and type at an awkward angle. LOL My two-week appointment with my doctor is on Thursday. Can’t believe it’s been a week and […]
I’ve been trying not to think about tomorrow all day. Don’t like to. But people keep calling. Mom, friends, the hospital. It’s wonderful. I love hearing from everyone (well, maybe not the hospital). But still. I’m so looking forward to tomorrow being done with. Yes, Nicki, by this time tomorrow the deed will be done, […]
It rarely feels like I did anything much, but then when I compare it with the last photo, I usually feel a little better. I’ve gotten quite a bit done on the left side, and some on the right side. It’s still a blob, but a bigger one!
Though it is still just clouds and sky, […]