I haven’t been posting much, but I’ve been knitting up a storm on the red shawl for Karen. I’ve knit 100 rows already. There are getting to be a bunch of stitches on each row. Bunches. There’ll be a ton more, though, before I’m through.
Sshhh. Don’t tell anyone. There’s a spot on the edge—both […]
I don’t have any progress pictures for you, as it’s the middle of the night, and much, much too dark for photo taking. Rest assured that good progress is being made on the shawl for Karen. I had a bit of a glitch yesterday, forgot to put two beads on it. I ended up tinking […]
I think that I’ve decided on all the stitches that will be in Karen’s shawl. I say that I think I have, because one never knows what will happen when I get going. Designs have been known to have a life of their own, and to change as I knit them without my really being […]
I filled up the tank yesterday, and about had heart palpitations. This Union station is near my house, so it’s handy. It’s also handy because it’s usually has about the lowest price for a several mile radius. And with the price of gas, who can afford to drive very far to save a few cents? […]
Back in February I bribed my good friend Karen into driving to Santa Clara—she lives about an hour from there—to visit me since I was in town for Stitches West. The bribe was knitwear. I offered her a sweater, but when she saw my shawls she wanted a couple of those instead. She bought the […]
I haven’t ripped out the huge bag yet. I did some poking around on Ravelry, and found Angela’s Fabulous Felted Bag (on Ravelry). Before and after felting sizes, and gauge are all listed on the pattern. I had one little thing that I wanted clarified, asked, and received a very nice response from Angela within […]
The socks
I’ve loved knitting cables from the very start. A simple cable looks so complicated, but in reality is quite easy to knit. Complicated cables, when broken down, line by line, are still simple to knit. The best part is that they’re immensely satisfying.
Take this cable for instance. Looks terribly complex, but each section […]