I finished the Zig Zag Diamonds Socks while watching the Illini lose to Northwestern on Saturday. Well, at least one of us was successful.
Details:
Pattern: Zig Zag Diamonds, by Jeannie Cartmel
Yarn: Wollmeise Sockenwolle 100% Superwash, in “Guide to Galaxy”
Needles: Addi Turbos, size US 1, 2 circs
Started: October 15, 2009
Completed: November 14, 2009
Comments: This would have [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Knitting’
Victory is Mine!
Posted in Finished, Socks, tagged FO, Knitting, Loopy Ewe, Sock Clubs, Sockdown, Socks, Wollmeise on November 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Experimentation
Posted in In Progress, Knitting Kniftiness, tagged Cold Sheep, Dyeing, Jackalope, Knitting, Projects, Tea, Yarn, Zig Zag Diamonds on November 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »
For the last couple of months, I’ve been engaging in a little experiment. At the end of August, I challenged myself to avoid purchasing any yarn until my birthday (at the end of January). When I decided to go to Stitches West, I moved the goal posts to the first day of Stitches.
And then Jenny [...]
Where I’ve Been, Part III
Posted in Librariana, Outings, tagged ALA, Chicago, Dorkitude, Knitting, Neil Gaiman on July 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
After leaving Arcadia Knitting with a heavy heart and no new yarn, I had to go back down to the Convention Center to pick up my backpack before going back uptown to my sister’s place. It was getting late in the afternoon, and I was a little concerned about getting to the bag check before [...]
Where I’ve Been, Part I
Posted in Librariana, Outings, Socks, tagged ALA, Annual Conference, Artsygal, Chicago, Knitting, Travel on July 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The silence around here has been for one big reason: I was on vacation. And it was lovely. I had several days at home (“staycation”), one of which happened to be either our fourth or first wedding anniversary (depending on who’s doing the counting). Then, I took off for Chicago. I got my bamboo dpns [...]
‘Fess Up Now
Posted in In Progress, tagged Knitting, Mishaps on July 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Who is it? I want to know.
Who is hoarding all the 32″ US8 circular needles in the San Fernando Valley?
I am working on a project knit in the round with a whole mess of decreases. After I got gauge on my trusty size 8 Crystal Palace circs, I didn’t want to mess around with any [...]
Scarf Weather
Posted in Finished, Scarves and Shawls, Test Knitting, tagged Casbah, FO, Gardiner Yarn Works, Knitting, Midnight Lace Scarf, Projects, Scarves, Test Knitting on June 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
When my first installment of the Loopy Ewe Sock Club arrived, I knew there was no way that beautiful skein of cashmere blend was going to become socks. It was so soft and lovely that I just kept the hank on my desk for weeks, regularly gazing at it and every now and then giving [...]
The Deadliest… Finger Puppets?
Posted in Baby, Finished, Toys, tagged FO, Knitting, Knitty, The Deadliest Crab, Toys on June 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I finished Crabby Crawl for Little Miss over the weekend, but I couldn’t resist playing with the pieces before sewing them up.
Creepy, aren’t they? I tried to get a picture of them curling around a door frame, but I couldn’t quite contort myself enough to get a photo of my own hand in that position. [...]
Knit Along with Me
Posted in In Progress, tagged Knitting, Miss Honeychurch, Sweaters, WIP on June 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I am just about ready to really start knitting on Miss Honeychurch.
I’ve got my pattern, and my yarn, and my book. That swatch, sadly, is getting about 20 stitches to 4″. I swatched again on size US7s, and perplexingly got the same gauge. I’m not entirely sure how strenuously to block, either, [...]
Uncursed
Posted in In Progress, Toys, tagged Deadliest Crab, Knitting, Knitty, Toys, WIP on June 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I gave the orange Cascade 220 another shot after I got home from work last night. When I once again found myself short a couple dozen stitches, I finally did the math. Literally. As in, 75-34 does not equal 63. It wasn’t my mistake at all, but an error in the [...]
It Might Be Cursed
Posted in Baby, In Progress, Lace, Toys, tagged Beaded Knitting, Deadliest Crab, Entomology, Knitting, Lace, Mishaps, Projects, Shawls, Toys, WIP on June 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I’m starting to wonder if this particular yarn is cursed.
Looks perfectly innocent, doesn’t it? Nice orange Cascade 220 all skeined up, waiting to be knit into a cute toy for Little Miss. My plan was a carrot from Amigurumi Knits for my daughter’s play kitchen. I popped the yarn onto my swift, wound it up [...]
