Monthly Archives: June 2009
Thumbs up for shawls
Yes, I think I will have to make more of these. Don’t tell my socks. Pattern: Swallowtail Shawl, by Evelyn Clark (issued in Interweave Knits 2006, and available for free here) Needles: 3.5mm circular Yarn: Sea Silk, from Handmaiden Fine … Continue reading
Filed under finished object: shawl, lace
Just another Jaywalker
I’ve done me a fair number of Jaywalker socks in my time. It’s one of the few patterns I’ve done multiple times. (I could tell you about that winter I knitted five Harry Potter scarves as gifts. Oie.) It works … Continue reading
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Still with the Silk Garden
Some time in the recent past something went wonky with my So Simple Silk Garden sock pattern PDF on this site, and it has taken me far too long to correct it. In any event, if you are looking for … Continue reading
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Needs more shawls
As delightful blogger Cyn so fantastically summed up in her post yesterday, “if you’re not knitting a triangular shawl right now, YOU’RE DOING IT WRONG.” Well, nyah-nyahs to me, because I am doing it right. I am knitting a triangular … Continue reading
There and back again
I’m back now from Halifax, and let me tell you there is nothing like a bit of travel to remind yourself about the big-ness of Canada. I left Halifax yesterday when it was gloomy and grey and rainy, and stepped … Continue reading
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A Good Day for Yarn
It’s been a full 24 hours in Nova Scotia so far, and so far it’s going well. My Halifax friends are lovely hosts as ever, and today we ventured north of the big city towards the Wolfville area. My gravest … Continue reading
Filed under knitting tourism, spinning, stash, yarn stores
From across the pond
Last night I met up briefly with Lisa, for miscellaneous knitting and chatting and exchange of items. I’d left a few things behind at her place during the kitty-minding stint and she also had some goodies from the UK. Clearly … Continue reading
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Book Review: Socks from the Toe Up
I have a review for you this week, dear blog readers, this time for the recently released book Socks from the Toe Up, by Wendy D. Johnson. This book has been in wide release for a month and a half … Continue reading
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Getting the hang of this
About two years ago when I started spindle-spinning, I said I’d gradually save up cash for a wheel, and if I still wanted the wheel when I had the cash, I’d go for it. I think I am ready to … Continue reading
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12 of 12: June 2009
It’s been a long darned time since I’ve done a 12 of 12 post! Lately I seem to either forget about it altogether, or the 12th falls on a day when I am doing absolutely nothing that involves leaving the … Continue reading
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