Monthly Archives: September 2009
Monday night knitting: Advanced Level Techniques
Before attending this particular Monday night knitting Workshop for One, please come having completed the following steps: 1. Cast on new sweater, fully convinced of enormous amounts of time standing between date of cast on and date of actually wishing … Continue reading
Filed under cables, fearless knitting
Hello, People of the Pod
It’s about darned time for a new free pattern, folks. Who’s with me? For months now I’ve had this pattern brewing up in the back of my brain, just waiting for the opportune moment for me to cast on and … Continue reading
Filed under design, finished object: accessories, free pattern, knitting addiction, mittens
I never could get the hang of Thursdays
I’ve got WIPs that I wish were FOs by now, lectures and papers I wish were completely written, and about a zillion and one other things I would love to be doing right this very second instead of attempting to … Continue reading
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Two by two, knits of blue
The thing about coming to that elusive ‘blank slate’ of knitting is that it doesn’t usually last very long. Between last Saturday morning and Monday morning I had cast on no fewer than 4 new projects, two of which were … Continue reading
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Moving Right Along
In my last post I mentioned that on Saturday I was, at least for a very brief moment in time, on a blank slate. I was free to cast on new things for myself having finished others, and one of … Continue reading
Filed under finished object: shawl, lace
Reports from the Field
1. Although I’m pretty pleased that I haven’t had to use my Pattern Notes and Errata page in a while, the wee errors do sometimes slip through there occasionally, and I’ve begun an entry for Rendezvous. They are small errata, … Continue reading
Filed under knitting tourism, stash
Ask the Internet
First off, it has dawned on me that I may be heading back into a teal/blue colour jag, as witnessed by both my spinning and the knitting that is about to go back on the needles. I’m going to try … Continue reading
Patterns Ahoy
It’s been a productive summer in many ways. I’ve had a bit of extra time to work on knitted things, and in between bits of ‘real’ work and cat-sitting stints and Sock-Summit-ing, I’ve had the time to do some pattern … Continue reading
Filed under design, finished object: sweater
A time and place for tedium
The thing about the Jaywalker socks, and why they work so well for me, is partly because I have managed to happen upon a combination of pattern, needle size, and yarn that produces really great socks for my feet. I … Continue reading
Filed under finished object: socks, socks
