Archive for November, 2005

Sock knitter in training

Sock knitters everywhere, my apologies. I used to be one of those people who think, "why bother knitting socks? if I need socks I can just go and buy some." But I have been lured by some great looking socks out there in the blogs, and some people are actually saying that handmade socks are [...]

Woohoo!!

Woot! It's a finished object!! The (beadless) beaded cardi has finally been blocked, seamed, buttoned, and done!

Here's a full shot of it.

And another.

Pattern: Beaded Cardigan from Debbie Bliss Special Knits
Yarn: A bit over 5 balls of Filatura Di Crosa "Zara" merino
Started October 2005, finished November 2005.
I stick pretty close to the pattern for this cardi. [...]

The status so far

First, a dilemma
I've finished all the pieces of Beaded Cardi (actually finished that last sleeve last saturday), and here's what it looks like right now:

It is patiently waiting to be blocked. I do prefer to block before seaming, because it just makes the seaming so much easier when the pieces are nice and flat. It's [...]

Sleeve Island

I'm on Sleeve Island! I've got one sleeve down, and here pictured is the second sleeve.

I know why they call it Sleeve Island. The rows just keep getting longer and longer, and it feels like you're stuck in an island, or a black hole. It feels like, no matter how long you knit, the [...]

You know you're obsessed with knitting when…

You've spent more money on yarns and needles than your clothes and shoes put together in the last year.
You feel like you're wasting time when you're *not* knitting.
On your first visit to a yarn shop, when you finally make it out to the checkout, the person at the counter says, "I thought you'd never leave!"
You [...]