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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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'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 [...]
