Knitting and occasional cooking and gardening adventures!
Feb 24 2007
Yesterday I completed my Sockret-Pal’s socks, but I can’t post them yet! I still need to get a few things before I mail the last package. Soon as I know that my pal has received the package, I’ll post the socks. I’m pretty happy with how they came out and hopefully my [...]
Feb 19 2007
I got the final package from the Sock-ret Pal Swap on Friday, but I was in New York. I drove back Saturday and was so thrilled to have such a wonderful package to come back to since the drive was not so fun. Lise (go check out her blog!) was the person who [...]
Feb 14 2007
Pattern: Hot Head from Stitch ‘n Bitch
Yarn: Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick ‘n Quick color 182 (Pine)
Needles: US 10.5 bamboo straights
Time: 3 hours
Notes: I’ve knit this pattern 3 times before and I’m sure I’ll knit it again. Next time, though, I’ll be doing it on a circular! I don’t care much for seaming. [...]
Feb 13 2007
In the past I taught myself how to do a single crochet and double crochet, but couldn’t do anything beyond making a square or rectangle. I’ve been wanting to learn a little more than that and mostly be able to read patterns, so yesterday I got a book to help me out. Today [...]
Feb 12 2007
Today I went to Cornucopia Yarn Shop with Nick to get some non-wooly yarn for a scarf for me. While we were there, we came across Sock Wizard Software. Now, I love knitting socks and have been struggling with making my own patterns. After a discussion about if I’d really use it [...]
