Knitting and occasional cooking and gardening adventures!
Sep 19 2007
Saturday turned out to be a perfect day for A Wool Gathering. The day couldn’t have been better. It was sunny and slightly cool and just… beautiful! The drive up was fantastic, even though we got slightly detoured and took the scenic route. I was able to wear my Rogue and received a number of [...]
Sep 13 2007
The toe-up socks are done!
Pattern: Universal Toe-Up Sock FormulaStarted: Sept. 1, 2007Completed: Sept. 13, 2007Yarn: Tricot Treat Merino SuperwashNeedles: US 0 Susan Bates metal DPN’sNotes: I’ve only ever done one toe-up sock and I didn’t like it at all. I stayed away from socks for a while after that. Then, one day, I tried [...]
Sep 13 2007
I don’t know if I’ve mentioned it here or not, but I’m going to be stepping away from swapping after this last swap I’m a part of. While I have had some fun participating in swaps, it’s honestly too much for me to continue to do. I get really stressed over sending something that’s really [...]
Sep 11 2007
The Loopy Ewe is going to make me broke. Seriously.
Over the weekend, I purchased some Louet Gems fingering weight to make a pair of Eunny’s Endpaper Mitts. Since I was already ordering, I decided I couldn’t live without Lorna’s Laces in Mt. Creek. I can get away with buying only one skein of sock yarn [...]
Sep 08 2007
A while ago, I bought some fabric to make a set of placemats. We have a table with a white tablecloth, but it has plastic over it because we have a 14 year old boy who makes a lot of messes. The downside to having plastic on the table is that your plate sticks to [...]
