Archive for March, 2008
Whoops!
Here I thought I was being so organized. But I forgot something I needed to add to my current stash for the 101 in 1001 goal: a Tulip baby sweater kit, with about 250 yards of yarn in it. Humph. I’ve updated my spreadsheets, and even made this handy-dandy chart showing my progress to date: [...]
Filed in: Stash Busting
Full Disclosure Part Two – Stash Reduction
From my 101 in 1001 list: 23. Sell or use entire current yarn stash Oh, wow. I don’t know what I was thinking when I wrote that one. That will definitely be a challenge, yes, but not impossible. Last weekend, I went through my entire yarn stash and added everything – even those random single balls [...]
Filed in: Introspective • Stash Busting
Babette v2.0 Update
I realized something last night – I think I’m knitting a crochet version of a never-ending stockinette sweater in the round. Here’s what I mean – I’m repeating the same crochet stitch (dc) over and over and over and over and over. And while I think that might drive a more experienced crocheter to tears [...]
Filed in: Crochet
Full Disclosure Part One – WIP List
From my 101 in 1001 list: 55. Finish or frog all current knitting WIPs In the interest of full disclosure, here are my works-in-progress as of 3/18/08. From oldest to most recent, we have… Vintage Velvet Scarf – I started this scarf in 2006. It deserves to be finished. Mini Fair Isle Sweater [...]
Filed in: Knitting
It’s Going to be a Busy 1001 Days
OK, I did it. I jumped on the bandwagon. I created a “101 in 1001″ list. For those of you who have no idea what I’m talking about – it’s a project that’s been going on around the web for well over 4 years now. Bloggers (and non-bloggers, too, of course) are creating lists of [...]
Filed in: Introspective
Babette v2.0 Progress
I’ve made some progress on the latest Babette. I’m quite tickled with it, actually: The colors (particularly the darker taupe color) are a little muddy in this picture, but you can see the general idea. My pace is a bit slower than the previous blanket, due mostly to two factors: 1. Ruby has become a permanent [...]
Filed in: Crochet
Trying Again
If at first you don’t succeed, before you try again, stop to figure out what you did wrong. -Leo Rosten OK, I’ve decided. I’m starting over. Before I do, I wanted to just go over what went wrong with the first attempt at this blanket. The pattern is easy, the execution is simple and fun. [...]
Filed in: Crochet
Possible Progress
I’m still diligently working away at the Babette Blanket. I finished section 4, and am more than halfway through with section 5: As I was laying this on the dining room table last night, something jumped out at me. I’ve already made two 4-round squares with the exact same color order (black/pink/yellow). I even put [...]
Filed in: Crochet
