Archive for August, 2009
Ishbel Beret, and a Swift Lesson
Remember the cute Ishbel beret I had started, that I was all excited about? How I was making it as a way to make myself feel better after the failure of the Backyard Leaves scarf? Let’s just say, I got ahead of myself and knit a few rounds without realizing that I needed to shift [...]
Filed in: Knitting • Stash Busting
WIP: Ishbel Scarf and Beret
I realized that I hadn’t discussed my Ishbel scarf in a while! I finished up the actual knitting a couple of weeks ago. I still haven’t blocked it yet, though, so it still looks like a giant blob: Or, as Mr. Martini called it, “some mighty big underwear.” Because I knit the smallest size, I [...]
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Backyard Leaves Scarf
This post was going to be all about lace knitting, and the amazing Backyard Leaves scarf designed by the legendary Annie Modesitt. But after two attempts, this is as far as I got on it: Big white block to hide the chart in the photo. Let me be clear – this is an extremely well-designed [...]
Filed in: Knitting
Vacation!
I know it’s been awhile since my last post. That’s because I’ve been here: With these people: Making them do things like this: In other words, I’ve been at Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina for our family reunion! A fatastic time was had by all. Back to crafty business-as-usual soon! Tweet
Filed in: Out and About
