Posted in knitting on November 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
the biggest surprise being that the damn thing is almost done! all it needs is a soak and some buttons. yarn used was not-very-interesting-but stash-busting-something-or-other in a basic medium blue.
evidence of nearly finished product:
thank god i found a cheat sheet for this online; there is no way i could have/would have been able to follow EZ’s pattern [...]
ooohhh! lookie what i got in the mail the other day….
yup, the pattern for the famously overknit baby surprise jacket from elizabeth zimmerman (“ez” to those in the knit). i’m going to put my magallanes to use, finally, for this pattern. the babe has been born, he is a he, and i’m far, far behind on a gift. i [...]
Posted in everyday, friends, fun, knitting, to do on May 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
i’ve got several thoughtful posts in draft form, but jeez, it’s taking me a long time to write them & get them up here. so in the meantime, i thought i’d get a little fast and frivolous. ready?
I WANT…
ok, wait. i have plenty of stuff. but we all want things, right? besides, all of these [...]
Posted in knitting, to do on March 10, 2008 | 2 Comments »
not much to report on the knitting front. i do have an FO though:
my so-called hat for my MIL :
to match the my so-called scarf i made her last year.
stitch pattern close up (love that macro!):
it’s just a hat, but it feels good to complete something (especially something so quick!). ETA: yarn is malabrigo in [...]
Posted in knitting on January 31, 2008 | 3 Comments »
yeah, baby, a little fiber for your viewing pleasure. this is not a knitting blog, but it is a me blog, and i knit, so there you go. for some real good knit blogs, see my sidebar under yarn.
some finished and almost-finished works:
my so-called scarf, made for my mother-in-law. i owe her a [...]
