For Mom
Posted by limedragon | Filed under accessories, knitting
Monday was Mom’s birthday, and I made sure to have some handknit gifts ready. First was a pair of mittens she had requested last year.
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Tags: birthday, charlene-schurch, cotton, gift, misti, mittens, mom, pink, silk, tam
Mocs
Posted by limedragon | Filed under knitting
Here is another Christmas gift finally finished. Truthfully, it was knitted and felted a few days before the holiday. They just never seemed to dry out, and were still damp on Christmas Eve. I gifted these to Dad without the soles because of their dampness, and because I wanted him to try them on [...]
Tags: beverly galeskas, brown, cascade, dad, felted moccasins, felting, fiber trends, gift, slippers
Pithy
Posted by limedragon | Filed under knitting, yarn stash
(Quick update re: the Rory pattern; it’s now available for downloading or saving to your library at Ravelry. If you’re not a Raveler, a public download link is available here.)
No knitting report today, but look! Pretty yarn!
Tags: blue, green, kal, lana grossa, meilenweit, prize, ravelry, rory, sock-yarn, socks-in-the-cities, update, yarn stash, yarnery
Veni, vidi, vici
Posted by limedragon | Filed under knitting, socks
Remember these terrible, horrible, no good, very bad socks? I was tired of them hanging around, unfinished and making this knitter all kinds of unhappy.
No more!
Tags: challenge, crystal-palace, footies, gift, grandma, hidden in my shoe, mile, orange, panda-wool, sheron, six-sox-kal, sock-yarn, socks, stashdown
Goldilocks
Posted by limedragon | Filed under accessories, knitting
When I started putting away the few colors of left over Wool-Ease I had pulled from stash for the Gansey Watch Cap, it occurred to me that I could make my own marled yarn by mixing and holding different color strands together as one yarn.
But what to make? Hats! I needed to add a [...]
Tags: black, blue, challenge, charity, cornerstone, free, gift, gray, hats, lion-brand, mile, patterns, prize, red, rory, socks-in-the-cities, stash, stashdown, wool-ease, yarnery
minnie
Posted by limedragon | Filed under general, knitting, socks, technology
Meet my new companion and assistant: minnie (shown on left). Treo is on the right, and he will be helping Mom now.
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I started a new sock on Wednesday night.
Tags: blackberry, brown, cellphone, curious creek, omo, sockamania, socks, treo
Vested
Posted by limedragon | Filed under knitting, sweaters
A few days before Christmas, I finished the main knitting of the big gray blob. It was so big I had to be very careful when picking it up and carrying it, lest it get stretched out. For extra peace of mind, I waited to take a pre-felting picture until I had basted together most [...]
Tags: beverly galeskas, black, felted vest, felting, fiber trends, gift, gray, mom, patons
A little cheese, a little whine
Posted by limedragon | Filed under accessories, knitting
I cast-on for my first project of the new year last Friday. I was full of excitement, hope, and knitting promise. The yarn was a good match for the pattern, light colored with good stitch definition. A very good start!
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Tags: challenge, charlene-schurch, gansey, gray, hats, kaplooey, lion-brand, mom, pompom, stashdown, tan, wool-ease
Rationing
Posted by limedragon | Filed under knitting
Last year, I half-heartedly said I would knit from stash. I did OK with this, but I also added too much to stash. Looking through my archives, there’s a definite pattern: most of the shopping happened during November and December. Is it a pathological need to stock up on woolly goods in preparation for the [...]
Tags: challenge, goals, mile, sock-yarn, ssec, stashdown, yarn stash
Late
Posted by limedragon | Filed under knitting
Happy new year dear readers! I’m getting a late start; last weekend, I discovered the server that hosts the database for my blog was down. Fortunately it was fixed yesterday afternoon, even though I never got a response to my support ticket. Due to this minor setback, I’ve decided to forego the last few FO [...]
Tags: new year, retrospective
