Gansey Redux
It’s hard to get back in the swing of blogging when one hasn’t been able to blog regularly for a while. My knitting feels unproductive. I’ve also been procrastinating on finishing up a sock pattern, but have set this week as the deadline.
The mother of one of Mom’s co-workers had recently passed away, and she had given my mother two bagfuls of leftover yarn (her mother had been a knitter and crocheter). Mom requested that I make her (the co-worker) a gansey cap with this yarn, just like the one I had made earlier this year
accessories, knitting | 9 stitchesKitten needs a home!
Dear local readers, are you interested, or do you know someone who might be interested? Please pass on this information, and leave a comment if you want my Aunt’s contact number. We really want her adopted; she’s adorable! And there are more pictures contained in this post below. Thanks!!
general | 14 stitchesThis grey and white eight-week old (estimate) kitten was abandoned at People’s Church in Bemidji, Minnesota. She is being treated for a viral/bacterial eye infection. She has been tested and does not have feline leukemia. No ear mites or fleas. She will need her kitty shots when her eye infections subside. This wonderful, sweet kitten needs a good home.
Stripes
In case it isn’t obvious from my blog theme, I love the color combination of purple and green. I have two skeins of Opal Prisma, one in each color - 1192 (green) and 1195 (purple). I’ve come up with several ways to use the two colors in socks. There’s a poll at the end of this post; please cast your vote and let me know which option you think I should choose. I don’t know when I will actually start these socks, it could be next week or next year.
The options I’ve come up with include:
knitting, socks | 6 stitchesSpring Sock Drama
Exhibit A
Exhibit B
Can you believe these socks were knit from the same skein? Continue reading »
knitting, socks | 12 stitchesUnfocused
That pretty much sums up how I’ve been feeling lately. I swatch, swatch, swatch, nothing comes out of it. I still have one more secret knitting commitment that hasn’t started yet. I haven’t allowed myself to start any new, exciting, larger-scale projects because of this, which means things around here are boring and/or unsettled. I can’t even figure out a nice, simple project that I can work on tomorrow during the pre-Harlot meetup and Harlot Event. Suggestions?
At least, I have the latest Harmony sock club (link in sidebar) yarn to show you all. Continue reading »
knitting, yarn stash | 10 stitchesZeebee Quick
Finally! Here’s some knitting content. : )
I had some free time earlier this week and wanted to work on something quick and satisfying. A quick poke in my stash brought forth a skein of Colinette Point 5 that Blog-free Nicole (thank you!) sent me two summers ago (after the One Skein Secret Pal swap).
accessories, knitting | 9 stitches
