Lotsa Stuff
Posted by limedragon | Filed under events, knitting
Mugs:
If anyone is still looking for a knit cable mug (like this), I saw one this past Saturday (the 14th) on the Clearance table at the Starbucks located in the Southtown Shopping Center (at 494 & Penn).
Sock Competitions:
It’s too late to sign up, but a new Sock Madness begins on March 18! I signed up [...]
Tags: bohus, shepherds-harvest, sock-madness, sock-wars, socks, starbucks, yarnover
Bohus Love
Posted by limedragon | Filed under events, knitting
How exciting! The much anticipated Opening Weekend of the American Swedish Institute’s Radiant Knits exhibit finally arrived! I didn’t go to the opening reception/presentation (read about it here), the Knit Out on Saturday (Twin Set Ellen has a post about it), and Mary Jo Burke of Stagecoach Yarn’s presentation on Sunday (again Twin Set Ellen [...]
Treasure Hunting
Posted by limedragon | Filed under events, knitting, yarn stash
This past weekend was the Second Annual “Tools of the Trade Twin Cities LYS Shop Hop.” Because I didn’t go last year, I decided to go on Saturday and asked Mom to go with me.
What I really liked about the Hop is that I got to visit five new-to-me stores. The metro area is [...]
Tags: 3 kittens, amazing threads, bamboo, cascade, coldwater-collaborative, cotton, events, itty-bitty-hats, needlework-unlimited, patterns, plymouth, sheepy-yarn-shoppe, shop-hop, sock-yarn, twin-cities, wool, yarn stash, yarnery, zandys
Grand Shop Hop
Posted by limedragon | Filed under events, knitting
Quick note: I am testing a new photo popup plugin in this post. Go on, try it out by clicking any of the pictures below. Please let me know how it works and how you like it. Thank you!Update: To close the pop-up if the instructions don’t work or show up for you, click on [...]
Tags: bead-monkey, beads, buttons, cabin-fever, cropped-cardigan, events, fabric, grand-ave, hats, more-sensational-knitted-socks, mountain-colors, oilcloth, shop-hop, socks, treadle-yard-goods, yarnery
Classes @ Stitches Midwest 2006
Posted by limedragon | Filed under events, knitting, techniques
Thanks to everyone who commented on my post for Challenge #6 with Diamond Lace and the Peanuts gang. It was a lot of fun!
I took one class each day at Stitches and was pleased overall with the teachers and the techniques I learned. All the teachers in the classes I took were very positive and [...]
Tags: beth brown-reinsel, candace eisner-strick, chicago, class, estonia, margaret fisher, nancy-bush, stitches, techniques
Swap Fun and Classes
Posted by limedragon | Filed under events, knitting, secret pals or swaps, site updates, socks
I’ve reverted the blog back to the default theme/skin. (July already!) If you’re registered here, you can change back to the blue theme by editing your account (the theme section is near the bottom). I’ll leave it there for a while. : )
SYAC Update
They’re finally done!
Tags: class, gift, project-spectrum, secret-pal, sock bags, sock yarn addicts club, socks, stitches, swap, theme
Shepherd’s Harvest 2006
Posted by limedragon | Filed under events, knitting, yarn stash
Saturday, my parents and I went to Shepherd’s Harvest. It was overcast and cold enough that we wished we had mittens or gloves. (There were some for sale, but we didn’t buy any.) So, no MDSW good weather mojo, but at least it wasn’t pouring rain like it did at NHSW (look at the 2nd [...]
Tags: blackberry hills yarn, blackberry ridge, blue, brown, contests, green, kit, llama, mom, munchkin, sheep, shepherds-harvest, socks, yarn stash, yellow
Yarnover 2006 and More
Posted by limedragon | Filed under events, general, knitting, yarn stash
(Sigh… I had over half of this post typed out, then my mouse went bonkers and I lost the post!)
Quick Sockettes update: I have just half of a cuff to go… I aim to finish tonight and post pictures tomorrow.
Yarnover 2006: Mom and I went through all the colorful, fiber goodness this morning. I know [...]
Tags: 3 kittens, an pattgel hair, beka, black, blue, brown, cottage creations, fiber trends, flower baskets, gift, grandma, green, hancock fabrics, high school, jewelry, joslyn's fiber farm, kit, lace, lame, lion-brand, lys, mn, secret-pal, silver, sockettes, spiral, wool, wool-ease, yarn stash, yarnover
Sock Yarn Obsession
Posted by limedragon | Filed under events, knitalongs, knitting, yarn stash
2005 wasn’t a sock year for me at all. I made a pair of Grumperina’s Jaywalker socks with 100% acrylic worsted weight. We shall never speak of it again. I also bought two skeins of Cascade Fixation; I originally wanted Margarita 9904, but they were sold out, so I got Pansy 9464 instead. I was deeply [...]
Tags: cascade, fixation, grandma, grumperina, jaywalker, knitalong, secret-pal, sock yarn addicts club, sock-yarn, socks, swap, yarn diet, yarn stash
Keen Overload
Posted by limedragon | Filed under events, fashion, knitalongs, knitting, socks
I got myself some new shoes this week!
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This is my first time with Keen shoes. I read the reviews on Zappos and ordered a half-size up for the Newports. I’m glad I did that, even though the opening can be a squeeze when I put them on. Otherwise, they fit very well. The Antiguas [...]
Tags: blue-moon-fiber-arts, chicago, class, rib, shoes, six-sox-kal, sixth sense, socks, socks-that-rock, stitches
