Kinda meh
Posted by limedragon | Filed under knitting
Yesterday’s snowfall was pretty, but hard to clean up. I am really tired today from all the shoveling. Carol E of Giraffe Dreams has good photos of the snowstorm if you want to see.
Now, the recently completed project that was just meh? It’s a rug.
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Tags: brown, lion-brand, rug, tan, wool-ease
Procrastination
Posted by limedragon | Filed under general, knitting
Many appreciative thanks to everyone for the wonderful comments about my Bohus socks (last post)! I have been putting off blogging about another FO, because the project itself is… meh. I’m tempted to skip over it and blog about a nice lace scarf I just finished. We’ll see what I decide to do on Friday! [...]
Tags: comics, little dee, random, sheep, webcomic
Socks with a Surprise
Posted by limedragon | Filed under knitting, socks
The project I worked feverishly on for most of last week? A new pair of socks!
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Tags: angora, blue shimmer, bohus, dale-of-norway, natural, rib, socks, wool
3,000!
Posted by limedragon | Filed under baby stuff, knitting
First, congratulations to Tracey of Frugal FuzzyBritches who left comment #3,000 here early in February! I didn’t even realize I was close to another milestone until I logged onto my dashboard and noticed the even number! She chose a gift certificate to The Loopy Ewe as her prize, and picked out an awesome color of [...]
Knitting Comics
Posted by limedragon | Filed under books, knitting
If you like webcomics, there’s a new one for knitters: The Knit Princess. It’s on the cute side, but the material will certainly be familiar to us knitters! It started very recently, so you’ll be able to catch up quickly.
Many of you will already have heard of Handknit Heroes from blogs or Ravelry. It’s a [...]
Tags: comics, handknit heroes, knit princess, knitting, review, webcomic
Tweedy Mitts
Posted by limedragon | Filed under accessories, knitting
This past weekend, I was in need of a simiple project to work on during the Bohus events. I thought garter stitch mitts would be perfect.
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Tags: fingerless, garter, grafting, gray, grey, kathmandu, mitts, tweed, ysolda
Stripes!
Posted by limedragon | Filed under knitting, socks
My sock slump is finally broken! The cure? Some fun self-striping worsted weight sock yarn!
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Tags: big print, black, gray, green, ravelry, schoeller+stahl, socks, stripes, tan
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 [...]
The battle may be lost, but the war is not over
Posted by limedragon | Filed under knitting
I tried to knit myself some socks. I really tried. All I can offer as evidence is this slightly blurry photo of stockinette.
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Tags: blue, bmfa, brown, cursed, socks, str, yarn stash, yellow
Pretty in Pink
Posted by limedragon | Filed under knitting
Here’s my first FO for 2009! I started this as a last-minute Christmas gift, but was not able to finish it until the first day of the new year.
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Tags: cat, cats, crochet, crochet cotton, crochet thread, dmc, doily, kitten, lace, mom, pink, traditions
