Lace Poetry
I will be honest. I cringed inwardly when I saw the topic for The Amazing Lace Challenge #3. I enjoy reading poetry now and then. But writing poetry? That’s definitely a challenge for me. I had to think about it for a while. I scribbled various English words. I read Catullus, Homer, and Ovid to my team members for inspiration. I consulted dictionaries and looked online for rhyming help. I even tried American Sign Language. Nothing. Nada. Zilch. Meanwhile…
Diamond Lace
Aren’t you glad I didn’t show you inch-by-inch progress on this piece for the Cropped Cardi?
Making Progress!
Thanks again for the compliments about my recently completed Madder Ribbed socks. I appreciated them and enjoyed these socks very much (even though I had to rip them out and restart)… the patterning is simple yet entertaining and attractive. more »
Madder Ribbed Socks
in decor, knitting, secret pals or swaps, socks, sweaters
by limedragon
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Tentative Plans
I’ve been thinking about my current WIPs and what I want or need to knit this summer.
This arrived yesterday!
Who doesn’t like getting packages full of yarny goodness? : ) I was VERY surprised to find this box at the front door today from Herrschners.I ordered last Saturday, and received my eMail confirmation, no problem. But later this week I didn’t receive any eMail updates, and Order Tracking did not reflect this new order. Seemed a bit strange, but I thought perhaps they were very, very busy with National Craft Month sales.
So, it was totally unexpected that the box arrived today. I found out later that they had trouble sending out a weekly newsletter, so maybe something was wrong with their computer system?
“What did you get?”
That’s twenty skeins of white Four Seasons Bongo in the bags. The Addi Turbo US 7 circular needle is the 60″ (150 cm) length; I wanted something this length to work on an afghan I’m planning. In the foreground are soft Clover ring markers in one of my favorite color schemes, green and purple. The DPN set was a last-minute purchase… it consists of five DPNs each in US 000, 00, 0, and 1. I was thinking these sizes would be good to keep handy for sock projects. Funny thing, though, the description didn’t mention the brand name… they turned out to be Susan Bates. I’ll see how they work out.
“But what’s the yarn for,” you may be wondering. (The amount here might be indicative that I have a project in mind, and you would be correct!)
Last Saturday, before ordering, Mom and I went to Jo-Ann to get buttons for the pillow covers I’m knitting for Mom. For fun, we looked through some little booklets at the fringe of the yarn department. Mom showed me a sweater, saying she liked it. I commented that the sweater would suit Grandma.
To be honest, I’m not sure why this is called “cropped.” A quick glance at the schematic-less pattern shows the length to be approximately 19-20″… seems fairly average to me?
So, we bought the booklet and I shopped around for a lightweight worsted cotton in white, light yellow, or beige. I found a couple of possibilities at Elann, but ultimately, we chose Bongo. This yarn has a nice shiny appearance (that surprised me). I’ll see how it knits up while swatching for gauge soonish. (I tried to find a website for the company, Four Seasons, because they were new to me… but no luck. The yarn label has Gründl, Germany on it.)
