Aberration
Posted by limedragon | Filed under crochet
I’ve been struggling with a lack of focus. I can’t concentrate on my current projects. I desperately want to cast on something new, or even worse, buy new yarn. (It’s that time of the year, when fall catalogs full of beautiful, warm sweater designs and accompanying richly colored yarns arrive in my mailbox; it’s only natural to want to stock up ahead of the coming winter. Help!) My thoughts and habits are scattered all over the place. My project monogamy and singlemindedness of the past 9 months have completely dissolved.
I sort of fell off the wagon. How much is “sort of?” Read the rest of this entry…
Tags: antlia, aunt lydia, crochet, doily, green, kaplooey
Poodle Army
Posted by limedragon | Filed under general, knitting
I don’t know about you, but I’d be a bit intimidated if I walked into a house or bathroom filled with these things.
(I wonder if I still have the pink poodle soap and toilet paper holders from my childhood somewhere in storage…)
Tags: bazaar, poodles, skeered-silly, vintage
Felt Mittens
Posted by limedragon | Filed under accessories, designs, knitting
So… have you seen the new Interweave Felt? Did you see what’s on page 32? Read the rest of this entry…
Tags: cuffed tweed mittens, design, felting, gray, interweave felt, mittens, red, rowan, scottish tweed aran
Diversions
Posted by limedragon | Filed under baby stuff, general
Tags: baby, bunny pullover, burgundy, cute, intarsia, purple, roo designs, white
Good news, bad news
Posted by limedragon | Filed under personal
Which do you prefer to get first, bad or good news? I’ve always preferred getting the bad stuff first, but today, I’ll put it behind the cut. I’m also postponing a new, knitting-related post until next week. Good News #1 Although the doctors couldn’t figure out the cause of his kidney problems, my cousin is much better and has returned home. Good News #2 Everything is going very well with Dad’s new heart. The doctors are considering a pacemaker to speed up the heartbeat, but it’s early days yet. Read the rest of this entry…
Have Heart
Posted by limedragon | Filed under general, personal
Many thanks to everyone who left or emailed well wishes for my family; we all appreciated them!
It looks like Dad may have a donor. The new heart is expected to arrive about 9 pm; so it’s going to be a long night for us.
I’ll post another update tomorrow or Monday. Thanks again everyone!!
The NeverEnding Stash
Posted by limedragon | Filed under accessories, knitting, stranded or fair isle
(No updates yet for my dad and cousin. Thanks everyone!!)
Tags: andean cap, black, brown-sheep, charlene-schurch, colorwork, gray, hat, intarsia, lambs pride, red, stranded
The story of a little skein
Posted by limedragon | Filed under knitting, shawls or stoles
(Quick note: My dad’s health has declined since his long illness a couple years ago. This past summer, he was accepted as a candidate for a heart transplant, and last week, he was admitted to the hospital and is now waiting for a new heart. My cousin up north is also in the hospital with kidney-related problems. Wish us luck and healing!)
This cute little skein in lovely blues and greens was given to me by my parents after a trip to Michigan for a family reunion in August. Grandma liked the colors, so I decided to make something for her, and I knew just the thing.
Tags: blue, colinette, dad, forest canopy, gift, grandma, green, health, jitterbug, lace, purple, shawl, susan lawrence
Fair-ly Good
Posted by limedragon | Filed under knitting
Last week, on opening day, I popped over to the MN State Fair to check on my entries. The first one I found was the Ryan hat
Tags: hat, logan river wrap, mn, ryan's hat, short-row, state-fair
Ravelympics 2008: FO #2
Posted by limedragon | Filed under general, knitting, socks
I was really suprprised at how quickly I was able to knit these. It took only 6 days (I took one day off to seam and finish the Loon sweater). Considering that these are my first ever pair of stranded colorwork socks, I’m very happy with them.
Tags: anise, blue, colorwork, fairisle, green, knitwhits, pink, purple, ravelympics, shoes, socks, stranded, tan
