Ravelympics 2008: Days 1-7
Posted by limedragon | Filed under kid stuff, knitting, socks, stranded or fair isle, sweaters
(Many thanks for everyone’s kind comments about the bunny pullover. I’ve been so focused on my Olympic knitting that email, blog-reading, and the like have fallen by the wayside, sorry!)
The Ravelry is doing a fun knit/crochet/spin/dye/whatever-along during the 2008 Olympics, with over 5500 members participating. I signed up with two projects and two teams: The [...]
Tags: anise, bernat, black, blue, colorwork, ewecanknit, fairisle, green, intarsia, kid, knitwhits, loon, olympics, pink, purple, ravelympics, socks, stranded, sweater, tan, white, yellow
Multiplicity
Posted by limedragon | Filed under baby stuff, decor, knitting
I managed to squeeze in some time to knit a few hats for k3tog’s Preemie Hat drive.
My goal was to knit as many hats as I could get out of a 68-gram leftover ball of Bernat Softee Baby. So how many hats was I able to get from that 68 grams?
Tags: baby, basketweave, bernat, challenge, charity, dishcloth, gift, k3tog, mile, misti, pink, preemie hats, softee baby, stash down, washcloth, yellow
Weekend Shopping
Posted by limedragon | Filed under general, personal
I mentioned earlier this week that I did buy a few things at each of the three stores in Bemidji that stocked anything fibery or knitting-related. I thought I’d also share my experience at each store, in case anyone goes up to that area.
I didn’t know until a few months ago that Ben Franklin [...]
Tags: bemidji, ben-franklin, bernat, cottontots, mittens, pamida, personal, project-spectrum, travel, woolen-mills, yarn stash
