…Hello Illinois!
Posted by limedragon | Filed under general
(Very belatedly!) Nicole guessed correctly right off the bat after my last post. I’ve moved to UIUC to work on my MLIS (Master in Library and Information Science). I’ve been so frustrated with job hunting and trying to figure out what to do for the rest of my life. The answer finally came to me via [...]
Tags: il, job-hunting, knitting, mlis, school, uiuc
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
2009: Planning
Posted by limedragon | Filed under knitting, yarn stash
I recently upgraded WordPress on this blog and decided a makeover was in order. It took several tries (I hoped to find a magazine style layout that worked to my liking, but no luck), and I really like the new look. Fresh and simple at the same time. I hope you all like it too. [...]
Tags: afghan, goals, handwarmers, hessian, knitting, list, lopi, money, parents, patterns, ravelry, shawl, site updates, socks, stash, sweater, theme, wordpress, yarn, yarn diet
Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff
Posted by limedragon | Filed under knitting
The dog sweater? It is done, steeks and all! I finished it last Friday. Pictures coming soon!
Meanwhile, here’s a few small items I recently made. Small projects are great distractions!
This baby hat is part of the test-knit mentioned earlier.
Tags: 99 little doilies, baby, bookmark, cables, cables and colors, cashsoft, colorwork, crochet, curvaceous cables, dawn brocco, doily, green, hat, knitting, orange, patricia kristoffersen, peace, polarbears, purple, rowan, stranded, test-knit, white
Randomity
Posted by limedragon | Filed under general, knitting
Hooray! I am almost finished with my last secret knitting project. I ran into the dreaded “not enough yarn” problem again. (Any advice or tricks for removing this curse?) It’s a fun project, I wish I could tell you about it now, but my mouth/hands will be tied for months.
Happily, I’ve finalized the layout for [...]
Tags: blogs, computers, funk, job-hunting, knitting, secret
Stripes
Posted by limedragon | Filed under knitting, socks
In case it isn’t obvious from my blog theme, I love the color combination of purple and green. I have two skeins of Opal Prisma, one in each color – 1192 (green) and 1195 (purple). I’ve come up with several ways to use the two colors in socks. There’s a poll at the end [...]
Tags: decision, green, knitting, opal, poll, prisma, purple, socks, stripes, vote
Nada
Posted by limedragon | Filed under knitting
I have absolutely nothing to show you all. How depressing! I have been in a state of limbo since finishing the Logan wrap and English Crystal square. I’m in the middle of several secret projects. Thus far, it’s been mostly “hurry up and wait.” Yarn has arrived for only one project, which I’ve swatched; but [...]
Tags: boring, history, kids, knitting, mn, red cross, secret, update, wartime
ID10T
Posted by limedragon | Filed under accessories, knitting
(Surprise! I have finally rolled out my new blog theme. Simple, but cute, and totally me. Stop by and check it out!)
Remember these socks? Frogged them. I thought the yarn (Omo) would be nice with something lacy. How about Jeanie? Pretty cables and dropped stitches? What could not be more fun?
Tags: brown, challenge, curious creek, jeanie, kaplooey, knitting, omo, silly, site updates, stashdown, stole, theme
