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
2008: The End
Posted by limedragon | Filed under knitting
Hayy 2009 everyone! Here’s a montage of the projects I finished in 2008:
Tags: berroco, brown, burgundy, classic merino wool, dream in color, ember, gift, goals, gray, mom, new year, patons, review, yarn diet, yarn stash
Socks, ghosts, and links, oh my!
Posted by limedragon | Filed under general, knitting, socks, yarn stash
For a while, I was working on my current SOS08 pair, Big Basin (from Six Sox Knitalong). This is the first time I’m using a wool-tencel blend
Tags: big basin, black, bunny pullover, cashsoft, gift, harmony, knittingdragon, mom, orange, purple, randall's ghost, reunion, roo designs, rowan, six-sox-kal, socks, tencelicious, white, yarn diet, yarn stash
Gansey Redux
Posted by limedragon | Filed under accessories, knitting
It’s hard to get back in the swing of blogging when one hasn’t been able to blog regularly for a while. My knitting feels unproductive. I’ve also been procrastinating on finishing up a sock pattern, but have set this week as the deadline.
The mother of one of Mom’s co-workers had recently passed away, and [...]
Tags: charlene-schurch, chart, circular, correction, erratum, error, gansey, gift, green, hats, hats on!, mom, white
For Mom
Posted by limedragon | Filed under accessories, knitting
Monday was Mom’s birthday, and I made sure to have some handknit gifts ready. First was a pair of mittens she had requested last year.
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Tags: birthday, charlene-schurch, cotton, gift, misti, mittens, mom, pink, silk, tam
Vested
Posted by limedragon | Filed under knitting, sweaters
A few days before Christmas, I finished the main knitting of the big gray blob. It was so big I had to be very careful when picking it up and carrying it, lest it get stretched out. For extra peace of mind, I waited to take a pre-felting picture until I had basted together most [...]
Tags: beverly galeskas, black, felted vest, felting, fiber trends, gift, gray, mom, patons
A little cheese, a little whine
Posted by limedragon | Filed under accessories, knitting
I cast-on for my first project of the new year last Friday. I was full of excitement, hope, and knitting promise. The yarn was a good match for the pattern, light colored with good stitch definition. A very good start!
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Tags: challenge, charlene-schurch, gansey, gray, hats, kaplooey, lion-brand, mom, pompom, stashdown, tan, wool-ease
Recipe: Cranberry Pecan Bars
Posted by limedragon | Filed under recipes
My mom received a framed copy of this recipe years ago from an old friend. Whenever she needs or wants to bake some holiday treats, she’ll make a batch of these bars. They’re sweet, tart, and yummy all at the same time.
Tags: cranberry, dessert, mom, pecan, recipe
Implosion
Posted by limedragon | Filed under knitting, yarn stash
(I think we will reach 2,000 comments this week!? Remember that the lucky poster of the 2,000th comment will win a gift certificate, or if you missed the details, see the bottom of this post.)
I have been quite delinquent on showing some of the nice yarns added to my stash during the past few months. [...]
Tags: bellamoden, blue, blue-moon-fiber-arts, brown, colinette, contests, cousin, curious creek, dream in color, gift, gold, jitterbug, maroon, mom, omo, orange, raven, red, rockin, shop-hop, sleeping dragon, socks, socks-that-rock, spunky-eclectic, ssyc. small dyers, yarn, yarn stash
Mom’s Scarf
Posted by limedragon | Filed under accessories, knitting
It’s finished! Yay! I ended up ordering one more skein of Crystal Palace Yarns “Party” online and it arrived a couple weeks ago. It was enough for me to be able to finish the scarf. And just in time for Mother’s Day!
Tags: accessories, crystal-palace, garter, gift, mom, mothers-day, party, plymouth, scarf, sinsation
