Posted in Double Knitting, Tapestry Cowl, tagged Double Knitting, Tapestry Cowl on August 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Have you seen this yet? As soon as a couple more of my WIPs are complete this baby is going on needles.
A perfect practice project for Double Knitting. The instructions are super clear and it even has videos to demo the technique. The pattern is here and inspirational blog is here. I’m ready for another challenge.
Posted in Socks on August 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
While I wait for more yarn to finish New Zealand I thought I would finish these. I started them on the plane ride to camp in July. It was time to finish them don’t you think?
This is a toe up pattern which is a unusual for me not to mention the color. But it’s great [...]
Posted in Family on August 26, 2008 | 3 Comments »
A big thank you to everyone for your support of my Olympic efforts and just think we get to do this all over again in 18 months. When I called SHP yesterday to tell them my sad story, Tami was floored that it took so much extra yarn. Neither of us has any idea what happened. [...]
Posted in New Zealand Pullover, Ravelympics 2008, Sweaters, tagged Ravelympics 2008 on August 24, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Disappointed but not completely upset. The left sleeve is 2 full balls long and 14.5″. The right sleeve is a tad over 8″ and you can see how much of the last ball I have left. The goal was 18″ on each.
But I’m done, now my hands can rest…
I will call Schoolhouse Press tomorrow morning, order at least [...]
Posted in New Zealand Pullover, Ravelympics 2008, Sweaters, tagged Add new tag on August 23, 2008 | 5 Comments »
With such precious time left you’d think I would have been up all night but my body and hands said enough and I passed out in my bed next to my hubby who finally caved and said “Do any of the other husbands feel neglected because of the Olympics?”. Darling I promise I will make this up to you. [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on August 21, 2008 | 5 Comments »
My camera broke on Monday. Great timing right? What a perfect time for that to happen! Without boring you to tears with the ridiculous details suffice it to say I was a klutz and dropped it. I dropped it hard enough that the lens will not retract. It’s now off to Canon to be repaired. [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on August 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
…stands for Random Act of Kindness and that is what I just received. I opened my mail box this afternoon and this was waiting for. Thank you Kim. I’m honestly touched. It’s the perfect distraction. A knitting mom knows…
Strange that I choose yesterday to call you and your gift arrived today…1,000 thank yous. When someone [...]
Posted in Ravelympics 2008, Sweaters, tagged Ravelympics 2008 on August 10, 2008 | 6 Comments »
How do you knit a sweater in Chinese? According to my friend Tina, who is from that beautiful place in the world, like this…
I AM KNITTING A SWEATER. Don’t ask me how that breaks down exactly. The literal translation is I KNIT WOOL CLOTHES. Well I am and here’s another progress shot as of 6:51pm yesterday.
Carolyn [...]
Posted in Ravelry, Ravelympics 2008, tagged Ravelry, Ravelympics 2008 on August 8, 2008 | 3 Comments »
…and all the other phrases used to start sporting events were heard round the internet this morning as Ravelry kicked off it’s first Ravelympics.
I was on the road heading to work at the East coast start time (8am). But by 9am I was cast on and knitting away. After leaving work at about 1pm I headed [...]
Posted in Elizabeth Zimmermann, Ravelry, Ravelympics 2008, Sweaters, Yarn, tagged Elizabeth Zimmermann, Ravelympics 2008, Sweater Sprint on August 6, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Just 2 days to go before the Ravelympics 2008 kicks off and I’ve been swatching away. After two attempts, I’m still not sure what needle I’m using. I started on a #2 but the fabric was so dense and tight. Now I’m up to a 4. We’ll see. My goal is 6 sts to an inch.
I’m [...]
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