On Monday I cut out all the pieces for a new wrap skirt (McCall's 5430) but have gotten no further. I don't know why I stalled, since cutting is the part that I loathe, but I just don't feel like sitting down at the machine.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
endless lace
On Monday I cut out all the pieces for a new wrap skirt (McCall's 5430) but have gotten no further. I don't know why I stalled, since cutting is the part that I loathe, but I just don't feel like sitting down at the machine.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
in the light of day...
Monday, May 26, 2008
rusted root
Sunday, May 25, 2008
coming along...
Saturday, May 24, 2008
excuses
In other news, I had my first rattlesnake encounter while hiking this morning! He was coiled and rattling while my friend and I sped by him on the trail...of course, we turned around and came back to get a closer look. It was quite thrilling.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
shawl collar cardigan
Monday, May 19, 2008
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Who can craft....
...when it looks like this outside?
Actually, I wasn't feeling well this weekend so I did spend a fair amount of time lying around inside and knitting. But I still don't have anything camera-worthy. I have finished the front pieces of my cardigan and sewed the shoulders and side seams, and now I'm in the process of knitting the shawl collar. I think I'll finish that in the next day or so, then whip up the sleeves, and then I can put it away for the next 4 or 5 months until it's cool enough to wear it!
Thursday, May 15, 2008
work in progress
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
first outing...
Monday, May 12, 2008
Sunday, May 11, 2008
purl frog, improved
Saturday, May 10, 2008
treats
Today my friend/knitting guru Jenny and I got together to knit and then made a trip to the yarn store. It definitely reinvigorated the knitter in me...I have been very lax about knitting lately. But today I bought these lovely summery yarns and I'm feeling inspired again! The pale turquoise yarn is for the lotus tank from Interweave Knits (which I'm going to start this weekend...possibly tonight) and I'm not sure what the pale lavendar yarn is for...I just saw it and had to have it. It's called Panda Silk from Crystal Palace and it's bamboo, merino and silk...so soft and delicious! I think it's going to become some sort of little lacy shawl or wrap.
While I'm hankering to start these projects, I have to keep plugging away at my alpaca cardigan. I'm knitting this without a pattern (though I don't know how I, with only one successful sweater to my credit, have the chutzpah to do this) and it's a bit of a challenge. I'm loosely basing it on Jordana Paige's starsky sweater on knitty, I'm sort of generally following her shaping instructions as I construct the pieces. But I'm having to make a lot up as my gauge is completely different, I'm using stockinette stitch instead of her complicated cable pattern, and I want to have a button closure instead of a belt. It might be a complete disaster, but so far it looks hopeful. I finished the back a couple days ago and the left front today. Here's what I've got:
Friday, May 9, 2008
purl frog
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Another creation I will never use....
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Sheldon
Ta-Da!
I finished this leaf-tie cardigan (from Fitted Knits) about 2 weeks ago. It was a relatively easy knit--no ripping out was required, which was a first for me! I substituted Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece (color: lime light) as I'm not skilled enough with sweaters yet to want to fork over the $80 or so for the Cascade Yarns Indulgence that the pattern called for. I only made one alteration to the pattern: I had read somewhere in a knit-along that the leaf-ties came out kind of big and ugly, so I made them about half as big as the pattern instructed. Oops, can't see those leaf ties in that picture. Here's another view:
Hooray! My first sweater that I will actually wear!
Monday, May 5, 2008
placemats
My mother has had the most hideous placemats on her kitchen table for as long as I can remember. They are crocheted in a teal and avocado acrylic yarn, and they are incredibly grungy. For years I tried to get her to upgrade; I even bought her a set of lovely linen placemats, but she refused to use them. Once when my Auntie Anne was visiting us, she and I were sitting at the kitchen table and the following conversation took place:
Auntie Anne: Your mother has had these placemats for 30 years!
Me : I know! Aren't these the ugliest placemats you've ever seen in your life?
Auntie Anne: I made these placemats.
At any rate, I am hoping that if I make her a replacement set, perhaps Auntie Anne's will finally be retired. So this is what I whipped up yesterday (made from a free pattern that I found online.) If mom agrees to use them, then a set of matching napkins will be coming her way, too!
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