Tag Archives: Knitting

Knit Mainea! 2009-10-21 18:55:08

Ramble officially ventured off to his new hostess at the end of last week… but darn it, I’m determined to keep this blog going despite having no cute Ramble pics to show! All over the knitting blogosphere lucky fiber artists are posting about adventures in Rhinebeck 2009. You won’t be seeing that on this blog […]

I Fought the Law…

and the Law won! You might have heard some vicious rumors about me… lawbreaker… jailbird… and I am here to admit that YES, the rumors are true. I am going to be arrested, my friends. However, it is for a fantastic fantastic cause! I’ve been nominated to be locked up for the MDA Lock Up [...]

It was a breezy day in…

*drum roll* The shawl was finished before the wedding! The wedding was beautiful… the weather was perfect… and the Snowball’s Chance in Hell shawl was finished AND blocked 4 days before my brother and Julie tied the knot. This might possibly be my biggest knitting coup to date! The Specs: Pattern is Ishbel by Ysolda… [...]

Look! A flying pig!

Two posts in a matter of days?? What’s wrong here? A sign of the apocalypse, perhaps? Of Elvis sightings? Aliens? Now I know you all come here for my quick wit and sparkling personality so none of you will mind the serious lack of photos in this entry… *listens to browser windows shutting all over [...]

Snow? What snow?

We maybe got a couple of inches but most of that blew right away. I got really excited in the middle of the night when I peeked outside and noted that the trunk of my car was level with the roof due to the piled up snow. Then, I realized that there was hardly any on the front and even less on the ground. So much for my snow storm. :-( I guess I should be thankful instead since in the Panhandle they got like 24 inches and roofs were collapsing. I'm certain mine wouldn't hold up in somehting like that.

The personal wedding shower was extremely fun and especially since there were women of all ages there. It was nice to be out and about and laughing so much and having such good food! I could have made a pig of myself but I behaved with great restraint.

The dishcloth was completed. It's a designer dishcloth..Debbie Bliss! But not designer yarn..simple Peaches and Cream. I think I'll give it to the bride-to-be..there is always need for a dishcloth tucked in with something a bit more exciting.



And since I don't have any snow pictures, I'll share this picture of tonight's sky about sundown. There's hail in that baby and we got some pea sized hail here. It was fun standing on the porch watching it roll in. Mother Nature surely puts on an interesting show.

Knitter’s Lament

I spent six hours this morning flying from Boston to San Francisco to visit my son and his family. One of the things I brought with me to pass the time was the shrug that I am knitting. It's an interesting pattern which is knitted in two parts: each starting with the sleeve and working toward the center back which will be seamed together and the front which is held together with a brooch. The left side is finished. The right side is in progress and almost done. Wait! Something's not right. Why does the shaping seem vaguely familiar? You guessed it..... I made two left sides! Just not following directions. I'm not as pissed as I thought I would be. I'm reading "The Yarn Harlot" and I'm learning that I'm not unique. Even the most experienced knitters make mistakes. So I'm back to frogging half of the second piece.