tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289959282024-03-07T06:14:29.291-08:00Linnet's NestLinnethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16730682676650216125noreply@blogger.comBlogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28995928.post-69763962409585705502011-12-18T18:04:00.000-08:002011-12-18T18:28:03.258-08:00Livingstone Cardigan and Julia Child<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAdOua3ARgbRn1IyCFbS77ZWWS-0sMSwmg7kWH6VADRoezT09_LpsILpnjnuSt3yPFbAZ-nNWuCa38n7bjFeAZ0Z0ehyphenhyphenC6QlCbjrqKtPS64HIxMlpNXR8KyCgQ1UeBjPt7FSgx/s1600/IMG_1528.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 107px; height: 156px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAdOua3ARgbRn1IyCFbS77ZWWS-0sMSwmg7kWH6VADRoezT09_LpsILpnjnuSt3yPFbAZ-nNWuCa38n7bjFeAZ0Z0ehyphenhyphenC6QlCbjrqKtPS64HIxMlpNXR8KyCgQ1UeBjPt7FSgx/s320/IMG_1528.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687658776692848146" border="0" /></a>I am finally knitting a sweater for me. My project notes are getting much too long on Ravelry, so off to the blog I go! I'm knitting the <a href="http://www.interweaveknits.com/galleries/bonus/Winter-2011/livingstone-cardigan.asp">Livingstone</a> <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/livingstone-cardigan">Cardigan </a>in Rowan British Sheep Breeds in mid-brown Jacob.<br /><br />I chose this pattern because it reminds my of a cardigan my Aunt Carol gave me in 3rd or 4th grade. I outgrew it very quickly and have wanted a replacement ever since. I've finally found something close to what I remember.<br /><br />Now that Amazon has all 10 seasons of The French Chef with Julia Child, I'm slowly working my way through the episodes. I'm still in season one, in black and white, so it's hard to tell what she's doing and most food doesn't look terribly appetizing in shades of gray. I just missed how to make mayonnaise by hand, since I was fixing cables.<br /><br />What I've learned with this project so far: Swatches lie. I need to look at my knitting after every single row. I have every size DPN, except 10. It's not as scary to drop down and fix cables as I thought.Linnethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16730682676650216125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28995928.post-11316454292707748482010-02-13T08:20:00.001-08:002010-02-13T08:22:09.610-08:00Sigh<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm71GsJUBtnq4ZguwG0pYo5PXTeuQ_5JUnI1dWxyR9PiWXlUAktMBsppTD7eYlBdVBG_LJeaa-nXQAQCJ7i530p6ReiAEHo5t6CorF2IxiYK_64W7B32h6QlKea_xh7qG6knMt/s1600-h/IMG_1728.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 221px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm71GsJUBtnq4ZguwG0pYo5PXTeuQ_5JUnI1dWxyR9PiWXlUAktMBsppTD7eYlBdVBG_LJeaa-nXQAQCJ7i530p6ReiAEHo5t6CorF2IxiYK_64W7B32h6QlKea_xh7qG6knMt/s320/IMG_1728.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437764038413414194" border="0" /></a><br />It came this way. Maybe I should stick to already wound yarn.Linnethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16730682676650216125noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28995928.post-89012469388909613302010-02-11T09:52:00.001-08:002010-02-11T09:57:50.830-08:00Multnomah is finished<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir2QWe7lJre3IYuw1eZ7IFYzsPmeIkRIN1HUCa7F2eYaR0NBtAsPBwww96KX9qQDZFS_Tt5f3Z3Edg-ADS3xOUEQQfhd6g4EKAhE9db8EenUMOQpsQLqT03ALMwW6yqk_s7pCv/s1600-h/IMG_1726.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir2QWe7lJre3IYuw1eZ7IFYzsPmeIkRIN1HUCa7F2eYaR0NBtAsPBwww96KX9qQDZFS_Tt5f3Z3Edg-ADS3xOUEQQfhd6g4EKAhE9db8EenUMOQpsQLqT03ALMwW6yqk_s7pCv/s320/IMG_1726.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437045458071218018" border="0" /></a><br />The colors have a wonderful glow. This really was mood knitting and it shows. My tension was back to normal by the end. I'm ready to go back and tackle my other WIPs now.Linnethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16730682676650216125noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28995928.post-84825502601671523112010-02-04T13:53:00.000-08:002010-02-04T14:05:02.929-08:00WIPsHere's a bag of WIPs:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMCZsmbKnCdcPQV2mFkMEZnBPU6LJqOlXh2tYJ2vkFx3Bsv_mT4qXXEmCg0uXnTk4BBMugLdq-81M8xb6MFiaBVeAeuGalLBiBdBZ67AKfFc8JO1a8XZja1BS5Q0EuhIeecPjX/s1600-h/IMG_1716.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMCZsmbKnCdcPQV2mFkMEZnBPU6LJqOlXh2tYJ2vkFx3Bsv_mT4qXXEmCg0uXnTk4BBMugLdq-81M8xb6MFiaBVeAeuGalLBiBdBZ67AKfFc8JO1a8XZja1BS5Q0EuhIeecPjX/s320/IMG_1716.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434510113675457714" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The blue is Gaenor and I haven't made much progress on it. Pink is Bitterroot and I'm on the D chart now. Orange is Multnomah. I have 5 more repeats until it's finished.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIX7-QLFPhOv0A2DTSRN_jDwvFDbqBLbYrUZ2bgD0vNJd6ZnRs8cd7tEgiJ38Z9OEQQSEfFFRET_iI7I5iKmfGeZA9b-1Qqp3j80gaNnQj7LGS2VVdYviwcH97NWLBl4EaCYNF/s1600-h/IMG_1708.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIX7-QLFPhOv0A2DTSRN_jDwvFDbqBLbYrUZ2bgD0vNJd6ZnRs8cd7tEgiJ38Z9OEQQSEfFFRET_iI7I5iKmfGeZA9b-1Qqp3j80gaNnQj7LGS2VVdYviwcH97NWLBl4EaCYNF/s320/IMG_1708.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434510714898635474" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I started on the Multnomah the day after I put Skunk to sleep. I made 10 mistakes on one row of Bitterroot, so I decided something simpler would be better. I'm finding it slow going now, just because it's such a simple pattern. It's my first project without a single white cat hair.<br /><br /><br />RIP Skunk<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhefVEkCntUAK44u3iO38FaVp44h-6Lm5M4-A5oMoufAePPefz8cR_-7apzTapfUdU_vqutnCLUWGBIUNtLG9AsVgjYDyf11j-q4O1hKGQjp6sRscnctTtE4KsO3w05nLMUCxm/s1600-h/IMG_1699.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhefVEkCntUAK44u3iO38FaVp44h-6Lm5M4-A5oMoufAePPefz8cR_-7apzTapfUdU_vqutnCLUWGBIUNtLG9AsVgjYDyf11j-q4O1hKGQjp6sRscnctTtE4KsO3w05nLMUCxm/s320/IMG_1699.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434511689381451442" border="0" /></a>Linnethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16730682676650216125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28995928.post-45902910308474334332010-01-18T12:17:00.000-08:002010-01-18T12:32:32.072-08:00In progressMy original goal for 2010 was to complete 12 projects, of any size, by the end of the year. I think I should have been more ambitious!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Completed:</span><br />Very Large Scarf in Noro Yoroi on 35 needles. This took me a year to finish.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh53zs85e8LxjEGen86OcnRs7r_zm-kHULKoTh4lK-3QnQL2kMmV36-nhazNixSlTMMTJn9i43dh7AZ1CH1GlhN5EjNoaFQWZn11u6DUvO3VbjzC6eUAyOQx8qiFI7er7048LtV/s1600-h/IMG_1678.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh53zs85e8LxjEGen86OcnRs7r_zm-kHULKoTh4lK-3QnQL2kMmV36-nhazNixSlTMMTJn9i43dh7AZ1CH1GlhN5EjNoaFQWZn11u6DUvO3VbjzC6eUAyOQx8qiFI7er7048LtV/s320/IMG_1678.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428179162573690850" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Abstract Leaves Cowl in WM Twin<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgukh3YLJI84qYRcSvqLL1A2d3EsAUTKp3HYcLT6yAewfwd-CiixQ5WrcuA3F8xZPVuLLPTYtQ4HOztaYovCMTbSD2zjt14Vf46oU5Gze6HH1MxI1OKZ6zbPHmxBFJrsAgZODy6/s1600-h/IMG_1669.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgukh3YLJI84qYRcSvqLL1A2d3EsAUTKp3HYcLT6yAewfwd-CiixQ5WrcuA3F8xZPVuLLPTYtQ4HOztaYovCMTbSD2zjt14Vf46oU5Gze6HH1MxI1OKZ6zbPHmxBFJrsAgZODy6/s320/IMG_1669.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428177733869799298" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />In progress:</span><br />Gaenor in Wool Candy BFL Lollipop. I love working with BFL. The lace is fun, but the garter stitch is a bit tedious.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9j9ZGkHQH3qch7_uEp-E52l_00NkUGBANC1bfG5KPmUr1RPSw3lBOqMteCyU2OcncUrWUNYI2Hs5ZBCW4hQfQjq9eNvQ-6CT6VjA6JHjZ1Bk_gQ1kjjuwxJWFVgw3HH48t_sZ/s1600-h/IMG_1674.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9j9ZGkHQH3qch7_uEp-E52l_00NkUGBANC1bfG5KPmUr1RPSw3lBOqMteCyU2OcncUrWUNYI2Hs5ZBCW4hQfQjq9eNvQ-6CT6VjA6JHjZ1Bk_gQ1kjjuwxJWFVgw3HH48t_sZ/s320/IMG_1674.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428179466176031394" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Indigo Dandy in numma numma panna. I went for ruffles instead of the tailored look.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDr6-HBG8pbPSHxuHnQ7oKLOdEneMZk7_2pYkCS4s9tX1RzUVrs0rR8yaLXqpbwbXwKucU22PGHAGurfdsYeDkVK15xgg-NKaC6iJloOBiHOwaPuKomPKQpyho98IkBgfA68ax/s1600-h/IMG_1681.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDr6-HBG8pbPSHxuHnQ7oKLOdEneMZk7_2pYkCS4s9tX1RzUVrs0rR8yaLXqpbwbXwKucU22PGHAGurfdsYeDkVK15xgg-NKaC6iJloOBiHOwaPuKomPKQpyho98IkBgfA68ax/s320/IMG_1681.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428177749813413810" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Bitterroot in numma numma stretto. This is <span style="font-style: italic;">extremely </span>pink. It's just a touch darker than Barbie pink. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidoofEZWcMrym72hq19jmM2DN7TDOLOV7P4pE6oBlTGA6tbJJBik0ZEMlyjjE_GXTs7FqxSsmTPIWPNBgG63WyBlZiHY1yOcpB9ndjscJ9t5vdEYbZrApSIQKIcd5qhJVpZz9A/s1600-h/IMG_1680.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidoofEZWcMrym72hq19jmM2DN7TDOLOV7P4pE6oBlTGA6tbJJBik0ZEMlyjjE_GXTs7FqxSsmTPIWPNBgG63WyBlZiHY1yOcpB9ndjscJ9t5vdEYbZrApSIQKIcd5qhJVpZz9A/s320/IMG_1680.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428177740866809426" border="0" /></a>Linnethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16730682676650216125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28995928.post-71736558829316754062010-01-06T14:26:00.000-08:002010-01-06T14:34:47.190-08:00BlockingThe Abstract Leaves cowl is blocking. Again. I managed to block it wider than it is long and while it was pretty, it didn't exactly fit. So I took extra care to block it long this time.<br /><br />I'm working on Gaenor in a blue BFL from a local indie dyer. It's a quick knit with lace on both sides to keep interest. It seems to have a distinct bias, though, which I'm hoping will block out.<br /><br />I'm still looking for an appropriate yarn for the Dragon. The Yarn Chef had some red merino/tussah that was almost perfect. But I will find the right yarn. I'm going to use the WM lace for the Magic Carpet Ride scarf. I'm just waiting for the beads to get here. The scarf will only use half the skein, but I'm sure someone will be willing to take it off my hands if I don't find a use for it.Linnethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16730682676650216125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28995928.post-72577525140953793822010-01-03T19:10:00.001-08:002010-01-03T19:26:53.487-08:00Milkweed picNext time, I'll block the points more. There was a mistake I didn't notice until I was unpinning it - a yarn over moved over one stitch and all the YOs after are out of alignment. Since I'm going to be wearing it as a scarf, it's really not a big deal. I'm just pleased that I finished it instead of changing my mind halfway through and ripping it out. I'm either getting to be a better knitter or I'm more accepting of my mistakes. Either or both is good.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbS70b39REB1yJmxhg_BvkxNEKxPrQaFii4lUE6GF9Eh1XwjnKRMfpmGGucIe74-h0GVYiMnXN4SwDsD3nHGaFm48_THxlaDjXI4qsz-3IPPPvEhxbdxY6nxduorBj4xStYHdP/s1600-h/IMG_1642.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 172px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbS70b39REB1yJmxhg_BvkxNEKxPrQaFii4lUE6GF9Eh1XwjnKRMfpmGGucIe74-h0GVYiMnXN4SwDsD3nHGaFm48_THxlaDjXI4qsz-3IPPPvEhxbdxY6nxduorBj4xStYHdP/s320/IMG_1642.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422718621672487458" border="0" /></a>Linnethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16730682676650216125noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28995928.post-32166627301615974632010-01-02T20:53:00.000-08:002010-01-02T21:07:33.259-08:00Milkweed is finished!I finally finished the Milkweed shawl. It was supposed to be the last FO for 2009, but turned into the first FO for 2010. It's blocking now. Pictures tomorrow or whenever the sun comes out.<br /><br />I spent several hours yesterday looking through Barbara Walker's books looking for a pattern that called out to me. I have some gorgeous sea blue yarn that needs just the right stitch pattern. I settled on the Seaweed pattern, since it's reversible. I haven't figured out the rest of the design, but I think I'm going to use YOs as "bubbles" to separate the repeats. I only have 400 yards of fingering, so I want to stretch it out.<br /><br />Finally, I cast on for January's cowl KAL: <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/abstract-leaves-cowl">Abstract Leaves Cowl</a>. I'm using WM 80/20 in Ruby Thursday. It's the perfect red-blue. I'm not taking any chances on the needles, either. Addis all the way! (Which is funny, because I'd forgotten I even had them.)Linnethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16730682676650216125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28995928.post-63491488189240183122009-12-31T12:14:00.000-08:002009-12-31T14:57:16.674-08:00(insert primal scream)Last night, I was merrily knitting along, on row 102 of 105, when disaster struck. My needle cable snapped. My shawl exploded off the needle and turned into a jumbled mess. I spent the next 20 minutes carefully picking up the stitches. But now that I have the stitches picked up, I'm wary of knitting them on KP again. Since I only have 3 3/4 rows to go, it should be done quickly, but...<br /><br />The Dragon is stalled. Wollmeise Lace-garn does not like to be frogged. When I went to cast on again, I found that it considered plying a suggestion rather than an imperative. I ended up cutting off several feet of what was essentially tiny threads vaguely related to one another. Even so, what remains is still incredibly splitty. I'm of two minds about this yarn. The pros are that it's the perfect color, the drape is wonderful and it has good stitch definition. The cons are that it's is very splitty and doesn't take frogging well. It also has an heretofore unexpected halo, which I definitely don't like. I honestly thought the difficulty in knitting this project would be the pattern, not the yarn!Linnethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16730682676650216125noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28995928.post-44455045093455758262009-12-26T14:40:00.000-08:002009-12-26T15:07:41.840-08:00Hurray for Yarndogs!I picked up the Addi Turbo Lace needle, US 0, 2mm, 40" today at <a href="http://www.yarndogs.com">Yarndogs</a>. I was trying to decide if I really should get an Addi, but decided that since I've already spent $15 on the pattern, which will undoubtedly only be used once, I should definitely spring for the needles. The join on the KP needles was snagging on the yarn, anyway.<br /><br />I decided on the 40" so I can tell right away how large the shawl will be. I hate pulling a mini-shawl off the needles and discovering I've actually made a poncho. For example, I have a sneaking suspicion that my <a href="http://www.cosmicpluto.com/blog/milkweed-shawl/">Milkweed Shawl</a> is much larger than it ought to be. The other problem is that it makes me hungry every time I knit it. It's in Handmaiden Casbah (which I got for half-price(!) from a destasher on Ravelry) in Blackberry. It looks exactly like blackberries, so I crave blackberries, blackberry pie, blackberry cobbler, blackberry jam... The Casbah is very nice, even for an MCN yarn. It's soft and squishy and so nice to knit.Linnethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16730682676650216125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28995928.post-30854637256279938012009-12-25T13:11:00.000-08:002009-12-25T13:16:05.455-08:00Ribbit, ribbit!I started to have a nagging feeling that I was going to run out of yarn. My gauge swatch was off just by 1/2 stitch, but I thought that wouldn't matter too much in lace. Well, 1/2 stitch wouldn't but 2 stitches definitely is too far off. I would have been short ~200 yards. So, I frogged back. And promptly discovered my cast-on was wonky anyway. Since the only needle I have in the right size is a KP Harmony, way too close to my yarn color, I'm going to track down an Addi Lace tomorrow. In the meantime, I have a couple of UFOs to work on anyway.Linnethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16730682676650216125noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28995928.post-57564016787485250242009-12-24T20:11:00.000-08:002009-12-24T20:27:56.724-08:0010 rows down...544 to go<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWpLv4T7JrGwrSIuBeYregGPSjYvRnl9J50l5h78qFbX8loWLWYOJTjeUWHbEI3ewMdlLFDjRnc3Z2okWhX6m7OojnVrJGPElFhsKB0qN3vdaWeS4OaHPnF-K5xV9y_UJ36lOU/s1600-h/IMG_1618.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWpLv4T7JrGwrSIuBeYregGPSjYvRnl9J50l5h78qFbX8loWLWYOJTjeUWHbEI3ewMdlLFDjRnc3Z2okWhX6m7OojnVrJGPElFhsKB0qN3vdaWeS4OaHPnF-K5xV9y_UJ36lOU/s320/IMG_1618.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419024446603822386" border="0" /></a><br />I finished 5 rows today and 5 yesterday. At this rate, I'd be done in April which wouldn't be too bad. I hope it's not a bad sign that I miscounted for the 2nd YO. I'm going to take it as a warning not to be cocky and count everything. Twice. Another 24 border rows and then I get to the body of the shawl. Then 20 rows of ring stitch before starting the dragon. My goal is to get to the dragon's claw this weekend.Linnethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16730682676650216125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28995928.post-76496587758246250622009-12-23T11:20:00.000-08:002009-12-23T12:39:12.420-08:00Dragon of Happiness<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUo9y74fzovMizPWiuQWCd7s8ofrJjQ0vxtA6AmimMA9kJgoBAsWrVduFYuBbiUHXD-gIk97f6q5AD2CnAVts8r1rNMmlCbbRHuJHkipAj9aQeFhz1WV35H0N_txiepTY6Vntm/s1600-h/IMG_1608.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUo9y74fzovMizPWiuQWCd7s8ofrJjQ0vxtA6AmimMA9kJgoBAsWrVduFYuBbiUHXD-gIk97f6q5AD2CnAVts8r1rNMmlCbbRHuJHkipAj9aQeFhz1WV35H0N_txiepTY6Vntm/s320/IMG_1608.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418514061659238002" border="0" /></a><br />The problem with asking yarn what it wants to be is that sometimes it tells you. I'm participating in a Wollmeise Lace KAL on Ravelry. I thought it would be fun to do a large project that would utilize as much of this beautiful yarn as possible. I was thinking about the lovely <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/forest-path-stole">Forest Path Stole</a>, which is entrelac lace, so each rectangle is a mini project. Very satisfying. However, after I wound the lace, I changed my mind. I searched the Ravelry patterns and came up with a short list of possible patterns. That's when the trouble started. The yarn didn't like any of my choices. I went through and discarded numerous patterns, when finally a tiny voice said, "Dragon of Happiness?"<br /><br />My immediate response was no, absolutely not. I'd have to be crazy to tackle it. It's true knitted lace with no rest rows. According to Ravelry and Google, only 4 people have ever completed the shawl, with one of those being the designer. The pattern is 23 pages long with 18 pages of charts. There are 6 charts, each 3 pages and 100 rows long. Over 125,000 stitches. The KAL deadline is March 31. March 31, 2010. 3 months from now. I must be insane.<br /><br />So I've spent the morning assembling my materials and taking pictures and generally dawdling to avoid casting on for this monster. Choosing the right knitting bag for each project is so important! After all, I wouldn't want the bag and the project to <span style="font-weight: bold;">clash</span>, right? But I think I'm ready to start now. Right after lunch.<br /><br />Pattern: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=32550196">Dragon of Happiness</a> by Sharon Winsauer<br />Yarn: <a href="http://shop.strato.de/epages/61425309.sf/secsVH2_f02Zpc/?ObjectPath=/Shops/61425309/Categories/Lace-Garn">Wollmeise Lace-garn</a> Dunkle Kirsche<br />Needles: <a href="http://www.knitpicks.com/needles/Options_Nickel_Plated_Fixed_Circular_Knitting_Needles__DKPFixedCables.html">Knitpicks Options</a> US1 (2.5mm) 32" circular<br />Knitting Bag: <a href="http://www.greenmountainknittingbags.com/index.htm">Green Mountain Knitting Bags</a> Madison Sweater bagLinnethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16730682676650216125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28995928.post-52736534211871921872008-08-18T22:19:00.000-07:002008-08-18T22:29:39.963-07:00It Lives!I don't know where my camera is or I'd have lots of pictures.<br /><br />I finished my mom's scarf last week. It was 2x2 ribbing in Claudia's Handpaints Sport in Ocean Depths. It came out very pretty, if a tad short.<br /><br />I am still, believe it or not, deliberating on how to finish Lady Eleanor. She's finally complete, but she needs fringe or something.<br /><br />Tonight, I started <a href="http://knitty.com/ISSUEfall05/PATTedgar.html">Edgar</a> for a co-worker. She's someone I have lots of conflicts with, but as I discovered knitting for my mom, it's a lot easier to think pleasant thoughts about someone when you're knitting lovely, yummy yarn up for them. I'm using Noro Silk Garden in color 47, a black/brown/grey colorway.<br /><br />My next project for me is the <a href="http://www.interweaveknits.com/galleries/bonus/fall-2008/Braided-Pullover.asp">Braided Pullover</a> from the fall Interweave Knits. My LYS had enough Cascade Lana d'Oro in Regal purple for me to start right away. They are currently looking for another skein of Cascade Eco Wool in silver, so I can knit the Susie Hoodie this fall. I think it will look lovely in natural silver wool.<br /><a href="http://knitty.com/ISSUEfall05/PATTedgar.html"></a>Linnethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16730682676650216125noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28995928.post-26087095361102920332008-03-21T17:10:00.000-07:002008-03-21T17:19:40.253-07:00Lady Eleanor in the home stretchI just started tier 29 today. Here's a pic from last weekend. Everyone loves the colors. You can see, down at the bottom, a single tier of brown. That's just how the yarn knit up. After all, there has to be a bit of order in perfect chaos.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTEBfhSHvoqTxWbCgWP9IedtEpppb_WOTJWm3pdY2cInNSe5YF8i6TxenIyq2M4lD-OQOi8Q65QZGme4HNENIsw2fqJu2De3UuhFKTVQOussDBYpmfccW0-Avc3bSRdpeyYvbT/s1600-h/IMG_1133.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTEBfhSHvoqTxWbCgWP9IedtEpppb_WOTJWm3pdY2cInNSe5YF8i6TxenIyq2M4lD-OQOi8Q65QZGme4HNENIsw2fqJu2De3UuhFKTVQOussDBYpmfccW0-Avc3bSRdpeyYvbT/s200/IMG_1133.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180353115770372370" border="0" /></a>Linnethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16730682676650216125noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28995928.post-52458126339300077152008-02-25T00:14:00.001-08:002008-02-25T00:23:12.067-08:00Lady Eleanor the SecondHere she is:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvp-Jx8dRo5MhduzIn5Ig3T01WjNLUDCBn4FkH_giuCsZvrEt3XMkC20qCx2d_d4xvN1dFj5sAc_xoQAuIqyvQoW7gxNnviWjd635foBAfuuB68ZQrqKUPT2tZ6n5N4Dm3hwrn/s1600-h/IMG_1126.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvp-Jx8dRo5MhduzIn5Ig3T01WjNLUDCBn4FkH_giuCsZvrEt3XMkC20qCx2d_d4xvN1dFj5sAc_xoQAuIqyvQoW7gxNnviWjd635foBAfuuB68ZQrqKUPT2tZ6n5N4Dm3hwrn/s200/IMG_1126.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170828518932120674" border="0" /></a>Isn't she lovely? I'm about a third of the way through now. This yarn is a dream. It's very well-behaved. I love how the colors change across each square. Every once in a while, I'll get a square that is all the same color. In fact, I have one tier that is entirely brown.<br /><br />I've been knitting a little over a skein a day, so I could be finished with it in March.Linnethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16730682676650216125noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28995928.post-79227751364911680422008-02-22T19:37:00.000-08:002008-02-22T20:06:52.874-08:00Stitches, or I have $1.02 left in my pocket<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj45wieFMTELxKrkXpKxs-GKh4ZXhitPdMwIey6np6ViY5GBMZfSGANtYyRpg-30V6gJIhtut275dsMHIUI9NsvS5uBziUt8Hc_cLHeaCmY7bIV31GdorV3Ajz-5R4juhao-5ZM/s1600-h/IMG_1106.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj45wieFMTELxKrkXpKxs-GKh4ZXhitPdMwIey6np6ViY5GBMZfSGANtYyRpg-30V6gJIhtut275dsMHIUI9NsvS5uBziUt8Hc_cLHeaCmY7bIV31GdorV3Ajz-5R4juhao-5ZM/s200/IMG_1106.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170020596929037346" border="0" /></a>The Stitches market was fun. I made a beeline for La Lana Wools and bought the Forever Random Worsted I've been drooling over for the past year.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVNPuuQMx2Ps2ZRUC-pPgUQ7zoVHCZ-kuHch864U4lrsJPiF3mnsQhCjxIfKgz0Lo8ChYDCvoI3yenWNbbae14x3kA4oO0RMIme1LjzPEjV16Hp1XnJAYF08oIgA6UYkoMaSKg/s1600-h/IMG_1109.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVNPuuQMx2Ps2ZRUC-pPgUQ7zoVHCZ-kuHch864U4lrsJPiF3mnsQhCjxIfKgz0Lo8ChYDCvoI3yenWNbbae14x3kA4oO0RMIme1LjzPEjV16Hp1XnJAYF08oIgA6UYkoMaSKg/s200/IMG_1109.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170020605518971954" border="0" /></a>I finally got to see the Noro Kureyon Sock. It's much too thin for me to knit into socks, but I think it will make very pretty lace.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4oRLasy0pCZ5e_n_NKVGOOlAslPL3jqfIR6xo8i5RFv9Qf4gVcNXRz2SXvBI03BkoIibV5Ry05tbER7MlyyDJNNjlroIW30khA-Tb9pE_ULlHiOweF1poMG-NyNC5D13_1oMV/s1600-h/IMG_1115.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4oRLasy0pCZ5e_n_NKVGOOlAslPL3jqfIR6xo8i5RFv9Qf4gVcNXRz2SXvBI03BkoIibV5Ry05tbER7MlyyDJNNjlroIW30khA-Tb9pE_ULlHiOweF1poMG-NyNC5D13_1oMV/s200/IMG_1115.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170020614108906578" border="0" /></a>I bought some cashmere, Just Our Yarns Myne, as part of a beaded shawlette kit.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhde7LOHeGpGeoI3EuzspZ8z7JQL55KGg0wLtngYD8DFlP3ak-4iuHsQKtQD6UOuT7GNesU4u5GlZRjFtcgE356awc0Ib0jTZli4fAtDc2ctgwI3M8Fyu0eyYFlXKyleTpGXxri/s1600-h/IMG_1116.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhde7LOHeGpGeoI3EuzspZ8z7JQL55KGg0wLtngYD8DFlP3ak-4iuHsQKtQD6UOuT7GNesU4u5GlZRjFtcgE356awc0Ib0jTZli4fAtDc2ctgwI3M8Fyu0eyYFlXKyleTpGXxri/s200/IMG_1116.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170020609813939266" border="0" /></a>Here is the sample of Malabrigo laceweight that the Malabrigo booth was giving away on Thursday night.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />There's more, but that's enough for now.Linnethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16730682676650216125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28995928.post-51403789790526496852008-02-04T20:31:00.001-08:002008-02-04T20:39:05.949-08:00Beech Wood<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIMZzhaZAxKqBVnS0d9OnfKvdu_2ZOwJHUK5QuuPmVcjeRG-T3po9RGgwgliYoUS8qBX2h0boMhmDkiF9INce1VPipDgP18kAZ3R9YPWcQ7YmFGJEF1jylJntFvyCbQiIh-Sgm/s1600-h/IMG_1057.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIMZzhaZAxKqBVnS0d9OnfKvdu_2ZOwJHUK5QuuPmVcjeRG-T3po9RGgwgliYoUS8qBX2h0boMhmDkiF9INce1VPipDgP18kAZ3R9YPWcQ7YmFGJEF1jylJntFvyCbQiIh-Sgm/s200/IMG_1057.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163349938445618658" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitm27L6aJ1W9RlZ1A369z60LjGo7UHXSjupv8LahMDZxqRoE_YKzmDvD7hMsQixHfxfAcbA1qo18tsjv6B7BC0tf_UMxiI-7YQu7sGgr8dmeGiitjc7Sd9gNuKHmBdE8Qnl7Yj/s1600-h/IMG_1058.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitm27L6aJ1W9RlZ1A369z60LjGo7UHXSjupv8LahMDZxqRoE_YKzmDvD7hMsQixHfxfAcbA1qo18tsjv6B7BC0tf_UMxiI-7YQu7sGgr8dmeGiitjc7Sd9gNuKHmBdE8Qnl7Yj/s200/IMG_1058.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163349955625487858" border="0" /></a>I ran out of yarn just after the second full repeat. Not sure what happened, but it still looks pretty, if asymmetrical. I hope my friend likes it!Linnethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16730682676650216125noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28995928.post-71147128306446690312008-02-03T16:07:00.000-08:002008-02-03T16:45:00.575-08:00Things I've learned about knitting lately<ol><li>Life is too short to knit an ugly pattern. If the pattern is ugly, changing the yarn and/or colors probably won't help.</li><li>Life is too short to use ugly yarn, too.</li><li>Do not take a class from someone who writes patterns but doesn't have the pattern edited or test knit, unless you're a masochist.</li><li>I like cashmere.</li><li>I like knitting lace.</li><li>Cashmere lace is awesome.</li><li>Merino's nice, too.</li><li>Purling in the round takes all the fun out of knitting in the round. Never knit a pattern in the round that uses purls for half the pattern.</li><li>Always read the pattern <span style="font-weight: bold;">all the way through</span> before starting. This may be something you have to learn the hard way, though.<br /></li><li>I really do have enough pink yarn. Possibly for a lifetime.</li><li>On the other hand, I don't have any pink cashmere laceweight. Yet.</li><li>I need a challenging pattern to keep me interested. 5000 rows of the same pattern over and over will drive me mad in white linen. Although linen is nice, too.</li><li>I'd rather buy a sweater than knit one, but I do appreciate a well-knit sweater.<br /></li><li>I don't like knitting on a deadline. Anybody's deadline.</li><li>Don't take multi-day classes, because again, I hate knitting on a deadline.</li><li>It's ok to take a year or two to finish a project.</li><li>It's also ok to frog a project that I can't remember what row I'm on, don't like the yarn, and can't remember why I thought the project was a good idea in the first place.</li><li>I'm still allergic to mohair.</li><li>I do not enjoy Fair Isle right now.<br /></li><li>Socks are fun (I really like turning the heel) but I don't have the patience to knit two of them. So from now on, I'm only buying sock yarn in complementary colors, so I can have socks that are, well, not fraternal twins, but at least vaguely related.</li><li>I finally learned to use DPNs without stabbing myself, but I still prefer Magic Loop.</li><li>Rather than trying to figure out what fibers make me itch, these are the animal fibers that <span style="font-weight: bold;">don't</span>: wool, silk, cashmere, and camel. Yes, I even find qiviut and baby alpaca itchy. More for you.<br /></li><li>I don't like to knit the same pattern twice.<br /></li></ol>I'm about a third of the way through my child's size Fair Isle sweater, halfway through Lady Eleanor (still), a quarter of the way through my Mistake Lace scarf, 2/3 through the Clapotis, and half way through <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20061129024443/http://www.ilgaleja.com/free_pattern.html">Beech Wood</a>.<br /><br />Beech Wood needs to be done by Tuesday morning, since I'm giving it to the wonderful friend who took care of my cats while I was in the hospital last week. Luckily, it's a fast knit, and it's in the scrumptious Hand Maiden 4 Ply Silk Cashmere in the Paris colorway.Linnethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16730682676650216125noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28995928.post-77972237014257515852008-01-04T13:28:00.000-08:002008-01-04T13:55:52.054-08:002008 is here at last2007 was an odd year for me, so I'm grateful to be able to put it behind me. The best thing about 2007 was finding my new job in a completely unexpected place - the industry I swore I was leaving forever in January. Famous last words! My new employer is wonderful, and have treated me very well through my health issues, which was the downside to 2007. But my health issues are under control now, and I'm looking forward to a great year in 2008.<br /><br />I have gotten some knitting done, although not as much as I'd like. I finished the moebius cowl and it is beautiful, even if it does have some extra "design elements." I'm very close to finishing my Lady Eleanor, although she's been languishing for the past month or so. I'm over halfway through my first (and probably last) full size Clapotis, in Patons SWS in Natural Violet. I'm about a third of the way through a simple lace scarf in <a href="http://www.colorsongyarns.com/yarns/fleece_artist/italian_silk.htm">Fleece Artist Italian Silk</a>, quite possibly the most delicious yarn I've used in quite a while. It has a very strong silk smell, but it is decadently gorgeous. Pictures just don't do it justice.<br /><br />I've signed up for a Fair Isle sweater class next week. I'm a little nervous about steeks, and not too sure about stranded knitting, so this will be a good exercise for me.<br /><br />I've been purging my stash of the yarn I don't absolutely love. Novelty yarns, acrylics, murky colors, strange textures - it's all going. I still have too much yarn, but since I love what I have left, I don't feel too guilty. And I have empty bins available for Stitches next month! <big><span style="font-size:100%;"> I<span style="font-size:85%;">'ve already started planning my method of attack on the marketplace.</span></span> <rubs></rubs></big>Linnethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16730682676650216125noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28995928.post-18307220047488924502007-11-18T11:04:00.000-08:002007-11-18T11:11:47.690-08:00Oops!I learned a valuable lesson on Friday - do not attempt to knit lace in the lunchroom! My cowl ended up with a rather peculiar lace pattern afterwards, so I ripped it back. Ouch! It should go much faster this time around.<br /><br />My SP11 scarf is blocking now. It should be dry tomorrow morning, so I can ship it out. I'm sending it with 2.50 mm Knit Picks Harmony dpns. It's unfortunate that green is the dominant color in this set. I hope my pal doesn't mind too much!Linnethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16730682676650216125noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28995928.post-55537370294624535042007-11-15T20:39:00.000-08:002007-11-15T20:44:19.663-08:00Moebius Class tonightThe moebius class was canceled, so the LYS suggested their sophomore knitting class instead. The other women in class declared the moebius to be senior knitting, at least. :-) I ripped back once, after knitting a definite freak of nature, but got it the second time. I hope. Time will tell. Behold, after 2 hours of knitting, I have this:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVAjqe3UpXljdORfqWCRE4mKzG0Xs7Q4BEQwYIw1_oz-stG-xx4_9As54hOtD64_EbHp2B8-RAeYtVZAu3H1aN6waclHGqkEiT48RmTmoGS8X7-FGOPo23ciiT5D8u6BEQ1_Sv/s1600-h/Cashmere+Moebius+Cowl.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVAjqe3UpXljdORfqWCRE4mKzG0Xs7Q4BEQwYIw1_oz-stG-xx4_9As54hOtD64_EbHp2B8-RAeYtVZAu3H1aN6waclHGqkEiT48RmTmoGS8X7-FGOPo23ciiT5D8u6BEQ1_Sv/s200/Cashmere+Moebius+Cowl.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133293955145543218" border="0" /></a>The teacher hadn't knit a moebius before, so it was a learning experience for both of us.Linnethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16730682676650216125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28995928.post-50018938704433204872007-11-14T20:34:00.000-08:002007-11-14T20:52:46.136-08:00My second SP11 package was well-received. I must block the scarf and get it out next week for the final reveal package. I've been distracted by health issues the past 3 weeks while the doctors try to figure out what is wrong with me. I have medical tests planned out through December, so in the meantime, I'm knitting. What else is there to do?Linnethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16730682676650216125noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28995928.post-19846191830195220712007-11-03T17:40:00.000-07:002007-11-03T17:53:37.082-07:00I finished the SP11 scarfMy SP11 scarf is finished. I just need to block it, and it will be ready to go. I don't know if I'll buy Lorna's Laces again. The yarn was splitty and I found 5 knots in 1 1/3 skeins. That's an awful lot of knots, considering how much this yarn costs. Several of the knots were only in a single ply, which made them difficult to see until I was just about to knit them. But the scarf did come out nice.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm79u7ogr2_nLbGq3cV67mzx3Hg4_cZCHIfi3UgiRw3C1gI0SxFo7aoXTo7eCP7heLr5EbpDZthDH123eFxgCgrbJEWLzpqsd6N3qkdOTgkxOHhB_WQLl_cwR-TmljICV7IvHs/s1600-h/IMG_0983.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm79u7ogr2_nLbGq3cV67mzx3Hg4_cZCHIfi3UgiRw3C1gI0SxFo7aoXTo7eCP7heLr5EbpDZthDH123eFxgCgrbJEWLzpqsd6N3qkdOTgkxOHhB_WQLl_cwR-TmljICV7IvHs/s200/IMG_0983.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5128780263020199570" border="0" /></a>Linnethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16730682676650216125noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28995928.post-75543302186839777962007-10-29T18:05:00.000-07:002007-10-29T18:15:16.003-07:00Kureyon Sock?! The yarn diet is doomed.Doomed, I tells ya. Noro Kureyon in fingering weight. Sigh. Those color changes <span style="font-size:78%;">the vegetable matter, the uneven spin...</span> in fingering weight. Yum! And I always thought Noro lace was an oxymoron. It's due in stores in December or January, but a few lucky people scored some on eBay earlier this month. <span style="font-size:78%;">I hate them.</span> I guess I can look forward to scoring some at Stitches in February. It's not like it's going anywhere, right? Right? Oh, yeah. Noro. Well, maybe I'll get lucky. I want 102, 180, 182, 184...<br /><br />Something to look forward to on a gloomy day.Linnethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16730682676650216125noreply@blogger.com2