Elijah
I finished my first Elijah. Thank you, Ysolda Teague, for a great pattern.
Gifts
What My Husband Also Calls Knitting
So Matt calls cross-stitching “knitting”. That’s okay–as long as he doesn’t complain when I spend money on it, he can call it whatever he wants. The knitter/crocheter animosity runs so deep that I’m more offended when people get those confused even though they are at least both yarn arts. I’ve got my priorities confused–so what? […]
New Addition to our Household
Don’t panic Linda, I’m not pregnant. But I’m not sure I could love a child more than I love this: Matt got me a swift for Christmas. He, Matt M., and I struggled for 2 hours trying to untangle 2 skeins of Noro Daria, and to preserve our sanity, he got me Mr. Spinny up […]
This Must Be What Knitting Feels Like
Finished the Simon Tam. Had to knit it sneaky like, on my planning period. I had no papers to grade and no lessons to plan, so what else was I to do? Looks purty darn good too. This is the hat still blocked over a dinner plate. Once I got the hang of the […]
Away Goes A Gift
I finished the Moc-A-Socs. They are so cute that I think I may need insulin. Time to drop them in the mail. Although I am very excited about giving my very first handmade baby gift to my cousins, it’s always a little hard to send something you’ve made away. At least at Christmas gatherings I […]
It’s All About The Feet
I finished one of the Moc-A-Socs. The shoe part is done in Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino–colorway: tan. The cashmerino line is always a very nice yarn to work with no matter the weight. This is the first time I’ve used the sport weight but I’ve used the dk and the aran before. Although I wouldn’t […]
Spring Break
It’s the last day of spring break which never lasts long enough. I got a lot of knitting done but not as much as I would have liked (but what knitter ever gets as much done as she/he really wants). I purchased the yarn for the Voyager Lace Stole and began it. Those who are […]
He Did Well
Matt is my hero. For Valentine’s Day, I got a dozen roses and this- a ball winder! , no more hour long, tangly, tedious wool winding sessions =:>) Now, I can neatly wind a ball of yarn in just a couple of minutes. So I have been. Lots of it. Nothing takes the edge of […]
Finished x2
I am finished times two. First, I am finished with the @#%$ing essays. And second, I am finished with this: That my dear friends is a knitted hat in a pattern called Foliage. This means that I have a Christmas present completed in January! Feel free to hate me. Now I vow to work on […]
Harry Potter Hats
So the knitting fairy gave out her Christmas presents this year to the family who received Harry Potter hats in the House colors they favored most (or in Matt’s case, the left over House since he refused to pick one). I’m still making my Slytherin hat. Represent! Adrienne requested the Ravenclaw book colors. Do you […]