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October 25, 2005
Just a brief post
Once again, I shuld be working on the shawl, but I haven't because I've been playing around all night practicing knitting Continental and purling Norwegian. Oooh, don't I sound like a world traveler? I really want to practice more with Fair Isle, but I'm convinced that Continental is the way to go on that.
I've taken a break on Kiri as I dropped a few stitches and have to take a look and see what the hell I did. However, I must knit at work, so I started some grey alpaca/wool blend socks for Kirstie, since I go to see the yummy socks that she's making for me.
She and I went to Grinny Possum this weekend, where I bought some alpaca yarn to make socks for myself. We talked to the owner and I told her I would be ordering a wheel from her. She recommended the Ashford Traveller and said she would have started out on that wheel if she had to do over again. Good to know since that's the wheel I wanted anyway.
If you haven't seen Interweave's KnitScene yet, you really should check it out. Think Vogue Knitting's Knit1, only better.
Posted by Holly at 12:46 AM | Comments (2)
October 15, 2005
The wheels are turning.
I'm about a week away from completing my Shaped Triangle Shawl. I misinterpreted the pattern, and since I had 475 live stitches I assumed I about that much for the border. However, I have to knit 2 rows for every live stitch I knit together with the lace edge. Hence, doubling the number of rows.
Kiri is getting my undivided attention when I'm at work and progressing nicely. I think it'll look lovely once its blocked. I'm going to post a bad but current picture.
Once I finish the shaped triangle, I'm going to order the yarn to make yet another shawl. I also plan on starting on the famous Rogue hoodie. I think I'm going to make it in Elsebeth Lavold Silky Wool, though I'm not sure what color yet. And today, an idea hit me: I should knit myself a hammock. I'm thinking of getting a hemp/cotton blend, and doubling it up. It's not a sure thing yet, but how much would that rock?
In Cafe news, I had forgotten to take the stitch markers I made out of my purse, so I showed the set to Judy. She suggested that I make some and sell them on consignment. I'm going to look for some of the supplies on eBay and give it a shot. I'm also going to be designing the Close-Knit Cafe website with in the next few weeks. It's not going to be anything extremely fancy, but cool nonetheless.
Posted by Holly at 10:29 PM | Comments (1)
October 09, 2005
Shawls and Stuff
The body of the shawl is complete! Woohoo! The next picture I post of it will be the completed object. I can't wait till I finish.
Friday, I arrived home to find a box of goodies on my porch! Yarn, roving, candy, chinchilla treats and more! My secret pal is awesome! My friends, Chris and Sophia, were amused at my giddiness. But how can you not be excited with a stach like this:
Beth and I met up with Chris and Sophia later on at the Gallery Hop. When we went to the Kentucky Museum of Arts and Crafts, the gift shop was selling hand knit felted purses. There was a pretty felted entrelac purse for $180 dollars. Really, I need to start selling some things.
Posted by Holly at 10:56 AM | Comments (1)
October 05, 2005
To Paraphase a Joke...
How long does it take an ADD knitter to knit a shawl?
Wanna go shop for yarn?
Get it? Okay, not that funy. Anyway...
As of this morning, I have 10 rows of the main body left on the shaped triangle. After that, about 500 small rows of lace edging. With the completion of my most ambitious project looming, naturally I'm devoting all of my knitting time to it. Right?
Ha! Wrong! Oh I'm working on it. I am. But I frogged the black scarf I was making for my mom since it was so boring, and started knitting it into Kiri yesterday. It won't have the fuzzy feel of Kid Silk Haze, but the cashmere/silk blend is going to compliment it nicely I think. It's very soft and light compared to the purple wool and tencel of my other two shawls.
Posted by Holly at 12:55 PM | Comments (0)
October 04, 2005
The Joys of Blocking
Remember this purple shawl? Ene's Shawl from Scarf Style?
After four months (and fighting my mother to regain possesion of it), I finally blocked it.
The finished item? Stunning.
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