No, I’m not going to talk about work.
On the incredibly teeny chance that’s why you bother to slog through my rare posts about knitting, go ahead and unsub now. Now that that’s out of the way, I’m back on my 80% finished … Read more
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Greenie is done!
I’m not sure what I’m going to work on next. Maybe I’ll finish up that green silk sweater that’s been hibernating for months.
Dammit dammit dammit.
I have messed up the heel on this first space invader’s sock freaking again. Dammit. I have to rip back and start over freaking again. Ugh.
New haul of fancy string today.
To mitigate the growing stash, I picked out some yarn to send to Sarah today. Mostly lovely things I just don’t think I’ll ever use or remnants from socks I’ve made in the past. Because … Read more
Diets are overrated.
Take yarn diets for example… I get the concept, but I just can’t stick to them. Like at all. Got a shipment from Blue Moon today, from my feverish “OMG RAVEN” ordering last week. Absolutely … Read more
This week…
finally over. Whew. It’s been a roller coaster, and I’m wiped out. I’m about 75% through the orange gloves, and then I think I’ll probably pick up the arm warmers again. I ordered way too … Read more
Uh-oh.
I am in love. Maybe too much love. Blue Moon’s Raven colorways are out.
One down, one to go.
right glove complete!, originally uploaded by bethanye. These are such a quick knit, I like that part. I’m not sure I especially like the interplay of the cables and the ribbing. I think I prefer … Read more
The socks, they are finished.
boring ol’ socks, originally uploaded by bethanye. And it is good. Socktober 2007 is over!
Two new yarn acquisitions this week.
First, a lovely lovely robin-egg blue skein of silk – a gift from Cyn carried over from the UK. The other I can’t show. I can’t describe or name. It’s the most recent Rockin’ Sock … Read more
I love my final iPhone cozy.
Fingering weight or leftover sock yarn is perfect for this pattern. I used US size 1 DPNs and a size 5 needle for casting off. Using the two-needle cast-on I described here, cast on 18 … Read more