True Story: I had completely forgotten that I had changed the layout on my blog, so I was pleasantly surprised when I visited just now. To make this a slightly less worthless entry, I will also tell you that I am plugging away at my Anne Elliot Spencer. I recently finished the second half of [...]
I’ve finally finished one of my knitting projects! it seems like it has taken me forever and a day, but the handwarmers I wanted to give mitchco for Christmas are finally completed! Actually, I finished them and mailed them off about a few weeks ago. But I hear they were well-received! Instead of the stripes [...]
I have been working hard on my Spencer, and I have just done the cast-off for the neckline on the first front piece! I am so incredibly excited! Have a wee little picture from my laptop’s webcam camera. I’m too lazy to get up and get an actual camera.
Saturday, October 4, 2008
I actually finished the back of the Anne Elliot Spencer the other night! I just now measured it, and it is exactly long enough! The pattern gave no directions about what exactly was supposed to happen (binding off, what have you), so I just threaded a bit of junk yarn though the loops and called [...]
I decided that what I needed to do in order to conquer the clover pattern was to do a practice swatch thingie. So I cast on as if for the cardigan again with some junk yarn I have hanging around. That actually was a huge help. I figured out the pattern, and then practiced my [...]
I finished the lower portion of the Anne Elliot Spencer, only to reach the clover patter, fuck it up, and rip the entire thing out and start over. I have once again reached that point, and I think this time, I will write out for myself what I think is going on, and move my [...]
I have two projects that I’m actively working on at the moment, despite my project list at ravelry claiming I have 4. (It took me a while to figure out the difference between queue, project, and favorites.) The first is a pair of the Daisy Stitch Hand Warmers from Purlbee. This is actually my second [...]