Archive for 'Fibre & Fabric' Category
Finished things!
6 September 2008Pattern: Petal Bib from One Skein
Yarn: Bernat Cot’n Corn in Avocado
Needles: 4.0 mm bamboo
Too cute. I really like the pattern–the details kept me interested, but it wasn’t so involved that I had to turn off the TV to concentrate. The yarn was a pleasure to work with, too, and the whole […]
Glorious.
29 August 2008The box I teased with yesterday contained an Ashford 24″ rigid heddle loom. I assembled it four hours ago and I’m already in love. I also have a pink scarf.
Yarn: Less than a skein of Manos del Uruguay
Dimensions: 5.5″ x 46″, including fringe
And here it is in its unwashed and unblocked glory. […]
Shiny.
28 August 2008Let me introduce you to something new, beautiful, shiny, and mine.
Or rather, since I’m exhausted and need sleep, stat, let me introduce you to the logo on the box it came in:
Tomorrow? Playtime.
Artisans & yarn.
23 August 2008I went to Salt of the Earth today. It was an art & handcrafts show held to raise for a new elementary school playground, and I was there to help out at my LYS’s stall. Despite being billed as an “artisan fair” instead of a craft show, I was expecting a lot of […]
FOs and new projects!
9 August 2008Pattern: Verity by Ysolda Teague
Yarn: About half a skein of Fleece Artist Blue Face Leicester Aran
Needles: 4.5 mm
I wish I’d managed a better photo, but gorgeous pattern + lovely yarn = fabulous beret. The stitch pattern for the band looks like seed stitch, but it’s a slipped-stitch pattern that makes for a […]
I’ve not been online much…
2 August 2008… but I’ve certainly been knitting. I almost feel like I’ve come back to it after a short hiatus; that’s not the case, but I did have a few weeks where all I knit were reverse mitred square dishcloths.
Most of the knitting has been design-related. Nothing earth-shattering, of course, but I’m still eager […]
Several things of note…
16 July 2008… in point form, because today’s to-do list is a mile long.
● I’ve picked up a week’s work at the coffeeshop while I wait to hear from better employment. It’s no different than it was before, but knowing it’s temporary makes it easier to handle.
● Lew was featured on Lime & Violet’s Daily Chum. […]
FO (and new pattern) — Mineco
11 July 2008Pattern: Mineco
Yarn: 3 balls of Bernat Organic Cotton in Prairie Rose
Needles: 5.0 mm circular & DPNs
Hook: 4.5 mm
I love how there are six dozen patterns for cotton totes and I choose to knit none of them. I wanted something that wasn’t quite as large as most of them, something I could knit in the […]
It’s alive!
1 July 2008I broke the blog last week, while setting up a new MySQL database. I restored the database immediately, but didn’t know that I had to manually recreate its hostname. So. The blog stayed offline until this morning, when I realised (in a moment of panic) that I’d forgotten a step somewhere. […]
FO — Silk Garden Mini Mitts
27 June 2008Pattern: Design 8 from Noro’s Designer Mini Knits
Yarn: Less than one ball of Noro Silk Garden in #211
Needles: 3.75 mm and 4.5 mm bamboo
I needed something to get the mojo going again, so a small (but not dishcloth-shaped) project was in order. I knit the pair in a few hours this afternoon, and other […]
A little bit of everything.
14 June 2008I have one week left in my work placement, and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed it thus far. I feel that I’ve caught on quite quickly, too, and I hope that those I’ve worked with feel the same. Also, it took the brain less time than anticipated to readjust to an environment in which French […]
Photos and splurges and moving and knitting and and and…
18 May 2008I promised a modelled photo of my cropped cardigan, didn’t I.
Love it.
Insert dramatic entrance here.
9 May 2008Formal classes are over, and all that remains is a two-week span of practical exams, written exams, and project deadlines. I’ve been working like a mad thing but keeping the stress under control, which is an accomplishment in and of itself as far as I’m concerned.
There are daffodils outside my window.
I’ve started packing up […]