http://ladybugs.seventybyheart.net She rambles, knits, and photospams. Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:02:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Pattern: 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 ... http://ladybugs.seventybyheart.net/archives/309 The 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 ... http://ladybugs.seventybyheart.net/archives/308 Let 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. http://ladybugs.seventybyheart.net/archives/307 I 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 ... http://ladybugs.seventybyheart.net/archives/306 Pattern: 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 ... http://ladybugs.seventybyheart.net/archives/305 ... 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 ... http://ladybugs.seventybyheart.net/archives/304 These past two weeks, I've worked at being both patient and positive. Although not a negative person by nature, I'm experienced with negative self-talk; I can be a perfectionist, and my self-confidence is about -7 on a scale of 1 to 10. I tried to take a realistic ... http://ladybugs.seventybyheart.net/archives/303 ... 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 ... http://ladybugs.seventybyheart.net/archives/302 Pattern: 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 ... http://ladybugs.seventybyheart.net/archives/301 I 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 ... http://ladybugs.seventybyheart.net/archives/300 Pattern: 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 ... http://ladybugs.seventybyheart.net/archives/299 Not hard to tell what I think of the shore. http://ladybugs.seventybyheart.net/archives/298 I 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 ... http://ladybugs.seventybyheart.net/archives/297