Level 2/3 class and got quite a workout.
70 degrees... Cool breeze... Sittin in the shade...
Need I say more?
Monday, May 27, 2013
Perfect day
Yoga and knitting.....
Level 2/3 class and got quite a workout.
70 degrees... Cool breeze... Sittin in the shade...
Need I say more?
Level 2/3 class and got quite a workout.
70 degrees... Cool breeze... Sittin in the shade...
Need I say more?
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Coming to terms if half the battle...
I had to admit it... "How many WIPs do you have???" I started counting....
Newest to oldest:
Adrift by Carol Feller
Kodachrome by Lindsay Ingram
Newest to oldest:
Adrift by Carol Feller
Kodachrome by Lindsay Ingram
Nanook by Heidi Kirrmaier
Marin by Ysolda Teague
Java Summer Scarf by Johanna ShiM
Flaming June by Cheryl Niamath
Breezy Cardigan by Hannah Fettig
Okay, its out there. I have all hopes to finish all of them and start new ones!
In my defense, when I make a blunder, I usually put the project in the bad project box till I can figure out what happened and how to fix it. Marin falls in that category. Adrift I have to tink back three rows to find a mistake. Anthemion falls in this category too, I have to figure out what I did wrong. As far as Milky Mitts is concerned, I am not sure what I will do. The thumb is huge! I followed instructions and it is just plain weird. I have started mitt #2 but it sits...
Plein Air is awaiting the move to Fla as the fabric to line the inside is in the Pod.
Nanook is almost finished and I was working on it last weekend.
Breezy is almost finished and I took it on vacation to work on it.
Flaming is halfway done and I was working on that last week too.
Kodachrome back is finished and I am almost to the second decrease on the front (I knit a few inches while waiting in long lines at Disney World this weekend.)
On going projects just because they are long are Java and Barb's Koigu and Cinnamon Bay (which is 90 percent done but it has almost 525 stitches and I have to wrestle with it to work on it.
Lastly there is Still Light (which I love)... it was my first sweater attempt. I thought because of my 34DDDDs that I needed extra raglan increases to accommodate. However I got down to the pockets and started the sleeve which I finished and bound off (I needed to do extra decreases because I thought it would be too big - that was a understatement). Second problem was one pocket had 10 more stitches that the other... "How'd that happen?" Third problem.... I had the DDDDs reduced to Ds, so..... I put it away for a bit till I could think of what to do. When I pulled it back out, the moths had lunch. So I plan to rip back to raglan's and start from there. I did start ripping back though.
Did I cover them all????
Sin an fáth a bhfuil mé ina amadán cniotála ...
(That's why I am a knitting fool...)
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Booty
I have NO BUSINESS buying more yarn! But I can't help it and give me the excuse "but they are going out of business and marking down to incredible prices"....
I truely hate to see my fav LYS close. In an effort to support I have gone twice so far. Don't get me wrong, I have supported them plenty in the four years I have retaken up knitting.
I have been also stocking up on my favorite circulars. I found some yummy yarn. I also was on the hunt for some magenta cotton to try to creat a crocheted pullover I have in my head. BINGO. Eleven skeins of the lovely prima cotton pictured here....
I also want to knit/crochet a tunic and I think a lovely yarn called Cozette will be a great choice (I was able to snag 10 skeins in a natural color). Plus I'll have left overs to make something else too!
If I could win the lottery and not have to have an income - I would knit ALL DAY and pet my kitties. LOL If only life were that smimple.
Chífidh mé tú (I'll see you later)
Fionnuir
I truely hate to see my fav LYS close. In an effort to support I have gone twice so far. Don't get me wrong, I have supported them plenty in the four years I have retaken up knitting.
I have been also stocking up on my favorite circulars. I found some yummy yarn. I also was on the hunt for some magenta cotton to try to creat a crocheted pullover I have in my head. BINGO. Eleven skeins of the lovely prima cotton pictured here....
I also want to knit/crochet a tunic and I think a lovely yarn called Cozette will be a great choice (I was able to snag 10 skeins in a natural color). Plus I'll have left overs to make something else too!
If I could win the lottery and not have to have an income - I would knit ALL DAY and pet my kitties. LOL If only life were that smimple.
Chífidh mé tú (I'll see you later)
Fionnuir
Friday, April 12, 2013
Progress
This is a really good knit. I like the ease of the pattern. I am over halfway done first set of raglan increases. This yarn is heaven!!! Malabrigo lace in the color way Molly. I love the color and the way it is knitting up. So soft.
Link to my Ravelry
Link to my Ravelry
This is the beginning of my Adrift by Carol Feller
Sunday, April 7, 2013
Sad spring for four LYSs
UPDATE!!!! The store has been bought and will reopen in June! Hooray!
It's always a tug at the heart when a local yarn shop decides to close. Many time when trolling maps on my iPad I see a shop they never noticed, take a Saturday drive only to discover that the shop has long been closed.
Four shops in my driving circle have journeyed down this road. One shop actually bought the contents a shop that closed a few years ago near work (my lunch trips saw many a skein of yarn). The second shop was a great shop to stop by on the way to other places as it was not far from Route 95. the third shop is a good haul but I try to get there two or so times a year. She had KPPM in every color and great cashmere.
Lastly and most sadly, my "go to" shop is closing. This shop in Basking Ridge got me back on my craft. Provided me with 80% of my over 125 types of stash and offered great advise when needed. 95% of my needles are from there as "where the heck are my size _ needles" required a quick stop. They had such luxurious yarn. High quality. I know for some shops it's too expensive to carry cashmere or art yarn but they have an amazing selection. often you can get yarn cheaper slightly by buying online but it nice to see the color variation and hand for yourself.
I will truly miss them, but my purse might be fatter.
I understand the how hardworking these LYS owners are and I try my best to support them all. I never walk out of a shop without a purchase. Even if I need nothing. I get something that reminds me of that shop, perhaps a brand I never bought or a kit of a sample they have on display. So when I knit that I reminds me of where I got the yarn.
So, everyone, remember to shop LOCAL. Visit your LYS and help keep them around.
An rud is annamh is íontach.
Translation: What is seldom is wonderful.
It's always a tug at the heart when a local yarn shop decides to close. Many time when trolling maps on my iPad I see a shop they never noticed, take a Saturday drive only to discover that the shop has long been closed.
Four shops in my driving circle have journeyed down this road. One shop actually bought the contents a shop that closed a few years ago near work (my lunch trips saw many a skein of yarn). The second shop was a great shop to stop by on the way to other places as it was not far from Route 95. the third shop is a good haul but I try to get there two or so times a year. She had KPPM in every color and great cashmere.
Lastly and most sadly, my "go to" shop is closing. This shop in Basking Ridge got me back on my craft. Provided me with 80% of my over 125 types of stash and offered great advise when needed. 95% of my needles are from there as "where the heck are my size _ needles" required a quick stop. They had such luxurious yarn. High quality. I know for some shops it's too expensive to carry cashmere or art yarn but they have an amazing selection. often you can get yarn cheaper slightly by buying online but it nice to see the color variation and hand for yourself.
I will truly miss them, but my purse might be fatter.
I understand the how hardworking these LYS owners are and I try my best to support them all. I never walk out of a shop without a purchase. Even if I need nothing. I get something that reminds me of that shop, perhaps a brand I never bought or a kit of a sample they have on display. So when I knit that I reminds me of where I got the yarn.
So, everyone, remember to shop LOCAL. Visit your LYS and help keep them around.
An rud is annamh is íontach.
Translation: What is seldom is wonderful.
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Set your mind Adrift
The other one has been cast aside. I just can wrap my head around it. So, I found I had four skeins of Malabrigo lace in Molly and found a wonderful pattern by Stolen Stiches called Adrift. Lovely summer cardi for my future in Florida. I will opt for sleeves. Don't want to feel too exposed with unfit upper guns.
You gotta know when to fold em....
So, how many times is too many for starting a project you ask????
Is it me?
Why can't I comprehend the flow of this oh so simple scarf??
Is's garter stitch for cryin out loud!!!!!
This lovely scarf, who shall be nameless (from my last post) is giving me hell. I want it to work so badly. I love the idea of this beautiful piece.
How many starts you ask?? I think it is FIVE! I have not even gotten to the join round part.
Here's my issue. I want to use her instructions for the special M1. Why not follow the designers instruction I say? Besides the other M1 is a pain with all the twisting of yarn. Problem is with that method the stitch marker doesn't stay put. So, you either move it (PIA) or try to see the look of the center stitch and hit it correctly every other row. Ya, I guess that might be considered lazy if you want it to turn out right. I guess I'm just a convenience type of crafter. I can eyeball a 1/4" see with stunning accuracy when sewing a quilt. (decades of practice).
I admit it! I AM A SHORTCUT JUNKIE. Computers (tell me why I should mouse click, FILE, PRINT, OKAY; when i can hit CTRL P???), sewing and I guess now, knitting.
What will happen with my Viajante you ask? Her fate has yet to be determined. After all I am a determined knitter. The yarn was hand picked for this project. So, "yet to be determined" is where our relationship stands.
feicfidh mé go luath sibh
(See you soon)
Is it me?
Why can't I comprehend the flow of this oh so simple scarf??
Is's garter stitch for cryin out loud!!!!!
This lovely scarf, who shall be nameless (from my last post) is giving me hell. I want it to work so badly. I love the idea of this beautiful piece.
How many starts you ask?? I think it is FIVE! I have not even gotten to the join round part.
Here's my issue. I want to use her instructions for the special M1. Why not follow the designers instruction I say? Besides the other M1 is a pain with all the twisting of yarn. Problem is with that method the stitch marker doesn't stay put. So, you either move it (PIA) or try to see the look of the center stitch and hit it correctly every other row. Ya, I guess that might be considered lazy if you want it to turn out right. I guess I'm just a convenience type of crafter. I can eyeball a 1/4" see with stunning accuracy when sewing a quilt. (decades of practice).
I admit it! I AM A SHORTCUT JUNKIE. Computers (tell me why I should mouse click, FILE, PRINT, OKAY; when i can hit CTRL P???), sewing and I guess now, knitting.
What will happen with my Viajante you ask? Her fate has yet to be determined. After all I am a determined knitter. The yarn was hand picked for this project. So, "yet to be determined" is where our relationship stands.
feicfidh mé go luath sibh
(See you soon)
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