So, I’ve been away for quite a while. I really haven’t felt like blogging, though it did enter my mind on occasion. And then last Friday I got a message from Google saying my site had been distributing malware and my visitors would be sent to a scary warning page instead of my blog. As [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Musings'
Meep!
November 16th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Musings, Works in Progress
Where DOES the time go? Well, a quick update from me before I fly across the pond for a bit. Knitting has been a bit stunted (hence, lack of updates) but the general malaise of the cooler weather setting in, combined with quite a bit of stress has really eclipsed the blog from my consciousness. [...]
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On the strangeness of lace…
April 21st, 2009 · No Comments · Musings, Works in Progress
I’m making awesome progress on my Kelso Lace Cardigan! It looks so funny though! Lace is a strange beast. It looks all shriveled and nasty as it is. I am having a hard time convincing myself that this is an adult garment! Every so often I am picking up my gauge swatch to see just [...]
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Sweet Pea Coat
March 31st, 2009 · 1 Comment · Finished Objects, Musings
I finished this a few weeks ago! Pattern: Sweet Pea Coat by Kate Gilbert Yarn: Valley Yarns Berkshire Bulky in the (unfortunately named) Blue Ming colourway Needles: Knitpicks Options size 13 I’ve gotten tons of compliments on this jacket already! It’s such a bold colour, warm without being too warm, and sooo comfortable to wear. [...]
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Argh
September 19th, 2008 · No Comments · Musings, Update
Manon is big. Manon is SO big, there’s nothing that can be done. It’s 6 balls worth of knitting to rip out, which is a lot, but it must happen. Not only was the size the wrong choice, but the yarn stretched quite a bit. This is something a gauge swatch can not tell you, [...]
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Sometimes a break does wonders
March 4th, 2008 · No Comments · Musings, Spinning
I have been on a break from spinning (and knitting, but for less time) for various reasons. I have only recently been able to pick up my spindle again, and for the few days preceding this attempt, I was a bit hesitant. I haven’t spun for a month, so what could have changed? I was [...]
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Some thoughts…
February 6th, 2008 · No Comments · Musings
It is a very slow day here at work, so this will just be a bit of rambling to pass the time. I have several pictures to post. They are still living on the SD card in my camera – I have not had the foresight to have my computer and camera in the same [...]
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I have never knitted a scarf…
December 17th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Musings
Well, at least not in the traditional sense, and none of my early efforts were for me. It’s cold here at the moment. When I went outside this morning, it was 23F(-5C) with a wind chill that was “in the teens” (even farther into the negatives, for my Celsius friends) according to the radio people. [...]
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Indeed a long time coming…
November 14th, 2007 · No Comments · Musings, Update
Yes, I’m back. Since I last posted, I’ve been to Rhinebeck and then out of the country for a week. To say I’ve been preoccupied would be a massive understatement. I’d like to make the commitment to myself to be more diligent about updating – not because I fancy myself a very popular knitblogger, but [...]
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Is it wrong…
September 10th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Musings
that I would like to order a new set of the rainbow coloured Knitpicks Harmony double pointed needles because I’d like to see if they’d make good hair sticks? I’m not entirely keen on knitting with anything other than metal, but wood and bamboo have their place. It’s just, they’re pretty. And DPNs, in the [...]
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