Monthly Archives: May 2006

It seems that my (previously) anti-stash nature isn’t the only thing that has changed recently. True to form, I wove in the ends and blocked the back of the Fibonacci hoodie: I cast on for the front, but halfway through the first big block of fuschia I got second-sleeve syndrome. (The front and back are  Continue Reading

Bea is finished! Pattern: Bea from Rowan’s “Little Treasures” Yarn: Rowan Soft Baby, cream color Needles: Recommended US7s gave me pattern gauge (which I have of course forgotten) Thoughts/Modifications: Aside from using a whole half-ball *more* of the yarn than the pattern called for (despite perfect gauge!), I didn’t deviate from the pattern at all.  Continue Reading

Bea is not yet finished, due to an impromptu trip to CT this weekend. However, I did get it blocked and partially seamed up, and knitted the button bands. (And but of course I have progress pictures to show you.) I like the fabric resulting from a steam block better than a wet block, with  Continue Reading

Nothing exciting, though. Just more Soft Baby to finish Bea. All of the pre-blocking pieces are complete: Next I block! Then, button bands and collars and seaming. I should be finished this weekend, which will be exciting. I’m really looking forward to giving this one away, it’s turning out beautifully. In two shocking displays of  Continue Reading

I am no longer fighting with the Socks that Rock. However, this is not because the socks pictured in my head are anything close to becoming a reality. I sucked it up and tried alternating between three strands of yarn. There is still a noticeable stripe-pattern: If it were producing the sock in my mind,  Continue Reading

I suppose that I shouldn’t really make decisions at 10:00pm when I’m cranky and tired. But last night, the yarn started striping and flashing even though I was alternating between 2 balls, and I flipped out and frogged the whole thing. Now, the yarn and I are having a bit of an argument: On the  Continue Reading

I’m back at work this week after a very extended maternity leave, so daylight to take progress pictures has been lost in a flurry of preparation. But after finishing the pooling colors scarf, I cast on some socks that rock (pebble beach colorway) in the oak ribbed pattern from Vintage Socks. Why, do you ask,  Continue Reading