by StephCat | Mar 26, 2010 | Knitting
Ooh, I’m really loving this one too. Meet Kelpie in progress. The main stitch patterns are modified stitch patterns from one of my Japanese stitch dictionaries. And the thumb: This is the first time I’ve used YO’s for the thumb gusset increases. I...
by StephCat | Mar 25, 2010 | Knitting
Being test knit now! 3 sizes, each a little different. Options include knitting it as shown, just knitting the stranded portion as a wristwarmer, or leaving off the ribbed undercuff.
by StephCat | Mar 25, 2010 | Yard & Garden
If either Dave or I are out front working in the garden, people generally stop to talk to us about it — how pretty it is, how much they’ve enjoyed seeing it develop (and how much trepidation they initially felt), how interesting it is. I was really pretty...
by StephCat | Mar 23, 2010 | Knitting
In progress! I met Marilyn from Black Water Abbey while at Stitches West, and went away with a skein each of their new sportweight in ecru and (oh I love this color so very much) indigo (which is lovely, lovely — indigo blue and hints of violet and hints of blue...
by StephCat | Mar 22, 2010 | Knitting
I’m hoping they’re coming out this week — I’ve finally been able to finish my samples, go through all the test knitting comments, install Adobe CS4 (ooh boy — that was about a 7 hr ordeal today with tech support — and that’s...
