by StephCat | Jul 11, 2009 | Knitting, Yard & Garden
This weekend is very, very busy. The nursery that has nearly all the plants we want to get (Las Pilitas) is in Santa Margarita, about a 4 hour one-way drive from our house. 8 hours of driving just seemed like more than we wanted to do in one day, so we decided to do...
by StephCat | Jul 4, 2009 | Knitting
Hélène Socks by Tuulia Salmela Needles: KnitPicks US 2½ / 3.0 mm, magic loop Yarn: Mountain Colors Weaver’s Wool Quarters
by StephCat | Jul 4, 2009 | Knitting
From Random.Org:Â 3 Congrats Jackie! Thank you for everyone who commented! Here’s the breakdown (counting 1st choices only): Lizzy 6 Knotty or Knice 3 Autumn in Oregon 3 Rivendell 6 Maeve 0 Salida 3 Now, one person couldn’t decide between Lizzie or...
by StephCat | Jul 1, 2009 | Knitting
I’m having a lot of fun working on different sock projects by participating in the Sock Knitter’s Anon group on Ravelry. For July, we’re supposed to pick either a stranded project, a design from a ‘homegrown’ designer (designer is a...
by StephCat | Jun 23, 2009 | Knitting
Here’s a pic of my Dad’s Day Socks (delivered Monday!) (but me modeling): I’m currently working on socks for Curtis. Here’s a pic of the (messed up) Knit Visualizer chart: The fault was mine, not the program’s. Can you find the...
by StephCat | Jun 11, 2009 | Knitting
Until Rivendell I’d never bothered to block my socks.  No need. They look good when you pull them on & they stretch out over your feet and legs. However, as a sample for Gwen of Craft’s Meow, Rivendell needed to look good OFF a foot. Thus, it...
