by StephCat | Dec 29, 2008 | Knitting, Travel
First thing first, after I read the comment on the last post from Jo IÂ smugly thought, “Hah! I’ve not broken a needle in a long time!” Oh yes. I snapped one of my five US1/2.25mm that I brought — a Lantern Moon Rosewood — within an hour...
by StephCat | Dec 26, 2008 | Knitting
I’ve decided to bring my Gathered Pullover (in hopes of actually finishing & wearing it) and the 2nd Bayerische sock. Dave expressed a small amount of concern over the latter. “Isn’t that the project you yelled at me about on the plane to...
by StephCat | Dec 24, 2008 | Knitting
I painted this for my friend Mel. It’s a watercolor portrait of her dog Brodie. She adopted him from Sheltie rescue a few years ago. He had a very large tumor on his right eyelid that she had removed. He’s a great dog, very mellow and sweet....
by StephCat | Dec 20, 2008 | Knitting
I started La Digitessa. In the spirit of tackling something new, I went ahead and did the crochet provisional cast-on for the toe-up construction (which also involved short-rows with double wraps). Casting on through the little crochet bumps went fine. Doing the short...
by StephCat | Dec 20, 2008 | Knitting
Which means, basically, I’m done with my major Christmas knitting, and may consider myself done with Christmas knitting overall (I could always do a few worsted weight fingerless mitts etc but those aren’t necessary). Which means I can pick up the gathered...
by StephCat | Dec 18, 2008 | Knitting
My class is on! Top down raglan (pullover or cardi, pattern or from scratch), 4 class meetings, starting Jan 6 at Twist Yarns in Manhattan Beach! WOO HOO! I’ve been putting a lot of time, research & thought into this baby. Here’s the class blurb:...
