Mr Greenjeans from Knitty

by | Oct 9, 2007 | Knitting

Mr Greenjeans from Knitty Originally uploaded by stephannie_t. I’ve cast on for Mr Greenjeans using my stashed Elite Lush and gotten about 15-20% done (guesstimate). I’m moving up a size to account for the difference in gauge (we’ll see how this...

Espresso Bean aka Tomato is done…

by | Sep 30, 2007 | Knitting

…finally! I decided to finally finish it up today. I’ll eventually post pics to Flickr & Ravelry. I’m very excited — I found a copy of Scottish Collection on eBay for a decent (relatively speaking) Buy It Now price. It’s a book I...

Espresso Bean — almost an FO

by | Sep 11, 2007 | Knitting

Well, I finished Espresso Bean last weekend, but I don’t like how loose the sleeves are, so I’m going to rip them and redo them. I also re-did part of the neck. In my frustration I’ve set it aside for a few days. In the meantime: While on my day of...

Espresso Bean — home stretch

by | Sep 2, 2007 | Knitting, SCUBA, Travel

Body done, sleeves done, all ends woven end except for what will be associated with the neck! We went diving yesterday at Anacapa, one of the California Channel Islands, on the Spectre out of Ventura Harbor. Despite my Scopalamine patch I was miserably sea sick for...

Espresso Bean aka Tomato

by | Aug 28, 2007 | Knitting, SCUBA, Travel

I’ve finished the colorwork and started the waist decreasing. I practiced using both hands doing the colorwork; my left hand did fine but my right hand got sore (I’m right handed and usually knit English as opposed to Continental). I am pleased with my...