Holiday knitting, housewarming, roof repair

My holiday knitting is coming along; between the new house, work, and now sickness (whatever bug is going around), it’s been hectic, but since my goals are not so lofty this year, I should be able to meet them. We had our housewarming party last weekend. Rigel...

Moving, floor update

At least halfway done with moving stuff from our old garage to our new one. The floor is progressing wonderfully after a hiccup regarding the dishwasher. Alas, in our new place, we will have additional storage but no dishwasher….if we’d left it in place,...

Moving timeline

I’m still working on Conwy but the realities of work (and the upcoming move) has slowed progress. I hope to finish the first sock today and get the second started. The timeline for moving looks like this: Today: take down the curtains etc that we are keeping and...

Crankin’ on Conwy

Yesterday I finished the leg (making the same length as my New England sock), turned the heel, finished the gusset decreases. Today I worked on the foot; considering my mom wears a size 7.5-8 to my 9.5-10, I figure I’m at least 1/3 of the way along. My informal...

Christmas Presents

I’ve started one of my Christmas presents for my mom — Conwy from Knitting on the Road by Bush, knitted in Lorna’s Laces Tahoe colorway. Such a pretty colorway! I bought the yarn at Alamitos Bay Yarn Company using my birthday discount (you get a...

Perugino Throw finished!

Finished the Perugino throw tonight. I was able to use all but a little bit of one color of mohair — just couldn’t add any more to the fringe.