by StephCat | Dec 8, 2006 | House, Knitting
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...
by StephCat | Oct 31, 2006 | House, Knitting
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,...
by StephCat | Oct 29, 2006 | House, Knitting
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...
by StephCat | Oct 22, 2006 | Knitting
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...
by StephCat | Oct 21, 2006 | Knitting
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...
by StephCat | Oct 17, 2006 | Knitting
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.