Posted in Knitting on Oct 31st, 2005
Do I even have to say how great it feels to actually knit something out of my handspun yarn? Sure, the socks don’t match, but they’re going to be awesome. I’m making them toe-up, two at a time on one needle. I’ll explain how I did this after I’m done, I’ll have to start another [...]
Its my birthday, too.
I finished spinning and plying all of my roving last night and here’s my test swatch. The part on top was knit with size 3 Addi Turbos at a gauge of 5.5 sts per inch. The part under the purl bump was knit with size 5 Denises at 5 sts per inch. The half a [...]
Posted in Friday Random Ten on Oct 28th, 2005
1. That’s Just What You Are- Aimee Mann
2. Blue and Lonesome- Alison Krauss & Union Station
3. For Her Light- Fields of the Nephilim
4. Dark End of the Street- Frank Black
5. Such Great Heights- Iron & Wine
6. America is not the World- Morrissey
7. Jeremy- Pearl Jam
8. What I Say- Ray Charles
9. Ice Pick- Tricky
10. Y Control- [...]
Posted in Knitting on Oct 25th, 2005
I’m feeling tired and lazy so today we have bad knitting pictures. The top is my socks in progress, the Cable and Rib socks from Fall ‘05 Interweave Knits in Yukon KnitPicks Sock Landscapes. I think I cast these on Sunday, finished the first yesterday and knit about half the cuff so far today. These [...]
