Since my last post, I cast on and knit four inches of an Endpaper Mitt in brown and green, decided it was too muddy looking (as well as too small), and frogged it. I then cast on and knit four inches of a Monkey sock in some lovely Interlacements Tiny Toes, decided it was too [...]
Archives for January 2007
Revised Expectations
I spent a great deal of yesterday finishing up the secret project , and oh! how lovely it turned out. I will look forward to unveiling it when I can. In the meantime, I don’t have a lot to show for myself. On Friday, my package arrived from Knit/Purl, and I set about swatching. I [...]
Easily Distracted by Shiny Objects
I’ve been working on a secret project this past week — well, not that secret, just a secret from the person I’m going to give it to, who may or may not check this blog, so I can’t post about it until I’ve given it away. Which could be weeks from now. Rest assured that [...]
The Epic of the Andes Yarn
The story begins with a bag of yarn that I bought on eBay. This was about a year ago, and I was in a heady phase of daily eBay yarn auction perusal. In retrospect, this phase had its advantages, as I learned a lot about different types of yarn and how they were valued. I [...]
Just another knitting blog?
This is my test post. Soon, I will write my first post about the Andes yarn sweater. That day has not yet come, since I’m not quite done with the sweater yet. Meanwhile, I’ll be working out the kinks around here to get ready to launch. Here is a picture, just for kicks. This is [...]