The winner of the Ugly Slipper Contest, who will receive these beauties here . . . Prize Slippers . . . is Jeni! Jeni might strike some of you as a dark horse candidate for the slippers, since she snuck her entry in at the end, and she didn’t write a poem. But Jeni was [...]
Archives for October 2007
Finished Object: Hexagon Hat
Today is my dad’s birthday. Happy birthday, Dad! Here is his hat: Pentagon #5 from Anna Zilboorg’s 45 Fine and Fanciful Hats — worn like a regular hat Worn high on the head for a starfish effect Worn in jaunty beret style Top view, worn beret-style Pattern: Pentagon #5 from Anna Zilboorg’s 45 Fine and [...]
Buster Makes Us Proud
Dear Ann, A while back, you were gracious enough to compliment my Buster sweater via e-mail after I left a comment about something or another on your website. In a return e-mail, I pointed out that the stitch gauge for Buster was the same as the gauge for the Perfect Sweater, and I floated the [...]
Finished Object: Red Herring Socks
The Red Herring socks are done! I haven’t taken them off for twenty-four hours. I think that means they’re a hit! Pattern: Red Herring by Cookie A, published in the Fall 2006 Knitty Size: Women’s medium (one size) Yarn: Hand Jive Knits Nature’s Palette Fingering (100 percent merino wool; 180 yds per 50 g skein) [...]
A “Wow, Those Are Some Ugly Slippers” Contest!
I am not particularly discriminating in my nighttime/early morning attire. Indeed, what I wear to bed is often embarrassing. In the winter, for example, it usually involves red flannel pants with game on them — that is, deer, ducks, trout, and pheasants. (Yes, there is a story there, and no, I’m not going to tell [...]
Ruth’s Rules of Comedy #001
Giant shoes are always funny. A Fiber Trends Felt Clog in its unfelted state My favorite house slippers (chronicled here) are getting noticeably holey, so I’ve been spurred on to knit some new ones. So far, so gigantically good, though it’s clear that clog no. 1 used so much yarn that clog no. 2 will [...]
Back in the Saddle Again
The Middlebury cardigan is done but for the buttons. It’s a great relief to have it totally off the needles, as it seems like I’ve been knitting it for a long time (though it’s apparently only been since September). I’m immensely pleased with how it turned out. I’ll do a full finished object rundown with [...]
More of the Same
The good news I found some buttons that I think will work for my cardigan. I ordered them from Earthenwood Studios; you can look at them here. I chose the pill shape, the berryleaf pattern, and the amethyst color. I think the color is just the right purpley-brown to work with the Middlebury sweater. The [...]
Good News and Bad News
The good news Progress on the Middlebury sweater continues apace. I got one sleeve finished and sewn in, the other one about two-thirds knit, and I completed the button bands and collar, too. It’s looking mighty fine, if I do say so myself. Middlebury sweater with one sleeve The bad news I think the sleeve [...]
Book Review: New Pathways for Sock Knitters by Cat Bordhi
Though I like to knit socks now and again, I wouldn’t say that I’m a “sock knitter,” since my level of fanaticism is fairly low, and I’d usually prefer to knit a sweater. Moreover, though I have one of Cat Bordhi’s previous books (Socks Soar on Two Circular Needles), it hasn’t proven to be an [...]