Posted in yarn acquisitions on June 29, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I confess, I don’t always knit gifts with the purest of motives. Sometimes, I just want to try out a certain pattern, one which would suit the recipient more than me. Other times, I’m dying to have a go at an untried yarn. But then there are times when my selfish interests [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on June 25, 2007 | No Comments »
I am not a particularly lucky person. New tubes of mascara dry up after three days. If I suggest a movie or restaurant, it will almost always be horrible. If there is anything to be tripped over on the ground, I will trip. Actually, even if there is nothing on the [...]
Posted in Alexandra, FO on June 18, 2007 | 6 Comments »
Miss Alexandra is finished, just in time for…90 degree weather. Here she is reclining on the sofa, in her unblocked (and more true to color) state:
And finished:
DETAILS
Pattern: Alexandra Ballerina Top, from Stefanie Japel’s Fitted Knits
Size: 38″, but FK patterns run large! My gauge was small, so this worked out perfectly.
Yarn: [...]
Posted in mag previews and reviews on June 9, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The preview for the Fall 2007 Knitscene is up! No, I’m not a dork who obsessively haunts certain sites for news of issue updates. *coughcough* But if I were, I would tell you that Amy Singer said to expect a new Knitty at the beginning of next week.
Knitscene’s designs are [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on June 9, 2007 | 2 Comments »
(I’m taking the lazy expeditious way out and copying my last post to the Fitted Knits KAL.)
It’s been a crazy last day or two, as I cast on for the Alexandra Ballerina Top on Wednesday night and…couldn’t stop. :P I’m usually not one for bulky yarns, but it sure makes projects come together quickly! I’ve [...]
Posted in swatches, yarn acquisitions on June 6, 2007 | 1 Comment »
…your first response to a cold, rainy day in June is, “Sweet! I get to wear a sweater today!” Poor Wicked thought it was going to be put away for the summer, but it’s now had a stay of hibernation.
And even though it really is summer, I do so love the [...]
