I got a copy of The Natural Knitter: How to Choose, Use, and Knit Natural Fibers from Alpaka to Yak” by Barbara Albright in the mail last week, so I thought I’d write a review as I hadn’t seen one in the blogs yet. “The Natural Knitter” is a comprehensive tome on knitting with natural […]
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Thanks everyone for the advice about postal services. I’ll give the USPS one more chance with Global Express mail (which is insured, so I bet they’ll keep better track of it), but if that goes astray, I’m switching to FedEx. You know I was going to show you an FO sweater today, but the designer […]
One more thing….
… does anyone know of a more reliable way to get parcels between the US and UK? The USPS really sucks and there’s no tracking or accountability. I’m open for recommendations. M
Demeter Camisole named
Ariann is done, blocked and being worn, but photos will be taken this weekend when I have more time and posted on Monday. My computer at home is dead right now, with its guts all hanging out, awaiting a new motherboard and CPU, so I have no e-mail or internet contact all weekend. But you […]
Project Revealed
Wow! Thank you so much for the great response to the camisole! I think I may have settled on a name, but I’ll keep the contest open until tomorrow (Thursday) at 5:00 pm Mountain Time. I have to tell you, I keep looking at the pictures and thinking “Wow! I’m hot!” That doesn’t happen often. […]
Camisole needs a name!
OK, all of you intrepid knitters. My creativity has been all used up, so I’m opening this up for your help. I need a name for this Camisole. As you may recall (or have noticed) I don’t like to name my patterns with female names. It honestly drives me crazy, but that’s another subject for […]
I have drama.
So.much.drama. Here’s the situation. The camisole for Sensual Knits is in progress, but I thought I might be running short on yarn, so I asked about getting more. There was a mistake in the shipping and the yarn was sent to the editor instead of to me, but I got it yesterday. Right now the […]
Lace Design, Part III: The Production
The Production: Once each chart is drawn up, I transfer it into my Excel spreadsheet (or now Knit Visualizer although I haven’t done a shawl yet using KV), and then I knit the piece from the digitized chart. This helps me catch mistakes in the charting. It also gives me a base to make changes […]
Apparently I have no life.
I spent the weekend doing none of the things I had planned to do (cleaning, baking, laundry, organizing the stash). Instead I sat on my ass, watched Season 2 of Grey’s Anatomy (OMG! The drama just sucks you in!) borrowed from my lovely neighbor, and knit the Black Walnut Socks. And finished them. I think […]
Knit Socks…… or DIE!
The Finger Monster says “KNIT SOCKS!” and I must obey, because really… look at those teeth! Skeeery! The yarn is some Claudia Handpaints that I got from The Loopy Ewe in the colorway “Black Walnut” This yarn is proving quite amusing! The brown tones change from grayish to a deep burgandy depending on the light […]
