Wednesday, March 16, 2005
air supply
sure it looked soft, but who knew this kidsilk haze was going to be like buttah? simply a joy to knit. because i feel the need to have at least two projects going at once and i was getting gnarled hands on the ruffles for the latifah scarf, i decided to knit this little nugget. this is going so swimmingly i must knit for all my friends!
Monday, March 14, 2005
Sunday, March 13, 2005
Slow and steady wins the race
i could possibly be one of the slowest knitters in the world. but hey.. it's the journey, not the destination, no?
knitting is the perfect road trip past time (that is, if you're not driving - unless you're REALLY a good driver, but i still don't recommend it) though i didn't put on as much length or ruffles as i hoped in our cumulative 12 hour road trip, i have made some progress. too bad i couldn't bring my knitting to keep me busy standing in line at disneyland! geeze, that would be like nirvana for me!
"yo ho yo ho a knitting life for me! we knit and purl and yarn over .. knit up me hearties yo ho! we make one stitch, slip slip knit, bind off me hearties yo ho!!!"
just received some new yarn rowan kidsilk haze to do the "airy scarf" in last minute knitted gifts by joelle hoverson. though it is yet another scarf.. it's more of a neckerchief and a nice feminine accessory. i thought these would make nice little mother's day gifts or just because gifts. not to mention, it's a nice intro to lacework.
knitting is the perfect road trip past time (that is, if you're not driving - unless you're REALLY a good driver, but i still don't recommend it) though i didn't put on as much length or ruffles as i hoped in our cumulative 12 hour road trip, i have made some progress. too bad i couldn't bring my knitting to keep me busy standing in line at disneyland! geeze, that would be like nirvana for me!
"yo ho yo ho a knitting life for me! we knit and purl and yarn over .. knit up me hearties yo ho! we make one stitch, slip slip knit, bind off me hearties yo ho!!!"
just received some new yarn rowan kidsilk haze to do the "airy scarf" in last minute knitted gifts by joelle hoverson. though it is yet another scarf.. it's more of a neckerchief and a nice feminine accessory. i thought these would make nice little mother's day gifts or just because gifts. not to mention, it's a nice intro to lacework.
Tuesday, March 01, 2005
Ruffles have ridges
greetings, pixiestitch here.
well, making ruffles is not that hard, but my fingers were like pretzels at the end of one plain ruffle. in retrospect, i should have ignored the pattern and made each colorblock 60 rows instead of 30 so i wouldn't have to gnarl my hands up on so many ruffles to come, but c' est la vie. my career as a hand model was flailing anyway, but won't i be fetching in my ruffled scarf? let's hope so!
well, making ruffles is not that hard, but my fingers were like pretzels at the end of one plain ruffle. in retrospect, i should have ignored the pattern and made each colorblock 60 rows instead of 30 so i wouldn't have to gnarl my hands up on so many ruffles to come, but c' est la vie. my career as a hand model was flailing anyway, but won't i be fetching in my ruffled scarf? let's hope so!
Monday, February 28, 2005
let the madness begin
"what did i get myself into?", i often wonder. am i destined to repeat the same crafting mistakes of my past? will knitting become yet another notch on my crafting belt and ultimately end up in my 'craft cabinet of shame'? no, no, no!! not this time! cos i've got a fever, and the only cure is more YARN! such are the humdrum thoughts which occur a the day in the life of a chronic craftinista.
i'm sure every knitter has their fave yarn. my weakness happens to be for koigu painter's palette premium merino (KPPPM). i first saw it's lovely hue in stitch n bitch for the big bad baby blanket. though i had no skills yet, i immediately sought kpppm p118L on every on line yarn site until i discovered there were apparently only 5 left in north america. so, i got them all (or so i think). now.. what to do? i don't have enough for that baby blanket and i'm not into making them into socks. i certainly don't want to pick the wrong project which will use up my precious stash. maybe i'll just put those sweet lil twisted hanks into a plexiglass case with gallery lighting! that's a little lame though, innit? so, i've decided to make a scarf using one or two skeins of my precious yarn.
knitting is a bit wacky, a bit zen and has allowed me to make new friendships. livermore fingers of fury for me it's like the new yoga! plus, it's a great outlet for my creative juices. if this is the path to madness i think i'll stop to paw the yarn.
cheers!
pixiestitch (aka andie)
i'm sure every knitter has their fave yarn. my weakness happens to be for koigu painter's palette premium merino (KPPPM). i first saw it's lovely hue in stitch n bitch for the big bad baby blanket. though i had no skills yet, i immediately sought kpppm p118L on every on line yarn site until i discovered there were apparently only 5 left in north america. so, i got them all (or so i think). now.. what to do? i don't have enough for that baby blanket and i'm not into making them into socks. i certainly don't want to pick the wrong project which will use up my precious stash. maybe i'll just put those sweet lil twisted hanks into a plexiglass case with gallery lighting! that's a little lame though, innit? so, i've decided to make a scarf using one or two skeins of my precious yarn.
knitting is a bit wacky, a bit zen and has allowed me to make new friendships. livermore fingers of fury for me it's like the new yoga! plus, it's a great outlet for my creative juices. if this is the path to madness i think i'll stop to paw the yarn.
cheers!
pixiestitch (aka andie)
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