I decided to go on eBay tonight. Just to look, you know? To compare prices on drop spindles and spinning kits... I didn't mean to spend MORE money on fiber or tools or anything... but... I ended up buying a cute little spindle kit with 2oz of dark green roving and another 4oz ball of blueish green roving.
The good news is that I'm going to be a spinner soon. The bad news is that my total fiber/needle/tool expenses for the week are now totalling about $70.
As of the time this entry is posted, I vow to spend NO MONEY on yarn or knitting supplies for the next month. I am abstaining from fiber-related purchases until August 26, 2006. And after Aug. 26, winter gift shopping will begin.
Speaking of winter gift shopping, I was thinking that if I get to be any good at this spinning thing, I could give my grandmother a skein of hand spun yarn for christmas. I just don't know what she'd make with it. Fat Karen and What's for Dinner (Josh's parents) will probably get scarves.
Goodnight, don't let the moth larvae bite.
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Sunday, July 23, 2006
I've Created a Monster!
Actually, I've created a DPN case. I took pictures of it, too. But the pictures are far away on the downstairs computer, so I'm not going to post them tonight. It came out real cute, though.
On Friday night I ordered two skeins of allhemp6 (in cinnamon and pumpkin) for this project. It'll be my first hat, and my first venture in to the so-called "wonderful" world of circular knitting needles. I like the look of the hat, and I really like slip stitch knitting, so it should be a good project for me.
I've been working on a stash-busting one-hundred-percent-acrylic log-cabin-style afghan. I might give it to a family member for the holidays, but I have no idea who. Other gift plans include: Hat and mitten sets for little bro, and my cousins, and an afghan for mommy.
I'm having a having a hard time typing.
On Friday night I ordered two skeins of allhemp6 (in cinnamon and pumpkin) for this project. It'll be my first hat, and my first venture in to the so-called "wonderful" world of circular knitting needles. I like the look of the hat, and I really like slip stitch knitting, so it should be a good project for me.
I've been working on a stash-busting one-hundred-percent-acrylic log-cabin-style afghan. I might give it to a family member for the holidays, but I have no idea who. Other gift plans include: Hat and mitten sets for little bro, and my cousins, and an afghan for mommy.
I'm having a having a hard time typing.
Thursday, July 13, 2006
What is this?
I have plans. Really big plans. Plans to design, to create, to learn.
But... I always seem to have such a hard time getting off my ass and DOING anything.
So I avoid construction. I avoid anything that takes real effort or concentration. I stop when I hit any sort of snag or slow down.
But I'm trying.
I'd be much more interested in updating this if I remembered to take pictures.
But... I always seem to have such a hard time getting off my ass and DOING anything.
So I avoid construction. I avoid anything that takes real effort or concentration. I stop when I hit any sort of snag or slow down.
But I'm trying.
I'd be much more interested in updating this if I remembered to take pictures.
Thursday, June 22, 2006
Aw, crap.
I did it again. I put down another project. The sweater vest? Yeah. It just wasn't working the way I wanted it to. Plus, I knew I didn't have enough yarn to finish it.
There is good news, though! A few days ago, while I was trying to sleep, I remembered what kind of yarn I was using for the vest. The unknown yarn (which I figured was cotton), turned out to be Bernat Cottontots. It's really cute stuff. Nice and smooth, but still soft. I bought this stuff YEARS ago (and probably trashed its band the moment I did) so it was quite a happy accident that I remembered.
So even though I don't CURRENTLY have enough yarn to finish my vest, I will hopefully be making a trip to a well-stocked yarn store soon. All I have to do is find one in my area.
Anywho, in the meantime I am busying myself with yet ANOTHER woolease project. A wee baggie waggie. Maybe a tote bag, maybe a little clutch. I haven't decided. The colors are Mink Brown (warm brown with tiny specks of red and green, and little blackish fuzzy things) and Natural Heather. There'll be a cabled natural edging. I want to incorperate the knitting with some machine sewing. We'll just have to wait and see how this turns out.
I HAVE TO GET RID OF ALL THIS YARN. I HAVE TO. STASH REDUCTION OR DEATH.
Irina: I assure you I was not drunk when I wrote my last entry. I was merely crazy with lack of sleep.
There is good news, though! A few days ago, while I was trying to sleep, I remembered what kind of yarn I was using for the vest. The unknown yarn (which I figured was cotton), turned out to be Bernat Cottontots. It's really cute stuff. Nice and smooth, but still soft. I bought this stuff YEARS ago (and probably trashed its band the moment I did) so it was quite a happy accident that I remembered.
So even though I don't CURRENTLY have enough yarn to finish my vest, I will hopefully be making a trip to a well-stocked yarn store soon. All I have to do is find one in my area.
Anywho, in the meantime I am busying myself with yet ANOTHER woolease project. A wee baggie waggie. Maybe a tote bag, maybe a little clutch. I haven't decided. The colors are Mink Brown (warm brown with tiny specks of red and green, and little blackish fuzzy things) and Natural Heather. There'll be a cabled natural edging. I want to incorperate the knitting with some machine sewing. We'll just have to wait and see how this turns out.
I HAVE TO GET RID OF ALL THIS YARN. I HAVE TO. STASH REDUCTION OR DEATH.
Irina: I assure you I was not drunk when I wrote my last entry. I was merely crazy with lack of sleep.
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
I've been workin on a swea-ter
ALL THE LIVE LONG DAYYYYYY.
That's right. I'm in the process of swatching for a sweater. A sweater VEST. It will have double helix-esque cables on it. The details are top-secret, but I can say that it will be hella cute and hella pink. I taught myself how to work traveling stitches and I'm putting that knowledge to use in a garment of my own design. This project will be pretty challenging, considering that I've never made anything this big.
Words look really funny right now.
Do Do-do Do-do Do Dooo-do
Dooo Do-do Do Dooo
That's right. I'm in the process of swatching for a sweater. A sweater VEST. It will have double helix-esque cables on it. The details are top-secret, but I can say that it will be hella cute and hella pink. I taught myself how to work traveling stitches and I'm putting that knowledge to use in a garment of my own design. This project will be pretty challenging, considering that I've never made anything this big.
Words look really funny right now.
Do Do-do Do-do Do Dooo-do
Dooo Do-do Do Dooo
Thursday, June 08, 2006
If I were a ball of yarn, I would knit up at about 200st/in
Sockie, sockie, socks.
They're so nice to knit. Unless I'm knitting for my grandfather, apparently. I messed up again on the first round of toe decreases, and had to rip back (that was some of the bitchiest frogging I've ever done). Those damned socks are so close to completion that I can almost taste them. Not that I will taste them. That would be rude, considering that they are a gift.
I started on the second sock of my pair a few days ago, and they're coming along quite smoothly.
Wish List Update!! I was pokin around the interwebz and decided on some items that I want. These include, but are not limited to:
YAY THINGS I HAVE NO MONEY FOR!!!
On another note, I referred to Josh as a ball of expensive Merino/Silk blend today.
They're so nice to knit. Unless I'm knitting for my grandfather, apparently. I messed up again on the first round of toe decreases, and had to rip back (that was some of the bitchiest frogging I've ever done). Those damned socks are so close to completion that I can almost taste them. Not that I will taste them. That would be rude, considering that they are a gift.
I started on the second sock of my pair a few days ago, and they're coming along quite smoothly.
Wish List Update!! I was pokin around the interwebz and decided on some items that I want. These include, but are not limited to:
- Knit Picks: Simple stripes, Parade, and Dancing sock yarns
- Den-M-Nit Pure Indigo Cotton yarn
- Regia 4 Strato Color yarn
- Shorter Size 1 (2.25mm) Straight Needles (the ones I have are long and IMPOSSIBLE to handle dainty lace edgings with)
- Size 1 (2.25mm), Size 2 (2.75mm), and Size 3 (3.25mm) Lantern Moon Double Pointed Needles
- Sensational Knitted Socks, by Charlene Schurch
- Knitting Vintage Socks, by Nancy Bush
- Knitting on the Road, by Nancy Bush
- Kaffe Fassett's Pattern Library, by Kaffe Fassett
YAY THINGS I HAVE NO MONEY FOR!!!
On another note, I referred to Josh as a ball of expensive Merino/Silk blend today.
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
Lessons, mosaics and socks, OH MY!
Whoop, whoop.
Sooo... Josh's knitting lesson went okay. He was doing wonderfully until I tried to explain binding off. I just couldn't make it clearly enough for him, so he got confused, frustrated and collapsed into a small ball at the foot of my bed (as predicted). I put his swatch off to the side in case he wants to pick it up again.
I finally finished grandpa's first sock, and took the opportunity to try and learn grafting again. It didn't work. Again. So I caved and used the three needle bind off for the toe (place stitches on holder, turn sock inside out, bind off). It's so much less stressful than grafting and finishes up with a nice, neat seam on the inside. Eventually I will have to face the evil kitchener stitch, but for now I'm sticking with this method.
The other day I took a walk up to the library and checked out Barbara Walker's Charted Knitting Designs. I like the book, it helped me a lot with slip stitch color patterns, and it includes an "Uncharted Miscellany" chapter with some very pretty (and one very scary) stitch patterns. The down side to my discovery of the book, though, is that it inspired me to take up ANOTHER project. One that actually requires (GASP) assembly. It's just a bag, but all of my completed projects have been socks.
Ever since this god-awful heat set in I've been designing like crazy. There's a really pretty pink-and-cream skirt (knit with size 10 cotton and size one needles) floating around in my head. But until I get a lace pattern worked out for it, that's where it will stay. I would like to use a pretty chevron eyelet pattern, but I can't seem to get the pattern to repeat the way I want it to. Pfft.
Sooo... Josh's knitting lesson went okay. He was doing wonderfully until I tried to explain binding off. I just couldn't make it clearly enough for him, so he got confused, frustrated and collapsed into a small ball at the foot of my bed (as predicted). I put his swatch off to the side in case he wants to pick it up again.
I finally finished grandpa's first sock, and took the opportunity to try and learn grafting again. It didn't work. Again. So I caved and used the three needle bind off for the toe (place stitches on holder, turn sock inside out, bind off). It's so much less stressful than grafting and finishes up with a nice, neat seam on the inside. Eventually I will have to face the evil kitchener stitch, but for now I'm sticking with this method.
The other day I took a walk up to the library and checked out Barbara Walker's Charted Knitting Designs. I like the book, it helped me a lot with slip stitch color patterns, and it includes an "Uncharted Miscellany" chapter with some very pretty (and one very scary) stitch patterns. The down side to my discovery of the book, though, is that it inspired me to take up ANOTHER project. One that actually requires (GASP) assembly. It's just a bag, but all of my completed projects have been socks.
Ever since this god-awful heat set in I've been designing like crazy. There's a really pretty pink-and-cream skirt (knit with size 10 cotton and size one needles) floating around in my head. But until I get a lace pattern worked out for it, that's where it will stay. I would like to use a pretty chevron eyelet pattern, but I can't seem to get the pattern to repeat the way I want it to. Pfft.
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