Archive for December, 2006
The hunt is on…
28, Dec 2006So I spent some time at Village Yarns today, feeling my way through the yarn, hunting for some good wool for my next project. I’m looking for some non-itchy wool for a touque as I don’t like itchy wool. I like that now there are wools out there that aren’t itchy, because otherwise my knitting [...]
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It’s done!
26, Dec 2006Yes, the blankie imperfecta is finished! (Thanks to my sister who acted as photographer extraordinaire.) I’m quite pleased with the result, as it’s the perfect size for snuggling under while watching tv on the couch, and is nice and soft. I used Bernat Satin in mocha, burgundy, evergreen, admiral, aubergine and silver. The border is [...]
Only one more sleep!
24, Dec 2006Yes, only one more sleep kiddies till the fat man arrives. Most exciting. The knitting continues on the blankie imperfecta. I finished three sides of the border, and it looks quite nice. I wasn’t sure exactly how to do it before starting, but seeing as I didn’t have any more joiner thing-a-ma-bobs for my Denise [...]
The funny thing is…
21, Dec 2006The other day I was reading the Yarn-a-go-go blog, like I do every day, and I had to start laughing at her latest post. She was talking about how she was turning all blue, and she was ready to go to the hospital after a couple of days when she suddenly realized that it was [...]
Blankie Imperfecta – update
18, Dec 2006The blankie’s almost done! I’m actually getting to the ends of all my yarn, which is nice. Although that makes for some interesting logs on the blankie because instead of being the prescribed 9 ridges, some are only 2 or 3, because that’s all the yarn I had left! That’s all right though, because it [...]