Knitting

Finished a pair of odd socks: Pattern:  Mirrored panels of Oblique Openwork from Sensational Knitted Socks Yarn: Fyberspates self striping BFL in Peach, Plum, and Ginger Needles: US0 circular Duration: 1st February to 24th February 2009 The one at the top was done first, I used an Easy Toe, Sherman

Some socks are identical twins.  I've never bothered too much trying to make mine identical, I'm happy with fraternal socks.  But my current pair are only barely related, third cousins twice removed.  They're made from Fyberspates 100% BFL yarn, labelled as self striping Peach,

The snow is melting, the sun is out, but today is Groundhog Day and Punxsutawney Phil says we have another six weeks of winter.  I'm about done with winter. Finished the Philly Cowl at the weekend.  Used the larger of the two buttons I'd picked for

Made it to the end of the yarn, so the scarf must be done, the first finished object of 2009: Pattern: Mead Scarf by Elizabeth Morrison Yarn: yarn lust All That Glitters in Marcasite Needles: US3 Brittany Birch Duration: January 1st to January 30th I'd thought the 2%

I'm halfway through the yarn for the Marcasite scarf and getting bored because it's a flat rectangle with a simple lace pattern.  The scarf looks good, but I needed a break and the Philly Cowl just slipped in there: Two days to make up to the

Cast on for a Mead Scarf (PDF link) on January 1st using Yarn Lust All That Glitters sock yarn.  The pattern is a simple geometric zigzag with a seed stitch border and it's going to need serious blocking to stay flat.  The colour is Marcasite, shades of grey