Knitting

I am expecting, either this week or next, the following mail, all with stories behind it. * Another skein of Socks That Rock yarn from The Fold * Four skeins and six balls of yarn, plus a pattern and some notecards from Knitpicks * Two books and a CD from Amazon My Harvest

When we left for England, I took the Harvest Moon Socks That Rock with me, just past the toe on the first sock. I got within an inch of finishing the pair over there. They were completed on Monday 9th and are now awaiting their first wash after a successful

Cast on with the Socks That Rock yarn on Monday night.  It's like knitting with cocoa butter.  Soft, smooth, yarn with gorgeous colours.  Had to rip out the toe twice (too many stitches, then a crappy increase) but it's OK.  I am calling these socks Harvest

BBC News: US to relax airline scissor ban.  If scissors are allowed, then knitting needles should be fine, in theory.  But I think the second quote is an over-reaction by the flight attendants. The US is to relax its post-9/11 ban on airline passengers carrying sharp objects, in a

I have witnessed the miracle of blocking.  I left Faina an extra day to make sure it wasn't faking flatness before taking the pins out, and lo, it stayed flat!  So I'm blocking everything: This is the Prairie Shawl from Folk Shawls, made in Blue Sky

Finished knitting Faina's scarf on Saturday, blocked and fringed it on Sunday. My Christmas knitting is over. For my first lace project, I think I did good. It's a great pattern, and I could see making it again, but not anytime soon! It was an easy

Winter Knitty is up!  I would like to make the pocket creatures (minus the vile lavender) and the Thuja ribbed socks.  The other sock pattern, Pomatomus looks worth a try, but I'd have to go up a couple of needle sizes to get gauge.  The Mrs Beeton gauntlets

Priority #1: Finish the Tiger socks for Rox so I can cast on with the Blue Moon Fiber Arts Socks That Rock in Harvest Moon and make wonderful socks: Priority #1: Finish Faina's Scarf so I can cast on with this Koigu PPPM and make a gorgeous neck