Knitting

I started making the Prairie Shawl from Folk Shawls this week, using the Blue Sky Worsted yarn.  First attempt included the point at the bottom of the shawl, which looked odd, so I ripped it out.  Second attempt looked too tightly cast on and knit, so I ripped it out

Found a long flexible set of unlabeled needles in my needle case that happened to be the right size for Faina, which aided the photography process. It's a little hard to photo a ten inch wide scarf on six inch double points. This is the second row of

Sat down this morning and did row 88 of the Faina scarf first time through.  No rip-outs, no errors, nothing.  Row 92 is next.

Row 88 of Faina is kicking me around the room.  After FOUR attempts, I give up, I'm going out.

This is positively the last one of these things I'm knitting: This thing cuts your IQ in half the moment you wear it.  It is the perfect Jayne hat, made from Reynolds Lopi on size 8 needles.  I do not like making pompoms.  Look for action pictures of

I couldn't resist that title!  This is the first 36 rows of the Faina scarf and it's working! I've only had to tink part of one row where I forgot a yarnover.  It will need blocking and it looks much better in person, but

Finished the Jayne Cobb hat for Hubby: The scraps of yarn are all that's left of the Wool of the Andes, most of it went into the pompom.  This is one of the scariest things I've ever knit.  I made the ear flaps in Fisherman'

Started the Jayne Cobb hat for Hubby to wear to the opening night of the Serenity movie on September 30th. I like the Knit Picks Wool of the Andes, the Carrot and Daffodil colours are perfect.  Unfortunately the Tomato I ordered with them was a little too radioactive red, so

It finally happened: I know this isn't exactly new technology, but I have avoided getting a swift and winder for ages.  Didn't think I needed one, and besides, Chris at the yarn store would wind things for me for a small fee.  There's stuff

Who's up for a Faina's Scarf knit-along?  You need 450 yards of sportweight yarn and size 4US needles.  This is the scarf: It's a gorgeous scarf and I don't want to mess it up.  I need a support group!  I have 3