Above are the Pulsations socks for my Mom, started last night. I really like how this yarn looks in the ball, and it was actually a lot of fun to wind, just to see how the colors were fitting together. The pattern is pretty simple so far. I’m fairly well screaming along on the Coronet […]
So here’s what I’ve settled on so far for holiday knitting: For my sister: A lives in California, and already has two pair of socks from me. Since she doesn’t actually need wool that often, I figured it would be a good idea to branch out and make her something a little different. I’m going
So I did say that I wanted to concentrate on knitted gifts this week while I’m on vacation, but I’ve had the Coronet hat in my queue since last year (I think it’s the most consistent thing in my queue), and with cooler weather coming, I did want to get it made this fall. I
I got my Malabrigo sock yarn from Webs today. (Well, yesterday, but the mailman came late, and I forgot to check.) It’s the Solis colorway, and I was expecting richer blues and greens. Still, it’s quite pretty, and I suspect I’d be perfectly happy with it if the following hadn’t happened. It came in a
Having read the second book in the series already, and seen part of the tv series based on it, I wanted to get my hands on the first Sookie Stackhouse novel as soon as possible. I definitely liked it. It was weird, having seen the show first, and not finding a couple of plot threads
Dead Until Dark – Charlaine Harris Read More »
This is a book I’ve been meaning to read for quite some time, but I’ve had a hard time getting my hands on the first book of the series. In the meantime, I read the author’s The Sundering series, which was a Lord of the Rings rip off with a completely irritating ending. So I
Kushiel’s Dart – Jacqueline Carey Read More »
On Monday, I got my Sock Yarn from your Stash swap package from sicklipstick (on Ravelry). The yarn is Opal handpainted in a really neat blue and orange colorway. There were a number of other goodies, and it was a great package. I really enjoyed the swap. (Man I’ve taken a long time to post
Pattern: Susanna by Steffi van der LindenYarn: Fibre Company’s Canopy Sport in the Blue Quandons colorwayNeedles: Harmony DPNs, size 2 I had to do something with my hands while watching the election coverage last night, and that something was finishing up my Susanna socks. I’m really glad Sockdown brought this designer to my attention. I’d
My Susanna socks are coming along nicely. I completed the heel flap earlier this work, and then put them aside for a few days to work on the Brocade Leaves sweater. I’m back in the mood for socks, so provided I can keep up some momentum, I may even be able to finish them this
My RIP III Reading is done! I was starting to worry that this wasn’t going to happen, as Paperspine has inexplicably been hopping over the first six books in my queue for my last three selections, and this included the final two (of which I only actually need to read one) RIP III books I’d
R.I.P III Reading Challenge Read More »
