A package from my SP10 arrived! See the beautiful ball of yarn with the ribbon and pretty pin attached. Well…I unwound that ball of yarn and if you look closely at the next picture, you can see all the fun things that [...]
Archive for July, 2007
SP10 strikes again
Posted in SP10 on July 31, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Summer Cleaning
Posted in books, cleaning, craft loft, needles, projects, summer, yarn stash on July 28, 2007 | 3 Comments »
I’m over here! As I clean up my craft loft, I am entering my yarn stash, books, needles and projects (past, present and future).
See you when I get to the bottom of it all!
OSW goes Two Toned Shrug turned One Tone Shrug
Posted in cashmere, fitted knits, shrug on July 25, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Ok…so, I didn’t knit a swatch first for my OSW…only because, as you knit from the top down, starting with the same number of stitches no matter the size, you can actually gauge as you are knitting.
My gauge is at 5sts/inch. Not the gauge I will need for the OSW…but, the Fitted Knits [...]
Knitty Surpise
Posted in knitty, patterns, tank on July 23, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Emerald Seas!
I like it!
One Skein Wonder
Posted in One Skein Wonder, cashmere, job, shoes on July 22, 2007 | 3 Comments »
I have put CeCe off for the past few days as the in-laws are here and knitting a lace pattern, no matter how simple the 9 stitch repeat is, can be a recipe for disaster when chit-chatting and knitting.
So…I started a black Cashmere One Skein Wonder. I purchased four skeins of the Cashmere/Wool blend. It [...]
New job, same district
Posted in in-laws, kids, work on July 21, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Well, hey, hey! I have a new job. I have given my resignation to the school where I have been the secretary for the past 2 1/2 years. I’ve been with the local school district for five years, so I will get to keep my seniority, just change locations.
I accepted the position of Financial Technician [...]
Ravelry
Posted in ravelry on July 15, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Well, with an email that gave a link to check to see the status of where one was for joining Ravelry, I found that I was offered to join back in May. I’m sure the invite email had gone into the spam pile…so…
I have now joined. Wow…what fun to see all the goodies on there…so [...]
Boogie Vest
Posted in vest on July 10, 2007 | 6 Comments »
Project Stats:
Started: April 4, 2007Completed: July 8, 2007Yarn: elann.com Peruvian Highland Chunky, 50g (1.75 oz) ball, Red Maple, L327, 6 ballsNeedle Size: US 10 circularsChanges: I knit this second Boogie Vest up in the round, taking away a few stitches since there would be no seaming. I also did a five row repeat for [...]
Boogie Wonderland
Posted in vest on July 8, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Today I finished my second Boogie Vest (this one knit in the round).
It’s blocking at the moment, so a picture and stats will follow.
Now on to CeCe by ChicKnits.
Happy Fourth of July!
Posted in fourth of july, holiday on July 4, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Today is the day to celebrate our independence!
Today is also a day to get all the chores done early.
Today I will walk over to the neighbors with my knitting and a bowl of potato salad.
Today is a day to finish my vest.
Today is also a day to listen to a bit more of Cast [...]
