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Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Quote of the day
From a book I just started, Casting Spells,by Barbara Bretton:
"If there were any magic spells out there to help a girl block a shawl, I hadn't found them, and believe me, I'd looked. Blocking, like life, was equal parts intuition, brute strength and dumb luck."
"If there were any magic spells out there to help a girl block a shawl, I hadn't found them, and believe me, I'd looked. Blocking, like life, was equal parts intuition, brute strength and dumb luck."
Monday, September 6, 2010
Work is backing up
So with the feeding of the babies & the new Xbox cord, I've been way too distracted. I am not getting to the Ziggy Shawl until late at night and still haven't felted the latest sample for the Sea Bag.
I get easily distracted (damn ADD!) but I find that if I make a list and keep checking it during the day, it helps to keep me on track. I just have to make time for knitting on that schedule.
So much yarn, so little time.
I get easily distracted (damn ADD!) but I find that if I make a list and keep checking it during the day, it helps to keep me on track. I just have to make time for knitting on that schedule.
So much yarn, so little time.
Friday, September 3, 2010
The ongoing saga of the Ziggy Shawl
And the Ziggy Shawl still is undone. When redoing it, I realized that I didn't think it was wide enough. Something I thought when I was knitting it first time around. So I frogged it again, back to the beginning loop.
There are now 5 repeats of the middle pattern & the seed stitch border is 9 stitches wide instead of 5. WAY wider. But I think it'll look much better that way.
Unfortunately, the power strip for the Xbox 360 came a couple of days ago so I'm being tempted away with my game. But I am determined to finish it so I can move on.
I have 2 designs left to finish for my ebook after the Ziggy Shawl. A felted bag & a ruana. Or maybe a vest. I may do the Cockatiel Shawl as a ruana instead. Or maybe both. Sometimes I have to start designing before the actual shape presents itself.
My yarn for the Cockatiel Shawl/Ruana (whatever!) will be coming either later this month or early next month, depending on when Colin gets it done. I'm having him custom dye some beautiful baby alpaca/cashmere/silk in Lutino Cockatiel colors (yellows & a spot of orange). It'll be like all of Colin's work, too beautiful to use, but I'll use it anyway. I have a drawer devoted to his works of art.
There are now 5 repeats of the middle pattern & the seed stitch border is 9 stitches wide instead of 5. WAY wider. But I think it'll look much better that way.
Unfortunately, the power strip for the Xbox 360 came a couple of days ago so I'm being tempted away with my game. But I am determined to finish it so I can move on.
I have 2 designs left to finish for my ebook after the Ziggy Shawl. A felted bag & a ruana. Or maybe a vest. I may do the Cockatiel Shawl as a ruana instead. Or maybe both. Sometimes I have to start designing before the actual shape presents itself.
My yarn for the Cockatiel Shawl/Ruana (whatever!) will be coming either later this month or early next month, depending on when Colin gets it done. I'm having him custom dye some beautiful baby alpaca/cashmere/silk in Lutino Cockatiel colors (yellows & a spot of orange). It'll be like all of Colin's work, too beautiful to use, but I'll use it anyway. I have a drawer devoted to his works of art.
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