The socks are turning out to be a bit of a nightmare. Not a full blown one, mind you. Just the kind where you knit half a sock, run into an issue and spend the next 5 days redesigning it. You may already have guessed it, but the Poppy/Sunflower socks are turning out to be [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘hand knit’
August 26, 2009
Pretty Poppies or Sunflowers?
Forward progress has been slow, but it is happening on the Pretty Poppies Socks. But they are now no longer poppies. Why? Mostly because the word Sunflower just looked so much better charted out as opposed to poppy or poppies. So here are what the socks look like currently:
More progress would have been made if [...]
August 20, 2009
Pretty Poppies Socks
I’m back from Sock Summit and sort of almost recovered from the insanity that is planning, working and cleaning up after a retail yarn show. It was great to meet lots of you at the Summit, and you know I always enjoy the yarn show – even if I don’t sleep for a month!
So I’m [...]
December 27, 2008
Twinkle Mitts, Mitten & Cowl – new pattern release, Jan 2009
Twinkle Mitts, Mittens, and Cowl – January 2009 from Yarn Love
New Pattern release from Yarn Love!
Our newest pattern: the Twinkle Set will be released January 2009. The pattern includes instruction for average adult sizing of fingerless mitts (pictured), full mittens, and a cowl (also pictured. Shown at left in Malabrigo Chunky Merino colors Roanoke & Lettuce. [...]
November 21, 2008
My house smells like spiced pumpkin scones!
Wow. It’s been a while since I blogged, eh? I’ve always had this problem with journaling. If I get out of the habit, it’s months before I get back to it. I must not be very committed to writing down my thoughts.
It was a busy summer. It was an even busier fall. Let’s not even [...]
February 20, 2008
Facebook = Time sucker!
I have succumbed to peer pressure.
I sold out to the man.
I am having a blast on Facebook.
Yep, a week ago I didn’t care about Facebook. Yes, I knew what it was but had no desire to ever join or spend time looking for people I didn’t know I cared about until I met them on [...]
January 29, 2008
In which I ply you with crappy pictures
It’s been a productive week here at Casa de Yarn Love. So far I have:
*Knit one complete pair of Noro socks
*Finished one Vinnland Sock in Trekking XXL and completed 30% of the second.
*Dyed 5 ounces merino/tencel roving in three solid colors. (1.6 -ish ounces each color) Spun the singles and plied them into a single skein. Destined to [...]
January 10, 2008
Hi, I’m your designated dyer this evening.
I’ve been a busy girl lately. Lots of spinning in the evening going on. Spinning is so wonderfully relaxing, and zen-ish for me. It’s even better than knitting in the sense that it’s less complicated. It’s a wonderful craft to have when you’re still really busy in the post-Christmas rush. I’ve been spinning so much that [...]
November 26, 2007
Happy Thanksgiving
I’m late. I actually did have another blog post nearly ready before we left on Wednesday….until my 3 year old grabbed the mouse and erased it as I was typing. Fortunately, Word-Press has this feature where your post is automatically saved. Unfortunately, it re-saved about 15 seconds after she had erased it, but before I [...]
October 15, 2007
Oh, the humanity!
I am back to the blog after a whirlwind weekend. Ok, it was more like a whirlwind week. My dyeing schedule collided directly with a large-scale visit from Nick’s family. I did keep on my dyeing schedule, and with a modicum of luck, I’ll catch up on the re-skeining, too.
Nick’s family is amazing – he’s [...]
