tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-302396022024-03-14T11:15:00.060-04:00The Kniterella ViewKimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08590767100327378929noreply@blogger.comBlogger346125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30239602.post-1999309485455325502011-12-31T17:56:00.004-05:002011-12-31T18:18:00.490-05:00The skein that sparked insanityOn the cusp of a brand spankin' New Year and I find myself sorting through bins of yarn.My goal (if you can rightfully call it that) is to get every skein of yarn into Ravelry with a photo and bin location. The craziness that sparked this endeavor was my desire to find a skein of sock yarn that I KNEW I had. It nearly became an obsession as every bin was searched and searched through again. Ha! Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08590767100327378929noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30239602.post-83572379187331744292011-01-13T10:55:00.003-05:002011-01-13T11:12:52.642-05:00Neglecting the blogI have really been negligent both in posting and in reading blogs. I have come to dread the idea of opening Google Reader because the many number of unread blog posts of those I enjoy will throw me into a tail spin. Instead, I remain blissfully ignorant, power up my new iPad, and play Words with Friends.The holidays were nice. My parents flew in on Christmas Eve and it was the best holiday I can Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08590767100327378929noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30239602.post-1362245596065724662010-12-14T11:04:00.003-05:002010-12-14T11:13:10.261-05:00Another gift finitoWe played tennis Sunday, it was cold and windy which called for some extra warmth. I grabbed my alpaca Fetching's on the way out of the door. While playing, my friend mentioned that she needed some fingerless mitts.I dug out the leftover yarn from my daughter's On Demand Gloves and whipped up these little Fetching's for my friend.Modifications:6 row cable repeats, just knit an extra row before Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08590767100327378929noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30239602.post-23601191187372998942010-12-12T13:24:00.007-05:002010-12-12T13:47:40.701-05:00Redwood Smoke: help from a fellow knitterBack in November I found myself in a quandary. Redwood Smoke was nearing completion and the edging yarn ran about 10 yards short. This is the Woodsmoke scarf pattern published in Brave New Knits. Smoke signals were sent up with success and this sweet knit was finished in a jiffy!Just one more example of what a helpful tool Ravelry can be in making our fibery dreams come true. The updated search Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08590767100327378929noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30239602.post-10727602558571375952010-12-08T10:02:00.006-05:002010-12-08T10:24:26.076-05:00It's just that time of yearWe are hosting my husband's work Christmas party this year. I believe most of the stress has passed (thanks to red wine)and the oh-well-it-will-all-work-out stage is firmly in place. Up until yesterday it looked as if Elves threw up all over our house. There were boxes and containers everywhere holding plenty of mis-matched Christmas decor. We've tried to whittle down things that probably won't Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08590767100327378929noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30239602.post-34774976410344966692010-11-12T09:11:00.004-05:002010-11-12T10:04:19.587-05:00sending up smoke signalsHave you checked out Jared Flood's Woodsmoke scarf? What a great gift idea! It doesn't take long to knit at all and I've always loved the process of knit-on edging. The nagging began in the back of my mind two days ago. It seemed like I may run short on the edging yarn. I kept knitting and tried to focus on the positive possibility that there may be enough...just enough yarn to finish. Sadly,Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08590767100327378929noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30239602.post-63133856469704093632010-11-10T09:29:00.002-05:002010-11-10T09:43:57.055-05:00Christmas swapOur first Christmas party in the South introduced us to a different way to exchange holiday gifts.In the North, you bring a wrapped gift, they put a little number on it, you pull a number out of a 'hat' and receive the corresponding gift. Nice, neat, over.In the South, you steal. The host figures out a numbering system and each person chooses a gift in order. If you like a gift that someone else Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08590767100327378929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30239602.post-33006708553289223932010-11-03T11:11:00.006-04:002010-11-03T11:44:54.735-04:00News and new socks From time-to-time, I browse articles online from my hometown newspaper. I first moved away 8 years ago and had my parents send the papers. It was a fun day when a package arrived and there was time to catch-up on happenings where growing up meant you knew everyone. Eventually, the packages converted into piles to be enjoyed with a visit to my parent's house. Finally, infrequent visits to the Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08590767100327378929noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30239602.post-22912806609718154132010-10-26T10:13:00.004-04:002010-10-26T10:35:04.791-04:00Through the loops mystery sock: the footWhew! Where have the last few weeks gone?Most of the family has been fighting some kind of bug which seemed to have passed me by - until yesterday. I woke up with sore muscles and feeling a little under the weather but am better today. One day of feeling a little bad is bearable. The weather is changing most noticeably by the number of leaves in the pool. We don't have many plants which loose Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08590767100327378929noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30239602.post-37239985528922711042010-10-18T12:28:00.004-04:002010-10-18T13:24:10.047-04:00Mystery sock and a vestLet's talk about the vest first. I've covered this darned thing so many times and feel like it is on the verge of a breakthrough. The second one is cast-on and through the first Whirligig pattern. The side stitches and middle stitches are are marked proving that the pattern will be centered when the decreases begin. I can't bring myself to frog the first version and if I end up not needing the Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08590767100327378929noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30239602.post-35066277590789395672010-10-04T17:32:00.002-04:002010-10-04T17:35:06.666-04:00Nutty!Have you seen the Twist Collective Newsletter?They've included a photo of my Acorns!Take a look.Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08590767100327378929noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30239602.post-43212278474296055512010-10-02T11:30:00.003-04:002010-10-02T11:36:30.831-04:00How did I forget this?The Pi shawl is finished blocking! How I missed posting photos mystifies me. The thought was to take some modeled photos, but these will have to do for now.Yes, I wove in the little loop sticking up through the middle.Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08590767100327378929noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30239602.post-85313431875510490842010-10-02T11:24:00.003-04:002010-10-02T11:30:02.586-04:00Through the loops mystery sock: the cuffThe first clue came out yesterday. I knit it up while catching up on Greys Anatomy and Fringe.One repeat was added to the cuff to make it just a tad longer.It isn't too late to join! Zip right over and get the first clue.Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08590767100327378929noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30239602.post-38813844301228252772010-09-28T12:06:00.003-04:002010-09-28T12:09:19.893-04:00toot-tootFor all of you podcast lovers, check out Knit Knit Cafe. This week they cover Acorns by Carol Sunday and my technique is discussed.Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08590767100327378929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30239602.post-86750457207752926782010-09-28T09:54:00.002-04:002010-09-28T10:19:31.208-04:00It has been hard to find something worthy to blog about. Sure, lots of things are going on, but to sit down and actually put something into an interesting context...that takes some concentration.I have been knitting. Still flying high from the Acorn sweater, knitting continued on with Wendy Knits' tribute to Elizabeth Zimmerman's 100th birthday Shetland Pi Shawl. I double-stranded some incrediblyKimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08590767100327378929noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30239602.post-83942149643788320382010-09-19T12:14:00.004-04:002010-09-19T12:42:22.461-04:00My favorite new knitI've fallen helplessly in love with this sweater. My journey began nearly two years ago with a package from Chris at Briar Rose Fibers. The box contained a huge, squishy hank of Grandma's Blessing which is a superwash sport-weight wool. The colors fit me (Chris has often indulged my desire for greens and blues) and that huge skein called to me.Enter Carol Sunday's Acorn pattern. Hours were spent Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08590767100327378929noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30239602.post-41812340567343245062010-08-20T13:29:00.004-04:002010-08-20T13:57:15.962-04:00Hat to dye for (and Pi too)My knitting mojo is back with a vengeance. The Pi Shawl is coming along nicely and here is a photo with the first and second parts complete.Knitting this is making me very happy and the fact that the pattern is broken into pieces is a bonus. When a portion is published, I knit on it until finished and then go back to my other project (which I really need to blog about).What I really want to blog Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08590767100327378929noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30239602.post-57509948217181470932010-08-16T18:21:00.003-04:002010-08-16T18:42:25.532-04:00Pi Shawl Section OneDirections for the first section were posted Sunday morning. Here is a link to the PDF.We had brunch with friends and I cast on as soon as we arrived home. At first, this shawl and I appeared to not be getting along, but my eagerness was the culprit. Everything finished up pretty well later that afternoon.The next section comes out this Wednesday. It isn't too late to join if you are just Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08590767100327378929noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30239602.post-3052459150712473252010-08-13T17:33:00.005-04:002010-08-13T18:00:48.399-04:00Me-oh-my Anniversary PiFleeting thoughts about celebrating Elizabeth Zimmerman's 100th birthday have been crossing my mind and then promptly being forgotten.Today was the perfect day to catch-up on some of my favorite blogs and Jodi's post laid out the perfect opportunity to show appreciation for EZ's contribution to this craft I so truly love. Plus, I've always wanted to make a Pi shawl. Seriously, yummy lace and it Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08590767100327378929noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30239602.post-12279808367112928672010-08-11T10:01:00.003-04:002010-08-11T10:23:58.807-04:00Baby things go so fastNo babies here, but when this pattern was published in a special issue of Interweave Knits last year I wanted to make it.Anything with seed stitch attracts me. It is such an attractive stitch adding just the right texture. It can be a pain to knit in large amounts.While browsing through a yarn store, this yarn jumped at me. It looked like enough yardage for the Whirligig Shrug, but it was a guessKimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08590767100327378929noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30239602.post-56975128076122752852010-08-09T09:56:00.003-04:002010-08-09T10:10:25.658-04:00Warm hats not neededMy new issue of Interweave Knits arrived with the Brattleboro hat pattern that could not be resisted. The designer used worsted weight malabrigo which is beautiful but a little warm for Louisiana weather. I knew there was some beautiful Malabrigo Silky Merino in my stash and it was easily located (bonus)!After swatching it was apparent that the DK weight yarn could be made to work and it turned Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08590767100327378929noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30239602.post-88696371146511636932010-07-30T10:41:00.004-04:002010-07-30T11:03:32.925-04:00I finished something!I've wanted to blog, but things here tend to be kept light and focused on crafty pursuits. There have been way too many distractions with my Hubs and favorite pup.Hubs is much better and they are keeping tabs on his blood pressure. He can finally drive himself, lift moderately, and get into the pool. It must have felt like he was on lock down.Just as Hubs healed, Darby began getting sick. This isKimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08590767100327378929noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30239602.post-55598206929801073172010-07-11T20:08:00.001-04:002010-07-11T20:10:30.427-04:00Day 9 - 2010 Tour de fleeceKimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08590767100327378929noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30239602.post-57960137591116849822010-07-09T10:54:00.002-04:002010-07-09T11:04:19.199-04:00Day 6 report coming on day 7This is the totality of my 2010 Tour de Fleece production. The fiber has been quite nice to spin and my yarn is very pleasing. I've fought the urge to grab knitting needles and work a little swatch because I might not be able to stop there.My mom called yesterday to inquire about joining Facebook because I haven't been posting anything on my blog anymore. Heh, heh. Caught her, didn't I? Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08590767100327378929noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30239602.post-37661818230187553112010-07-07T20:41:00.003-04:002010-07-07T20:50:39.692-04:00a day for idleThere was little rest last night and I made it to the hospital by 6:10A this morning. The nurse wasn't sure what time the cardiologist would perform my husband's procedure - it turned out to be 7A. Everything is fine. No blockage, thank goodness! Upped dosages of blood pressure medicine should help keep those skyrocketing numbers under control.Given the procedure, hubs was required to stay on Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08590767100327378929noreply@blogger.com1