Posted in Knitting on Dec 29th, 2008 No Comments »
Stumbled around the base of the slopes in Crocks to get these pics:
Returned to listen to L&V and knit the right sock of Brotherly Casbah Socks.
Met a woman waiting for her fabulous daughter who told me this story:
In 1990 after accidentally hitting her hand on something she developed a knot on the side of her [...]
Posted in Knitting on Dec 28th, 2008 No Comments »
The ham I made on Christmas was wrapped in the most beautiful royal purple foil. There were golden & silver foil strings holding the tag. So pretty!
Too bad the ham inside was not as beautiful. Yuck! Why why did I slavishly put the premixed packet of powder on top of it & bake? (Maybe it [...]
Posted in Knitting on Dec 27th, 2008 No Comments »
The Good
1. The weather has been exciting in the Midwest. Ahem. In the past week we have had quite frigid temps, icy roads, snow and torrential rains. Today & this evening it has been balmy enough to have the windows open! So amazingly enjoyable! (I actually love cleaning when the windows are open!) We were [...]
Posted in Knitting on Dec 26th, 2008 No Comments »
Went to Mass Ave Knit Shop’s sale & scored some serious fabulousness.
Wow, I must really love the CTH Tropical Storm, b/c I found another hank of it recorded in my Ravelry stash! I wonder if 2 hanks (~900 yards) would be enough for a baby Tomtem…
Must get self to Ravelry to investigate!
Posted in Knitting on Dec 10th, 2008 No Comments »
Target, home of many wonderful treats:
Tonight was busy:
1. FS is in a couple of weeks of finals (of sorts - 3 tests today, one tomorrow, 2 Thursday) and big project completion. Oh, how 7th grade boys adore homework, writing and test prep! Uh, yeah.
2. Because it was a rainy, dreary day I made fresh kielbasa [...]
Posted in Knitting on Dec 9th, 2008 No Comments »
Today I reached the zenith of excitement by reading these publications thoroughly…
Look, not everyone can have such excitement - such glamour. Not everyone can deal with the truth of it.
Health insurance is so terrible. Why, why, why did the person(s) who created these HRAs think we all have esp? How in the world am I [...]
Posted in Knitting on Dec 8th, 2008 No Comments »
Chores behind me, at long last I got to knit on the Brotherly Sock, which according to Brotherly Specifications, should be about 7.5″ tall from the bend of the foot.
I love footies. And ankle socks. In fact, people who do not have a size 5 foot should probably just wear anklets. Male, female, summer, winter.
So, [...]
Posted in Knitting on Dec 7th, 2008 No Comments »
Posted in Knitting on Dec 6th, 2008 No Comments »
How is it possible to knit a pair of roughly woman’s size 8 (39) socks from 262 yards (240m)? It is a puzzlement.
What if you knit the socks AND have a good amount left over? It is a mystery!
I don’t know how, but it happened.
2.5mm Clover needles. Cast on 56. They fit like a glove.
I [...]
