30 Nov
Brings us to yet another finished object.
This scarf turned out so totally different than the red scarf that it is almost startling! With the red scarf, I had to coax width out of it during blocking. With this one, I had to coax out extra length while it widened easily. The malabrigo scarf was thicker [...]
29 Nov
In which Shells feels like she is making great headway!
I am a bit more than halfway done with this project. I am using Dream in Color Classy colorway Some Summer Sky. I really am enchanted with every single Dream in Color colorway, but I liked the malabrigo for this scarf better. Mostly because the vertical [...]
28 Nov
Wherein Shells is pleased to have found her way out of mohair hell!
Tomorrow I’ll show you the next project….
27 Nov
In which Shells distracts her readers with a completely different project and wishes them all a Happy Thanksgiving!
Bug has been learning how to make potholders on her potholder loom. She is really quite good at it, and though she has been in tears more than once over her desire to have perfect potholders, her first [...]
26 Nov
In which Shells feels like she has very little to show for the last 3 days of knitting.
This scarf goes slower than the others. And I like it less. So I can practice an amazing amount of avoidance. I am hoping that the visit from my mom will provide me with the distraction needed to [...]
25 Nov
In which Shells shows you another finished object and ignores the mohair scarf almost completely.
I love this scarf! The malabrigo makes such a wonderfully soft and warm fabric. The pattern is great, simple and comfortable. It is not nearly as orange as this picture suggests, but in the absence of sunlight, this will do.
24 Nov
Wherein Shells delves once again into what can only be known as mohair hell.
Yes, I’ve done this scarf before, and hated it then, but it does look beautiful in the end so I am going there yet again. I may have vowed never to do it again, but those vows are usually broken. (Except for [...]
23 Nov
Or…Shells Sees Red.
This is the “Elegant Drinking Scarf” I am using Malabrigo Worsted in Rojo Vivo. I am going to ultimately do 2 of these scarves, and I already know what I am going to change. You see, I have been slipping the first stitch of every row, which creates a much neater and tidier [...]
22 Nov
Wherein Shells considers changing her name to “The Claw.”
I’ve finished the pair of monkeys, and hung up my sock needles for the rest of the challenge. I can admit to being quite sad about that, as socks are one of my favorite things to knit. On the other hand….well, the other hand says “OUCH!” See, [...]
21 Nov
Or…Shells feels swift!
Look what is on my swift! Yarn for project #2, which finally arrived today.
Looks like I might be needing it soon…the first sock is done. Ahead of schedule. Let’s keep it that way!
In other news, I woke up this morning thinking there was something wrong with my furnace. Even though I had turned [...]
20 Nov
Wherein Shells happily knits happy monkey socks.
So here is how I see it. I’ve got 35 days to finish 5 projects. If I manage a project a week I’ll be doing really well. I’ve selected the projects and put them in an order which I feel will be the least likely to drive me over [...]
20 Nov
I am about to do something a little crazy and out of the ordinary here. We will title it “5 projects in 5 weeks” or “Watch Shells go insane.” Either way, it should be somewhat entertaining and revealing. This is a knitting committment, and we all know how good I am about that. *eye roll*
19 Nov
My second pair of November sock challenge socks are done.
Now on to christmas knitting. We are going for 5 projects in 5 weeks people! Anyone taking bets on how insane I am going to be once this is over?
18 Nov
It has come to my attention that I have a boatload of Christmas knitting to do. So much so that I am rather nervous it won’t get done! In the next couple weeks we should be seeing a lot of project monogamy out of me. Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger right? In the [...]
14 Nov
Bug is SUCH a trooper. I decided she needed a flu shot before her fathers insurance runs out. I told her we were going to go to see the doctor. She said “But I won’t have to have a shot will I?” Now, I just don’t believe in lying to her so I told her [...]
12 Nov
But I am weak weak weak in the face of handknit socks!
I think I mentioned how I would not cast on a second pair of November sockdown socks. I had the mystery colorwork sock and that was good enough for me. Then I realized one of the patterns I have been looking at was included [...]
9 Nov
Let me show you it!
This is the Tangled Yoke Cardigan with yarn I purchased at stitches. The yarn is Brooks Farm Acero, which is 60% wool, 20% silk, 20% viscose. The color is a stunning smokey blue. I lengthened the body of this cardigan and added some spare room for the hips. I am now [...]
8 Nov
When I first began spinning, my yarn would come out thick and thing and drive me nuts. I spent all my time working on consistant and thin yarn. As I progressed, I finally got to the point where I could create the yarn I envisioned. 3 ply, 2 ply, navajo ply, whatever I wanted I [...]
6 Nov
That lace I knit on “almost” exclusively. But I did have a couple more things to show off.
I’ve been doing some spinning, just a bit! This is a merino/bamboo blend which has the colors of pink granite. I am going for 3 ply once again, because I am just so addicted!
And I began my November [...]
5 Nov
I finished my MS4, or serendipity stole, last evening. I spent the evening grafting the 2 pieces together and blocking it. This one went surprisingly quickly since I was working on it somewhat exclusively. This was one of my favorite patterns to knit, I never once got bored. It is not though, one of my [...]
5 Nov
As appropriate today as it was for the generation it was written for.
(Sung by Melanie, and the pictures are beautiful too)
4 Nov
If you are in the US, go out and vote! I mean it!
And just in case you have trouble voting….CAll 1-866-OUR-VOTE, or 1-866-MY-VOTE-1. Both will get you to legal representation who will show up at the polling place.
3 Nov
Yeah nice try, I’ve never had it and the thought makes me gag. But, after much debate over patterns, Nick and I came to the conclusion that I should just design a scarf for him. Since it is his scarf, and it will be my first design, it needed a name. I let Nick name [...]
3 Nov
Bug is a good kid. Really. She is pleasant to be around, she obeys and listens and picks up her toys. She is funny and smart and active and compliant. She is somewhat nervous which makes her not take risks that other moms worry about. If you tell her the danger of something, she pays [...]
2 Nov
Let’s start with the Bug as a Beaver!
Well, the major goal this weekend was to finish my second pair of October socks. That is it, I am not trying for 2 pairs of socks per month anymore. I want to knit more than socks!
I love these though. I had the yarn for over a year [...]
