May 31, 2011
Interweave Crochet Preview
It's up. What do you think? I see a few pretty pieces and I love that model's red hair.
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Interweave
May 29, 2011
Tale of Two Dyelots
A very long time ago I knit myself the Conwy socks from Knitting on the Road (still my very favorite sock pattern book). I had two skeins of Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock. They were two different dyelots. The color difference was always noticeable but I never really cared. Gradually though something happened. One sock began to shrink a bit every time I washed it (in the machine). The other stayed the same. Over the five plus years I've been wearing and washing the socks the difference has become *ahem* quite pronounced.
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Perhaps you can detect the difference?
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Perhaps you can detect the difference?
May 28, 2011
May 27, 2011
Sheldon
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Pattern: Sheldon by Ruth Homrighaus
Yarn: Cotton Classic
Needles: US3
Notes: I started Sheldon in December of 2009. 2009! I stopped because I needed safety eyes. I stopped because I needed stuffing. I stopped because his nose came out funny. I stopped because it was fiddly. I stopped because it involved seaming. Last night I pulled a legless Sheldon from his project bag and finally finished him.
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May 26, 2011
Thursdays are for What the Hell is This?
I've written many times on the subject of Big Ass Knits. But this week I've found...
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GIANT ASS KNITS.
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They are so giant they seem to repel all other clothes completely.
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GIANT ASS KNITS.
![](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2051/5760574141_e24ec4c2e6_b.jpg)
They are so giant they seem to repel all other clothes completely.
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Thursday
May 24, 2011
Vogue "Early Fall" Preview
It's up. I see lots of huge, shapeless knits. I'm not excited. You?
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Vogue
May 19, 2011
Thursdays are for What the Hell is This?
I've gone to the New Shimmer well once before but sometimes these things come around again.
It's a cardigan!
It's a pup tent!
It's a cardigan and a pup tent!
It's a cardigan!
It's a pup tent!
It's a cardigan and a pup tent!
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Thursday
May 15, 2011
May 12, 2011
Thursdays are for What the Hell is This?
It's always nice to have wardrobe options.
Like a crazy daytime look.
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And then a more formal crazy look for evening.
Like a crazy daytime look.
![](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2479/5713167047_6a82c52e7b_z.jpg)
And then a more formal crazy look for evening.
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Thursday
May 10, 2011
Standing Revisited
So this standing desk thing is working very well. I don't stand in front of my computer for hours. It's not comfortable. So I do what I need then go do something else. That something may involve sitting. I'm okay with that. But it's such an improvement over planting myself in front of my computer the moment I walk into the house and staying there for hours. I recommend it to break the computer habit if nothing else.
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Housekeeping
Another Obesession Comes to a Close
I finished! I finished spinning and plying the filthy alpaca. I've washed it several times and I still think it's fairly dirty but it's improving.
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That's 660 yards of sport-ish weight alpaca.
I also now seemed to be obsessed with sweaters. I've started Idylwylde with the Seattle Knitters Guild Hazel Knits colorway in Artisan Sock.
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I'm chugging along on Lavaliere for the Purlygirls' Cecily Glowik MacDonald knitalong.*
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I'm using Road to China Light and it is delicious. You know how you shop for yarn for a project and you find yourself thinking, "I could save $20 if I used this nice but fairly nondescript yarn." Well, I say, at least every once in a while, don't! This yarn is heavenly. It's soft, silky, fuzzy and lovely and the color is amazing. Treat yourself. You will be happy.
I snapped up a few yarns at the Fiber Gallery's annual sale before they were discontinued and gone forever.
This is Noro Retro in two shades of grey. I have a plan for a stripey, top-down sweater.
![](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2690/5704057292_f058592a82_z.jpg)
This is O-Wool Classic. It's still being made but this is the old put-up from Vermont Organics. It was a bargain and I've always wanted a sweater in it. And, you know, it's green.
![](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5229/5704057924_ce42fb8f1d_z.jpg)
*We do this a lot. We did a casual KAL for Aidez. We've done them for sock patterns. It's a lot of fun to see what everyone does.
![](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5187/5704055500_f64c7ac2f5_z.jpg)
That's 660 yards of sport-ish weight alpaca.
I also now seemed to be obsessed with sweaters. I've started Idylwylde with the Seattle Knitters Guild Hazel Knits colorway in Artisan Sock.
![](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5149/5704056578_d4d6652bf9_z.jpg)
I'm chugging along on Lavaliere for the Purlygirls' Cecily Glowik MacDonald knitalong.*
![](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2306/5707622150_b4603fe452_z.jpg)
I'm using Road to China Light and it is delicious. You know how you shop for yarn for a project and you find yourself thinking, "I could save $20 if I used this nice but fairly nondescript yarn." Well, I say, at least every once in a while, don't! This yarn is heavenly. It's soft, silky, fuzzy and lovely and the color is amazing. Treat yourself. You will be happy.
I snapped up a few yarns at the Fiber Gallery's annual sale before they were discontinued and gone forever.
This is Noro Retro in two shades of grey. I have a plan for a stripey, top-down sweater.
![](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2690/5704057292_f058592a82_z.jpg)
This is O-Wool Classic. It's still being made but this is the old put-up from Vermont Organics. It was a bargain and I've always wanted a sweater in it. And, you know, it's green.
![](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5229/5704057924_ce42fb8f1d_z.jpg)
*We do this a lot. We did a casual KAL for Aidez. We've done them for sock patterns. It's a lot of fun to see what everyone does.
May 6, 2011
Mitered Crosses
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Pattern: Mitered Crosses by Kay Gardiner
Yarn: Rowan Yorkshire Aran Tweed (nearly 10 skeins)for background, handspun Merino for crosses
Needles: US6 and US8
Notes: This is a very entertaining knit. I used the US6 that was suggested in the pattern but went up to US8 for the i-cord edging as the 6 was pulling in. I made a point to knit in my ends as I went, trapping them as I knit so I mainly just had to snip off tails when I was done. I haven't washed and blocked it yet but I really wanted to show it off!
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May 5, 2011
Thursdays are for What the Hell is This?
Today we will have a very brief lesson in Yiddish. Today's word is shmatte. It is defined by Leo Rosten as follows.
Paris: A Boutique
Mrs. Slovkovitz: How much is cette chemise?
Proprietress: Cette Chemise? Four hundred francs.
Mrs. Slovkovitz: Four hundred francs?! Mais it is un shmatte.
Proprietress: Un shmatte, Madam? Quelle chutzpa!
Okay, this illustration works best if you understand both French and Yiddish. So instead I will illustrate it simply.
This is a shmatte.
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- A rag.
- Cheap; junk.
- A softy, a pushover, unworthy of respect.
- A woman of weak character, weark will, or wicked ways; a slattern.
- A fawner; a sycophant; a toady.
Paris: A Boutique
Mrs. Slovkovitz: How much is cette chemise?
Proprietress: Cette Chemise? Four hundred francs.
Mrs. Slovkovitz: Four hundred francs?! Mais it is un shmatte.
Proprietress: Un shmatte, Madam? Quelle chutzpa!
Okay, this illustration works best if you understand both French and Yiddish. So instead I will illustrate it simply.
This is a shmatte.
![](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5225/5689189971_ac7b2b96ab.jpg)
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Thursday
May 2, 2011
Karaoke Hat
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Pattern: Improvised (see notes)
Yarn: Madil Mix 100
Needle: US7
Notes: A fellow Purlygirl created a hat based on Lee Meredith's Game Knitting using the Doubleknit podcast. She explained her "rules" here. I decided to create a hat while doing karaoke. I started with 4 x 2 ribbing then I turned a cabled every time a) a new song started, b)the word "baby" was in the lyrics c) a girl in a bikini was in the karaoke video or d) a song started that I had never heard of. I think the resulting pattern is random but still orderly and therefore pleasing. This was lots of fun to do.
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