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Tuesday, March 28, 2006
A Lovely Afternoon
It's a happy coincidence that the thumb that gets sore when I quilt is not the one that gets sore when I knit! I'm taking a forced break from the quilting, because I hope that will help me finish more quickly than if I embark on a forced quilting spree, which would only take the fun out of everything.
So I had an hour to myself at Barnes and Noble this afternoon, where I found the new Mason-Dixon Knitting book quite by accident. I had just ordered the book from Amazon, so I was sort of hoping not to find it in person-- I didn't want to ruin my surprise, you know. But I found it, and it kept me thoroughly and happily entertained for an hour, and I had to buy it on the spot and cancel my slow-boat Amazon order, because life is too short to waste good knitting time. Especially when you're resting your quilting thumb. Monday, March 27, 2006
Sore Fingers
Sunday, March 05, 2006
Crossing the finish line, alone, in the dark...
These are the Conwy socks from Knitting on the Road. I belong to the book knitalong (site here), which is great for learning about potential pitfalls and getting advice for modifying the patterns. This month the group is knitting their fourth pair of socks from this book, the New England pattern. I've knit two of the four pairs myself, and I'd like to start another one to sort of stay in step with the group. My choices are New England or Friday Harbor. I'm leaning toward the latter since I'll be in Washington next week. Plus, the group knit those a long time ago and all the problem areas have already been thoroughly discussed. Decision forthcoming... I was reading Nancy Bush's new book Knitting Vintage Socks, and she mentions that she knit one sock for each design, then gave the yarn and pattern to a test knitter who knit the mate. This inspired an idea for a new kind of sock swap. What if you found a buddy whom you trusted, and each of you picked yarn and a pattern for socks for yourself. Then you each knit only one sock of each pair (one sock for yourself using your yarn and pattern, one sock for your pal using their yarn and pattern). Obviously you would have to agree on some important technical issues like cast-on technique, heel-style, and GAUGE, and be willing to accept some slight differences in the finished product. But the upside is you never have second sock syndrome and you still have a matched pair at the end. I'm not a swap-mom kind of blogger, so I'm just throwing this idea out into the ether. If you like it, and try it, I'd love to know how it works out! |
WORKS IN PROGRESS
QUILTS Big Girl Quilt Oriental Rug Christmas Scrappy Star Gridlock KNITS Cashmere Aran Afghan Lydia sweater |
