Yesterday while I was working on my Anna Karenina socks, I decided that holding the yarn in my right hand was too fiddly, and I was annoyed because my left hand was having a holiday while my right hand was doing all the work. So I taught myself continental knitting to make things easier. Yes, […]
TKGA Progress Report and Fear Project Progress
I frogged Swatch #2, because it turns out I did it wrong: Swatch #2: Stockinette Stitch See the ribbing at the bottom there? It turns out, that’s supposed to be K1P1 ribbing (it’s K2P2 as shown). Frogged and reusing the yarn for Swatch 1, which I also frogged earlier. Going on a recommendation in the […]
TKGA Progress report 2
You’re just going to be wowed by my productivity this week (yes, I am trying to do these weekly). I bought a purple binder and put the instructions into it: I found some downloadable knitting journal pages and printed them out: I put swatch #2 into a sleeve protector (it’s still unblocked!) No, really. It’s […]
Master Knitting Program progress
I’ve been told this process is easier if I blog about it on the way. One of my friends once said that I was the kind of person who, when doing something for the first time, I invite an audience along for the ride, even though what I do might be utter crap. This is […]
Finished! Knitted gifts, simple gifts, 2008 Goals
Finished! The reason this post has been delayed is because the big news I have in here spoils a birthday surprise. But her birthday was yesterday (happy birthday, sis!) and if she hasn’t got her mail by now… well, I just can’t help. The second stole I knitted for Secret of the Stole is done […]