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Why dye lot matters

Posted Wednesday, August 15, 2007 10:12 PM by margot
Why is it that two skeins laid side-by-side can look exactly the same, but when you knit them up, they look like this: I suspect that the baby won't notice, right? Right? Finished the seaming tonight. Now it just needs a little swish and block and some Read More...
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And none shall outpaddle our paddlin' today*

Posted Sunday, August 12, 2007 10:01 PM by margot
My team placed 25th in the Dragonboat Festival last weekend. We were 24th going into the finals, the top 25 teams (out of 77) got to compete in the final round. Our poor showing in the last heat was for the most part due to timing. It occurred less than Read More...
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Orange Pullover, aka the six day sweater

Posted Friday, July 06, 2007 7:41 PM by margot
Here it is, the six day sweater. We had a nice overcast evening; perfect for photographing those tricky oranges. Pattern: Knitting Pure and Simple Neck Down Pullover by Diane Soucy Yarn: Araucania Nature Wool Chunky, color 108 ~7 skeins Needles: size Read More...
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Variety is the spice...

Posted Thursday, July 05, 2007 10:14 PM by margot
of someone else's life, apparently. You might think that after speed-knitting a sweater over the past week, I might want to knit ANYTHING but another sweater. You would be incorrect. That's the beginning of my Diamond Pullover. I purchased the kit from Read More...
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Pullover Progress

Posted Friday, June 29, 2007 7:41 PM by margot
I just bound off the hem. Seemed like a good time for an update. I look less-than-thrilled, no? This was our third photo shoot. It was a tough shot to get in the late-day light. That's not a pond behind me, that's a sunbeam! Oh, and I 'm glad Read More...
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A sweater with a little frog and a sweater to be frogged a little

Posted Thursday, June 28, 2007 1:27 PM by margot
Why do I procrastinate on finishing? This lovely little kimono was knit + seamed at least two months before the baby for whom it was knit made her arrival. So why did I wait until after she was born to sew on the frog? That's all it needed - a 10 Read More...
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Rhapsody inTweed, updated pix

Posted Sunday, February 25, 2007 4:40 PM by margot
Joy of joys, I am blogging from my own computer. I finally received my replacement power supply from Gateway; a full week later than they promised it. No surprise there as they had let me down at every step of the process. As promised, here's pix Read More...
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Rhapsody in Tweed

Posted Sunday, February 11, 2007 8:23 PM by robrohr
Look! A finished object! Yes, the picture is crap. For the few hours of daylight that remained after finishing this puppy, my photographer was sick and flat on his back. Although he gamely took a few shots, his vantage point on the couch led to unflattering Read More...
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Eighty

Posted Sunday, January 28, 2007 4:36 PM by margot
The first week of school was fun. I love the first week: seeing old friends and classmates, new books, no homework. I feel like this semester will be more manageable than the last one. I plan to post once a week through this semester. Any more than that Read More...
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To rip or not to rip...

Posted Saturday, June 10, 2006 8:56 PM by margot
Remember Vimmerby? As you may recall , I was concerned that I had stranded this too tightly. I wanted to block it before making a decision to rip or not. I steam blocked it using crude 20th century methods (a damp cloth and an iron). Remarkably, steam Read More...
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60 down, 20 to go

Posted Sunday, May 21, 2006 1:04 PM by margot
Of my Psychedelic Squares Afghan , of course. Blocked: Unblocked: Plus, I started a sweater last Monday night. Vimmerby from Cornelia Tuttle Hamilton's Collection Book 2 . (It's the one worn by the girl on the bike at the bottom of the page) I realized Read More...
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