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19-5-08

A spoonful of knitting

SlowbeeswatchThe Slow Bee Knitalong is so entralling, it almost makes me a  monogamous knitter. Knitting with beads is not the fastest way to achieve some results, I tell you. I photographed the gauge swatches, one of them blocked. (The other one was most definitely a needle size too big)

Greenspun_againAlso, I spun. I spun a bobbin full of dark green merino, and I started on a light green. I plan to ply them together, like this. If it comes out the way I hope, I might use this yarn to knit a new gentlemans scarve for Yep.

3-5-08

Finishitis

I know of Startitis, I have had a few serious cases of that. But now I am doing the opposite: I keep finishing -or frogging- things that have been hibernating.

Nrrdgrrl came to the Netherlands, so I finished Rikki's hat. I had 060712_rikkis_hat knitted one for her first child, send it to South Africa by mail... and that is where it disappeared. I made an exact replica that I finished only two hours before our lunch-date, and handed it to her in person this time.

Pink_ribbon_sok Jaywalker_again I decided to not finish the pink ribbon socks. To be perfectly honest, I did not like the first sock that much, and beyond that: I think she has a point on the subject of breastcancer and charity. Also in the frog pond: the Socks That Rock jaywalker. Too tight. And the Briochestitch scarf: Ripped.

Basic_socks I finished the Socks for the Road,Brazil_sock  a plain and simple stockinette pair, in a lovely Storm in the Attic colorway. We loves them. Ofcourse I started a new sock for the road right away, in the colors of the Brazil national soccer team. I don't like soccer, but I do like these colors!

The Log cabin blanket is nearing completion as well. You have to take my word for it: I have no picture. So that leaves me only one UFO: Mermaid. Yeah. I might even take that up again! But in the meantime, she (enabler) lured me to a knitalong, one of those mystery lace knitalongs. And I was powerless. I ordered yarn, I bought me some beads, and I will be eagerly awaiting cast-on instructrions. Maybe I caught startitis again?