Oh my sweet Louet…
Thanks for the congratulations and good wishes, everyone! It feels great to have such a wonderful community to share good news with. I did something today that I hadn’t done since July: I sat down and spun some yarn on …
Month: February 2004
Guess what came in this box…
Billy proposed to me last night. I knew it was coming, but I didn’t know when. He did good, that boy of mine. I had no idea that when he suggested a month and a half ago that we buy …
I never could resist a rogue
I had precious little knitting time this weekend. Enough maybe to finish the back piece of the Kyoto sash and start the trim, the two pieces left before seaming. Did I do that? Nooooo. I cast on for a Rogue …
Bet you were starting to wonder
if I was really making Kyoto at all. I mean, no pictures of it at all yet. Yes, well, there are now enough pieces to actually suggest a sweater-to-be and so here they are: the parts that will become Kyoto. …
Second childhood…or am I up to three by now?
I found a toy from my childhood on eBay the other night, bid on it on a whim, and accidentally won it. The first time I had it, at age seven or so, it was also secondhand–my mom was a …
About as much fun as watching a sweater dry
I’m about two-thirds of the way done with Kyoto. I’ve got the two fronts, the back, and one and a half sleeves done. Once I finish the second sleeve, there’s just the trim and the sash to go. Oh yeah…and …
Proof of progress
Look! It’s a couch! (And a very cute boy on the couch.) I took this standing on the stairs. Nevermind the lightbulbs in temporary cages or the white walls. The walls will be painted a nice light yellow. Yes, I’ll …
couch, sweet couch
Our stuff is here! It’s sprung from storage! We can’t totally unpack yet, since the plasterer still needs to do his work and we still need to paint, but we have our beloved Big Red Couch back, and a real …
Hmmmm….
Not so sure about this one… You are Mohair.You are a warm and fuzzy type who works well withothers, doing your share without being tooweighty. You can be stubborn and absolutelyrefuse to change your position once it is set,but that’s …
I’m late!
I said I would post this pic of Em last night, after knitting circle, and I had too much work for school and didn’t get to it. Here she is: Em, knitting at my card table. That’s her gorgeous Banff …