A Shout Out From My Spindler Friend

Posted by on Feb 23, 2006 in Blog Fun |

This was a message on Spindlers:Gentle Spindlers, What an amazing group of spinners and knitters you all are.. I’m so impressed by what all of you are accomplishing as we knit (and spin) for the gold! For those of you with blogs, they are beautiful and inspiring records of what you’re working on. Heather — don’t give up. Love your “Team What the Hell Was I Thinking”. I speak for myself when I say I’m a...

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Loathesome Train Rides and Cherry Tree Hill Yarn

Posted by on Feb 22, 2006 in Blog Fun | 1 comment

Standing the whole way to and from home on the train really REALLY stinks. So, no knitting today. Tomorrow, though, I go see Cousin Dan in the Moot Court trials and I plan to knit while I listen to his brilliance.And, for my sock knit group–here’s what the Cherry Tree Hill sock yarn knits up like. These are on my cheap-o sock blockers. The variegated yarn is the CTH and the purple is…someone elses yarn. They were the same...

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Where’s a Medici When You Need One?

Posted by on Feb 21, 2006 in Blog Fun | 1 comment

O woe is me that the days of the Medici are gone? What I wouldn’t give for a benefactor! I could have knocked this puppy out so fast had I just been…kept.Sigh.This is what I did yesterday and today on the train. Getting a few more rows done tonight, but blast it all, if work doesn’t keep rearing it’s ugly head.Gargh!!!However, I thought those of you who are actually reading my blog (but not commenting?) might like to see...

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A Sad Little Update

Posted by on Feb 20, 2006 in Blog Fun |

Sunday afternoon, I finished panel ONE!Yeah, it took over a week to do 3/4 of panel ONE! So I’m looking forward to Olympics 2010! Whoo hoo!At least it looks nice:And I soaked it in Downey and Hoof-n-Mane conditioner and the yarn is MUCH NICER now.

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How I started!

Posted by on Feb 17, 2006 in Blog Fun |

Who knew that when I learned to knit–taught myself and was told I was twisting all my stitches, I was really just a knitting heretic practicing combination knitting!? I’m going to go back to what I used to do. Maybe I’ll finally speed up on the damn afghan!!!

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