After 5 months my Citron shawl is finally finished! Don’t get me wrong, the pattern itself is not a difficult one, and I know some people can whip one of these out in a week or two.. however, for me the mountains of stocking stitch was just too much for my rather short attention span. Pattern [...] . . . → Read More: Of Beads, Epic Bind Offs and Blocking
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I know I don’t post a lot of photos, and I’m hoping that I’ll be changing that very soon, as I do enjoy taking photos, but haven’t had a lot of time recently to do so. These are just a few things I’ve been up to recently. First off is a “new to me” discovery. New to [...] . . . → Read More: Photo Catch Up & Lots of Knits! I rarely knit in public, not because I don’t like knitting in public, or would prefer to sit there and do nothing, but because most of the projects I knit require more concentration than I can expend while trying to chit chat to my friends, or pay attention at Knitters Guild. The lovely cabled scarf I’m [...] . . . → Read More: Knitting in Public…. Today I went out to Clarendon to pick up my entries for the Hawkesbury show today and I’m more than pleased with the outcome. My lovely Polwarth received a Highly Commended. The Steward said that it had been a tough call, as all the entries were fabulous, and within a hair’s breath of each other.. but [...] . . . → Read More: All in All, I’m More than Pleased! Also known as Belladonna, has been used in poisons, hallucinogens and sleeping drugs. Ladies of the night would put a drop in their eyes to make their pupils dilate and appear more appealing. It appears back to mythical times…. and is divine shades of purple and black. Why am I blogging about Deadly Nightshade on my [...] . . . → Read More: Deadly Nightshade I just have this to say.. ZOMGWOW! I have finished my first shawl and I am in L-O-V-E with it. I have yarn left over, but not much. I can’t wait until it gets cool again now! . . . → Read More: Grey Gardens With lace socks that don’t fit, and a sweater that is unseaonsal, I have turned my attention to the shawl I had started with some of my handspun. While I really love the look of it, trying to sit down to a lace chart that requires some level of concentration just does not work when [...] . . . → Read More: The Not-So-Dreaded Shawl Flu |
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