Archive for October, 2005
Friday, October 28th, 2005
shh…
Don’t tell my husband I’m posting. He took Alex to the playground (in mittens, a hat and a warm coat) so I could be doing school work. Want to know what I did? Actually, I undid this:
then did this
until it looked like this:
Koigu deserves better than what the sock was becoming [...]
14 Comments » - Posted in more knitting by amy
Tuesday, October 25th, 2005
staying warm
Thanks to my perfect, brand new, sock pal socks. The fit me like a glove, and are keeping me extra warm today. Thanks Mia!
I am also kept warm today by my fantasticly warm alpaca/wool shapely sweater. When I tried to take a picture of it to show off for you all, [...]
18 Comments » - Posted in more knitting by amy
Thursday, October 13th, 2005
For the good of all
Up until now, my knitting has been a vain pursuit, dealing entirely with my own pleasure. Knitting is my one remaining way to be completely hedonistic. Case in point? My current work in progress is a silk & alpaca corset. If that doesn’t scream bacchanalia, I don’t know what does.
But you don’t [...]
17 Comments » - Posted in knitting by amy
Thursday, October 13th, 2005
Overheard at the office …
GWB is Harriet Miers’ Dyke Tyke.
Dyke Tyke is the male equivalent of the Fag Hag.
10 Comments » - Posted in more knitting by amy
Monday, October 3rd, 2005
WWYHD?
What Would Yarn Harlot Do?
On the needles: TWO Elizabeth Zimmerman shawls! One is a Pi shawl (in the round) out of my feeble attempts at home spun, on size 9 needles. There is no end to this project, I knit up what I spin, it will be ugly, it will be chunky in [...]
