Entries Categorized as 'Knitting'

Casting On: Ishbel

Date June 22, 2009

I couldn’t hold out. I tried. I told myself I wouldn’t cast on for Ishbel until I finished the Tulips cardigan. But the call of the shawl (ooh,that rhymed!) was too strong.

So I cast on yesterday, using the Hazel Knits Artisan Sock in “Beach Glass.” The initial cast on took a few tries (picking up [...]

Cause and Effect

Date May 29, 2009

Inspired by this:

My half-finished Tulips sweater, being knit for the State Fair.
I did this:

That’s a whole lot of Old Navy flip flops in a variety of rainbow colors.
I’m not proud.
Also,  I make  no guarantee that within the next year I won’t knit myself a sweater in every single one of those yarn colors. Because they [...]

Big Plans

Date May 18, 2009

After the success of the pillows, I felt like I got my creative momentum back. I wasn’t sure what to work on next, but then this arrived in my mailbox.
I’ve read on a couple of blogs about knitters submitting items to fairs. Now that we’re in Louisville, and the Kentucky State Fair happens in our [...]