My wrist now feels a lot better, and I can knit again. I have knit half of the third panel of my Aran Afghan. So all that is left is the last half and the edging pieces. It’s fun to see how it’s growing.
Lizard Ridge has taken a bit of a back seat in the push to finish the Aran Afghan.
I have also been experimenting with lace knitting. I am picking up “A Gathering of Lace” at the library this evening, and I’m hoping that will help. I’m eying a lace shawl pattern for a Peacock Shawl, but I should probably at least experiment a little longer. I have also ordered some sample yarn from Sarah’s Yarns and am eagerly awaiting its arrival so I can play more.
Finally, I’m designing a pair of socks so I have something to knit while traveling this summer. First up is a trip to Istanbul in July, and I think sock-knitting will be perfect. If only I manage to get the needles on board the airplane….
My wrist hurts. So instead of knitting it’s taking Tylenol and wearing a wrist-guard. 
I have just been given several knitting related gifts from my grandmother-in-law.
I got 4 vintage pattern books
Some of the patterns were actually rather stylish. And most of them had nice stitches and patterns on the sweaters that can be borrowed for other projects. In fact, it’s mostly the people (and the haircuts) that make it look less than recent. ….oh, and in some cases the colour-choices.
She also gave me this crocheted teacozy. The thread is ever so thin and it must have taken her quite some time to make it. She made it when she was 16.
Thank you!
The Falling In Love socks are complete. I’m really pleased with the result. They fit very well and will definitely stay up on the leg.
The yarn I used, indigo Apple Laine from Russell, Ontario, is wonderful. It was very nice to work with, and – call me crazy – it smells lovely. I will definitely use more Apple Laine yarn in the future. In fact, I have already stocked up with a few skeins of various colours – Sunny Days, Chianti, and Arizona.
I can’t believe I’m thinking this, but I may have caught the sock-bug. It’s a really nice size project, particularly for traveling. And since we will be traveling a fair bit this summer, it’s safe to say that I will be knitting more socks.
I’m sure you’ve all noticed the NHL playoffs are over, and the Senators did not win. But I did finish these socks at the end of the finals – in fact I was binding off as the cup was awarded to the evil Ducks. So I must thank the Sens for a good run and lots of evening knitting time.
Project start: April 30, 2007
Completed: June 6, 2007
I have won a contest at Robin’s blog Yarn Crawl . Amazing. She was holding a blogiversary contest and I was a runner up winner. I won a Katia pattern book. I’m looking forward to it.
Thank you so much!
We spent the weekend at the cottage. It was very relaxing. The most exciting this was that we went kayaking with our new kayaks. L was amazing and managed the kayak all by herself. We made several trips across the lake.
Can anyone guess what it is? A bumpy snake? A soft hoola-hoop?
I have to say…. I really dislike when there are knots in the yarn. You knit along nicely and suddenly there is a break in the yarn which has just been tied together with a knot. This is particularly irritating when the yarn is expensive. For example, the Alfa Sandnes yarn I used for Celtic Knot was close to $6 per 50g skein of 60 m. You would think that you could get 60 m worth of yarn without a break. But no – several of the skeins had knots in them, which of course I did not notice until it was between my fingers and ready to be knit.
The yarn I’m using for the Aran Afghan has been good so far, but I just stumbled upon the first knot in 13 skeins. At least I got 12 knot-free skeins with 163 m of wool…..
Grrrr!
The Stanley Cup Finals start today, and the Ottawa Senators are in the finals. This means at minimum 4 lovely evenings of knitting for me. Go Sens Go!!!!
The second Snowy Triangle Scarf is completed. The yarn used was Gedifra, Fashion Trend Stripe. It’s 51% new wool and 49% acrylic, 90 m per 50 g skein. I used 2.5 skeins and knit on 7.0 mm needles.
Project start: May 19, 2007
Completed: May 24, 2007
I’m noticing that the colours show much better in outdoor photos at this time a year. So indulge me while I’m decorating the dwarf spruce in our yard.
Here is another bear. I used a charcoal gray, Shetland Chunky 25% Wool/75% Acrylic blend from Patons (needle size 5.5 mm). This bear is for my new nephew, and we will deliver it this weekend, when we get to visit him for the first time. It was really completed about a month ago, except I ran out of stuffing, so I had to wait until yesterday to stuff the head and finish it completely.
Just in time for our trip too.
Project start: April 20, 2007
Completed: May 24, 2007
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