Archive for November 2008
Cabled Mittens
Posted by: Ebony on: November 27, 2008
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Whoo Hoo! I finally settled on a pattern and have finished my mittens for the No-More-Humdrum-Mitten Exchange 3. I finally decided I wanted something a little warmer than what I was working on. I decided to use a worsted weight yarn and stitch patterns from my Japanese stitch dictionary, 250 Knitting Patterns. The [...]
Consistency, That’s the Key
Posted by: Ebony on: November 17, 2008
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I’ve managed to finish a pair of socks for a co-worker who’s moving to Colorado. I didn’t know they would be for her at the time that I started them, but shortly thereafter we had a conversation about handknit socks. She’s originally from Lithuania, and grew up recieving a pair yearly from her mother in [...]
Sock Yarn
Posted by: Ebony on: November 13, 2008
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I’m finding that I really like the sturdy sock yarns for wearing. I spent 2 years in Germany, and for durability, there’s nothing like German yarn. I am trying the Regia Cotton with my Madder Ribbed Socks for the first time, and I love it. It’s slightly plumper than the Regia 4-fadig that I have [...]
The Nancy Bush Project: Madder Rib
Posted by: Ebony on: November 9, 2008
So, I wanted to share project #1 in the Nancy Bush Project. They are the madder ribbed socks from Knitting Vintage Socks. The ribbing pattern works really well for those self-striping or patterned yarns in the stash. A little more interesting than plain stockinette, but not overwhelming to the yarn or too much work that [...]
Insomnia
Posted by: Ebony on: November 8, 2008
It’s been quite awhile since I’ve been hit with a bout of insomnia. I started working the night shift in October and I’ve been doing OK with that. It took me about a week to get my body acclimated to staying up all night long. It helps that I’ve kept to my sleep schedule even [...]
The Nancy Bush Project
Posted by: Ebony on: November 7, 2008
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I love Nancy Bush’s books. Her socks always come out wonderfully, and now she has her lace book also. I’ve decided to try to finish one project per month from her books. This will give me the opportunity to learn different sock constructions, as well as allow me to work on lace projects that I [...]
Darn!
Posted by: Ebony on: November 6, 2008
I’ve already missed a day. In my defense, I don’t have any internet access until 11pm when I arrive at work, and we were busy. I’ve pulled out my log cabin and am working on adding the last 4 sections to it. Hopefully I can get that off my WIP list in the next few [...]
UFO Progress
Posted by: Ebony on: November 4, 2008
I’m still working on my ongoing UFOs. They get a little love from time to time and I plan to continue to work on them until they are done. The striped log cabin is the closest to being completed, and actually has a deadline. It’s meant for my younger brother for Xmas. He knows all [...]
Nancy Bush and Lace
Posted by: Ebony on: November 3, 2008
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The first thing I did after gassing up my car ($2.41 for premium in MD!) on Friday was to go straight to A Tangled Skein. I saw that people were getting their copies of Knitted Lace of Estonia by Nancy Bush in the mail from Amazon, and I wanted mine too. I’m too impatient to wait [...]
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