New Lace Projects

I’ve been shopping for new lace projects.   A few weeks ago Sharon Miller released a new pattern, the Queen Ring Shawl.  It’s based on one of the antique shawls she has in her collection.  Since I really wanted it and was ordering from her anyway, I went ahead and purchased the booklet for the Lerwick [...]

Nancy Bush and Lace

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 [...]

Ravelympics ’08

So Ravelympics 08 started on Friday.  While I was asleep when the opening ceremonies began, as soon as I woke up I began working on my first project.  I have 3 projects in the WIP Wrestling category.  They are: <a href=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/93897071@N00/2747574727/” title=”P1000529 by quiltingyrl, on Flickr”><img src=”http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3198/2747574727_425d3d8f13.jpg” width=”500″ height=”375″ alt=”P1000529″ /></a> 1.  My sister’s Tilted [...]

It’s Summertime! What does that mean?

Well, for me it’s all about 3 things: 1. Lace: I joined the summer of lace and started a few projects. I’ve got the Bird’s Nest Shawl from Piecework magazine in the works with some stash yarn, the Goddessknits Anniversary Shawl going in some white Zephyr laceweight, and I am about to cast on the [...]

A Few Little Things

Pattern:  Flowerbasket Shawl by Evelyn Clark Yarn:  Knitpicks Shadow in Sunset Needles: 3.5mm Addi Lace Needles Started: 14 September 2007 Finished: 25 May 2008 I haven’t been posting, as I said previously, but I have been knitting.  I finally finished the Flowerbasket shawl that has been sitting patiently in the knitting basket for several months.  [...]

Sunday, Sunday

I spent a few hours in the garden yesterday weeding, planting, and mulching the beds. I’m up for another hour or so this morning if I can make it. Of course, it isn’t my garden, it’s my parents. I don’t have one of my own so I play in theirs. My mom doesn’t have what [...]

Hemlock Ring

Well, I’ve finally made the blanket that has taken blogland by storm.  Pattern:  Hemlock Ring Blanket (with Modifications by Jared Flood) Started: 16 March 2008 Finished & Blocked: 22 March 2008 Size: 52″ (I added one extra repeat) Yarn:  Mary’s Little Lamb Light Worsted by Farmhouse Yarns in Gold Needles: 6.0mm Knitpicks Options circulars, using the [...]

Yay! My Package Has Arrived!

My package arrived from Cary, my No-More-Humdrum-Mittens Swap pal. She made me the most fabulous mittens, including using yarn spun up from “Ebony”, one of her corriedale ewes. They fit perfectly. She also included some roving for me to be able to spin up from “Ebony” as well. Plus, there were stitch markers, tea, and [...]

So, Shetland Lace

I’ve been contemplating a Shetland lace project for quite some time. The thing that always stopped me in the past is the fineness of the yarn( thread, really) that is used to create these masterpieces. That, and the pattern every row thing. I always got the inpression from blog posts I read that this was [...]

Photo Fun

Well, I wanted to share some photos of recently started projects and some new yarn I’ve gotten. I’ve been experimenting/learning with my dSLR. I’ve got a Nikon D40 and wow, that thing takes beautiful photos all by itself. Photography has always been one of my passions, and this camera is helping me to expand my [...]