Author: molecularknitting

New Camera

New Camera

After about six months of discussion and dithering, M and I bought a digital SLR camera last week. Long ago I’d had a film SLR camera, and I missed what it could do that even my fancy point-and-shoot couldn’t. So we are now owners of 

FO: Embossed Leaves Socks

FO: Embossed Leaves Socks

I’ve had very little time or energy for knitting in the past few weeks, but I did manage to finish my Embossed Leaves socks. My favorites! What a pretty sock this pattern makes! I especially like the star toe completing the shape of the final 

L(-ish)YS

L(-ish)YS

I do not have a true LYS. We had two: one run by a wonderful lady and one run by a different lady. The wonderful lady got pregnant with triplets and closed. I bought a lot of yarn in her store. The other lady closed 

Blue, blue, my socks are blue…

Blue, blue, my socks are blue…

Here are the last six pairs of socks I’ve knit for myself: They are nice socks and they fit well. Two thirds of them are blue. And rather the same blue at that. Many of my readers know that I tend to knit socks non-sequentially. 

Buttons!

Buttons!

Thank you for all your kind exclamations to my spectacular hunting prowess and overall magnificence! I am always pleased to hear from humans with the good sense to recognize I am a force of nature. Brenda told me to try for a little modesty in 

Kitty No. 34 Speaks!

Kitty No. 34 Speaks!

Hello, I’m Kitty No. 34. I’m here to distract you from the fact that Brenda doesn’t have any real knitting progress to show you. Something about hot, dry August weather, blah, blah. blah. Now back to me. No, No. 34 isn’t my real name. I 

Opposites

Opposites

Before: After: Solids: Variegated: Finishing: Starting: And M says I write a lot when I blog! 😉 Happy Knitting!

More Reading than Knitting

More Reading than Knitting

Every mid-summer I seem to go through a knitting lag. It seems like it will always be hot and dusty, and the weather will never be cool enough to wear wool socks or sweaters. I have finished the first sleeve on my Nubby Cardigan, and 

Nubby Knitting Update

Nubby Knitting Update

Thank you to everyone for your kind thoughts concerning my headaches! I am being more vigilant in keeping them at bay and have been reasonably successful. Some evenings when I get home, if I’ve had to spend most of the day on the computer, I 

Back again…

Back again…

I didn’t mean to be gone so long again. Neither Archie, my laptop, nor I is having the easiest of summers. We decided to send him to Applecare right after the July 4th holiday weekend. On the second of July, M took me to after-hours