Knitting! Plus some gardening, cocktails, and whatever else strikes my fancy.
I love seed stitch in diamonds. seed stitch diamond from my first sweater I love seed stitch in mohair. seed stitch edgings on my second sweater I love seed stitch in handpainted yarn. detail from seed stitch chevron of Landscape Shawl But I love seed …
Saturday my friend Nancy and I set up a beading afternoon, and we needed to go to our LBS, which is in a small complex of restaurants and shops built around a courtyard. At the entrance to the Courtyard stood a sign telling everyone to …
Late this afternoon in lab, Natasha came over to my desk, put her hands on her hips, and said, “You have not updated your blog in a week. I had a few minutes this afternoon, and I thought it would be fun to catch up …
It has been a big week here at Molecular Knitting. As I reported in my last post, the La Gran cardigan is done. But did I stop there? No siree! I only had a half dozen or so purple necklaces to go with said lilac …
Although this photo isn’t pretty (due to horrific weather and no outdoor light to speak of), the La Gran Lilac Cardigan is DONE! Most importantly, it fits. The sleeves are a little long, but I fold back the cuff, and then all is good. I …
Trek is the contest winner!!Congratulations! I’d write more now, but I have to prepare to give a presentation at work (ARGHH!).Have a great day everyone!
If you haven’t already, scroll down to the previous post and read about the contest I have going on! M will pick the winner Friday morning, so be sure to comment or email to enter! Only 8 people have entered so far, so the odds …
It’s time to have a contest! Next Friday, the tenth, is my birthday, and I think that calls for a contest. But as a disclaimer, I’ve never run a contest before, so I am making it up as I go along. My thinking is this: …
Back in the distant past of early September, I made knitting plans, and I shared them on this blog. It was time to knit lace in a triangle, i.e. a shawl. I thought the Ruby colorway of Fleece Artist Merino would make a fantastic Christmas …
My Socktober left a little to be desired in terms of new sock creations: Just one sock for me. I either have to knit the second or hop. I loved knitting this sock, it’s just that October was very busy and hectic with things like …