Oh, I think I am in love with the mitered square.
-It is so small.
-I can choose new colors every time.
-It satisfies my love of finishing (not as in seaming/weaving in ends finishing, but being done with something)
I realize this is why many people love dishcloths. But dishcloths are made from cotton, which wears out my hands after a while. And I hate washing dishes. These beauties will become a cuddly blanket. I love cuddly blankets.
BTW, I'm using the pattern from Mason Dixon Knitting, which is commonly abbreviated MDK. And whenever I read that I think "Murder Death Kill." Anyone seen Demolition Man? Bad 90's Stallone and Sandra Bullock movie? On TBS pretty regularly for some reason?
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Seduce
It has indeed seduced me. Hope it is as lovely to knit with as it is to look at. What terrible grammar!
I'm considering Flow from Norah Gaughan Vol. 2 but the Drawstring Raglan in the new IK also caught my eye...of course for that I might need a few contrasting colors...
I'm considering Flow from Norah Gaughan Vol. 2 but the Drawstring Raglan in the new IK also caught my eye...of course for that I might need a few contrasting colors...
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Shocking! A post!
I haven't posted on this thing in 8 months! Yeesh! Ravelry is better. But I need to make some notes for my own benefit. This was a YARN-TASTIC week!
Purchased from Webs:
8 sk Berroco Peruvia in granada, $7.50/ea (for Mom's tilted duster, she's paying me back)
8 sk Berroco Seduce in gris-bleu $8/ea (oh wow hope it is as pretty in real life!)
10 sk Lily Chin Park Avenue in olive $3.79/ea (for Minimalist Cardi)
total, with shipping and discount: $138.70 (quite a deal, my friends)
Going to buy from Ana in her destash:
4 and some extra Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece, blue or purple, can't tell (probably purple knowing Ana) - $25
Some Zephyr Jaggerspun wool/silk, mushroomy brown, about 1800 yards, I think, $10ish?
And from knittinmama on Rav:
2 balls RY Classic Cashsoft 4ply in the exact dyelot orange I needed, $15
(so that my 6 balls in stash can become enough to make the Apres-surf hoodie in the Summer IK. Can't believe my luck on this one!)
So if you leave out the yarn for Mom and its $60 price tag, that's $130ish for yarn this week. 25+ skeins of varying yardage (average price $5.20/skein), about 5 projects, magic dyelot matching, helping a friend, and oodles of knitting! Not bad.
So I guess I have pre-spent all of my birthday money, and I still have 26 days to go before it is even here. I'm always in a hurry.
Purchased from Webs:
8 sk Berroco Peruvia in granada, $7.50/ea (for Mom's tilted duster, she's paying me back)
8 sk Berroco Seduce in gris-bleu $8/ea (oh wow hope it is as pretty in real life!)
10 sk Lily Chin Park Avenue in olive $3.79/ea (for Minimalist Cardi)
total, with shipping and discount: $138.70 (quite a deal, my friends)
Going to buy from Ana in her destash:
4 and some extra Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece, blue or purple, can't tell (probably purple knowing Ana) - $25
Some Zephyr Jaggerspun wool/silk, mushroomy brown, about 1800 yards, I think, $10ish?
And from knittinmama on Rav:
2 balls RY Classic Cashsoft 4ply in the exact dyelot orange I needed, $15
(so that my 6 balls in stash can become enough to make the Apres-surf hoodie in the Summer IK. Can't believe my luck on this one!)
So if you leave out the yarn for Mom and its $60 price tag, that's $130ish for yarn this week. 25+ skeins of varying yardage (average price $5.20/skein), about 5 projects, magic dyelot matching, helping a friend, and oodles of knitting! Not bad.
So I guess I have pre-spent all of my birthday money, and I still have 26 days to go before it is even here. I'm always in a hurry.
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