tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13986792535789560482024-02-19T05:30:19.690-08:00From Here to EterKnitty... confessions of a reclusive knitterGhislainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11353533158075923701noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1398679253578956048.post-20090086327865225002008-08-05T12:15:00.001-07:002008-12-10T10:37:07.738-08:00Summer of SocksI was all gung-ho about knitting socks all summer when I joined SoS 2008 back in April or May, but then I got sidetracked by the Swallowtail Shawl so the sock knitting got off to a slow start. My mind still wants to knit shawls, but I can't seem to pick yarn or pattern to satisfy it. Until I do, here are the completed socks to date. All from the Sensational Knitted Socks books.<br /><br /><strong>Scroll Lace Socks</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgycc43YVJuG1uF2nuyu4VyxNnXYuQE59S5OV7brU7VAhe10lc6bybBvhmmIyz2Ccx6Q99St-a_f6S5BWHP_RKio7inl_T4m1yhMOtXqU_ucAk1AIK4nbkvcayCx0So2RiX3GXuoVR6bXSI/s1600-h/Scroll+Lace+Socks.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgycc43YVJuG1uF2nuyu4VyxNnXYuQE59S5OV7brU7VAhe10lc6bybBvhmmIyz2Ccx6Q99St-a_f6S5BWHP_RKio7inl_T4m1yhMOtXqU_ucAk1AIK4nbkvcayCx0So2RiX3GXuoVR6bXSI/s320/Scroll+Lace+Socks.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231114807316123682" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Waterfall Lace Socks</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_qH1Pp5yhPpAJ64qNbkoKLO8N3f9xvBfG0XjJJgdXwqorwpR9rMEuegawk34zeMAvF-pnqMFLZNRDnNIqsxNReZXCI455heSpMYGUxD9Ies9J1UfL_Alymll50FnK26uI3SmxX4qwJkd/s1600-h/Waterfall+Lace+Socks.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_qH1Pp5yhPpAJ64qNbkoKLO8N3f9xvBfG0XjJJgdXwqorwpR9rMEuegawk34zeMAvF-pnqMFLZNRDnNIqsxNReZXCI455heSpMYGUxD9Ies9J1UfL_Alymll50FnK26uI3SmxX4qwJkd/s320/Waterfall+Lace+Socks.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231114807239630626" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Garter Rib Socks</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE-Y37A97y0iAwr791UMndTHUeb-l_ynkOZuaMeD0BV-TiC3HIWmpUKtVlhYdg0tvBtBbfnn68mBzT_yC16jYntrm-RPy8wZa6f-PaUfQq2p3Pl4ori2NqlkhHzNQL-IDIfSL9oAeAkRt6/s1600-h/Garter+Rib+Socks+Knit+Picks+Felici.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE-Y37A97y0iAwr791UMndTHUeb-l_ynkOZuaMeD0BV-TiC3HIWmpUKtVlhYdg0tvBtBbfnn68mBzT_yC16jYntrm-RPy8wZa6f-PaUfQq2p3Pl4ori2NqlkhHzNQL-IDIfSL9oAeAkRt6/s320/Garter+Rib+Socks+Knit+Picks+Felici.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231114796217032450" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi81_c8oUb9DsZHmR5cFg24jUm4bNi9atbCsxEjhuNL4ehyphenhyphen9zhlx_QDOWKOcobhOTynQbqPIdfXngTAl0I-mgGeTblMcyPSRDRo6Gd3UCRlA1kZq8PDbnDl0rvRptl8TYnb33X8Y6TcXGSp/s1600-h/Watermelon+Socks.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi81_c8oUb9DsZHmR5cFg24jUm4bNi9atbCsxEjhuNL4ehyphenhyphen9zhlx_QDOWKOcobhOTynQbqPIdfXngTAl0I-mgGeTblMcyPSRDRo6Gd3UCRlA1kZq8PDbnDl0rvRptl8TYnb33X8Y6TcXGSp/s320/Watermelon+Socks.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231114795174219170" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Sidetracked Again</strong><br /><br />I had to come up with a baby present by mid-August. Although I have a heart blanket "in stock", it is blue and this baby is a girl. I know, I know ... blue is perfectly acceptable.<br /><br />Anyway, I decided to try Elizabeth Zimmerman's February Sweater. I was admiring all the projects on <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/baby-sweater-on-two-needles-february/people">Ravelry</a> and decided is would be a quick knit. Ah! I spent all day Saturday knitting and ended up with nothing to show for it on Sunday morning.<br /><br />It seems I have a major knitting-character flaw: I hate garter stitch. I think all the pictures of this sweater and of the Baby Surprise Jacket look wonderfull, but when I knit up all this garter stitch, I can't stand the look of it "in person".<br /><br />I finally decided to modify the pattern to have seed stitch borders and raglan shaping in stocking stitch for the yoke. I am a much happier knitter for the choice. I only have a few rows to go on the main part and should make short order of the sleeves.<br /><br />Yarn is Dream In Color Smooshy in Petal Showers.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtB-yXIu0J-MR9uA85_ko5LBFJEbTHQbaVBSFJ76-X8vQUByz-3o1H39sDShqbSvjoTnRMINXb2b8f3pX3S7H2Tc7OnWOBcwNUvf9S2IKg4FP8dGDzDipYcYcvzvtjEACU7_i-Fb6L7xWA/s1600-h/February+Sweater+In+Progress.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtB-yXIu0J-MR9uA85_ko5LBFJEbTHQbaVBSFJ76-X8vQUByz-3o1H39sDShqbSvjoTnRMINXb2b8f3pX3S7H2Tc7OnWOBcwNUvf9S2IKg4FP8dGDzDipYcYcvzvtjEACU7_i-Fb6L7xWA/s320/February+Sweater+In+Progress.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231114790948887218" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Stash Improvement</strong><br /><br />There has been a whole lot of purchasing going on. I'll try and post pictures next time. I have been a very bad girl! :)Ghislainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11353533158075923701noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1398679253578956048.post-64255255736676426262008-07-07T09:29:00.000-07:002008-12-10T10:37:08.480-08:00Mosaic Meme and Completed SwallowtailI usually pass on memes, but this one was too good to miss.<br /><br />What to do:<br /><br />A. Type your answer to each of the questions below into <a href="http://www.flickr.com/">Flickr Search</a>.<br />B. Using only the first page, pick an image.<br />C. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into <a href="http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/mosaic.php">Mosaic Maker</a>.<br /><br />The Questions:<br /><br />1. What is your first name? <strong>Ghislaine</strong><br />2. What is your favorite food? <strong>French Bread</strong><br />3. What high school did you go to? <strong>Ecole Secondaire Evangeline</strong>*<br />4. What is your favorite color? <strong>Purple</strong><br />5. Who is your celebrity crush? <strong>Alan Rickman</strong><br />6. Favorite drink? <strong>Ginger Ale</strong><br />7. Dream vacation? <strong>Scotland's Stone Circles</strong><br />8. Favorite dessert? <strong>Lemon Tarts</strong><br />9. What you want to be when you grow up? <strong>Wise</strong><br />10. What do you love most in life? <strong>Sleeping</strong><br />11. One word to describe you. <strong>Quiet</strong><br />12. Your flickr name. <strong>EterKnitty</strong>**<br /><br />* No results for the full search, so I settled for a search on "Evangeline" only. That baby picture was the best result.<br /><br />** I certainly didn't expect any results for "EterKnitty" - so I searched "Eternity" instead.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqWT0GsHT-83EXxJ7lE1nhFAGe012gNs3l8-KfcnOq-WxxL0Irao_V15wg-WzL9vBljNx25fV1zmoNiKz9PkT_dzirpglMP_GKJY5pmhGH8aqWmVJr7tSs1lsxxCogQ2RbDUxnlNHR0Wv9/s1600-h/My+Mosaic.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220310753839424594" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqWT0GsHT-83EXxJ7lE1nhFAGe012gNs3l8-KfcnOq-WxxL0Irao_V15wg-WzL9vBljNx25fV1zmoNiKz9PkT_dzirpglMP_GKJY5pmhGH8aqWmVJr7tSs1lsxxCogQ2RbDUxnlNHR0Wv9/s320/My+Mosaic.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">1. </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sweden_otsi/1673515721/"><span style="font-size:78%;">Ghislaine de féligonde (and a bug)</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;">, 2. </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryans_photography/2300343697/"><span style="font-size:78%;">French Bread</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;">, 3. </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/emt1irish/2570868581/"><span style="font-size:78%;">Dreaming Evangline</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;">, 4. </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/grace_flowers/472265382/"><span style="font-size:78%;">Just a Orchid</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;">, 5. </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/manasa/431553497/"><span style="font-size:78%;">Alan Rickman, The Great</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;">, 6. </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/87362701@N00/234526296/"><span style="font-size:78%;">Canada Dry Ginger Ale ad, 1930s</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;">, 7. </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cjc/185979176/"><span style="font-size:78%;">Tursachan Chalanais</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;">, 8. </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/naoko123/1390289829/"><span style="font-size:78%;">lemon curd tart</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;">, 9. </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cool-photos/902415751/"><span style="font-size:78%;">Portrait of a senior woman thinking with head on nands.</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;">, 10. </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fofurasfelinas/153310361/"><span style="font-size:78%;">It feels so good to be a kitten</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;">, 11. </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lesec/108089127/"><span style="font-size:78%;">Quiet*</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;">, 12. </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/zebandrews/2288028244/"><span style="font-size:78%;">Day's end at land's end</span></a><br /><br /><strong>Swallowtail Shawl Done</strong><br /><br />I finished and blocked my Swallowtail Shawl a little over a week ago.<br /><br />The blocked size is 65" across and 26.5" deep. Still pretty small considering I added 10 repeats of the budding lace section. I considered doing an extra repeat of the lily of the valley portion. I'm glad I didn't though because I would have run out of beads. I started on the second skein part way through the lily of the valley portion. This skein was more pink than purple and I like the effect of a slightly lighter border section.<br /><br />This shawl will have to be gifted to a small person like my model, Emi.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWF1u-BiRJRsXHHV65a5SWEtkcWr_nE8KKBjm5el2-U5lgdFHiFmPHZSHjovHmEZRDxswX3c3qNLgk-WXfB93hTAcUUSYKF3MdNsmYzAHhJKBVW3oBhjp84GzokEPa0zqVRivcQ0WhtAj3/s1600-h/Malabrigo+Swallowtail+Shawl+4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220314155574881394" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWF1u-BiRJRsXHHV65a5SWEtkcWr_nE8KKBjm5el2-U5lgdFHiFmPHZSHjovHmEZRDxswX3c3qNLgk-WXfB93hTAcUUSYKF3MdNsmYzAHhJKBVW3oBhjp84GzokEPa0zqVRivcQ0WhtAj3/s320/Malabrigo+Swallowtail+Shawl+4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha3IPEpZgP9newWobilJ7uhYiPlLmOTKFfHLs2Q0l97ybFT1jfgop2zYQDSYMk-DEQdKx1T67pLq6QTSxO1a3MIYTbZWC4UTJHf7P-2tpguHdzQGQCx0ZUHYwIJvqly3vQPbjS144fc1rU/s1600-h/Malabrigo+Swallowtail+Shawl+5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220314157693890386" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha3IPEpZgP9newWobilJ7uhYiPlLmOTKFfHLs2Q0l97ybFT1jfgop2zYQDSYMk-DEQdKx1T67pLq6QTSxO1a3MIYTbZWC4UTJHf7P-2tpguHdzQGQCx0ZUHYwIJvqly3vQPbjS144fc1rU/s320/Malabrigo+Swallowtail+Shawl+5.jpg" border="0" /></a>Ghislainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11353533158075923701noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1398679253578956048.post-58082043443961383582008-06-23T13:28:00.000-07:002008-12-10T10:37:09.348-08:00Swallowtail Shawl ProgressLast week I finally made a yarn selection for the swallowtail shawl - Malabrigo lace in a lovely purple colour.<br /><br />The first section (budding lace) was knit quickly, even though I added 10 repeats to the 14 called for in the pattern so that the shawl would be a bit larger.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO45xXm8PPC1gwlETEjphCi38odKmRAQPCV4LfA62VfkQ0f47P_NysCLx4NNrV5yqvk9ko4SzWeMqMz6LqaFRo9oZVDVqDio00XsiHk5X07jHfdjwSd5qmED1p1PxzFgT9OQSQnCc7MHuV/s1600-h/Malabrigo+Swallowtail+Shawl+1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO45xXm8PPC1gwlETEjphCi38odKmRAQPCV4LfA62VfkQ0f47P_NysCLx4NNrV5yqvk9ko4SzWeMqMz6LqaFRo9oZVDVqDio00XsiHk5X07jHfdjwSd5qmED1p1PxzFgT9OQSQnCc7MHuV/s320/Malabrigo+Swallowtail+Shawl+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215177136053951330" /></a><br /><br />Although the pattern calls for <a href="http://www.knittingbeyondthehebrides.org/lace/estonian.html">nupps</a> in the Lily of the Valley section, I opted for beads. The photo doesn't do the beads justice - they match the shawl colours perfectly. I have never done beading before and so far it has gone remarkably well. I am using the crochet hook method. I am already on the last few rows - it should be done by the end of the week.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_dSUufpbB7ofl2Zbx1gW1siOVZiu5lGPvt7ccZjOX8lxjzmaFySL76tyNuEX5Did2mLYAq1deh-bLV1K83qz4B6_gViqRsK9x1kr-dwi_PUkKryvj1La4YuYnPOQbWJTpeDg2FKQSkhOn/s1600-h/Malabrigo+Swallowtail+Shawl+2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_dSUufpbB7ofl2Zbx1gW1siOVZiu5lGPvt7ccZjOX8lxjzmaFySL76tyNuEX5Did2mLYAq1deh-bLV1K83qz4B6_gViqRsK9x1kr-dwi_PUkKryvj1La4YuYnPOQbWJTpeDg2FKQSkhOn/s320/Malabrigo+Swallowtail+Shawl+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215177140933036690" /></a><br /><br />Last week I knit for a secret project. Here is a sneak peek until it is no longer a secret. Hourglass lace pattern in Elann Peruvian Highland Wool - Colour: Nutmeg Heather Heather.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDS7q1zhFzJSKzK0gYPV4Rr03xevStlypxE51bGMhZoGSlbGHqBwWWYBRWesbPO1AX-4pDaHwtjPTTYqrCTm51shu3EwmSAS8IM-7Y5ZoHFPH3MCPAZTeAVBH7ywGTx-_CBGuKsqpCdOZX/s1600-h/Secret+Project+-+Hourglass+Lace.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDS7q1zhFzJSKzK0gYPV4Rr03xevStlypxE51bGMhZoGSlbGHqBwWWYBRWesbPO1AX-4pDaHwtjPTTYqrCTm51shu3EwmSAS8IM-7Y5ZoHFPH3MCPAZTeAVBH7ywGTx-_CBGuKsqpCdOZX/s320/Secret+Project+-+Hourglass+Lace.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215177140225348770" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Additions to my Knitting Library</strong><br /><br />I received some great new books from my son and his girlfriend as birthday gifts:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP7WxX-wNq0VqHt1sSQCjJty-Th8SqHIgWiGs0prO0yNSH5s6gSmvBhQpY1sryBam4wURoG8J6_qLHEgNQW3jR2c-SwvuQl0_UBIcL-lONPma2yusIUZugDU8xvHUpf0A636dNBAUvRT7g/s1600-h/Birthday+Books+1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP7WxX-wNq0VqHt1sSQCjJty-Th8SqHIgWiGs0prO0yNSH5s6gSmvBhQpY1sryBam4wURoG8J6_qLHEgNQW3jR2c-SwvuQl0_UBIcL-lONPma2yusIUZugDU8xvHUpf0A636dNBAUvRT7g/s320/Birthday+Books+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215177145178728002" /></a><br /><br />I am happy to finally have Elizabeth Zimmerman's Opinionated Knitter - it was the only one of her books I didn't own.<br /><br />I haven't yet opened the Japanese knitting stitches book - that should keep me enthralled for hours!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGByne-q4MM0aehu8t8FWfzL2FiH9J9Y2QWCltV2YIeB0OV8g1ecFQ7qejGv7fF1-_pcNk5yTKeKE01IYi1w-qjGPnTh_UbEs1PI89jqaFeyRILxV8rZSvE6olqK44sxsGi0LkYslb30-b/s1600-h/Birthday+Books+2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGByne-q4MM0aehu8t8FWfzL2FiH9J9Y2QWCltV2YIeB0OV8g1ecFQ7qejGv7fF1-_pcNk5yTKeKE01IYi1w-qjGPnTh_UbEs1PI89jqaFeyRILxV8rZSvE6olqK44sxsGi0LkYslb30-b/s320/Birthday+Books+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215177146794099554" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Stash Improvement</strong> for this week:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs8vjT_9eLCWdIkCZ-fALMAEKnaKjhmuluhl_eA9hbje_h2lfmqWxk8e4LBFhAXYwjXdOfxcla_B6NSz_7A7ptplOaNycoucqywOrK_GO79CozohasM8RvEMd29GDo3UZWsLHPbnzw8pGy/s1600-h/Stash+June+22.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs8vjT_9eLCWdIkCZ-fALMAEKnaKjhmuluhl_eA9hbje_h2lfmqWxk8e4LBFhAXYwjXdOfxcla_B6NSz_7A7ptplOaNycoucqywOrK_GO79CozohasM8RvEMd29GDo3UZWsLHPbnzw8pGy/s320/Stash+June+22.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215177644162586754" /></a>Ghislainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11353533158075923701noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1398679253578956048.post-30170583235249230432008-06-11T12:06:00.000-07:002008-12-10T10:37:13.128-08:00June UpdateClever title. Makes me wish I had just numbered my blog posts instead of using titles - but then I would know exactly how few posts I have made. With the advent of Ravelry, it seems superfluous to post to the blog. It's not as if I have loads to say - I just want to keep track of my knitting.<br /><br />Since I completed the silk scarf shown below, I've been knitting socks while thinking of other projects. I've joined the <a href="http://clapotiskal.blogspot.com/">Swallowtail Shawl KAL</a> but I can't seem to make up my mind as to what yarn to use. I have loads in the stash already (which has not prevented me from ordering more). My plan for the weekend is to select yarn and get a good start on the shawl.<br /><br /><strong>Crest of the Wave Silk Scarf</strong><br /><br />This lovely scarf was completed a few weeks ago. I had never knit with silk before and it was an enjoyable experience. This blocked out to 10"x80". It is fluid and practically weightless. Silk from <a href="http://www.clevercatknits.com/index.html">Clever Cat Knits</a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUJDdWFU0pr3hJOzMms8lxad47egdDKmkhOW8G3YUpKdoI2DG-0rYLikQcgYyjvV-eoEsIOg8wtJ-6NZpHx7VWzsL5qMGfp4bI0BXflDgA7l2DpksPnzD_DoC0Vn_Mi9GsrWx9RryTxaoE/s1600-h/Crest+of+the+Wave+Silk+Scarf+1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUJDdWFU0pr3hJOzMms8lxad47egdDKmkhOW8G3YUpKdoI2DG-0rYLikQcgYyjvV-eoEsIOg8wtJ-6NZpHx7VWzsL5qMGfp4bI0BXflDgA7l2DpksPnzD_DoC0Vn_Mi9GsrWx9RryTxaoE/s320/Crest+of+the+Wave+Silk+Scarf+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210703344971062322" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZO-FxS7iqrUjWPb9z8xlIhrfpsFPYOgL4glYtfUGX2K5PxKz7nrdBMyl0h1JEzNXPJjjL1682feiUy43BJ0XMOb9at9KnXJTmKpGox9a1hPqYSx6zpGTnWVUHECm7OIeiIjKScKlTi0Fa/s1600-h/Crest+of+the+Wave+Silk+Scarf+2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZO-FxS7iqrUjWPb9z8xlIhrfpsFPYOgL4glYtfUGX2K5PxKz7nrdBMyl0h1JEzNXPJjjL1682feiUy43BJ0XMOb9at9KnXJTmKpGox9a1hPqYSx6zpGTnWVUHECm7OIeiIjKScKlTi0Fa/s320/Crest+of+the+Wave+Silk+Scarf+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210703284090741954" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Café Mocha Socks</strong><br /><br />I just love these. The yarn came from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=103438">Etsy's Sunnyside Ellen</a>. Her base yarn is Louet Gems (very soft and squishy) and the precision dye job is admirable. The yarn came in two skeins, ready for matching socks. I used Anne Hanson's <a href="http://www.knitspot.com/knitting_pattern/tesserae-sock-p-94.html">Tesserae</a> pattern.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-1QoRap_PpKHBaGcAD3KLGU5Z6zv4UznhW78I_xClrFUDakDxz33BCkclZsoiSAqP-U80oFrQkwZ4LCi7ambpmU-ZO-S3rb1O2HmqXjSbKSdinh6FbQA-hMijrvhs7SNsSEj-FoayQoCB/s1600-h/Cafe+Mocha+Socks.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-1QoRap_PpKHBaGcAD3KLGU5Z6zv4UznhW78I_xClrFUDakDxz33BCkclZsoiSAqP-U80oFrQkwZ4LCi7ambpmU-ZO-S3rb1O2HmqXjSbKSdinh6FbQA-hMijrvhs7SNsSEj-FoayQoCB/s320/Cafe+Mocha+Socks.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210703211518887378" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Lime & Violet Sasquatch Socks</strong><br /><br />Very cheery colours. I'm sure they will brighten up those dull, rainy winter days when I start wearing them. "Stems" lace pattern from one of the Sensational Socks books.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheJ8CY-nmv8iN8Gz573BGQPD5F-AlJX3_l-PAu6ThY-NNvlPS6-88tF4Xt8RhNJlRYeQI1vvfxY7OjaWxLY2hZxc8QjA-Ic3LfgYEQLqbRL9FOFzhKKGIjUlnErEtU4U4A0-cUV6rP2GXt/s1600-h/Stems+Socks+in+Lime+and+Violet+Sasquatch.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheJ8CY-nmv8iN8Gz573BGQPD5F-AlJX3_l-PAu6ThY-NNvlPS6-88tF4Xt8RhNJlRYeQI1vvfxY7OjaWxLY2hZxc8QjA-Ic3LfgYEQLqbRL9FOFzhKKGIjUlnErEtU4U4A0-cUV6rP2GXt/s320/Stems+Socks+in+Lime+and+Violet+Sasquatch.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210703154005701986" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Lana Grossa Meilenweit Socks</strong><br /><br />Just plain striped socks.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN8BV1BxzXveqOLPUtXhrPm-CIM5XwdznhlfVOfYIBmW6Xrz1MQ8MSNhaaJsRUId2rAef91Qmcqn1AHW_IobjDObXsJLeRpMkt5C5qZszP8N8GoYp9gUx391-AVI2YH5N8oDn4yOQsje5O/s1600-h/Plain+Striped+Socks.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN8BV1BxzXveqOLPUtXhrPm-CIM5XwdznhlfVOfYIBmW6Xrz1MQ8MSNhaaJsRUId2rAef91Qmcqn1AHW_IobjDObXsJLeRpMkt5C5qZszP8N8GoYp9gUx391-AVI2YH5N8oDn4yOQsje5O/s320/Plain+Striped+Socks.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210703073429541154" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Stash Enhancement</strong><br /><br />A short while ago, <a href="http://www.yarnharlot.ca/blog/">Yarn Harlot</a> linked to <a href="http://www.earthfaire.com/">EarthFaire</a>. I can't remember what she was knitting at the time, but I'd never heard of them, so I had to go take a look. This is what I came away with. The yarn is a merino/tussah silk blend - very soft and shiny.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_RKF_7y4zZXE-aezWjPuKMlu82IDYpGdGR_PhM8a9eL_8t-u45kYCB7U4g9wj7e0YnwUmQbT8fjhmm_ECKqpxvBlsFkQ-a3zWmsttYDHqbSXnVBoCiJVM7JitLCnpwUluUKSnxhfdMFMb/s1600-h/Project+South+Seas+Stole+and+Unique+Sheep+Yarn.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_RKF_7y4zZXE-aezWjPuKMlu82IDYpGdGR_PhM8a9eL_8t-u45kYCB7U4g9wj7e0YnwUmQbT8fjhmm_ECKqpxvBlsFkQ-a3zWmsttYDHqbSXnVBoCiJVM7JitLCnpwUluUKSnxhfdMFMb/s320/Project+South+Seas+Stole+and+Unique+Sheep+Yarn.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210702945877894658" /></a><br /><br />Socks and Lace Yarn - Araucania and Malabrigo purchased from <a href="http://www.valleyyarn.com/">Valley Yarn</a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihYl7JqfTSEppo6wk33QlJrx75z8XzJvve6c4q1Thxdks3cpvhiKlMNgwO4afA7a-ehVKruBtMV4cnAM-2LWCiBAyEm8RXMXS4s9I_XDvSg1HK7sNFksWD7wEBA_4WHqH2Crhi6HE6hmD1/s1600-h/Stash+Araucania+and+Malabrigo.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihYl7JqfTSEppo6wk33QlJrx75z8XzJvve6c4q1Thxdks3cpvhiKlMNgwO4afA7a-ehVKruBtMV4cnAM-2LWCiBAyEm8RXMXS4s9I_XDvSg1HK7sNFksWD7wEBA_4WHqH2Crhi6HE6hmD1/s320/Stash+Araucania+and+Malabrigo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210702844202543314" /></a><br /><br />More sock yarn - Mama Llama, Shui Bui and Whimzy Pinzy purchased from <a href="http://www.sonnyandshear.com/">Sonny & Shear</a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYeude2lIq-At3Q5RO0xPqFQmGRtvTHRXCvJ-ZBSSp-RGVtZ-QMD1L_VO-Vjbe9nDSS2cSOpLYSDVIN12H5Y1zIqssBIhC9Yhzax_51wmhOT7KhmoeAT3_qATJ3eXr2fp1ukU2Ds2a-15S/s1600-h/Stash+Shui+Bui+Mama+Llama+Whimzy.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYeude2lIq-At3Q5RO0xPqFQmGRtvTHRXCvJ-ZBSSp-RGVtZ-QMD1L_VO-Vjbe9nDSS2cSOpLYSDVIN12H5Y1zIqssBIhC9Yhzax_51wmhOT7KhmoeAT3_qATJ3eXr2fp1ukU2Ds2a-15S/s320/Stash+Shui+Bui+Mama+Llama+Whimzy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210702753095224818" /></a>Ghislainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11353533158075923701noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1398679253578956048.post-40708493967082411802008-05-18T19:11:00.000-07:002008-12-10T10:37:14.861-08:00Creamsicle HeartsI remember eating Creamsicles when I was a kid. I was reminded of their coolness and creaminess each time I picked up the needles on this project.<br /><br />I wasn't sure about the stripes when I started, but I like the finished look. I rather enjoy non-traditional colours for baby things. I added an extra repeat of the pattern so that it would start and end with an orange row. It shrank four inches length-wise on wash/dry.<br /><br />It will be gifted this week to one of my co-workers who is expecting in July.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEZhZrxNooO6u8HTAiunvyGXyHvzSWRNnKUI72jvPc2BCLfUpv7ScQZqiIDG_sfDIE_CMn8dJcBAHB9CjyRaPg-1znELL88GPN7DCAGai9YltJbM86-j89Y2wigE661kGxIjhxZopOm9lA/s1600-h/Creamsicle+Hearts+Blanket.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEZhZrxNooO6u8HTAiunvyGXyHvzSWRNnKUI72jvPc2BCLfUpv7ScQZqiIDG_sfDIE_CMn8dJcBAHB9CjyRaPg-1znELL88GPN7DCAGai9YltJbM86-j89Y2wigE661kGxIjhxZopOm9lA/s320/Creamsicle+Hearts+Blanket.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201906219434454546" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Pattern: "Precious in Pink" from Leisure Arts Book #3219 Our Best Knit Baby Afghans<br />Yarn: Schoeller Portofino Soufflé<br />Needles: Circulars - Knit Picks 4.5mm<br />Pre-Wash size: 36"x53"<br />After Wash/Dry: 36"x49"<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">On the needles</span><br /><br />A Crest of the Wave scarf in lovely 100% Spun Silk from <a href="http://www.clevercatknits.com/">Clever Cat Knits</a>.<br /><br />I wanted this to be a quick knit so I picked a pattern I had already used. I like crest of the wave - it is easily memorized; pattern the right side row, purl the wrong side row for eight rows and then knit both right and wrong side for four rows. Simple, right? So someone explain how I managed, seven inches into the scarf, to start knitting <span style="font-weight:bold;">every</span> wrong side row and did not notice this for another six inches!! Sometimes I wonder about me. Anyway, it has been frogged and re-knit. I should be done with it tomorrow.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiQtS5LwmEE0PwtBOt6pSd6Jg1OSVmQno3fj6lzMVbizACgshaGXQgcYZGLiJOUKjeZgbVnmCxzhqhahEA2QDtJI1ZmBUZXxpQFcpboxvAJmmxR2cqC8unHJO9DzHnCy42b1eZuFeewGyc/s1600-h/Silk+Crest+of+the+Wave+In+Progress.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiQtS5LwmEE0PwtBOt6pSd6Jg1OSVmQno3fj6lzMVbizACgshaGXQgcYZGLiJOUKjeZgbVnmCxzhqhahEA2QDtJI1ZmBUZXxpQFcpboxvAJmmxR2cqC8unHJO9DzHnCy42b1eZuFeewGyc/s320/Silk+Crest+of+the+Wave+In+Progress.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201906219434454530" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Stash Improvement</span><br /><br />This week brought to you from the friendly people at <a href="http://www.sonnyandshear.com/">Sonny & Shear</a>. They have a lovely selection of yarns. My chosen yarn came nicely packaged and ribboned, with a lovely note - handwritten no less - and some tea.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8UrqupdEVZNb_dQDsRyirGuj1iCuJ8zvyMb_n_n2LcChuLqlg_cecW6SnSgMYJrAzxYYPeLmnBRSNhnD86S1TafugzV72C_gyH0_bfE5hk58jrZ66Lg3xKt9GZsM3bFyvBdiiXyopiRfm/s1600-h/Sonny+and+Shear+Yarn+1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8UrqupdEVZNb_dQDsRyirGuj1iCuJ8zvyMb_n_n2LcChuLqlg_cecW6SnSgMYJrAzxYYPeLmnBRSNhnD86S1TafugzV72C_gyH0_bfE5hk58jrZ66Lg3xKt9GZsM3bFyvBdiiXyopiRfm/s320/Sonny+and+Shear+Yarn+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201906215139487218" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhERQCYEWclyJ_6wiuxJWEPb4l2fazu15RuA3VnPdAerXtFa1MTfbAhMKTsgq1fioYBF6Lqx4UOQ-IINJy7ZKxjGrLjW74mYvpp80xdQlLTfuPC59oOsEaKVmzBSF2xYk99PDRH0-Jc1Zet/s1600-h/Sonny+and+Shear+Yarn+2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhERQCYEWclyJ_6wiuxJWEPb4l2fazu15RuA3VnPdAerXtFa1MTfbAhMKTsgq1fioYBF6Lqx4UOQ-IINJy7ZKxjGrLjW74mYvpp80xdQlLTfuPC59oOsEaKVmzBSF2xYk99PDRH0-Jc1Zet/s320/Sonny+and+Shear+Yarn+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201906210844519906" border="0" /></a><br /><br />That's all for now. I'm off to see if can do a couple of loads of laundry ... I thought I'd be the only fool doing this on a Sunday evening but it turns out there are a whole lot of other people in this building with nothing better to do.Ghislainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11353533158075923701noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1398679253578956048.post-44040666353946774592008-04-28T16:32:00.001-07:002008-12-10T10:37:17.290-08:00Soft HeartsIt has been a few weeks since I finished this blanket ~ it has finally been washed and a picture taken (actually, as I am not a great photographer, quite a few pictures were taken to ensure that at least one was blog-worthy).<br /><br />It shrank quite a bit length-wise, but it came out ever so soft and cuddly from the wash/dry.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlIzCgv3f_j7ppxMXmZdg2D87tEGeIktVLsN2DdHxP1rovAYo511JgD1zMwy5cCsT3jf3h6rj9tKzlmas9sFegsFOf_3EKpHu1t-hgaO9e4snlGRW1pe1AYp4ClqXXQm5-98VL_Yu0mLxB/s1600-h/Hearts+Blanket_Portofino+Cotton.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194742975638682626" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlIzCgv3f_j7ppxMXmZdg2D87tEGeIktVLsN2DdHxP1rovAYo511JgD1zMwy5cCsT3jf3h6rj9tKzlmas9sFegsFOf_3EKpHu1t-hgaO9e4snlGRW1pe1AYp4ClqXXQm5-98VL_Yu0mLxB/s320/Hearts+Blanket_Portofino+Cotton.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Pattern: "Precious in Pink" from Leisure Arts Book #3219 Our Best Knit Baby Afghans<br />Yarn: Schoeller Portofino Soufflé<br />Needles: Circulars - Started on Addis 4.5mm; finished on Knit Picks 4.5mm<br />Pre-Wash size: 36"x42"<br />After Wash/Dry: 36"x38"<br /><br />For some reason, the Addi needles and/or cables were not slick enough and the yarn wouldn't move along at a pace that suited me. Once I switched to the KP needles, the frustration level went down to zero and I finished the project very quickly. I'm glad I finished it on a happy note - I much prefer to knit cheery thoughts into my projects, especially those destined for gifts.<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">I Love Surprises</span><br /><br />Sometime in March, I <a href="http://coffeepuppiesandknitting.blogspot.com/2008/03/my-pay-it-forward-gift.html">sent Jennifer a scarf</a> as part of the Pay It Forward "thing" that was going around the blogs in July. In return, she surprised me with this lovely box of gifts! Some Socks That Rock yarn AND Malabrigo! Along with the yarn goodness, there were a number of other lovely goodies: cookbook, notepad, assorted teas, bath bomb and some mints and caramels (they were delicious!). Thank you so much Jennifer!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivuGFGR_kRO2Rk1rG4QRDc1-IJz-maJUg1TzWcn-FqxZRfH4g1EySl6ZjoXaZVufnVSYILIPYjYRQ-mmjP7hnATDCAverM05I7aJ6-CrbKwmCF7k2_enXp2E3heKLWcddLrkfFXoFauUIw/s1600-h/Gift+Box+from+Jennifer.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194742988523584530" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivuGFGR_kRO2Rk1rG4QRDc1-IJz-maJUg1TzWcn-FqxZRfH4g1EySl6ZjoXaZVufnVSYILIPYjYRQ-mmjP7hnATDCAverM05I7aJ6-CrbKwmCF7k2_enXp2E3heKLWcddLrkfFXoFauUIw/s320/Gift+Box+from+Jennifer.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Sock Photo</strong><br /><br />As usual, some socks were completed. This pair in wonderfully soft Handmaiden Casbah. They left home as a birthday present. I really love that yarn though - I think I'll need to acquire more and make myself a pair.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuj0QW54cUo6Wf4g7RzraXUofScJhzlRUXi3ydtygAWNVJNkd6TpPBYfatRFW9PibuCsmEWamkDiIMvuiohiAQftTiScg9d-p5upgff0XzHxeeztv7HCXVpb-6LiEFkqza7T5oUfdjPmxi/s1600-h/Socks_Handmaiden+Casbah.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194742992818551842" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuj0QW54cUo6Wf4g7RzraXUofScJhzlRUXi3ydtygAWNVJNkd6TpPBYfatRFW9PibuCsmEWamkDiIMvuiohiAQftTiScg9d-p5upgff0XzHxeeztv7HCXVpb-6LiEFkqza7T5oUfdjPmxi/s320/Socks_Handmaiden+Casbah.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>On the needles</strong><br /><br />I started <a href="http://www.knitspot.com/knitting_pattern/honeybee-stole-p-2.html">Ann Hanson's Honeybee Stole</a>. This is destined to be a Christmas gift ... I'm starting early.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaiEtGc530MkBASrN37BIr3WFYyZlwK86ulT8F9BL_mv12YfxLeUEOZqo2VhZ7d_6XRwtcjaKf1rS6-REWvsVknWqHQFSKryqP5aFzQi0Z8wfbY1EfyxgMgBQuUYNomyeQnPk6ovYrZucG/s1600-h/Bee+Stole_In+Progress.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194742997113519154" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaiEtGc530MkBASrN37BIr3WFYyZlwK86ulT8F9BL_mv12YfxLeUEOZqo2VhZ7d_6XRwtcjaKf1rS6-REWvsVknWqHQFSKryqP5aFzQi0Z8wfbY1EfyxgMgBQuUYNomyeQnPk6ovYrZucG/s320/Bee+Stole_In+Progress.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The blue hearts blanket turned out so nice that I started on another one, using the same yarn (I have a tendency to always buy more than one colour of any given yarn!). For some reason though, I didn't buy the same quantity of the tangerine and cream as I did of the turquoise and I don't have enough of to make a blanket of a single colour - hence the stripes.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9B2yLnM8ravqSsgQVgmfypfIgiEnvFmI2LDLeu9simxTrdAe12zqCdxeJBDIdgSRDfaB8mLZIfsgM5MvYKNHyPArWZPSWyeSdY4G_GS4jrNJ8Qr_GbOB8bCfSOpJDcNQ6FfzHOaHgyIoe/s1600-h/Hearts+Blanket_Stripes_In+Progress.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194744143869787234" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9B2yLnM8ravqSsgQVgmfypfIgiEnvFmI2LDLeu9simxTrdAe12zqCdxeJBDIdgSRDfaB8mLZIfsgM5MvYKNHyPArWZPSWyeSdY4G_GS4jrNJ8Qr_GbOB8bCfSOpJDcNQ6FfzHOaHgyIoe/s320/Hearts+Blanket_Stripes_In+Progress.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Stash Enhancement</span><br /><br />And of course, what blog entry would be complete without new yarn purchases. This time from a new (to me, anyway) vendor. I can't remember which blog is responsible for sending me to this shop, but <a href="http://woolgirl.net/index.html">Woolgirl</a> has lovely yarn and her packages are a joy to receive.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-lHJlOwxEh_SMrJDrgzvzNhY6HCAaz7SYAgpApvIcpcKc_wG0cnJb4i5R0E9HgNemXOriZj2k1o7QY-7MyPLtx09dtHiSTomawU_vSxH-sz9miILbUV87NcteH_na4OYQjYYM7uKV0WK2/s1600-h/Woolgirl+Package.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194743009998421058" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-lHJlOwxEh_SMrJDrgzvzNhY6HCAaz7SYAgpApvIcpcKc_wG0cnJb4i5R0E9HgNemXOriZj2k1o7QY-7MyPLtx09dtHiSTomawU_vSxH-sz9miILbUV87NcteH_na4OYQjYYM7uKV0WK2/s320/Woolgirl+Package.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNhYkdaE6zVu_b3eDMAZRzx5Hf_g9Str1m4JCUXDvJkrIiCJHjZxV6TGTj44tIQOOdEXVoZJDhw9vG1OWYxUYskQcagtKQcr9eOrKTT4G7nGjwjU6gIKKgxgTr_TraY-2I8BnE-ZIKsA55/s1600-h/Woolgirl+Yarn.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194743546869333074" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNhYkdaE6zVu_b3eDMAZRzx5Hf_g9Str1m4JCUXDvJkrIiCJHjZxV6TGTj44tIQOOdEXVoZJDhw9vG1OWYxUYskQcagtKQcr9eOrKTT4G7nGjwjU6gIKKgxgTr_TraY-2I8BnE-ZIKsA55/s320/Woolgirl+Yarn.jpg" border="0" /></a>Ghislainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11353533158075923701noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1398679253578956048.post-36176722644885024942008-03-31T11:14:00.000-07:002008-12-10T10:37:19.239-08:00March MadnessI am very thankful that this month is finally over!<br /><br />It started off with an extreme ear infection which had me in tears and kept me home from work for three days. Just when the antibiotics were kicking in and the pain was finally receeding, I caught a cold. I am still coughing. I hate being sick!<br /><br />The weather has been chilly - which I don't mind. I was mightily cheered up by the sight of cherry blossoms popping out all over a week or so ago. Another few days, I thought, and it will all be picture-worthy. Last week, we had hail with thunder and lightning. On Saturday, it was snow and sleet. Enough already ... I moved from Montreal to Vancouver to get away from this kind of March weather.<br /><br />Work has been so busy I can hardly find the time to, em, attend to basic needs. Never mind trying to keep up with blogs - either my own or others'. If you haven't seen me in the comments friends, I am not ignoring you and hopefully I will catch up with all of you in the next week.<br /><br />I have managed to do a bit of knitting.<br /><br />Predictably, there have been socks:<br /><br />My favourite garter rib pattern in <a href="http://rabbitch.blogspot.com/">Rabbitch</a>'s "No Mean Feets". Lovely yarn! I don't think there is any stock on this in <a href="http://www.fibrestudio.net/store/">her store</a> at the moment - she was "Harlot-ized" a while ago and hasn't yet caught up with the demand. I was lucky enough to place an order a few weeks before this happened. I am keeping my eyes open for more though - I like to buy from local people.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieBXlhnRatbjG83Ft2uHkKwijF7zHzLUPAPZeLG_1E5YQJ6-Pgnxpt3yp6LoXWlx67ZOaH4_DVScmvpDjOHB5qPzfiklStRvrcM1vHam_P_BwAzxg2a8JKb6j-WFECFlWKyZrnE7XKOHXT/s1600-h/No+Mean+Feets+Socks.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieBXlhnRatbjG83Ft2uHkKwijF7zHzLUPAPZeLG_1E5YQJ6-Pgnxpt3yp6LoXWlx67ZOaH4_DVScmvpDjOHB5qPzfiklStRvrcM1vHam_P_BwAzxg2a8JKb6j-WFECFlWKyZrnE7XKOHXT/s320/No+Mean+Feets+Socks.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183971530265399794" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.knitspot.com/knitting_pattern/tesserae-sock-p-94.html?zenid=6c7vh50edi6lkstm82892afot4">Tesserae Sock</a> in <a href="https://www.knitpicks.com/Essential+Tweed+Sock+Yarn_YD5420150.html">KnitPicks Essential Tweed</a> - colour is Inca Gold. These were a fast and easy knit. I am wearing them today and they are very comfortable. I love the fact that you start right in on the pattern - basically a 2/4 rib which alternates starting points every six rows. So simple - wish I'd thought of that! I'm sure there will be more of those in my future.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipng7n7A4ma-YYEIthZRsWSl2GgJ2dsHVu8KHSx-zVy68c_S0AjixqV83NPSr8F5h8sR5BNWYpfV6FiMaEz3LvYY8JUvR2ae9JxwiCg9ZzeLYMzbXVgzJw0G2vQAilH596Caq7J6ULbKWh/s1600-h/Inca+Gold+Socks.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipng7n7A4ma-YYEIthZRsWSl2GgJ2dsHVu8KHSx-zVy68c_S0AjixqV83NPSr8F5h8sR5BNWYpfV6FiMaEz3LvYY8JUvR2ae9JxwiCg9ZzeLYMzbXVgzJw0G2vQAilH596Caq7J6ULbKWh/s320/Inca+Gold+Socks.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183971452955988450" /></a><br /><br />I have started trying to clear out the UFO pile and I am making good progress.<br /><br />Here is the feather and fan scarf in <a href="http://www.woolywonkafibers.com/yarn_wool.php#simply">Wooly Wonka</a> superwash sock yarn:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs4Bm6fA2GTcXT7yKefGbfSgn_VqF2wJfZZ7I6lgD7XOhqnkM4ttsPrw1UxNEzChkDuJbU2J4vxV1xazUzojujRd8OxFjbBNCPd3iVngnPVlTNkHIEf-JQtscRaBQJfouugNbGeKphBfV8/s1600-h/Feather+and+Fan+Wooly+Wonka+Scarf.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs4Bm6fA2GTcXT7yKefGbfSgn_VqF2wJfZZ7I6lgD7XOhqnkM4ttsPrw1UxNEzChkDuJbU2J4vxV1xazUzojujRd8OxFjbBNCPd3iVngnPVlTNkHIEf-JQtscRaBQJfouugNbGeKphBfV8/s320/Feather+and+Fan+Wooly+Wonka+Scarf.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183971362761675218" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtxm2Oscz71nQCSf-w3yAgwQOz9J9P8iqcuBR9T6TdPlNwhGUHvE2YW2hnoYlLgLwsrQZ_E-8JG5AU22zmQAXhpdUoF_IOfLwlH4o6d77HVTo2enMKkRHsFp1jgJ1h65PcuMz4-8uUz_VK/s1600-h/Feather+and+Fan+Wooly+Wonka+Scarf+2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtxm2Oscz71nQCSf-w3yAgwQOz9J9P8iqcuBR9T6TdPlNwhGUHvE2YW2hnoYlLgLwsrQZ_E-8JG5AU22zmQAXhpdUoF_IOfLwlH4o6d77HVTo2enMKkRHsFp1jgJ1h65PcuMz4-8uUz_VK/s320/Feather+and+Fan+Wooly+Wonka+Scarf+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183994774628405762" /></a><br /><br />I don't think I ever blogged about this one, but I started it quite a few months ago and got sidetracked. The Skeleton Scarf from Arctic Lace in Qiviut! What a wonderful knitting experience - soft and lighter than feather. The best part is I have a second 50g skein to look forward to. I had bought a shawl kit from <a href="http://www.arnica.dk/index.php">Arnica.dk</a> but decided I would rather split the yarn up and make two separate projects.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpabrI4ZluTs-waYJFkbMRLEZcLoSDXk0WygWlFyxn4ZNEDy-zITWFjatB4jK2374OE9pLpNHFUO_7ZSjMO3Xj2AnLcinarf1R0pH2sUuZLVhXIt6sPqyoM3KgsjORy9dZ5eCYljxjQz7C/s1600-h/Qiviut+Skeleton+Scarf.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpabrI4ZluTs-waYJFkbMRLEZcLoSDXk0WygWlFyxn4ZNEDy-zITWFjatB4jK2374OE9pLpNHFUO_7ZSjMO3Xj2AnLcinarf1R0pH2sUuZLVhXIt6sPqyoM3KgsjORy9dZ5eCYljxjQz7C/s320/Qiviut+Skeleton+Scarf.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183971225322721730" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzUApKfDq40LMNB8ktc6Jj8HFV7jrfqm5-PtsCAeFvimjRwUFW5wQpgabA0jrKOB1uMvLxAETeoajiiiuxFBgugbc9Tt1JmhMGiyKnghXfZ8-w7XeBBwNTDSJ3pS_2KIY_GvM3RJbuXHm6/s1600-h/Qiviut+Skeleton+Scarf+3.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzUApKfDq40LMNB8ktc6Jj8HFV7jrfqm5-PtsCAeFvimjRwUFW5wQpgabA0jrKOB1uMvLxAETeoajiiiuxFBgugbc9Tt1JmhMGiyKnghXfZ8-w7XeBBwNTDSJ3pS_2KIY_GvM3RJbuXHm6/s320/Qiviut+Skeleton+Scarf+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183994972196901394" /></a><br /><br />Thanks to the faceless model - my friend Christine.<br /><br />That's all for now - must get back to work.Ghislainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11353533158075923701noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1398679253578956048.post-38202375882140927112008-02-20T09:44:00.001-08:002008-12-10T10:37:20.222-08:00Angel LaceJust a short post to show off the latest finished object.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqV7ms_4mMaq2HRRvYT9Th9wsBB98s4e0L8O6dB8BYAUo2XLy4JA3gojDEXraEcv9UZ0qcQ9K6CfV2S-XE0Gfu9CsEBK41vDpD8AyWY9OVNbJVNfV5KzIuPxTZRlwuyIgZRfPdEJjhqTWk/s1600-h/Angel+Lace+Shawl+1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqV7ms_4mMaq2HRRvYT9Th9wsBB98s4e0L8O6dB8BYAUo2XLy4JA3gojDEXraEcv9UZ0qcQ9K6CfV2S-XE0Gfu9CsEBK41vDpD8AyWY9OVNbJVNfV5KzIuPxTZRlwuyIgZRfPdEJjhqTWk/s320/Angel+Lace+Shawl+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169120010129800802" /></a><br /><br />It has been quite a while since I've knit a shawl and I've really enjoyed this project.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.fibertrends.com/viewer/patterns/s2018.html">Fibertrend's Angle Lace Shawl</a> in Handmaiden Cashmere, knit on 3.5mm Addi Turbo Lace needles.<br /><br />I added a few repeats of the pattern to use up as much of the yarn as possible. I weighed my skein after each pattern repeat so I could eventually estimate how much I would need for the edging and casting off. I did well - I only have 7 grams left.<br /><br />It is decadently soft and as light as a feather (or angel wings, I suppose).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrzSeZg0lIxfUaRrfnxwcFEGEgGYjJ-8SB2cArTCrTdD7wa2jf0q1A68blCBZ0hQoQbWHBj9oeTEtF1BCjB9ojN3ZfwjU1YJRopNH4YnxTMZVlmsR74NLkpr7hha8GYxIbWDG94GRs29B8/s1600-h/Angel+Lace+Shawl+2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrzSeZg0lIxfUaRrfnxwcFEGEgGYjJ-8SB2cArTCrTdD7wa2jf0q1A68blCBZ0hQoQbWHBj9oeTEtF1BCjB9ojN3ZfwjU1YJRopNH4YnxTMZVlmsR74NLkpr7hha8GYxIbWDG94GRs29B8/s320/Angel+Lace+Shawl+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169119924230454866" /></a><br /><br />I'm still in a shawl-knitting mood, but I can't seem to decide which pattern to do next - so I'm knitting a sock while I come to a decision.Ghislainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11353533158075923701noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1398679253578956048.post-13943559597854783762008-02-11T13:08:00.000-08:002008-12-10T10:37:21.450-08:00SocklessAmazing but true ... a post without a sock photo in sight!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Completed Work</span><br /><br />The pink baby blanket is done and has been delivered to a happy grandmother.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaFHEmI_GhlWen61Z38BQFGLyM8KCqaYX7BbeuFsUk4wTA0ExbUuSH_WoW48IQoJHn3O-3v5yn0DtkutgrQaQV1RUefz6SEbv7AC-kMLpePLwh_J5oZC52inJmZedmOlHn7QNj5LyZfIsg/s1600-h/Pink+Blanket+Done.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaFHEmI_GhlWen61Z38BQFGLyM8KCqaYX7BbeuFsUk4wTA0ExbUuSH_WoW48IQoJHn3O-3v5yn0DtkutgrQaQV1RUefz6SEbv7AC-kMLpePLwh_J5oZC52inJmZedmOlHn7QNj5LyZfIsg/s320/Pink+Blanket+Done.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165833140377648642" /></a><br /><br />To answer a question from a couple of posts ago on this blanket, it uses a very simple slip stitch pattern and you only ever knit one colour at a time. The stitch is in one of Barbara Walker's Treasury books - I'm not sure which one.<br /><br />You need a multiple of 4 stitches plus 3.<br />Cast on with colour A (white).<br />Row 1: Purl<br />Change to colour B (pink).<br />Rows 2 and 3: K3, *slip 1, K3*. Repeat * to * across row.<br />Change to colour A.<br />Row 4: K1, slip 1, *K3, slip 1*. Repeat * to * to last stitch, K1<br />Row 5: P1, slip 1, *P3, slip 1*. Repeat * to * to last stitch, P1<br />With colour B, repeat rows 2 and 3.<br />With colour A, repeat rows 4 and 5.<br />The slip stitch should be done purlwise, with the yarn to the wrong side (at the back when knitting, at the front when purling).<br /><br />You get a very different effect if you use more than one colour. In this blanket, colour A is still white, but I have used alternating rows of blue, pink, green and yellow.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrRUcfwgqNiO0Eq0dPmJtSVMNzMQqNiV9JpvBnxSnoTeifD5qAtq3yayRrjZYLdLZMZgviz301K01lW9PVzwFiVgMXB9BmgjAhHD5BI12jH8H9iW9BAK2EtXvQ9joPinX-G5zhRKCQ4A7U/s1600-h/Baby+Blanket+Multi.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrRUcfwgqNiO0Eq0dPmJtSVMNzMQqNiV9JpvBnxSnoTeifD5qAtq3yayRrjZYLdLZMZgviz301K01lW9PVzwFiVgMXB9BmgjAhHD5BI12jH8H9iW9BAK2EtXvQ9joPinX-G5zhRKCQ4A7U/s320/Baby+Blanket+Multi.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165895292849389122" /></a><br /><br />The Crest of the Wave scarf was finished this weekend and it will be on its way (as soon as I can haul my sorry self to the post office) to a recipient who will remain unnamed for now. There are many many patterns out there for this. I used <a href="http://smatterings.typepad.com/CrestoftheWaveScarf.pdf">Judy Jacob's</a> (which I found on Ravelry), but I cast on 65 stitches instead of 53.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjybaqeNUWBuJ3-MX82cv3fo5YaUeZeMisaqxfFnfmB04faZFhWIxmvORgy_A_USAAhzalHTTFqFkmh5HABF4dS7UC-ODFnXOrLVGrSMmoOPUs79QRveMvYXTiYUymmae4sADTLcLFKviTE/s1600-h/Crest+of+the+Wave+Cashmere+Scarf.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjybaqeNUWBuJ3-MX82cv3fo5YaUeZeMisaqxfFnfmB04faZFhWIxmvORgy_A_USAAhzalHTTFqFkmh5HABF4dS7UC-ODFnXOrLVGrSMmoOPUs79QRveMvYXTiYUymmae4sADTLcLFKviTE/s320/Crest+of+the+Wave+Cashmere+Scarf.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165833037298433522" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Stash Enhancement</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6haZFG1gn5zBDbh7N86pB6E3Sy9Ios8WJhWt3ZJJmQtJxDuLjvlBXtwCIhtBMIDamntCU-stfW-vBCXvQC_7Uy3JJvJttW-pUpKMZR3PQt-aEM-k_QtEvtC0vRclk249GusjvmeJLdtVh/s1600-h/Stash+Sweet+Sheep+Lace+Snow+Squall.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6haZFG1gn5zBDbh7N86pB6E3Sy9Ios8WJhWt3ZJJmQtJxDuLjvlBXtwCIhtBMIDamntCU-stfW-vBCXvQC_7Uy3JJvJttW-pUpKMZR3PQt-aEM-k_QtEvtC0vRclk249GusjvmeJLdtVh/s320/Stash+Sweet+Sheep+Lace+Snow+Squall.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165833505449868850" /></a><br /><br />This is wonderful lace weight merino from <a href="http://www.thesweetsheep.com/xcart/home.php">The Sweet Sheep</a>. It is oh so soft and the colour is simply amazing! It will become Ann Hanson's <a href="http://knitspot.com/?p=540">Snow Shawl</a> whenever the pattern becomes available.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinzHG_3OK9t56aU9Lagd67c2slQQXMmR8DVNJRlxVtBRcuGSwkkH0xcWB_vwlp6QErLTDpvKVPoHz0wTzrzizXSiui8uCtcBi0kLgNySInSAL7wUc3tL3yigf1ezAl6talxRtiGg6_aq7K/s1600-h/Stash+Brooklyn+Handspun.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinzHG_3OK9t56aU9Lagd67c2slQQXMmR8DVNJRlxVtBRcuGSwkkH0xcWB_vwlp6QErLTDpvKVPoHz0wTzrzizXSiui8uCtcBi0kLgNySInSAL7wUc3tL3yigf1ezAl6talxRtiGg6_aq7K/s320/Stash+Brooklyn+Handspun.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165833419550522914" /></a><br /><br />Sock yarn doesn't count, right?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiscuHAWXMixAi5Bgpld6gjJxski-BTSEZcPAKtC-Avm8RQ0c2M1e5fmfqsJefD9uFjcEFAEcoPvAk67FQIELot1K99kr26Etk9KNaQYbm8AyHSCzQBmOYpk5CYC3BXFXsMb-1KOAdCf6qV/s1600-h/Stash+Lobster+Pot+Cashmere.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiscuHAWXMixAi5Bgpld6gjJxski-BTSEZcPAKtC-Avm8RQ0c2M1e5fmfqsJefD9uFjcEFAEcoPvAk67FQIELot1K99kr26Etk9KNaQYbm8AyHSCzQBmOYpk5CYC3BXFXsMb-1KOAdCf6qV/s320/Stash+Lobster+Pot+Cashmere.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165833290701504018" /></a><br /><br />Some cashmere from <a href="http://www.purlsoho.com/purl">Purl Soho</a>. See how I get sidetracked ... Someone posted a link to the <a href="http://www.purlbee.com/giacomos-baby-hat/">Giacomo Baby Hat</a> pattern. Very cute, I thought. I read through the pattern and considered whether I might ever want to knit this. I read all the way down the page where there was a link to a pompom tutorial. Ah, there was something I might use. Clicked on the link, but the tutorial used a product I had never seen. So I went to that site to purchase their <a href="http://www.purlsoho.com/purl/products/accessories_notions_list/25">pompom maker</a>. While I was there, one skein of cashmere just jumped in my cart!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">New on the needles</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhICrDJwU1BUlal_dzq_HMrbqnKDLgbCvDwaR8yr_zbUhmBhTB7PJ0WkzEVrIAbhqgOtLuQll3ef1jKFhFJ4VWLv3d9Z-Z9ScgR6iI0dN3Rc1p0Bx9aaAlLg6_hzBkwxNqkntt16lU7vdak/s1600-h/Angel+Lace+Shawl+In+Progress.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhICrDJwU1BUlal_dzq_HMrbqnKDLgbCvDwaR8yr_zbUhmBhTB7PJ0WkzEVrIAbhqgOtLuQll3ef1jKFhFJ4VWLv3d9Z-Z9ScgR6iI0dN3Rc1p0Bx9aaAlLg6_hzBkwxNqkntt16lU7vdak/s320/Angel+Lace+Shawl+In+Progress.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165832886974578146" /></a>Ghislainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11353533158075923701noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1398679253578956048.post-21584641460473217192008-01-29T09:50:00.000-08:002008-12-10T10:37:23.529-08:00Let it snowThis was the view from my apartment window just before I left for work this morning. It is pretty - from the inside.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhltoYxtCK7HVsjzzl2Ff68zTyIBAa_POHcpQ-pKPdtvU7s6CGEgyyfSTJkrWKXGK__2qYNiOukObXW5TfAxd1czkzebu2H-uEuuzhFPgXvZlHwkAHifJH6AoTP_DDxx7RaE48X5hkXoVna/s1600-h/Snow+Day.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhltoYxtCK7HVsjzzl2Ff68zTyIBAa_POHcpQ-pKPdtvU7s6CGEgyyfSTJkrWKXGK__2qYNiOukObXW5TfAxd1czkzebu2H-uEuuzhFPgXvZlHwkAHifJH6AoTP_DDxx7RaE48X5hkXoVna/s320/Snow+Day.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160960735510859698" /></a><br /><br />I like snow ... as long as I don't have to make my way to work in it.<br /><br />I was so pleased with the weather forecast last Friday. It was to snow during the weekend and get back to rain by Monday evening. Perfect for me since I had Monday off. I thought it would all be gone by the time I had to go to work on Tuesday.<br /><br />If there is one thing you should never trust here in Vancouver it's the weather forecast! Oh, it did snow on Sunday - pretty much everywhere except downtown Vancouver. It was nice and sunny downtown.<br /><br />There was really only about two inches of snow on the ground this morning - but it was enough to make the sidewalks treacherous.<br /><br />I don't know what I'm complaining about really. You'd think that after spending most of my life in Montreal where they get "real" snow storms, I wouldn't give the snow in Vancouver more than a passing nod. I suppose that 20 years is long enough to forget what was and to take issue with what is.<br /><br />Now THIS is snow:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_IrwibkBiZKvTD3RJgFX_aFwG0xYvALf45zkgJtKwRJHRRFWM3OBWUd-1sCLNaGwoK5qwWsT4OMhIKAF-ShRnYEcOllX1ZeET6Iu1hLHLHp8vzHG_0BiAAZipg-6c41LEb6gFghGUy2VG/s1600-h/Snow+Day+1971.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_IrwibkBiZKvTD3RJgFX_aFwG0xYvALf45zkgJtKwRJHRRFWM3OBWUd-1sCLNaGwoK5qwWsT4OMhIKAF-ShRnYEcOllX1ZeET6Iu1hLHLHp8vzHG_0BiAAZipg-6c41LEb6gFghGUy2VG/s320/Snow+Day+1971.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160960636726611874" /></a><br /><br />I remember this storm well - March 4, 1971 - 18 inches of snow in 24 hours! I'm not good with dates, but this was also the weekend Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau married Margaret Sinclair and for some reason I've connected both events.<br /><br />That's my mom (with dog Milou) in the picture. She always loved to shovel snow. She is 76 years old now and she still enjoys that activity ... although not on that scale!<br /><br /><strong>Now for knitting content</strong><br /><br />There (of course) has been some stash enhancement since my last post.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFpi81-7r7mZvg1rTy9hcEyQ4bxJnR0uSVC7slhUjDiq1gQHZs9fP7oUHgWwTJ4fAuWlVamKtEOmrJfNdDuSZqsHRr4zOueX2ojh7-gsNGNfjACs_KXddk1BV6x_xwx8m1iG3BGi3VQsxl/s1600-h/Smooshy+and+Sweet+Sheep+Yarns.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFpi81-7r7mZvg1rTy9hcEyQ4bxJnR0uSVC7slhUjDiq1gQHZs9fP7oUHgWwTJ4fAuWlVamKtEOmrJfNdDuSZqsHRr4zOueX2ojh7-gsNGNfjACs_KXddk1BV6x_xwx8m1iG3BGi3VQsxl/s320/Smooshy+and+Sweet+Sheep+Yarns.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160960555122233234" /></a><br /><br />Two skeins of Dream In Color Smooshy and some lace weight merino from <a href="http://www.thesweetsheep.com/xcart/home.php">Sweet Sheep</a>. I thought I would do the <a href="http://www.knitspot.com/knitting_pattern/honeybee-stole-p-2.html">Honeybee Stole</a> with the lace weight, but I'm not completely happy with the colour - too bright; it looked a bit more subdued on my monitor.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6RHnmQg9u-Zn42DgiqSv20n60sO4SuA0Ovm3jvWTpPije8V4L-HOLIwZeWvKIG5rvRgmG-HFxdoZYBE3lZZWRjvpB47DES10YioJGU3sQ10kjYaKa2WH3Uef-KcP9W8GQv0IVpy0w2xXu/s1600-h/Rabbitworks+Yarns.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6RHnmQg9u-Zn42DgiqSv20n60sO4SuA0Ovm3jvWTpPije8V4L-HOLIwZeWvKIG5rvRgmG-HFxdoZYBE3lZZWRjvpB47DES10YioJGU3sQ10kjYaKa2WH3Uef-KcP9W8GQv0IVpy0w2xXu/s320/Rabbitworks+Yarns.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160960482107789186" /></a><br /><br />Two skeins of sock yarn from <a href="http://www.fibrestudio.net/store/">Rabbitworks</a>. The lilac yarn has already been converted to socks (picture below).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicezGatL5guEhslRzAkeK4aSwUIVpy8rkScDcqd31pxE2wy3NufrFZ7zY_jW-sz6UqZ6AblKpparKrsjjEMrrWTsLb1UWShyphenhyphengvOTw7QOexz2GYfaXYE0jOD31X12nGg3fkBB0l4nNhC0tQ/s1600-h/Handmaiden+Casbah.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicezGatL5guEhslRzAkeK4aSwUIVpy8rkScDcqd31pxE2wy3NufrFZ7zY_jW-sz6UqZ6AblKpparKrsjjEMrrWTsLb1UWShyphenhyphengvOTw7QOexz2GYfaXYE0jOD31X12nGg3fkBB0l4nNhC0tQ/s320/Handmaiden+Casbah.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160960417683279730" /></a><br /><br />Some lovely Handmaiden Casbah which I received as a gift.<br /><br /><strong>FOs</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2BK3oRLDXKLfD9z5TDFgFfeh4uvoLZ0wOlziwyYrflqXQJjMSUIVTnUOaBBBB0MUzRP3CmknrWPqou99RdhwZ9_2M6fexexFA6tHY_ZLjpbEe1u3vtIqbaSKyDf3JzX0zOPkDHIN5G9Go/s1600-h/Smooshy+In+Vino+Veritas+Socks.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2BK3oRLDXKLfD9z5TDFgFfeh4uvoLZ0wOlziwyYrflqXQJjMSUIVTnUOaBBBB0MUzRP3CmknrWPqou99RdhwZ9_2M6fexexFA6tHY_ZLjpbEe1u3vtIqbaSKyDf3JzX0zOPkDHIN5G9Go/s320/Smooshy+In+Vino+Veritas+Socks.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160960151395307346" /></a><br /><br />Some Dream In Color socks for me. Love the colour name: In Vino Veritas. Stitch pattern is "Stems" from More Sensational Knitted Socks.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw7hi7zShicYlrRJzKrXEMoJTUUFV4JZKrgIONsxgh3b3N_ZEES8HVHrpgGFzIcL1jiasYfb9SkueluUG5i1xM18AkxP1nQ-dmvgAXMDNrMTRpu1__muuclM_9PJH9XFid8uX0AwL09SRu/s1600-h/Rabbitworks+Lilac+Stems+Socks.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw7hi7zShicYlrRJzKrXEMoJTUUFV4JZKrgIONsxgh3b3N_ZEES8HVHrpgGFzIcL1jiasYfb9SkueluUG5i1xM18AkxP1nQ-dmvgAXMDNrMTRpu1__muuclM_9PJH9XFid8uX0AwL09SRu/s320/Rabbitworks+Lilac+Stems+Socks.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160960052611059522" /></a><br /><br />These are from the lilac yarn from Rabbitworks. Also in the "stems" pattern. They will be on their way to my mom today.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCehQ9INfUxkkyK5IAwB_5-X9gQ66OJOZaJCduumywuGpEzpedbTK5vCNyRUp3yApE98uVH4AJNod647eteDmC5UKomePI5ims_UtAvPLrFbN52whUPVk1wrJsC3ISV2E2uBjuk-f2I8JO/s1600-h/Wooly+Wonka+Hourglass+Lace+Socks.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCehQ9INfUxkkyK5IAwB_5-X9gQ66OJOZaJCduumywuGpEzpedbTK5vCNyRUp3yApE98uVH4AJNod647eteDmC5UKomePI5ims_UtAvPLrFbN52whUPVk1wrJsC3ISV2E2uBjuk-f2I8JO/s320/Wooly+Wonka+Hourglass+Lace+Socks.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160959696128773922" /></a><br /><br />Hourglass Lace pattern from More Sensational Knitted Socks. Yarn is from Wooly Wonka. These will also be travelling to Montreal - for my mom's best girlfriend.<br /><br /><strong>On the needles</strong><br /><br />It's NOT socks!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9a-tjSGIVGY0DgGjg9kywAisiKP_NbwzkmmVgnlGzoOthP7hHzkrYhq0ysTlVDyDCIua6CNS58HXvAd26DUFbmucQL-mCnrGRs7S0SqF5oCwa3UvZV4QTgHskhsG5A2emlJcg9_50UvDf/s1600-h/Crest+of+the+Wave+Scarf+1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9a-tjSGIVGY0DgGjg9kywAisiKP_NbwzkmmVgnlGzoOthP7hHzkrYhq0ysTlVDyDCIua6CNS58HXvAd26DUFbmucQL-mCnrGRs7S0SqF5oCwa3UvZV4QTgHskhsG5A2emlJcg9_50UvDf/s320/Crest+of+the+Wave+Scarf+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160960280244326242" /></a><br /><br />A Crest of the Wave scarf in cashmere from <a href="http://www.poshyarn.co.uk/">Posh Yarns</a> in the UK. I bought this yarn eons ago - it is oohh soooo soft!Ghislainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11353533158075923701noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1398679253578956048.post-13301416941594401232008-01-11T10:53:00.000-08:002008-12-10T10:37:24.195-08:00Winter blahsI've been sitting here staring at the screen for ages. I want to rant about the rain and gloom, but I can't seem to round-up my thoughts to produce some kind of coherent sentence. My brain is as soggy as the weather.<br /><br />So, a bit of a knitting update for now.<br /><br />I finished the main part of the pink baby blanket last week and started on the border. I had hoped to work on this all through last weekend and finish it up this week, but I got sidetracked. I really want to get this done so I can get to something else (I have been having cashmere dreams!).<br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDf3vzOSyCi_VwqXkvsoT7F3Bd4H-f_9cW1YSs3tN0zAzQHtcLfEKPgqxQwNKKCZ5eNx93G9EVRd1qRZAkzq0L-rnqE3-JfXUVE6iuUkz4BRjv2zfNHFIrHicCRTnnux-hmAHxJltByTEl/s1600-h/Pink+Baby+Blanket+Progress.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDf3vzOSyCi_VwqXkvsoT7F3Bd4H-f_9cW1YSs3tN0zAzQHtcLfEKPgqxQwNKKCZ5eNx93G9EVRd1qRZAkzq0L-rnqE3-JfXUVE6iuUkz4BRjv2zfNHFIrHicCRTnnux-hmAHxJltByTEl/s320/Pink+Baby+Blanket+Progress.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154294676950326802" /></a><br /><br />Here is the sock of the week - just your basic sock. Yarn was a gift from my son's girlfriend.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHFrTQ-HBXrkSLrcNWJriFfVDjjyAbpdxPYHXa3MRhBmVB0_BLWomUVEmOisphyphenhyphenDJS-6HnidYbAJp6yGGHcOTLUNAxTBD9-ZJEl8gpLi5SweNSHte7F_QZo_0WrEHIfauf4Lp3EHP8ffTI/s1600-h/Socken+Wolle+Blue+Stripes+Socks.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHFrTQ-HBXrkSLrcNWJriFfVDjjyAbpdxPYHXa3MRhBmVB0_BLWomUVEmOisphyphenhyphenDJS-6HnidYbAJp6yGGHcOTLUNAxTBD9-ZJEl8gpLi5SweNSHte7F_QZo_0WrEHIfauf4Lp3EHP8ffTI/s320/Socken+Wolle+Blue+Stripes+Socks.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154294616820784642" /></a><br /><br />This is what sidetracked me from the blanket border last weekend. My office neighbour had been complaining of cold hands all last week so I decided to try knitting my first pair of fingerless mitts. She was pleased by the gift and has been wearing them every day.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjre038MfC0XdeTwyzIhEsg8QPWdgfv0u1lIxlBdiaT50VYXWv-mImquQt2HnVvWL2_Td2erixge6rBzwHyhvcda0liN5TqwL4RcGp0ZDsBRDgN6b8cs2bFW1fYWjzacq9tRhbjKl9KmeQp/s1600-h/Fingerless+Mitts.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjre038MfC0XdeTwyzIhEsg8QPWdgfv0u1lIxlBdiaT50VYXWv-mImquQt2HnVvWL2_Td2erixge6rBzwHyhvcda0liN5TqwL4RcGp0ZDsBRDgN6b8cs2bFW1fYWjzacq9tRhbjKl9KmeQp/s320/Fingerless+Mitts.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154294453612027378" /></a><br /><br />I searched Ravelry for a pattern and ended up using <a href="http://kathleen-dakotadreams.blogspot.com/2007/12/freebie-friday-fingering-weight.html">this one</a> as a starting point. I used the garter rib stitch I have used so many times in socks. Yarn was Dream In Color Smooshy (Wisteria) left over from a pair of socks. A quick and satisfying project.<br /><br />Given that I've been in a doom and gloom kind of mood, there has been some stash improvement purchases - online shopping is my answer to good and bad moods! Some of the purchases have started coming in. I'll post photos next time.Ghislainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11353533158075923701noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1398679253578956048.post-61940918412713365862008-01-02T13:11:00.001-08:002008-12-10T10:37:25.444-08:00Happy New Year!I hope you had a happy holiday season and I wish you all the best for the new year.<br /><br />I was lucky enough to have nine days off from work and I can't believe how quickly they went by. As is my usual practice on my return to the office after the Christmas holidays, I have been easing myself back into work mode by contemplating my 2008 calendar and pondering the allocation of my days off for the year - that always cheers me up.<br /><br />Here is the knitting round-up for the end of 2007:<br /><br />Christmas socks for my friend Claire who lives in Montreal - I haven't seen her since I moved to Vancouver 18 years ago, but we email and talk on the phone. Claire always wore high heels and I remember that she particularly favoured red ones - so I picked this lovely red yarn (<a href="http://www.schaeferyarn.com/">Schaefer</a> - Anne) for her socks.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKqfKB9YR8HNmGpKVXT9dnmiib9AkvDgD-vkDBiRzQZZKSeomEurk8v9lxIERrynirP0kFSvbWxwRBvKOleAhAms1pks036c9kOAfa5huNmn8gMIR4fypLEJ2pR25wW2n-QZNJ6RXUesOi/s1600-h/Blog_Ruby+Socks.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKqfKB9YR8HNmGpKVXT9dnmiib9AkvDgD-vkDBiRzQZZKSeomEurk8v9lxIERrynirP0kFSvbWxwRBvKOleAhAms1pks036c9kOAfa5huNmn8gMIR4fypLEJ2pR25wW2n-QZNJ6RXUesOi/s320/Blog_Ruby+Socks.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150990352451083666" /></a><br /><br />While I was knitting them up, I kept thinking about The Wizard of Oz and Dorothy's ruby slippers. In the card accompanying the socks, I told Claire that these were soft ruby slippers for us "older gals" who need to keep our feet warm at night.<br /><br />I got this picture from her in an email ... she was wearing these the day the socks came, so she plunked them on the scanner! I guess I had her number right :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi34Jc4P4DgKUZ-rRh_pMB8cHZuqvV24F039OWOi_INX53oA6r4sYokO4io5jLRach34BJoZjy_73etJHVeO08NQLVbtCYCFwLRHq780yC0Vk6loNJaIE6oj7ehwFrZsfQVHd268tnE6wnn/s1600-h/Blog_Ruby+Slippers+.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi34Jc4P4DgKUZ-rRh_pMB8cHZuqvV24F039OWOi_INX53oA6r4sYokO4io5jLRach34BJoZjy_73etJHVeO08NQLVbtCYCFwLRHq780yC0Vk6loNJaIE6oj7ehwFrZsfQVHd268tnE6wnn/s320/Blog_Ruby+Slippers+.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150991735430553058" /></a><br /><br />About a week before Christmas I decided that I needed something more for my son's girlfriend and started to whip up a blanket for her. When she took away the baby blanket I had knit for her new godson, she commented that she was tempted to keep it to snuggle up with while watching TV, so I knew she'd like this. I had 10 balls of Austermann Inverno and went with a plain garter stitch, corner-to-corner construction using 6.5mm needles. I finished this at 8:30pm on Christmas Eve. It blocked out at five feet by five feet - it probably could have blocked out larger than that, but my carpet is five feet wide and that is the only space I have for blocking.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbW325EmYe5rHgeb4Djjp1vA76G9XQujNuo2BU5R3KMM5prUiI0zCYqokqndpyzm1SkKNGJm6gFr42fLjR3Vx4OBnawaE6g-2FypTKFHJlGPkodi0S6tBhGBThe2R-FRI0nTPqao9PIHvT/s1600-h/Blog_Blanket+for+Michelle+1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbW325EmYe5rHgeb4Djjp1vA76G9XQujNuo2BU5R3KMM5prUiI0zCYqokqndpyzm1SkKNGJm6gFr42fLjR3Vx4OBnawaE6g-2FypTKFHJlGPkodi0S6tBhGBThe2R-FRI0nTPqao9PIHvT/s320/Blog_Blanket+for+Michelle+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150990678868598210" /></a><br /><br />I was afraid it wouldn't be dry in time for her arrival at 11:00am on Christmas morning, but I kept a fan going all night and I was able to wrap it up. She was very happy with it.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjxDIruqjWjUtIyVGaS2JdZdTV1BmTieE8eaQHFifDwrsH-e7xLI0jTrrQJDZqihVzp0CV6neZloh0uq93EBVsq1qo6o6VRQH0ZATcIph2QqdGU3tr-7M16jK7aEPqbXOH8mK1e0mG1EGN/s1600-h/Blog_Blanket+for+Michelle+2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjxDIruqjWjUtIyVGaS2JdZdTV1BmTieE8eaQHFifDwrsH-e7xLI0jTrrQJDZqihVzp0CV6neZloh0uq93EBVsq1qo6o6VRQH0ZATcIph2QqdGU3tr-7M16jK7aEPqbXOH8mK1e0mG1EGN/s320/Blog_Blanket+for+Michelle+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150990597264219570" /></a><br /><br />My last bit of stash improvement for 2007. I received a generous gift certificate to my LYS (<a href="http://www.urbanyarns.ca/home/home.html">Urban Yarns</a>) and I wasted no time redeeming it! Two lovely skeins of <a href="http://handmaiden.ca/index.html">Handmaiden</a> laceweight cashmere!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggUjpLQ0VYlc64n1NYs7wOkVVaKIM8qsFoW6Yx0xjJAsAu_5Yv-v5ptotSBzI_y_vk75FZD-5Abb6gPtROYU8h-o86R9h9FMVM407RlANGQDHptRvaLpNxzGYyQdFsQpH-XHvQYDAGX4cn/s1600-h/Blog_Stash_Handmaiden+Cashmere.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggUjpLQ0VYlc64n1NYs7wOkVVaKIM8qsFoW6Yx0xjJAsAu_5Yv-v5ptotSBzI_y_vk75FZD-5Abb6gPtROYU8h-o86R9h9FMVM407RlANGQDHptRvaLpNxzGYyQdFsQpH-XHvQYDAGX4cn/s320/Blog_Stash_Handmaiden+Cashmere.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150990812012584402" /></a><br /><br />I think this cashmere will have to jump to the front of the knitting queue - I just can't keep my hands off it.Ghislainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11353533158075923701noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1398679253578956048.post-26257179781207716522007-12-12T10:02:00.000-08:002008-12-10T10:37:27.967-08:00Forgive me father, it's been a month since my last confession blog entryJust a little flashback to my catholic school upbringing there. I shudder just thinking about it.<br /><br />I knew when I started this blog that I would probably never write more than once a week, but I never thought I'd let a whole month go by. No excuses for it really; I just don't seem to have much to say these days.<br /><br />However, since I've had a couple of emails asking if everything was alright, I thought I'd better let you know that I'm still around. Thanks to those who asked!<br /><br />There has been a bit of knitting going on:<br /><br />Christmas present socks for my boss. My preferred garter rib pattern.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcEbmp3-E7jFMRi3wZI23oEYf9cckKWGE6Nw32Xh_ak7t5S4WC-2XaVPM3R_MNa2pyfGW9WadynWpb9XkuZnxGe-GrNC2hYMBE-RTqmN1KR-C0lWlnp4ba8l9S4cOeNpePBN1helrPkiTD/s1600-h/Blog_Colin+Christmas+Socks.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcEbmp3-E7jFMRi3wZI23oEYf9cckKWGE6Nw32Xh_ak7t5S4WC-2XaVPM3R_MNa2pyfGW9WadynWpb9XkuZnxGe-GrNC2hYMBE-RTqmN1KR-C0lWlnp4ba8l9S4cOeNpePBN1helrPkiTD/s320/Blog_Colin+Christmas+Socks.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143149512371322194" /></a><br /><br />Although the blanket, hat and socks had been done for well over a month, I finally knit a matching sweater for this set. I used the pattern for the <a href="http://www.thesweetsheep.com/xcart/product.php?productid=1051&cat=167&page=1">Tulips Baby Cardigan</a> as a starting point. Once I had gone a few rows after the sleeve stitches are left on hold, I joined the two front parts together and kept going in the round so that I got a pull-over instead of a cardigan. I just crocheted around the neck opening. My kind of sweater: no sewing up!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqDzz_0aJCCE_cWobQQQ8mC8q7z6TM9SzM9foBJFI5yIi7vZq71dtyOiNcr-vqo5mWCBYFBWUalMsrPGtgf1BmRl_Ce77R3H2J4jJ6IGcvtPhGyvIHekiyii1gQ12U4F8GQxg3_XKJ7LFz/s1600-h/Blog_Blue+Baby+Set.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqDzz_0aJCCE_cWobQQQ8mC8q7z6TM9SzM9foBJFI5yIi7vZq71dtyOiNcr-vqo5mWCBYFBWUalMsrPGtgf1BmRl_Ce77R3H2J4jJ6IGcvtPhGyvIHekiyii1gQ12U4F8GQxg3_XKJ7LFz/s320/Blog_Blue+Baby+Set.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143149593975700834" /></a><br /><br />I started another blanket which is still at the same stage since I abandoned it for some Christmas knitting. I'll finish this one during my Christmas vacation.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjWCgTOm1-aX0nqa9VmG8Ty9nbAdiKq-I72H_-7W5ofLC4d83B68JY2tkKrWgqfTon9n8lw-_V8RyoYdM0VJGeKqM0hLWZofUNsg9xbW6MHSozFeF1ds3GTbr4A3M2IhYdPw0POpOMzlfd/s1600-h/Blog_Pink+Baby+Blanket.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjWCgTOm1-aX0nqa9VmG8Ty9nbAdiKq-I72H_-7W5ofLC4d83B68JY2tkKrWgqfTon9n8lw-_V8RyoYdM0VJGeKqM0hLWZofUNsg9xbW6MHSozFeF1ds3GTbr4A3M2IhYdPw0POpOMzlfd/s320/Blog_Pink+Baby+Blanket.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143149709939817842" /></a><br /><br />That's all folks.Ghislainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11353533158075923701noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1398679253578956048.post-8816104664220867552007-11-14T12:22:00.000-08:002008-12-10T10:37:29.194-08:00On the MendI'm on week three of a bad chest cold that just won't quit. I am finally feeling somewhat better. At least the coughing has abated enough so that I can get some sleep. My voice still comes and goes - at times it sounds like a cross between Donald Duck and Kathleen Turner (or, for French films lovers - Catherine Deneuve)!<br /><br />Although I didn't pick up my knitting for a whole week, I still managed to finish one pair of socks and start a couple of other items.<br /><br />These are Stansfield 196 from More Sensational Knitted Socks. Yarn is Dream In Color Smooshy, colour Wisteria.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIPueQx7v71D5yVYZkn9v12yRWGvSeM0d5WKhfDWA2sIeIgSpGfCSwUZr_O7yhY6_QMFKYfEmyIfAAcz35iSJqL7DeaLQ7S9DJHp729iuphpocu5bU_o1ye-MRK0dGFzhBWNY_jT_Ke0i5/s1600-h/Blog_Socks_Dream+In+Color+Wisteria.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIPueQx7v71D5yVYZkn9v12yRWGvSeM0d5WKhfDWA2sIeIgSpGfCSwUZr_O7yhY6_QMFKYfEmyIfAAcz35iSJqL7DeaLQ7S9DJHp729iuphpocu5bU_o1ye-MRK0dGFzhBWNY_jT_Ke0i5/s320/Blog_Socks_Dream+In+Color+Wisteria.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132794735098868370" /></a><br /><br />I started these Garter Rib socks in Lorna's Shepherd Socks, colour Black Watch. I am very annoyed with the second sock. The yarn for the first sock behaved as expected, giving me stripes. The second sock is coming out in "blobs". I have already frogged it and rewound the skein so I could start from the other end - just in case that was better, but to no avail.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyWG5j5rZ0iF1q-FEBZ7WPpLW-N0-348aPiJCjlklBhX3kY-vqHl1UCqNlYyyO1LewZFcZ6JkxJ-E9kmk4GfNgH1c7csg8WI5tjEtNnywLWn4KsZrfH9W6Y_8cN8MZAfl6goS7u_8DTNc1/s1600-h/Blog_Socks_Black+Watch.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyWG5j5rZ0iF1q-FEBZ7WPpLW-N0-348aPiJCjlklBhX3kY-vqHl1UCqNlYyyO1LewZFcZ6JkxJ-E9kmk4GfNgH1c7csg8WI5tjEtNnywLWn4KsZrfH9W6Y_8cN8MZAfl6goS7u_8DTNc1/s320/Blog_Socks_Black+Watch.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132794666379391618" /></a><br /><br />I started a feather and fan scarf. Yarn is from Wooly Wonka Fibers. I made socks out of this yarn a little while ago. I liked the colour so much I ordered more yarn for this scarf. This one will be for me.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi48d6XMshWb7gvx6GM4hrk3GY6CS7CVSbzjAHi889f-biGGQZAhM2VDOh7ty_V9pMXu0sBAWXWM7w0YA2DVhJJBycdiijGiNVeaN6kpDKWArZvADmaTvItowjRtoVNyebpLV11pOE37iqD/s1600-h/Blog_Wooly+Wonka+Feather+and+Fan+Scarf.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi48d6XMshWb7gvx6GM4hrk3GY6CS7CVSbzjAHi889f-biGGQZAhM2VDOh7ty_V9pMXu0sBAWXWM7w0YA2DVhJJBycdiijGiNVeaN6kpDKWArZvADmaTvItowjRtoVNyebpLV11pOE37iqD/s320/Blog_Wooly+Wonka+Feather+and+Fan+Scarf.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132794559005209202" /></a><br /><br />And finally, an item from last year. I knit this Icarus shawl as a retirement gift. I had taken photos before giving it away, but I managed to lose them. A couple of weeks ago I received an email from the happy retiree and she was nice enough to send along a couple of pictures.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipKiZMv3UB90BXC_qxGqKkh4qM6AbAObEy0T2KTwV9AohHseBnSwmziCKf3uqdpjHqRaO_R-8lk0ixe6ypci201olEu0LxRSnSkrwwTI7P-8NbYUVXj_ynBZAQP3xPOUvVKoDEcPdXNVOV/s1600-h/Blog_Icarus+Shawl+1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipKiZMv3UB90BXC_qxGqKkh4qM6AbAObEy0T2KTwV9AohHseBnSwmziCKf3uqdpjHqRaO_R-8lk0ixe6ypci201olEu0LxRSnSkrwwTI7P-8NbYUVXj_ynBZAQP3xPOUvVKoDEcPdXNVOV/s320/Blog_Icarus+Shawl+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132794305602138706" /></a><br /><br />Isn't this an interesting way of wearing a shawl? <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK2zx1azRIE7s-14fxeefRtWl64y8FkLOC1SHKyYnk2pS0a9QX6uvEftm5KXZxE6RJrBWFE7oPPC3c76ddx0YARbZilTJ9NkHb7b51fWY3HNY7L9IxPoAfaYBoXNp1bdCAk8kLJSOkkS1B/s1600-h/Blog_Icarus+Shawl+2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK2zx1azRIE7s-14fxeefRtWl64y8FkLOC1SHKyYnk2pS0a9QX6uvEftm5KXZxE6RJrBWFE7oPPC3c76ddx0YARbZilTJ9NkHb7b51fWY3HNY7L9IxPoAfaYBoXNp1bdCAk8kLJSOkkS1B/s320/Blog_Icarus+Shawl+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132794404386386530" /></a><br /><br />That's all folks.Ghislainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11353533158075923701noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1398679253578956048.post-27033176506395793812007-10-16T15:56:00.000-07:002008-12-10T10:37:31.667-08:00I Love Mondays ... at least until the end of 2007Due to bad recordkeeping on my part and an earlier miscommunication from our payroll person, I discovered a couple of weeks ago, to my surprise, that I still had nine vacation days left! Since vacation days cannot be carried over to the next year, I decided to take off every Monday until the end of the year.<br /><br />Yesterday was my second such Monday off and I am thoroughly enjoying the long weekends ... although I don't want to think about how difficult it will be to go back to regular weeks in January.<br /><br />I'm afraid there isn't much else going on but, as usual, there are socks:<br /><br /><strong>Cloverleaf Eyelet</strong> from More Sensational Knitted Socks in Dream In Color Smooshy. Color is "Petal Showers".<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6NDznZKbNaMbV14TSz6C9WGnPUBwhobftmX21OtguElC-uzf6WhvjXjZvRBRpAH3f-ad0UlTXmtsYjAKxouvXqmDBPW6jLkk_rtHwPf2L4byy429v9d39o0GfjLNeJ7aAMh3uswqVBkKk/s1600-h/Blog_DreamInColor_Cloverleaf+Eyelet.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6NDznZKbNaMbV14TSz6C9WGnPUBwhobftmX21OtguElC-uzf6WhvjXjZvRBRpAH3f-ad0UlTXmtsYjAKxouvXqmDBPW6jLkk_rtHwPf2L4byy429v9d39o0GfjLNeJ7aAMh3uswqVBkKk/s320/Blog_DreamInColor_Cloverleaf+Eyelet.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124588097500767506" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Bordello Socks</strong> (pattern on ball band) in Fleece Artist Sea Wool. Not sure what the colorway is ... there was no name anywhere on any of the tags.<br /><br />This is pretty much the same pattern as Jaywalker socks except that there is garter stitch instead of ribbing at the top of the leg. It is just as unstretchy as the Jaywalker, but as the recipient has very slender feet and legs, I am sure it will fit properly (she says hopefully).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi10k2rrnfRJI7_X5AiJR8k2TZrTBomNB8uDF7vCeJBcw2Ev3YDTaajAjurUCKjWSbMJ5sDqELVT1Owb1-Wc_tZ5Bvk-TE-qlQau8bu-E7YnaBr8lQBbZv18wo09BvnrBsVprlNMkP45OGv/s1600-h/Blog_FleeceArtistSeaWool_Bordello.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi10k2rrnfRJI7_X5AiJR8k2TZrTBomNB8uDF7vCeJBcw2Ev3YDTaajAjurUCKjWSbMJ5sDqELVT1Owb1-Wc_tZ5Bvk-TE-qlQau8bu-E7YnaBr8lQBbZv18wo09BvnrBsVprlNMkP45OGv/s320/Blog_FleeceArtistSeaWool_Bordello.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124588020191356162" /></a><br /><br />For those of you who think I only ever knit socks ... I started a scarf!<br /><br />Yarn is one of my all time favourites: Jo Sharp Silkroad DK Tweed. Colour "Berry". Inspired by the Irish Walking Scarf pattern, but I have added some smaller cables on either side of the centre one. The small cables are crossed every fourth row and the larger one every eighth. I am about half way through.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlDncMlPTbeTr7wxfNQHgUe8b7-8upU5aoUBDNcgw8SUW2OF6rv2qWgrQkL2R_sfWmZ1M6Q6U4AYksYVhjvSYxbH5LYB5qVzHSPA2m2o8ketrx0ZY4IPdGIe4SON4TY8M10kH1n1wTR7yK/s1600-h/Blog_JoSharpDKTweed_Cable+Scarf.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlDncMlPTbeTr7wxfNQHgUe8b7-8upU5aoUBDNcgw8SUW2OF6rv2qWgrQkL2R_sfWmZ1M6Q6U4AYksYVhjvSYxbH5LYB5qVzHSPA2m2o8ketrx0ZY4IPdGIe4SON4TY8M10kH1n1wTR7yK/s320/Blog_JoSharpDKTweed_Cable+Scarf.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124587732428547314" /></a>Ghislainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11353533158075923701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1398679253578956048.post-91683865515202424522007-10-09T08:14:00.000-07:002008-12-10T10:37:31.954-08:00Déjà vuThese socks - my first completed Christmas present for this year - were a lovely knit. This was my first time with Dream In Color Smooshy yarn and I am so very happy that I have four more skeins of it waiting in the sock-to-be drawer. The name Smooshy says it all and the lovely non-pooling colour (Beach Fog) is a joy to behold.<br /><br />I've used this stitch pattern before (Cross-Hatch from More Sensational Knitted Socks) and it is definitely a favourite.<br /><br />I was finishing up the second sock while watching the movie <a href="http://imdb.com/title/tt0107048/">Groundhog Day</a> on TV yesterday morning. I love this movie. I own the DVD, but I always watch it whenever it comes on the tube. I was knitting along merily and was sure I could time the end of the sock with the end of the movie - this appealed to me for some reason.<br /><br />I was pretty pleased with myself when I finished the grafting of the toe along with the rolling of the movie credits. I basked in the glory of the finished sock for a few minutes before hoisting myself off the couch to go unite the just completed sock with its mate. I am holding both socks up by the cuffs, smoothing them together to admire my handiwork when, instead of perfectly twinned socks, I am horrified to see that the second sock is longer than the first! It seems I had done 10 repeats of the pattern on the instep instead of the 9 done on the first sock.<br /><br />So I spent the next hour and a bit undoing and refinishing sock number 2 ... my own little Groundhog Hour!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiqzYUGj82Bn_fFO4hAf2fIJRHRIAJqpiPjE0pVe0_qSjZ_wyW1Rb0yhdmrDVaV9M6ZNLk0jIU2xDPtK-Mt-JjQ74oxD06AEGFG7NtQUAV2o_gNmOlmIN0daOotQQ07u7Y41BhnuLiPcak/s1600-h/Blog_Socks_Dream+In+Color_Beach+Fog.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiqzYUGj82Bn_fFO4hAf2fIJRHRIAJqpiPjE0pVe0_qSjZ_wyW1Rb0yhdmrDVaV9M6ZNLk0jIU2xDPtK-Mt-JjQ74oxD06AEGFG7NtQUAV2o_gNmOlmIN0daOotQQ07u7Y41BhnuLiPcak/s320/Blog_Socks_Dream+In+Color_Beach+Fog.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5119356177596893330" /></a><br /><br />This pair, also finished last week, is done with <a href="http://woolywonkafibers.com/">Wooly Wonka</a> BFL Superwash in the Wasatch colour way. I like this colour so much that I ordered more of the yarn to make myself a scarf.<br /><br />Stitch pattern is "Stems", again from More Sensational Knitted Socks. A very nice stitch which would be much better suited to a plain coloured yarn, but it nevertheless gives the sock a great texture.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihXrm1OCzHAo7ye4TT8H5v6eogB59MQkuNER8VSuyBcvorDqaNOOOy9ZhpC5LkE5N7kKBfMd6dlIxXLM9Sy8Nlc64y6DSnz8mN-hEsv5ST90Z7TfPmL7TlpagmIRldZHIiJCclwx3QF64Y/s1600-h/Blog_Socks_Wooly+Wonka.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihXrm1OCzHAo7ye4TT8H5v6eogB59MQkuNER8VSuyBcvorDqaNOOOy9ZhpC5LkE5N7kKBfMd6dlIxXLM9Sy8Nlc64y6DSnz8mN-hEsv5ST90Z7TfPmL7TlpagmIRldZHIiJCclwx3QF64Y/s320/Blog_Socks_Wooly+Wonka.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5119356053042841730" /></a>Ghislainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11353533158075923701noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1398679253578956048.post-10380454998860451972007-09-27T11:02:00.000-07:002008-12-10T10:37:32.672-08:00What's Red and Blue ... ?These red socks were completed a couple of weeks ago, but since they hadn't yet arrived at destination, I didn't want to spoil the surprise. Now that <a href="http://lovincomfortknits.blogspot.com/">Grace</a> has received them, it is safe to post a photo.<br /><br />Pattern stitch is from More Sensational Knitted Socks. Which pattern stitch is it? Your guess is as good as mine. The book is at home and I'm posting this from the office - so I can't check it. Yarn is Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock in the Red Rover colorway.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4aKSyyB2JZ1pQlpbcRk2j1Sc7d6HEgUacxkoG4lBgvRx_Ed10JJyKO46vJTuKZ_-QIg7Nk6mZhpZUvT4EvgbaxmW1HzzRLdK-yJllth5JHuNOPXROwM9NTroklB_Yg9zVG3TFYzAO4E-u/s1600-h/Blog_Socks_RedSocksforGrace.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4aKSyyB2JZ1pQlpbcRk2j1Sc7d6HEgUacxkoG4lBgvRx_Ed10JJyKO46vJTuKZ_-QIg7Nk6mZhpZUvT4EvgbaxmW1HzzRLdK-yJllth5JHuNOPXROwM9NTroklB_Yg9zVG3TFYzAO4E-u/s320/Blog_Socks_RedSocksforGrace.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114946136292859330" /></a><br /><br />The blue socks were knit for my son's birthday - the first pair I've knit for him. He loves them and they fit perfectly. Pattern stitch is Garter Rib from Sensational Knitted Socks.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisjI1Kp-12Si_jUU1zaPV3r14k6DI3Scu9p2BfEuwn6bjYkdTeCp6nWW_CGsR2grGVlRWJz09UaTh0Bwl7b7IlztBBP5VLhnFpAHnaFcf6G7EutVM2YGQbTeulfaecZPJzeRdkze_X6FC8/s1600-h/Blog_ChrisBirthdaySocks.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisjI1Kp-12Si_jUU1zaPV3r14k6DI3Scu9p2BfEuwn6bjYkdTeCp6nWW_CGsR2grGVlRWJz09UaTh0Bwl7b7IlztBBP5VLhnFpAHnaFcf6G7EutVM2YGQbTeulfaecZPJzeRdkze_X6FC8/s320/Blog_ChrisBirthdaySocks.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114946033213644210" /></a><br /><br />I've been pretty good on the "stash improvement" project since I cleaned out and organized my closet last month. However, I just knew this restraint was too good to last. Here are this week's additions to the tightly knit (!) stash family:<br /><br />Some Kauni, in the "EJ" colorway. I'm blaming <a href="http://you-cant-read-my-mind-i-scribble.blogspot.com/">Bets</a> for this purchase ... why should I take full responsibility? She placed a big order with <a href="http://www.astridsdutchobsessions.com">Astrid's Dutch Obsessions</a> and blogged about it. Who am I to pass up the opportunity of a never-used before online buying source and the fun of receiving a package from the Netherlands? By the way, the yarn is lovely, but I think the best part of receiving this parcel was the little extra addition of a piece of Dutch spice cake ... was that ever yummy!<br /><br />I'm not sure what the Kauni will become yet, but more than likely a shawl or stole.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpoOQrbu0dWYW_zhvYCelp-tC-nUytewjko2pyBT0jCgnjqnra6-sBLP-tkE6Lg4Q8k_wdksp7v0RYVxmyeDUA0zRafFdRw6xSic8BakKJ2Rqx6v-rXQoylf-XIwOGYXFAprP0_-a9llLJ/s1600-h/Stash_Kauni.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpoOQrbu0dWYW_zhvYCelp-tC-nUytewjko2pyBT0jCgnjqnra6-sBLP-tkE6Lg4Q8k_wdksp7v0RYVxmyeDUA0zRafFdRw6xSic8BakKJ2Rqx6v-rXQoylf-XIwOGYXFAprP0_-a9llLJ/s320/Stash_Kauni.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116382505754055362" /></a><br /><br />Four skeins of Dream In Color Smooshy - all destined to become Christmas presents for family members.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLXjoio-v-QYIPwZqDzz4Osi3eDOr0MWkEgR1KB2T5y61xZX_gOyxtLXnCQNIKQ2_aJ2shrlvNz7uNzVNdGRUFf3AG8xpIdsRT3n1NvskxbVeHiB2clSj1cVAt-u56jTipR783CTMryZ4G/s1600-h/Stash_DreamInColorSwooshy.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLXjoio-v-QYIPwZqDzz4Osi3eDOr0MWkEgR1KB2T5y61xZX_gOyxtLXnCQNIKQ2_aJ2shrlvNz7uNzVNdGRUFf3AG8xpIdsRT3n1NvskxbVeHiB2clSj1cVAt-u56jTipR783CTMryZ4G/s320/Stash_DreamInColorSwooshy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116382428444644018" /></a><br /><br />I've been spending a lot of time at Ravelry. That place is brilliant, but sucks all the knitting time out of what is left of my day once I am done with work!Ghislainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11353533158075923701noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1398679253578956048.post-25345254957467788522007-09-25T10:18:00.001-07:002008-12-10T10:37:33.326-08:00Happy 24th Sweetie!My baby is 24 years old today. How did that happen?<br /><br />He won't let me post current photos, so I thought I'd be self-indulgent and share a few pictures showing some of what he did (and still does) best:<br /><br /><strong>Eating</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmk1o3CeCB20HA87ihPijh35vlztlYNLqHPwk_J6RGP03FoGdisDHwoVHVXe2bVUk4wlX1vnuCFTCEzFZkKhRcS-wi3gUwqRmkgavsIdLBbKJ-o6ff7-P6Pfz4ajBi_Z9qoosweKWFAYWD/s1600-h/Eating.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmk1o3CeCB20HA87ihPijh35vlztlYNLqHPwk_J6RGP03FoGdisDHwoVHVXe2bVUk4wlX1vnuCFTCEzFZkKhRcS-wi3gUwqRmkgavsIdLBbKJ-o6ff7-P6Pfz4ajBi_Z9qoosweKWFAYWD/s320/Eating.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114192846273781138" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Sleeping</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFoWrYg3XbAzRTjHX5sjGruba_EIk3Av2jGDkytALxlXXVcU_Qrq-vBd0jr0IuoX7HGI_MHw518bxObHOxEVJUlrEbYIh3vjIasBcI5wTsvKyOzlwKKmNv6t18O_6aCGXGe-mOqe8VtAjb/s1600-h/Sleeping.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFoWrYg3XbAzRTjHX5sjGruba_EIk3Av2jGDkytALxlXXVcU_Qrq-vBd0jr0IuoX7HGI_MHw518bxObHOxEVJUlrEbYIh3vjIasBcI5wTsvKyOzlwKKmNv6t18O_6aCGXGe-mOqe8VtAjb/s320/Sleeping.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114192730309664130" /></a><br /><br /><strong>and charming everyone with his smile</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinv8d3-v09Wu9AWekTuaf-d8Ke3zKEr9KWy0WMBXnmenxZCrYHtv26wjs7ynCWU8g6j2gSPYwxxjNPVzjlU_VEZj-vErESpp9oQkDoCS6_TyKTkZY5E-ue1w_Arw7-1avdn3Lod4x7Coc4/s1600-h/Smiles.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinv8d3-v09Wu9AWekTuaf-d8Ke3zKEr9KWy0WMBXnmenxZCrYHtv26wjs7ynCWU8g6j2gSPYwxxjNPVzjlU_VEZj-vErESpp9oQkDoCS6_TyKTkZY5E-ue1w_Arw7-1avdn3Lod4x7Coc4/s320/Smiles.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114192597165677938" /></a><br /><br />He has grown into a lovely man - caring, generous and with a great sense of humour. Every mother should be so blessed.<br /><br />Love ya babe!Ghislainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11353533158075923701noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1398679253578956048.post-36845448617691555922007-09-18T11:27:00.001-07:002008-12-10T10:37:34.539-08:00Plan BI knit just a few rows on the stole last weekend and came to the sad realization that it was just not going to get done in time for birthday giving. I'm not throwing in the towel, but I'm just not in the right mood for it at the moment. It will either be a Christmas gift ... or a Groundhog Day gift (this woman celebrates everything!).<br /><br />Accordingly, Plan B was called upon: Orange socks. Once again from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sensational-Knitted-Socks-Charlene-Schurch/dp/1564777170/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-1777014-3255101?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190141237&sr=8-1">More Sensational Knitted Socks</a>. Stitch pattern is Hourglass Eyelets. Yarn is from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5130205">Jayne's</a> shop - wonderfully soft and squishy superwash merino.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4VrRZeI0BCnFvnhyphenhyphenBWrFa91YwujOD8urCVxyVkmFqvyyDruA5OXKrYZKj8V6SmfbXWIvJ6IeLANuO-aCPj9e-4P7upFOuQkZ1uKNX6jDjKd0AdqZ-SbvS4c8C1bSfYoMondsY9zHcaG6P/s1600-h/Blog_Socks_PlanB.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4VrRZeI0BCnFvnhyphenhyphenBWrFa91YwujOD8urCVxyVkmFqvyyDruA5OXKrYZKj8V6SmfbXWIvJ6IeLANuO-aCPj9e-4P7upFOuQkZ1uKNX6jDjKd0AdqZ-SbvS4c8C1bSfYoMondsY9zHcaG6P/s320/Blog_Socks_PlanB.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111612842740993666" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKFZk6akOPlF1rcqvm6e0CH4GOAwpfFK67zMLYT-w8CMo2hQSAU88wT0ySvmIGfSjIMqf8_otoyergRVYfGD4NJJe0v5MRe8eQEgFW0tG_rIRsX_i_muNZ9oSbtkgzh_ylkikmOqqM1fB7/s1600-h/Blog_Socks_PlanB+CloseUp.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKFZk6akOPlF1rcqvm6e0CH4GOAwpfFK67zMLYT-w8CMo2hQSAU88wT0ySvmIGfSjIMqf8_otoyergRVYfGD4NJJe0v5MRe8eQEgFW0tG_rIRsX_i_muNZ9oSbtkgzh_ylkikmOqqM1fB7/s320/Blog_Socks_PlanB+CloseUp.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111612735366811250" /></a><br /><br />While I was knitting these, I kept being reminded of the early years of the Montreal Expos baseball and one of my favourite players, Rusty Staub - known in Montreal as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rusty_Staub">Le Grand Orange</a>. I'm not that much of a baseball fan now, but those were the good old days (I can't believe I'm using that phrase) of the very small <a href="http://www.ballparks.com/baseball/national/jarryp.htm">Jarry Park</a> where you were practically sitting on the field with the team.<br /><br />That was 1969. Sheesh, I'm feeling old.<br /><br />In other news: I finally got my <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/">Ravelry</a> invitation!!<br />Code name: EterKnitty.Ghislainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11353533158075923701noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1398679253578956048.post-59787499944116406512007-09-10T08:15:00.001-07:002008-12-10T10:37:35.098-08:00Back in the Saddle AgainI'm back at work after 10 days off and, not surprisingly, I really don't want to be here. On the positive side though, for the first time in many years I have not come back to a disaster area. I work as a secretary in a large law firm. When we take vacation, we are replaced with a "floater" (or, as I like to call them, guest secretaries). I have not had great luck with floaters in the past. There is one from many years ago who was so disastrous that even my boss remembers him (yea, it was a guy) and I've threatened to take an extra long vacation and bring him back on occasions when said boss is driving me crazy.<br /><br />My vacation time was uneventful as I didn't venture far from home. It was just nice and relaxing.<br /><br />I did get some knitting done.<br /><br />In the déja vu department, here are, finally, completed socks. If they look familiar it is because I have knit this same yarn at least twice before.<br /><br />These blue socks were first knit as toe-up back in May. I failed to be satisfied with my casting off and ripped them back. I tried them again as Monkey socks in July (I knit only one sock then) and wasn't happy with that either and I ripped it back again. I was tired of seeing the yarn sitting on my shelf, taunting me, so it became just plain socks. Fortunately, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5130205">Jayne's</a> lovely yarn doesn't need any fancy stitches to enhance its beauty.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjttzTnhtv9Ltx8iKc2tHCfrfXFc6v6B-IZQKzN8pkauHc6DjFJMdNKxwn-xRuJO21WrzCvy25dzrA8QlWE2fGfHJxSSKb3npVuKSXMxwe9ZUPU3hNt_2zDqC6Xe388GpxP-IlgFACTJDB-/s1600-h/Bloc_Socks_ThriceKnitTwilight.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjttzTnhtv9Ltx8iKc2tHCfrfXFc6v6B-IZQKzN8pkauHc6DjFJMdNKxwn-xRuJO21WrzCvy25dzrA8QlWE2fGfHJxSSKb3npVuKSXMxwe9ZUPU3hNt_2zDqC6Xe388GpxP-IlgFACTJDB-/s320/Bloc_Socks_ThriceKnitTwilight.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5108594866848406162" /></a><br /><br />This pink yarn (again, from Jayne's) also started life as Monkey socks - one sock knit on 2.5mm needles was too big and the second sock knit on 2.25mm needles was too tight. This stitch pattern (the name of which escapes me at the moment) from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sensational-Knitted-Socks-Charlene-Schurch/dp/1564777170/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-0668482-0516803?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1189441772&sr=8-1">More Sensational Knitted Socks</a>, knit on 2.5mm, turned out perfectly. (Why am I hearing echoes of Goldilocks and the Three Bears?) <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH-J4hAaeeTh946DHAnI4U5xW40zDy9u49bOMran-jH8G7Ka7Jlmr-4ewkJKOYJOU6kaJCXfGwy0tZ83iG-18SR-XnluNn7RyhA_cmT1I1AATogvsbwnzkjzjmbLX455QnL8yXKGdMvMfD/s1600-h/Blogg_Socks_BCAPink.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH-J4hAaeeTh946DHAnI4U5xW40zDy9u49bOMran-jH8G7Ka7Jlmr-4ewkJKOYJOU6kaJCXfGwy0tZ83iG-18SR-XnluNn7RyhA_cmT1I1AATogvsbwnzkjzjmbLX455QnL8yXKGdMvMfD/s320/Blogg_Socks_BCAPink.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5108594965632653986" /></a><br /><br />I finished the baby blanket. Every time I knit this I tell myself I will never knit another one - I hate knitting the border (it seems endless) and sewing it on - but when it is done I am always so happy with the result that I keep coming back to this pattern when I need a baby gift.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeGa9NzFRRMMP9CuoTCAwKkAqWuNKfZ1fvYx3OacaSLPSGXNMXt_4rFMuMs3TbJjtNHp7MJ_24FOE8w8P627hNFS8GpJRfFwPoRtBqF1nn_FPhbX3l91FFSB_8_XrfpKQPfLVCQxDRaVZl/s1600-h/Blog_Blue+and+White+Baby+Blanket+Full.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeGa9NzFRRMMP9CuoTCAwKkAqWuNKfZ1fvYx3OacaSLPSGXNMXt_4rFMuMs3TbJjtNHp7MJ_24FOE8w8P627hNFS8GpJRfFwPoRtBqF1nn_FPhbX3l91FFSB_8_XrfpKQPfLVCQxDRaVZl/s320/Blog_Blue+and+White+Baby+Blanket+Full.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5108594742294354562" /></a><br /><br />I also knit up a hat and socks to go along with it. I will also knit a sweater.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx2Sf-l770O-UGCChFKmiFlhv0KZi54x6KV6gIBn_NPiCdPzmsVKRxXty_hcOYouvbC5te2LwcIf8Tbidcbvq5Fgl1BqpQ_9WjTA84Tq3YkOYlgVvD0Osw-GeJ7-G7pKKJiHjuLnVKtdzW/s1600-h/Blog_Blue+and+White+Baby+Blanket+Hat+and+Socks.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx2Sf-l770O-UGCChFKmiFlhv0KZi54x6KV6gIBn_NPiCdPzmsVKRxXty_hcOYouvbC5te2LwcIf8Tbidcbvq5Fgl1BqpQ_9WjTA84Tq3YkOYlgVvD0Osw-GeJ7-G7pKKJiHjuLnVKtdzW/s320/Blog_Blue+and+White+Baby+Blanket+Hat+and+Socks.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5108594656395008626" /></a><br /><br />I am still trying to get the orange stole done. It didn't look good to have it completed in time for the giftee's birthday, but I have a bit of a reprieve as she is away on vacation for the next two weeks, giving me an extra week. I have to admit that this project just isn't calling my name - so, just in case, I started some socks for her ... always nice to have a Plan B!Ghislainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11353533158075923701noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1398679253578956048.post-7680346303997634792007-08-20T10:36:00.000-07:002008-12-10T10:37:35.863-08:00The Best Laid Plans ...I took a couple of days off from work last week. I had planned on finishing the main part of the birthday stole with a view to have the border done by the end of the month (in time for the giftee's birthday party).<br /><br />It now looks like my new target date will be giftee's actual birthday in mid-September as I never even picked up the stole all weekend long.<br /><br />I have been in cleaning and organizing mode. Since such mood doesn't strike me very often, I have learned to just go with it when it does.<br /><br />My stash had been ... em ... stashed ... in different areas of my very small apartment - some still in a stack of <a href="http://www.elann.com/frames.asp">Elann</a> white boxes, some in my clothes closet (to the point where there was no longer room for any clothes) and more in bags stuffed here and there. I'd had enough of having to dig through various locations to find what I wanted, so I decided that the stash had to be centralized. I have a linen closet which held not linens, but a variety of craft and sewing supplies and my sewing machine. I haven't done crafts in over five years and the only sewing I ever do anymore is hemming pants - which I have been doing by hand because hauling the machine out of the closet and setting it up is too much of a pain.<br /><br />So, it was clean-up time. All the crafting supplies were unceremoniously discarded (it was more than time ... all of my glues and paints had totally dried up) and the sewing paraphernalia was culled to an acceptable minimum.<br /><br />My sewing machine has been set up on my desk since it is no longer used as a computer desk (the desktop PC having been replaced by a laptop a few months ago). The machine has been joined by my knitting books - all in easy reach.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYw5Hc473DZun60p5r9en6VAfMugE9cJCgudHFUdAh-NbunoDIFeS1nmls5JHeEOjqWSUDETpnlvGzAs5BpJjhk95nlFuOf2qGVAjJ-IutDRj0jCDVYDGDVCBoGA0Uou6wqxqgx-2-0Q7i/s1600-h/Blog_Desk.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5100850035791370674" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYw5Hc473DZun60p5r9en6VAfMugE9cJCgudHFUdAh-NbunoDIFeS1nmls5JHeEOjqWSUDETpnlvGzAs5BpJjhk95nlFuOf2qGVAjJ-IutDRj0jCDVYDGDVCBoGA0Uou6wqxqgx-2-0Q7i/s320/Blog_Desk.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I had to clean the machine's insides first, but it is now in working order and I've already hemmed two pairs of pants.<br /><br />All my yarn has now been relocated to the linen closet:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCHizqY3Cw5WgrVDG0gOeIqhZjVq32VlmAZn347oEBbJauvahYvDqkT8CF-JND3gDupMAWImyUVboGuKN2qvBZlx0b5wqKQlJbTRQG2oihv1FOH37dZMpWroeYzUu_yTtvxpz0WuIKTRn2/s1600-h/Blog_Stash+Closet.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5100859390230141474" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCHizqY3Cw5WgrVDG0gOeIqhZjVq32VlmAZn347oEBbJauvahYvDqkT8CF-JND3gDupMAWImyUVboGuKN2qvBZlx0b5wqKQlJbTRQG2oihv1FOH37dZMpWroeYzUu_yTtvxpz0WuIKTRn2/s320/Blog_Stash+Closet.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />See the bottom part ... more yarn in two space bags. I didn't have the nerve to inflate them to see what was in there!<br /><br />Most people have a sock drawer.<br /><br />I now have a sock-to-be drawer:<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1awIajIvCcb0o8aBJ5-3O-yhp42I4hAcqL9YVJjq4UIwdbDoMvovoLOW5CgXcQl4XWuGjoxwvUUcss67hNP6RRA0eyMvAYlrxcjAf7xG1VRcImmufA6l2BuyvHZtWjZyI9BJ9MwHFhYE9/s1600-h/Blog_Socks+to+Be+Drawer.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5100838344890390914" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1awIajIvCcb0o8aBJ5-3O-yhp42I4hAcqL9YVJjq4UIwdbDoMvovoLOW5CgXcQl4XWuGjoxwvUUcss67hNP6RRA0eyMvAYlrxcjAf7xG1VRcImmufA6l2BuyvHZtWjZyI9BJ9MwHFhYE9/s320/Blog_Socks+to+Be+Drawer.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />There was some knitting done during the weekend. I've had a special request for two baby blankets - both babies due in December. I figured I might as well get started.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKRTlYrvQ6KZ4ub0RbrK4oBKbAq2wMrQlM4GOA4pVQUWNIaCbeL9TMHE2ZcdCIFcqUjfu3CHxjZjyMux0wEEho0cUdzAwAcOo4jTc-f80k6H6ceYoY5TMvd5AsexZdkb_fXZ_JWSxd3IS7/s1600-h/Blog_Blue+and+White+Baby+Blanket+In+Progress.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5100838203156470130" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKRTlYrvQ6KZ4ub0RbrK4oBKbAq2wMrQlM4GOA4pVQUWNIaCbeL9TMHE2ZcdCIFcqUjfu3CHxjZjyMux0wEEho0cUdzAwAcOo4jTc-f80k6H6ceYoY5TMvd5AsexZdkb_fXZ_JWSxd3IS7/s320/Blog_Blue+and+White+Baby+Blanket+In+Progress.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It is knitting up pretty fast. Hopefully I won't get sidetracked by yet another project calling my name.<br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Ghislainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11353533158075923701noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1398679253578956048.post-36074644115225068782007-08-20T10:28:00.000-07:002007-08-20T12:23:26.804-07:00Pay It Forward - Part 2Thanks to <a href="http://coffeepuppiesandknitting.blogspot.com/">Jennifer</a> and <a href="http://lostpurl.blogspot.com/">Suzann</a> for joining in.<br /><br />Please email me your mailing address when you have a moment so I can send off your goodies whenever they are ready.<br /><br />fromheretoeterknitty AT gmail DOT com.<br /><br />There is still room for one more - leave a comment here or in the original PIF post.Ghislainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11353533158075923701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1398679253578956048.post-84475486890141865042007-08-14T07:43:00.000-07:002008-12-10T10:37:36.066-08:00Pay It ForwardI saw mention of this PIF Exchange while catching up with <a href="http://lovincomfortknits.blogspot.com/">Grace</a>'s blog yesterday and thought it was a wonderful idea, but was too late to join there.<br /><br />Going through the TV listings early this morning, I noticed that the movie is playing on a local channel tonight. "What a coincidence" I thought (the theme from the Twilight Zone playing in my mind).<br /><br />As I was clicking my way through my usual blog suspects earlier, I found that <a href="http://you-cant-read-my-mind-i-scribble.blogspot.com/">Bets</a> had issued the call.<br /><br />OK, I can take a hint. I joined in and now it's my turn.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_IDVKChyphenhyphenYnz01kuSrWITnAdqgVjTBhPIfi5DdEl61V1d4DPHANvard_1On_CdZ2Gdj8FD5-7JAR-Ix6Ap6tW0mkobATXvNNm2q1t6n8QB1pGa1P4CsDb1TKatMj_xcpKeOi5FCIV9W3yj/s1600-h/Pay+It+Forward.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098567971984257330" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_IDVKChyphenhyphenYnz01kuSrWITnAdqgVjTBhPIfi5DdEl61V1d4DPHANvard_1On_CdZ2Gdj8FD5-7JAR-Ix6Ap6tW0mkobATXvNNm2q1t6n8QB1pGa1P4CsDb1TKatMj_xcpKeOi5FCIV9W3yj/s320/Pay+It+Forward.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is what the PIF Exchange is all about (copied from <a href="http://you-cant-read-my-mind-i-scribble.blogspot.com/">Bets</a>' blog, which was copied from <a href="http://lovincomfortknits.blogspot.com/">Grace</a>'s blog, which was copied from <a href="http://amusingmyself.wordpress.com/">JenW</a>'s blog, ...you get the picture):<br /><br /><em>"Here is how it works! I’ll send a handmade gift to the first 3 people who leave a comment on my blog requesting to join this PIF exchange! I don’t know what that gift will be yet, and you may not receive it tomorrow or next week…LOL… but you will receive it within 365 days, that’s a promise! The only thing you have to do in return is pay it forward by making the same promise on your blog… No pressure, no hype. The first three people to sign up get a prezzie AND pass on a little kindness."</em><br /><br />Any takers?Ghislainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11353533158075923701noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1398679253578956048.post-72618741489605325462007-08-13T10:43:00.000-07:002008-12-10T10:37:36.871-08:00Sock-in-the-BoxI was shopping at my favourite store last week – the local Loonie store (or Dollar store for my American friends) and found some “Chinese Take-Out” boxes in a variety of colours. I thought they would be great packaging for sock gifting and bought 10 different colours. I’m sure I’ll be able to match the socks to each box when needed.<br /><br />There was only one birthday-themed box:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz-fbzQ0WAPu-tWjALcMJwGXKqWcOCvK313tCEuBWRXv7D4Lvi7USFZbtbq5W_bZ6_HAzbiB78nC5tO8zpwWnDVLGWYkd86zBrJdKJzqV2Z4BJJ6c-m4G3kJCUadehr25g-Y79C5fGO-Mu/s1600-h/Block_Socks_Birthday+Box+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098242812895179026" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz-fbzQ0WAPu-tWjALcMJwGXKqWcOCvK313tCEuBWRXv7D4Lvi7USFZbtbq5W_bZ6_HAzbiB78nC5tO8zpwWnDVLGWYkd86zBrJdKJzqV2Z4BJJ6c-m4G3kJCUadehr25g-Y79C5fGO-Mu/s320/Block_Socks_Birthday+Box+1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1_ysFnFXo8aq9yNP5Y7w5_giGvQF3MsHxrM5HvHcwQQ2plZENGUxxDe9ZevCJo6ulI2jrcKTIvL2s_WmteC2f2hO0dzjHG95OaGmkvG6MO9iRjejFlkFUHMO4y8yYq5PiBDrtw1jbF6gr/s1600-h/Block_Socks_Birthday+Box+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098242757060604162" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1_ysFnFXo8aq9yNP5Y7w5_giGvQF3MsHxrM5HvHcwQQ2plZENGUxxDe9ZevCJo6ulI2jrcKTIvL2s_WmteC2f2hO0dzjHG95OaGmkvG6MO9iRjejFlkFUHMO4y8yYq5PiBDrtw1jbF6gr/s320/Block_Socks_Birthday+Box+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A former office buddy is having a birthday at the end of this week and she is getting the Raspberry-Mocha socks I finished last week.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2p5q1k77zFe1IMWq1hwmG_UxLwAx5G8C1Z6HeWkeiNQKkIq8gb9opOt8rakedRhDwrOLz05g1phl-ad_TExK89dWitYlyuIvd8Bu17PpxD_i1nd1Vx2hjGqktGaP3vSRfIvnDsBjO4_Lf/s1600-h/Blog_Socks_Seacoast_Raspberry+Mocha.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098242679751192818" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2p5q1k77zFe1IMWq1hwmG_UxLwAx5G8C1Z6HeWkeiNQKkIq8gb9opOt8rakedRhDwrOLz05g1phl-ad_TExK89dWitYlyuIvd8Bu17PpxD_i1nd1Vx2hjGqktGaP3vSRfIvnDsBjO4_Lf/s320/Blog_Socks_Seacoast_Raspberry+Mocha.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />There are no photos of the socks featured in my last post on sizing dilemma because I have not finished any of them. I did find some volunteer "sock assessors". I have determined that the blue socks would indeed fit their intended recipient; however, I thought the Monkey sock pattern did not suit the yarn (it was just lost in the dark colour) – so I have yet again ripped that sock back and the yarn has gone back to the stash for a rest. The pink sock knit on the 2.25mm needles was too tight to fit over my volunteer’s average size foot. The sock knit with the 2.5mm needles was fine in the leg, but loose on the foot. I haven’t done anything yet, but I believe they will also be frogged and the socks will not be Monkeys but some kind of ribbed pattern which is more “forgiving”.<br /><br />There has been some progress on the birthday stole. I ended up going with my original item knit on the smaller Addi lace needles. I have slightly more than half the pattern repeats completed. I am hoping to get the rest of it done this week and then I can start on the border.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqq4vbS7vYv4EdrL8qjfowSckV3fTvtWaYalS2zZcWGK_HgpqNHR8P4JgQKKWEQnFwf865e27_aDN9A5hPLbz38JAwH7YrUDMVJkyFgTOvdn0R-D_8pXcDfTlziDiI3TNpTWS0T-KeHwde/s1600-h/Christine+Birthday+Shawl+August+13.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098242555197141218" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqq4vbS7vYv4EdrL8qjfowSckV3fTvtWaYalS2zZcWGK_HgpqNHR8P4JgQKKWEQnFwf865e27_aDN9A5hPLbz38JAwH7YrUDMVJkyFgTOvdn0R-D_8pXcDfTlziDiI3TNpTWS0T-KeHwde/s320/Christine+Birthday+Shawl+August+13.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I must admit that I really don’t enjoy working with lace weight mohair … and wouldn’t you know it … I have loads of it in my stash!<br /><br /><strong>Stash Improvement Project:</strong><br /><br />I just can't help myself.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiMMHnPscAjL3y-5Li1yoXqbwlzA26jAi-DcipLxRXWXS66nMCcKA6HsWT5v10vbXRTfCKPEBu4nn2vSp8IuLYHLTNsL-o0ak3kvj0BQrArffsaSG9V0tmCEaHzTYEA2OzXARbdR4WbAto/s1600-h/Yarn+Purchases+August+2007.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiMMHnPscAjL3y-5Li1yoXqbwlzA26jAi-DcipLxRXWXS66nMCcKA6HsWT5v10vbXRTfCKPEBu4nn2vSp8IuLYHLTNsL-o0ak3kvj0BQrArffsaSG9V0tmCEaHzTYEA2OzXARbdR4WbAto/s320/Yarn+Purchases+August+2007.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098245192307061026" /></a>Ghislainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11353533158075923701noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1398679253578956048.post-47075343130879716532007-07-30T07:28:00.001-07:002008-12-10T10:37:37.620-08:00Unfinished Business<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">(Impeded by Indecision</span>)</span><br /></span><br /><br />Some people have problems making life altering choices. I've had to make quite a few of those in my life, but I don't recall agonizing over any of them. For example, I never hesitated over moving from Montreal to Vancouver, alone with my four year old son (having never before set foot in Vancouver).<br /><br />Give me a small, seemingly inconsequential, decision to make though and I will ponder for hours on end. Alternatively, I will make the decision quickly and then regret it and go back and try something else.<br /><br />I have been doing this a lot with my knitting lately.<br /><br />Back in May, I made a first attempt at knitting toe-up socks. I wasn't crazy about the heel, but I did knit both socks and they sat there, still on the needles, because I could not manage a loose enough cast-off. So last week I decided to rip them out and start again - top down. It was a perfectly good pair of socks. I'm sure if I had tried harder, I could have cast off in an acceptable manner and they could have been gifted or donated. But no, I had to start over.<br /><br />So I now have one Monkey sock requiring only the toes to be finished.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiezMwS7jZJhUPF1nqPZwrXAdpDEZxmuwyXpBmHeR26zSR-XCydUNCHys_ro9ZQBqxEmLBQAIVElnvWF6kJa7_bZshZwpyQxqrVhUarq-W2lTte7NfGCTRst1o9gZBXcN3DJezBXwdaDxCd/s1600-h/Blog_Socks_BlueberryMonkeys.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5092997201832849602" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiezMwS7jZJhUPF1nqPZwrXAdpDEZxmuwyXpBmHeR26zSR-XCydUNCHys_ro9ZQBqxEmLBQAIVElnvWF6kJa7_bZshZwpyQxqrVhUarq-W2lTte7NfGCTRst1o9gZBXcN3DJezBXwdaDxCd/s320/Blog_Socks_BlueberryMonkeys.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />While I was knitting this sock, I thought it would be too small. I had an office friend try it on (she is the same size as my intended giftee) and she said they were fine. Even though she said this, I kept thinking they should be looser.<br /><br />I must be out of my mind!<br /><br />Instead of giving in to my delusion of sock size, I cast on for another Monkey sock, this time in pink. I knit the first sock on 2.5mm needles and kept thinking as I was knitting along that it felt tight. Déjà vu anyone? I abandonned sock number one after finishing the heel and cast on sock number two with 2.75mm needles. I got a bit further on this one, but I think it is too loose. I am now looking for someone to give them a try before I decide which one goes to the frog pond.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQPoeHD-0EoLmWOISpLCGaf43rJKihyphenhyphenMKpY4Kwf8EF_lXN5YRrKnvcfcvDUj62BZJexlSR0CnFQUAuyawGoCLWbmDIKTUG3fRTH5OjqpukE3Vjt_oJ0YuJPzbKz2LyIFXjP2Rp1qnjBe3Q/s1600-h/Blog_Socks_PinkMonkeys.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5092997438056050898" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQPoeHD-0EoLmWOISpLCGaf43rJKihyphenhyphenMKpY4Kwf8EF_lXN5YRrKnvcfcvDUj62BZJexlSR0CnFQUAuyawGoCLWbmDIKTUG3fRTH5OjqpukE3Vjt_oJ0YuJPzbKz2LyIFXjP2Rp1qnjBe3Q/s320/Blog_Socks_PinkMonkeys.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Think that was silly? Here's the next one. Remember the birthday stole? I had knit a fair amount already on my Addi lace needles (4mm). Well, I started thinking that maybe the fabric created was not airy enough ... so I started again on slightly larger needles. There is a bit of a difference, but I still can't decide which one I prefer. I spent half an hour fondling each piece on Friday before finally shoving everything back in its bag and berating myself for being so wishy-washy.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFhJq9VGv-3mYOYTGn0UyBfuIZoMFlpwncWnob9uZh_g3vyonoYb_gEs-Cs7GvK4zZtqVnVXEUagBJIaCjNhaaEiVprXkJJ-oQ7Eq545-1jJc_vMiKQ0rbEanu99ACTVc3BEZnYAlGuK_A/s1600-h/Christine+Birthday+Shawl+Close+Up+July+30.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5092996832465662114" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFhJq9VGv-3mYOYTGn0UyBfuIZoMFlpwncWnob9uZh_g3vyonoYb_gEs-Cs7GvK4zZtqVnVXEUagBJIaCjNhaaEiVprXkJJ-oQ7Eq545-1jJc_vMiKQ0rbEanu99ACTVc3BEZnYAlGuK_A/s320/Christine+Birthday+Shawl+Close+Up+July+30.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A decision must be made soon on this one ... birthday is one month away. Anybody got a coin I could toss?Ghislainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11353533158075923701noreply@blogger.com4