Ok, this is a sweater for an 18-month-old (mine) boy and features the Cyberman picture I created (below). I did the front quite quickly. I’m kind of busking the measurements on the raglan sleeves and neckline, but I’m trying to remember to write down what I’ve done. The back went really well. I worked the… Continue reading Cyberman Continues
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Sock Wars — Somebody Stop Me
Oh Lordy, I LOVE this idea . I am not an accomplished sock knitter, nor am I lacking in projects, but I like a community challenge, and this one would guarantee me a pair of hand-knitted socks at the end!
Cable Scarf
Cable Scarf Originally uploaded by jwordsmith. This is the yarn from Shady Side Farm Studio, wot I bought last month at the Knit and Crochet Show. There are many other things I should be knitting right now, but I needed to play with this. It is delicious. And, much as I like the pattern (from… Continue reading Cable Scarf
Cyberman Knit
Cyberman Knit Originally uploaded by jwordsmith. For those non-Brits out there, this is one of the arch-baddies from Dr Wh, a recently-revived series from the BBC. I started out to see if I could design a decent Jack Sparrow pirate but suddenly realised the face shape would lend itself very nicely to a the Cyberman.… Continue reading Cyberman Knit
Addicted Again
I had a little reaction to the Knitting Olympics. It was similar to my reaction to anything that becomes an obligation. I didn’t want to knit anymore. Oh, and my hands were sore. Now that a couple of weeks have passed I’m back to squeezing my knitting in around other jobs like looking after my… Continue reading Addicted Again
Harlotry
I can’t tell you how much I want, this afternoon, to go to see the Yarn Harlot. She’s coming to a bookstore not quite near me. I want to go and buy a Tricoteuses Sans Frontiers badge; hear her talk “aboot” her adventures so far; and knit in her audience. It’s quite odd, this fangirl… Continue reading Harlotry
Bleurgh
A week of being sneezed and coughed on by snotty little boys has finally caught up with me and I have a stinker of a cold. Everything hurts. Added to which I think the tiny needles are creating hand problems. Whine, whine, whine. I know. In sock news, I got fed up with untangling the… Continue reading Bleurgh
Slacking For Snowmen
I confess I have made very little progress on my project today, but there were snowmen to be built. Since I have an almost-three year old and this has been only our second big snow this winter, I feel that Snowmom has to be my other event. So I’m a biathlete (now, why does that… Continue reading Slacking For Snowmen
Snow For The Winter Olympics
WinterOlympics Originally uploaded by jwordsmith. Look, it’s obligingly snowing here, just to make it feel extra-winter-Olympicky. I tried to get my 11-month old to model the socks-in-progress, but the window frame was much more cooperative (and showed off our lovely snowscape, to boot). I’m making good progress on the Husband Socks. Assuming they fit him…Will… Continue reading Snow For The Winter Olympics
The Knitsanity Begins
Due to some confusion about when I was supposed to start (and the fact that NBC presented their coverage as if they Olympics were starting at 8pm EST, which was odd, really, since I KNOW that’s 2AM in Turin) I lost a whole five hours and the feeling of solidarity of starting with thousands of… Continue reading The Knitsanity Begins