Posted in Knitting Thoughts on Mar 25th, 2008 9 Comments »
I recently realized how tuned in to charts I have become with all the Fair Isle knitting I have been doing. I started the Hemlock throw and followed the first 52 rows of written instructions before the chart began. The charted part of the throw looks great, but the written instructions part looks like scrambled [...]
Posted in Knitting Thoughts on Mar 18th, 2008 4 Comments »
Last week I spent most of a day in my closet rearranging the summer clothes that I wore all of the nonexistent Texas winter. I removed the sweaters and wool slacks in the closet and then took a long look at what was left. B-O-R-I-N-G!!! I’m tired of my summer clothes before summer even begins. [...]
Posted in Knitting Thoughts on Mar 12th, 2008 5 Comments »
Behold Something Red (by Wendy Bernard) in blue is finished and blocked. I didn’t have much hope for it before blocking. DG#3 picked it up after I finished weaving in the ends and tried it on. It fit! I thought I had seriously missed gauge or knit terribly tight stitches, but blocking fixed everything. The [...]
Posted in Knitting Thoughts on Mar 5th, 2008 8 Comments »
I’ve been much more comfortable with the knitting process this week. I finished the Dream In Color Cocoa Kiss anklets, and I have jumped into the Peacock Socks and the Hemlock Blanket, and it has been smooth sailing. Almost….
I think that I have discovered one of the reasons for my recent knitting malaise. The answer [...]
The Comfort Zone
Knitting thoughts of a seasoned knitter
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