when it's beautiful outside!
Recently Montreal has been taken over by a streak of summer and man, do I hope it's more than a streak! Also, my first close high school friend has had a baby and I've been to about 3 baby showers since the beginning of the month. I'm starting to wonder why the desire doesn't strike around here...and then I remember that I'm 26, just finished university and like to travel. Internal discussion closed!
I've also been knitting. Last night I finished my Lacy Baktus made with a Zauberball. Talk about mindless kitting, but it came out really well and I'm super happy with the final results. I also have some commute socks on the needles and I'm swatching some Hempton to make the Prairie Tunic. So far my swatches are looking good and I'm going to have to decide between one that's just a little too stiff and one that's just a hair too short...UGH! But if any of you out there have knit with a hemp-cotton blend and have any suggestions for me, please do share!
Last time I hit up my LYS, I picked up some Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece mill ends for close to nothing. That will become some market bags asap.
So that was all that's going on here,
Happy long weekend!
Friday, May 21, 2010
Wednesday, May 05, 2010
As requested...
Hihihihihihi! I finally found my photo charger so here's the Hemlock Ring Blanket in all it's splendor! Next on the needles, I have a lacy baktus made from a black-white-gray Zauberball and I'm also swatching for a more modest Prairie Tunic (i.e no lace, but seed stitch panels instead) in Hempton.
Happy wednesday!
Sunday, May 02, 2010
Holy May!
It's May already! AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ok so I finished the Hemlock Ring Blanket and thought I should tell you the tale of a me on a mission to make this thing...
Well the story goes like this, I cast on and then I knit and the blanket grew. It got big. It became a serious source of heat but still, I kept knitting. It got bigger. Then it became huge. Then I ran out of yarn at the end of my very last row. One of the very kind owners of Ariadne Knits offered me enough yarn to cast off. YAY! I started doing that as soon as I got home. Four hours later, I ran out of yarn AGAIN! Back to the yarn store. Again, kind LYS owner supplied me with a little yarn and some good company while I finished this monster.
Then I blocked it. Holy crap, it covered most of a double bed! It stayed pinned down to dry for a good 36 hours and then today I unpinned it and gave it to my dad. He cried. I was happy (and maybe a little misty). He’ll now be the coolest pappy at dialysis what with his new blanket!
Great pattern, super simple. Great yarn. I love it. Oh and one more awesome thing, I learned how to do the Emily Oecker cast on.
Overall success!
Great way to end/start a week :D
Ok so I finished the Hemlock Ring Blanket and thought I should tell you the tale of a me on a mission to make this thing...
Well the story goes like this, I cast on and then I knit and the blanket grew. It got big. It became a serious source of heat but still, I kept knitting. It got bigger. Then it became huge. Then I ran out of yarn at the end of my very last row. One of the very kind owners of Ariadne Knits offered me enough yarn to cast off. YAY! I started doing that as soon as I got home. Four hours later, I ran out of yarn AGAIN! Back to the yarn store. Again, kind LYS owner supplied me with a little yarn and some good company while I finished this monster.
Then I blocked it. Holy crap, it covered most of a double bed! It stayed pinned down to dry for a good 36 hours and then today I unpinned it and gave it to my dad. He cried. I was happy (and maybe a little misty). He’ll now be the coolest pappy at dialysis what with his new blanket!
Great pattern, super simple. Great yarn. I love it. Oh and one more awesome thing, I learned how to do the Emily Oecker cast on.
Overall success!
Great way to end/start a week :D
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