tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355148952024-03-23T12:57:07.470-05:00lamplight designsrobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11730012374589766084noreply@blogger.comBlogger169125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35514895.post-36858429869102846142010-04-27T17:06:00.000-05:002010-04-27T17:06:42.785-05:00Flowers on Parade<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrquDyhUUaaXlq_cXPh6idklIVxCWwdDpB1JgCjTLG66wNZO2WcBKKfTjlpT4dA9KxlVlFfxmgRPjeSBARn5dfvLJ-eXQ-FMCOmWSEFCwGrbcYbDgDa0SnxsLDQ-NZV_bKrCOE/s1600/azaleas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrquDyhUUaaXlq_cXPh6idklIVxCWwdDpB1JgCjTLG66wNZO2WcBKKfTjlpT4dA9KxlVlFfxmgRPjeSBARn5dfvLJ-eXQ-FMCOmWSEFCwGrbcYbDgDa0SnxsLDQ-NZV_bKrCOE/s400/azaleas.jpg" tt="true" width="400" /></a></div>The spring show continues around here...the azaleas have already come and gone.<br />
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Spring is beautiful reminder of God's creativity. <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf-oKrNiG2rZnfA4J2ZGeqbPAQPnW4Gom9V62yTM0zEd1dmiUAWTsKR4ewVw789ItUNFV3O94pvTixKqK3Fb6rUFPyN72qwRtF8t25rMQAGmkU0ApWUnTPjcbEV9J7Cfb2Y2US/s1600/needles.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf-oKrNiG2rZnfA4J2ZGeqbPAQPnW4Gom9V62yTM0zEd1dmiUAWTsKR4ewVw789ItUNFV3O94pvTixKqK3Fb6rUFPyN72qwRtF8t25rMQAGmkU0ApWUnTPjcbEV9J7Cfb2Y2US/s400/needles.jpg" tt="true" width="400" /></a></div>I finished up a couple of cross stitch projects. The first is a small needlecase, just right for carrying in my bag with a small project. The second is Forget Me Not by Blackbird Designs. I started on this last year and then put it aside for a good while. It's framed and hanging now, so I'll have to get a picture of that.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sorry for the dark pictures, it was a rainy weekend!</div>robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11730012374589766084noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35514895.post-80155429141668772702010-04-09T14:09:00.001-05:002010-04-09T14:11:38.894-05:00Needles<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVTJJ7lc0Dg2orSTZ1kB3dLF6H1Te7CBs9y1M3B7Unpl3kleCKZMSp77ouxN8VVZoRnDfhkjUqXlM4ScHEmlyDLYcXVR_hJKYkZd3zUPAqZBlexpCc7F-lVAEQeAV2zJZ273p5/s1600/forgetmenot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVTJJ7lc0Dg2orSTZ1kB3dLF6H1Te7CBs9y1M3B7Unpl3kleCKZMSp77ouxN8VVZoRnDfhkjUqXlM4ScHEmlyDLYcXVR_hJKYkZd3zUPAqZBlexpCc7F-lVAEQeAV2zJZ273p5/s400/forgetmenot.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">So, my knitting needles have given way to tapestry needles all of the sudden. I guess the blast of warm air we got around Easter turned my attention away from hand knits and onto samplers. I've been working on a Blackbird Designs sampler "Forget Me Not." </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">But, not before I got Bianca's Jacket finished and wore it to Easter services. It's my new favorite sweater, and I will definitely be knitting another one in wool for cooler weather (after the stitching bug fades, that is). Hopefully, I'll get some modeled shots before too long.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">And I'm about ready to start on another quilt. Don't know what pattern yet, but I'm browsing...I even bought a new quilt magazine. I haven't done that in a while since I have quite a stack, but it has a Jo Morton pattern in it, and I love her patterns.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">Stitch on....</span>robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11730012374589766084noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35514895.post-90554679390752621282010-04-04T11:15:00.003-05:002010-04-04T11:16:10.840-05:00Happy Easter!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXiehqb1pLoAqD3nJBz4Sv_Nrk40Kk4XqKQ44ydy3VvDHqT_8ZNKDVF7FlS_kzv3f5R-qNXDVwSUyFyD31weXLyVQUYHdhKhOiOvRpM9IUevvqmWZ9CDc223yJrFa67tJZp0Gw/s1600/Heisrisen.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456316776932859330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXiehqb1pLoAqD3nJBz4Sv_Nrk40Kk4XqKQ44ydy3VvDHqT_8ZNKDVF7FlS_kzv3f5R-qNXDVwSUyFyD31weXLyVQUYHdhKhOiOvRpM9IUevvqmWZ9CDc223yJrFa67tJZp0Gw/s400/Heisrisen.jpg" /></a> Celebrate the Risen Savior.<br /><div></div>robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11730012374589766084noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35514895.post-56111754733509545272010-03-19T08:36:00.005-05:002010-03-19T08:40:06.690-05:00Spring!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCWHogFLZoG9sOU7uO3PAeE2JCokwb7vB9k2HF1L_JiOpIBiJEHgsYfQxkG4gktpKFTv02rEfK5L4583CyPmCVOXymQc8NSYcOTZjecDKIRghBrfwzCyQLg5E64m-2XMYfUEAo/s1600-h/daffodils2010close.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 292px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450338936543725218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCWHogFLZoG9sOU7uO3PAeE2JCokwb7vB9k2HF1L_JiOpIBiJEHgsYfQxkG4gktpKFTv02rEfK5L4583CyPmCVOXymQc8NSYcOTZjecDKIRghBrfwzCyQLg5E64m-2XMYfUEAo/s400/daffodils2010close.jpg" /></a> <div><br /><div>They took a little longer to arrive than in year's past, but the daffodils are in full bloom right now. Just in time for Spring to officially arrive. It's a chilly morning here, but should warm up a good bit this afternoon. Happy Spring!</div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 364px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450338924062622610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9SmIBrLLSKjImfVcST1d4etFJWVg97CR5pwB1OsTIXxBlqnaxWqds0AxXn8XXkzx2lj21k8qhQcbdn8okbrTGfn0Qo_ivnflmi0Wpge_GjW28x6tYyY0r8yUWZIDofs-IKbVG/s400/daffodils2010.jpg" /><br /><div></div></div>robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11730012374589766084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35514895.post-49530545209483092502010-03-01T07:51:00.004-06:002010-03-01T08:04:22.163-06:00Wavy Brown Socks<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP4g14Q81xxo2DB9G4rZiqr6NvEm7wX8yD24vQAgnOiPVyt-47ETG3hIPDt_cVTQ0uVO-X8Gt9IuOqf4RG4QV34kbBrWIwG3Boknf2i8sRpuoJ88o5i5NueXQoDeZRUGkejMgP/s1600-h/wavybrownsocksfo.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 305px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443664375911648210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP4g14Q81xxo2DB9G4rZiqr6NvEm7wX8yD24vQAgnOiPVyt-47ETG3hIPDt_cVTQ0uVO-X8Gt9IuOqf4RG4QV34kbBrWIwG3Boknf2i8sRpuoJ88o5i5NueXQoDeZRUGkejMgP/s400/wavybrownsocksfo.jpg" /></a> <div>I finished the Wavy Brown Socks yesterday. They are my new favorites, but I say that about every new pair of socks. But they are brown. and cabley. and soft. </div><div><br /></div><div></div><div>I'm trying to complete a pair of socks every 2 months this year. 3 pair for me, 3 pair for the husband. Not counting all the other things I would like to knit this year: a sweater vest for Jimmy, a couple more shawls, a bag (fair isle) and a couple of sweaters for me. That may not seem like much of a list to some folks. But I' m not one of those people who can knock out a sweater in two weeks!</div><div><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 355px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443664371167609346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO-UkJVFlAV2wyLq_1S9HuNQbTKlmeKPIjYzn77oAAT9UVjWkJS15cLARUXsGj1j6Q-ekaRhpx0IqZt6oEa1zmegjf942IuGJC2L8GUK6zvsSpMJ4Bs7OeJ4oVQpZc3k2ieI6O/s400/wavybrownsocksfo3.jpg" />Pattern: <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/wavy-socks">Wavy Socks </a> by Amy King (from The Book of Yarn, by Clara Parkes)<br />Yarn: Knit Picks Stroll Kettle Dyed in Timber colorway<br />Needles: Boye DPNs US 1<br />Start to Finish: January 9 - February 28<br /><br />Mods: I opted for my standard heel flap heel, instead of a short row heel. I like me a good heel flap. This is a well-written pattern. And a very straightforward knit. You cable on rows 3 and 9, and the rest of the time it's stockinette. I'm surprised more people haven't knit these socks (only 14 projects on Ravelry). They look great and the cables make for a nice, leg-hugging sock. And the KnitPicks yarn is very soft and smooth. <br /><br /><br /><br />Now, to cast on for another pair of socks!robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11730012374589766084noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35514895.post-8742813229316839212010-02-23T16:26:00.006-06:002010-02-23T16:41:23.465-06:00Icarus<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ8qKtIGxa7z5n316R8f7LS0UUo0CIiKeiYAi8aO5vmycGVDPG6vE0nsC6amhw4BKri26HICbIUcsAA1zIq6Xh-1N9wtM7Shgg51Ro9lsk9AGK1nlz4yTkuS49hHDUSQsX8gd6/s1600-h/icarusblocked2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441572189767446130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ8qKtIGxa7z5n316R8f7LS0UUo0CIiKeiYAi8aO5vmycGVDPG6vE0nsC6amhw4BKri26HICbIUcsAA1zIq6Xh-1N9wtM7Shgg51Ro9lsk9AGK1nlz4yTkuS49hHDUSQsX8gd6/s400/icarusblocked2.jpg" /></a><br /><div><div><div><div>I finished Icarus, and I love it. It's the perfect size, it's soft, warm, smooshy and practically perfect in every way. </div><div></div><br /><div>Pattern: <a href="http://mimknits.com/pages/portfolio.html">Icarus</a>, by Miriam Felton</div><div>Yarn: KnitPicks Shadow, in the Oregon Coast colorway</div><div>Needles: KnitPicks Circs US 3</div><div>Start to Finish: October 2009 -February 2010</div><div></div><br /><div>Modifications: I used the mods Miriam posted on <a href="http://mimknits.com/wordpress/">her blog </a>for Chart 4 and the last 4 rows. Other than that, knit as written. </div><br /><div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441571657309769986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg026sXoiyCTXEoICCn6B-FQGvjirT64MAByHTg_ho_VOQXsmTOaw8ZaN8NBSkZUm9IQurT5MzCRKg97Ctboa53SoAVxnpV3ynTf3TOrd2hsDUXuhdgF6O39SwYhBYWDkorUCEq/s400/icarusunblocked.jpg" /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441571662168476290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcQBGA3b9599IXsefypRhr2ZGG-YGFPA0sdmN1mj7bvfxys_N_PsHCnmPgEWFrPDyJbcOoO9w2uM_IZh9GhBqZyKv0HDEBJI8SVzd60pQ6LNdvcULTumUiCcP3BYM4W3tLTpz2/s400/icarusblocking.jpg" /><br /><div>Before blocking: Shoulder span 59", Center drop 32"</div><div>After blocking: Shoulder span 81", Center drop 41"</div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 270px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441571646803094802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgEW234LVRvoIdKAZ98VoCwrqHkdXjYebmvc46rc79o4FtV5EZ8ZSrBomujCFqyNnRCLyZ6_BPOvZtPvYj6a1TCOxukuYMpOmOe29IKPTu2wKK3QPcbRO2qGaZ0EBcbek6RBxM/s400/icaruscloseup.jpg" /> <div></div><div>I think this will actually be a very practical knit for me. I foresee spending a lot of time with this shawl. And now, of course, I have shawl fever. I'm eyeing <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/citron">this one </a>for my next project.</div></div></div></div>robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11730012374589766084noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35514895.post-92110345902440444032010-02-04T18:45:00.007-06:002010-02-04T19:06:19.836-06:00A Capital Idea<div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 349px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434557721762022770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizj37udRz5h_1fbSY7IQtQYxgjZbT5Z1tHGD2o1thF5kRNoq7lrRXl9CCivjC0f0efIppMgYTN6WZLwjAylbHXPo3aHcGEgkm4lKu79OfkV0mytD-S_VGoRH-IfRBHMjKjy-Jt/s400/washingtonmonument.jpg" /><br /><div><div><div><div>We got a great chance to try out our handknits on a vacation to Washington DC a couple of weeks ago. It was cold without being frigid, so we had a great time walking around DC (and walking, and walking!)</div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 386px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434556924581627938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig1merwcQFVvUr5_6imYehkWie4C3ix8jlD2An-YBafZKxNCbnTgfXaZwqIrDhdqPF9as-LSsubD6KSSVqStcdA_N4NdbLmvgyusveAQlxR_J3IZwi99zzSqWzigWnk977iFjO/s400/capital.jpg" /> <div></div><div>We visited all the usual sights and had an absolutely fabulous stay at the Omni Shoreham. I couldn't recommend it more. The room was beautiful, quiet and spacious. We opted for the Bed & Breakfast package, and we enjoyed the best breakfast ever! </div><div> </div><div>I found a <a href="http://www.fibrespace.com/">lovely yarn shop </a>in Alexandria and picked up a few goodies. I fell in love with the silk laceweight (the gold skein) and about had the vapors. It's by <a href="http://www.neighborhoodfiberco.com/">The Neighborhood Fiber Co </a>in the Lincoln Park colorway. Yummy!</div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434556928580808738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQM0rPLdnBJtIQVPWb0HT1KdGDUYZsYGZE-G1XE1lD6TyRrzwnt-X65ZCLi6E8pEqIX75DZY4NrM9yNxyUJo-VcB08UgxQlaG4I6pNfVxINpeO5StqNuFPuYH1fEVcAOTcdjgy/s400/dcyarn.jpg" /> <div></div><br /><div>This was our second trip, so we had a good game plan. I love the fact that you can eat lunch at the Supreme Court (which was delicious). You can wander around the National Gallery of Art a few feet from paintings by Monet, Degas, Renoir and hundreds of others. We spent a lot of time there. And they have the best cafeteria in the land, as far as I'm concerned! The Cascade Cafe. Love it.</div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 354px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434557726022677410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnd4NPPtqYJNEBu-dWmZdplu7C7PWBqKZcx-lpCDR5GMycNRrzTUqkdnhZuUE0EPDdCJQyBhv92jt0vihLYpnu_Y_FFWOlrYc0DIm2tMHC-vEPyyrKQUgXmCeP4i1ooUtOZ35_/s400/wavybrownsock.jpg" /> <div></div><br /><div>I took Icarus and my Wavy Socks with me, and I did get some knitting done. I finished the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/lamplightdesigns/it-all-comes-together-beret">Together Beret</a> and then promptly wore it! But didn't get any pictures of it...still to come.</div><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434556930192397522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRsmbOcw8NRJ9aLXTFuJeRHjmivLV1PhFPa5Icg71qgRhifv98EW77_g4NStgRGkAqIlZac_Owtwi7-13F7SmD10fEdjhSink3NDFtQUyRlLAXNgMQdWbr-dN65-mJjccd6m8q/s400/icarusthroughchart2.jpg" /><br /><div></div><div>I'm through the 2nd chart on Icarus, so the end is sort of in sight. I'm enjoying the knitting, but I feel like I've been working on it forever. </div></div></div></div></div>robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11730012374589766084noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35514895.post-2392391657143965112010-01-07T16:35:00.006-06:002010-01-07T16:46:56.725-06:00Anti-Freeze<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrLtmosQxSUBdtOOmGKIlJAtZ60XzB0oWJBC6Jo9r8GXf2mXTT9kstoSkwq4IpRxw4YDqJ43TBWp-jw5SfU8XvZRSQNMt6BVUFZSu1DyLIupvKp6d4CfaBY9pvCqvwrn1s8pvB/s1600-h/meretfinished.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424132671067354018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrLtmosQxSUBdtOOmGKIlJAtZ60XzB0oWJBC6Jo9r8GXf2mXTT9kstoSkwq4IpRxw4YDqJ43TBWp-jw5SfU8XvZRSQNMt6BVUFZSu1DyLIupvKp6d4CfaBY9pvCqvwrn1s8pvB/s400/meretfinished.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Brrrrr!! Like most of the country, we are in a deep freeze. Cold, cold, cold and windy! </div><div>Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and New Year's Day...we certainly did. </div><br /><div></div><div>Here's my first finish for 2010...and none too soon with these single digit temperatures!</div><div></div><div>This is my <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/meret-mystery-beret">Meret</a>, and I love it. This was probably one of the most fun things I've ever knit. I couldn't wait to work on it, and then woosh it was done. This is my first beret type of hat, and I think I've finally found a hat type that doesn't make me look like a complete dork. Yah for berets!</div><div></div><br />Hopefully I'll get some modelled shots this weekend, cause I'm definitely going to need a hat!<br /><br /><br />Details:<br /><br /><br /><br />Pattern: <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/meret-mystery-beret">Meret </a>by Woolly Wormhead<br />Yarn: Cascade 220, Colorway 9401<br />Needles: US7 Knit Picks Options 20" circs<br />Mods: I did 3 repeats of the lace pattern for a moderately slouchy effect<br /><br /><br /><br />I've got <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/selbu-modern">Selbu Modern </a>in my sights now.robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11730012374589766084noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35514895.post-27628111272587115502009-12-13T15:21:00.004-06:002009-12-13T15:30:22.464-06:00Scenes of Christmas<div>Christmas is in full swing around here....</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxj-a-sFtkePEt3GJZAXM0DI6sO0Rr_9MJYOlyyi3aBK681U9irxoiPAxDcR05C0Gt1yU06zWYTgcU45OZMYEZNsNC3qezQS8iS304xwmTV8vbXXNqOQPpUv3M1BGxcIZRM5mx/s1600-h/scene1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 321px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414834554768357810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxj-a-sFtkePEt3GJZAXM0DI6sO0Rr_9MJYOlyyi3aBK681U9irxoiPAxDcR05C0Gt1yU06zWYTgcU45OZMYEZNsNC3qezQS8iS304xwmTV8vbXXNqOQPpUv3M1BGxcIZRM5mx/s400/scene1.jpg" /></a> Christmas decorations....</div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCZ0JOPSEtSxw9MXSdow-yuwTPUchx9P8-5XrpnlZaQlgr3Y_BpnwccDXgVvypVsn455_N7S97EukSmygFohkMGRog-7AJhsgof961Ex54R-ZTpBc8e5LorWD9DWydnyL_KXPT/s1600-h/scene2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414834544059861234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCZ0JOPSEtSxw9MXSdow-yuwTPUchx9P8-5XrpnlZaQlgr3Y_BpnwccDXgVvypVsn455_N7S97EukSmygFohkMGRog-7AJhsgof961Ex54R-ZTpBc8e5LorWD9DWydnyL_KXPT/s400/scene2.jpg" /></a> Dog on the bed.... (well, that's pretty much a year round sight)<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgejN4vYojeCTwXERVARh0TANTap1XUwxnvbE9ZrhUOtAOoNyNLRsDnOK6yUpTsPzTDVTDJ0VBSDa45XgJ-bSNaQ90eHD2kYDITL68L9voyW6ljmo_uLS1QByXwKWKNbFhZqBZp/s1600-h/scene3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 317px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414834541089455346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgejN4vYojeCTwXERVARh0TANTap1XUwxnvbE9ZrhUOtAOoNyNLRsDnOK6yUpTsPzTDVTDJ0VBSDa45XgJ-bSNaQ90eHD2kYDITL68L9voyW6ljmo_uLS1QByXwKWKNbFhZqBZp/s400/scene3.jpg" /></a> Knitting.... (almost finished, one sleeve to go!)</div><div> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 293px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414835561318738946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxY9Suy_GYSAqqSMdnN8zp1LwtMtis6gmCVGP5FLqOWE4RIKfUbPCe2PzBXtAOkxx7U-wRlbUSZiKRHVXg0PXUKoGS78GZgsHJ4dj-wPHzCkcCAsuLJkPYhl91Yg_QEN_Zxj3o/s400/driftpieces.jpg" /><br />And food too....but no pictures of that just yet.</div><div> </div><div>Merry Christmas everyone!</div></div></div>robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11730012374589766084noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35514895.post-18533563894087658852009-11-20T09:19:00.007-06:002009-11-20T09:31:24.864-06:00Buttery<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTQl89K3OOSrArvoN3SGACRoBQ02MP5ID-fx87QnlLyrL3wmsFsnqHMBDAxmZ2Fs5EIAInfENnU7TEwX8RfuvGGcdWF7f7cBnFZLJAfG0gh3SiTm9SZp1XC2TnvsmqNyt-msjn/s1600/headlessyellowsweater.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 397px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406208505760744466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTQl89K3OOSrArvoN3SGACRoBQ02MP5ID-fx87QnlLyrL3wmsFsnqHMBDAxmZ2Fs5EIAInfENnU7TEwX8RfuvGGcdWF7f7cBnFZLJAfG0gh3SiTm9SZp1XC2TnvsmqNyt-msjn/s400/headlessyellowsweater.jpg" /></a> <div><div><div>I finally finished the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/lamplightdesigns/111-18-jacket-with-3-4-sleeves-in-alpaca">butter cardigan </a>a couple of months ago, but never blogged about it. It fits great and it is soooo soft. It'll be too light to wear pretty soon (I'm very cold natured), but it made for a great fall sweater.</div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406207617362385186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiL7MUFrgY5CDyNPI6RVUAw0WHsQNvH6wRf9M8HWpayiWFjKzPRCZM1aVN0bnSBa9P-zyoQ3aDn15r9yLSYzClrLZxsxHHcxwFSOGg-aVfZQJouG3QlNCYZYOX3DPK1AsISi0c/s400/drift.jpg" /> <div></div><div>I'm working on <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/drift-2">Drift</a> now and hoping to have it done by Christmas. It's been kinda slow going, but I'm working on it along with <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/icarus-shawl">Icarus</a> (pictured below and quite a bit further along now) and I've knit several small things in between (the mittens from the last post, for instance.)</div><br /><br /><div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 316px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406207038687683186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh24bsc_yYdLfngPiIGRiWv2m8gA00ahE_yZDu-YrvOE-xsUltydzorM8yCj9fx7XGJXJp_tLEcm5s39uz9pFqolYumWsmbz35U9j2acJXYQMr81VnwB9QYp7S_xYoYjsf-hvY/s400/icarus.jpg" /><br /><div>I've only got a couple of Christmas gift knits I'm doing, so I won't have too many distractions between now and Christmas. Yah for cold weather!</div></div></div>robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11730012374589766084noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35514895.post-40424435883003192312009-11-06T08:53:00.007-06:002009-11-06T09:10:30.927-06:00Hand Knits<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC1n-uqR5sUnGA_8ld8NkoKesljeCtbqcvYuKNoJqULQmhNU-xQ5NIidO63Tw4HiLtU2f9q1EQRwB53fcDShB7omiCLj-BKTFqwYNt4GruuFpeM8xAuP8mCIrr77xNIDfrMMJT/s1600-h/clunforestmittenspalm.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 272px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401007567176500626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC1n-uqR5sUnGA_8ld8NkoKesljeCtbqcvYuKNoJqULQmhNU-xQ5NIidO63Tw4HiLtU2f9q1EQRwB53fcDShB7omiCLj-BKTFqwYNt4GruuFpeM8xAuP8mCIrr77xNIDfrMMJT/s400/clunforestmittenspalm.jpg" /></a> <div><div><div>Well, I haven't been blogging, but I have been knitting...</div></div><div>The Clun Forest Mittens above are from a Spin Off issue. I made them in Ultra Alpaca Light by Berocco. They are lovely and warm. Below, are some Cascade 220 mittens for Jimmy, and a good wool hat made from Brown Sheep Nature Spun Sport. <div><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401007018944127442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjly9A7PdcQ9lJcd7bl1JXutPYYT0zmdVyf1cbyMqMnG-8yHCYXpMq2Z1hMvooclsQ0pUoGLr9TBU0RkbhMNt9dvZSJ-gmWHnOiIix6UtzBnmoBazirElJNZALJ-_BjFlGDJBK4/s400/olivemittenspalm.jpg" /><br /><div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401006733453590706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRA6WQ0xzkZTj3Js12KRVDBay8jg5hrP6bbJNGylOko6bnd5kc41S9MwaSmsptz3LKwjGuyLBXDSYVtrLrRDrhbA2ppzj_OVMLCDKZw4R5szdp85J1hAC5GkjKpBz4oYx5Yq76/s400/ashhatback.jpg" /><br />I've got a few other small projects done, but blogger is being very tempermental with the photo uploads, so those will have to wait for another day. Knitting on....<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11730012374589766084noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35514895.post-81720730813302533202009-09-30T17:11:00.007-05:002009-09-30T17:41:32.498-05:00Virginia Sojourn<div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 254px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387388152023382002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt-kHpq9lehzUaWtzhFvG4HD1kHv2tlmlLtpJTL6P7LgIqigDN0Vhy-sz1kwyA81jyJFw08R-yFE-vVzIwRHZLpI5aIk6h-QIsVMElAZFd_1bjKEe5LwDV3V8JQZAVJ45FD0yF/s400/IMG_3458.JPG" /><br /><div><div>We took a little trip to Colonial Williamsburg. I want to live in Colonial Williamsburg. </div><br /><br /><div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 270px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387388163742888242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtl2oaFL4on9o_Dvq27IKeiKZ0BfarpmgVZxCocWDD5EeMwtJ_ehmJRQpUnSbP8D-OrOfTasy0j12qLAA37WOzx7DuS5KVRpeBoy3OEz8x0UblCbTYajUmN8GjaKwbjHslu7ql/s400/IMG_3415.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 258px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387393326524588866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb2RljtH_xQm06TKAaWWAt6fip3uPwH2xWbnYp9xgCF0FvJQhd1fZ6WeVhc7qtsynwcSdT6qG1EmgSdh4Cowa5POq4cDnhyphenhyphenLq_0QTxhDzYD1lIK_ARCZtNg1QGdOe7mRAQwt-o/s400/virginiayarn.jpg" /><br /><div>I also bought a little yarn.</div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387393317122924146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf9phhIkU0v9AZN7-DJ1T0XtrP3uSQ-JqqA6zkdAO6Z_g8_FdvDmQb6Mggb1vR2y78dumjkw0NtkreE_54FLkRdU6D5qsvT1SQ0gWdQ3PthT4qmu9UFUPzDiAcriXtpDjHSv5_/s400/glenchecksock.jpg" /> <div></div><div>I did a little knitting.</div><div></div><br /><div>And a whole lot of walking, eating, and picture taking. Some other shopping as well. Jimmy got some great CD's; I got a cookbook, lanterns, candle, etc. We're already planning for next year!</div><div> </div></div></div></div>robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11730012374589766084noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35514895.post-87937829973760478282009-06-14T11:54:00.008-05:002009-06-14T12:29:06.063-05:00New Stitches<div>Hey! I like to cross stitch. I'd almost forgotten...I've been enjoying looking at several needlework blogs this past week or two, and I finally got out my abandoned cross stitch project and started stitching on it again.<br />This is one of my own designs, right now I call it "Cream of Star Soup."<br />It's not far from being finished...a couple of leaves and the wording.<br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347235060396045810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrcyf-Szyldnvq77zNcO4JOnullLR3h9P2RgdImTDw_o3OcjfcNQRVHcJx0oI7hVibd6CD6xBqQl3ugNt58ltj6-iESvyf4VLhakjNSN-D0ZuTrA9b8gTX-65ManuxaYydf7Tb/s400/creamofstarsoupwip.jpg" /> <div><div>I'm also machine quilting this quilt...finally. The stabilizing part of quilting a big bed quilt is probably my least favorite part of the process. (The part where you stitch a grid to secure it for the decorative quilting.) I love piecing the blocks, making the quilt top, and doing the binding, but manhandling a big quilt while machine quilting takes some muscle!</div><div> </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347236323173253394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCPS-lBF1bplczLsCs4uLlhQRf6J6Y7UutsLzZW_CUszaJZHa6HmA61YEopoWf30dRAOURhRaS7DvWiSd_kZqOxSeh_4jSmHwLKF9EVVuzFKcHRUnXTGGwVLVNRUWsX98ok-tg/s400/newbag.jpg" /> <div></div><div>I've also started a new purse for myself. I keep trying different designs and figure one of these days I'll come up with the perfect bag for holding my essential stuff, as well as a couple of magazines, a needlework or knitting project, and idea notebook. Plus look cute and hold up to daily use...I need a strong bag! I tend to jam a lot into it.</div><div></div><br /><div>Daisies in the backyard:</div><div></div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 314px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347235056603037586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc1FOpfqx4Z2enGezOQOl_y9L40PDzrK3RaA6eW-YUOS11-502KtQ8c8B8AjJix5qZY-9g9Jy1pE6K7CxUaVMZm0fYOO7KbUCpm6s7SHixXE-DPZmnF-su5NHMfeNKdndK-nrw/s400/daisies.jpg" /></div></div></div></div>robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11730012374589766084noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35514895.post-22557455903156669762009-06-03T16:20:00.004-05:002009-06-03T16:28:43.234-05:00Summer Days<div> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343216214509944850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 299px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOwQtsFp5-9RA4Lha9-4k_Fh3GlUbMKCX4g-w-ElJ_j7WbGKhnZv4Uhi_9E0ndp5zfgntnodx7sDTEAGKZAxl1Jida8duRria2dqgJLaz-2nO7_G6EAWrM0BCTqIPtfvbrhV3k/s400/hydrangeas.jpg" border="0" /> <div>Summer is here! It took a while arriving around these parts, but now it's here in all its glory (and heat)!</div><br /><div></div><div>I've been busily working on a summery yellow sweater...I'm almost through with the body and ready for the sleeves. I'm using Shine Sport from KnitPicks, and loving it. It's so soft and supple.</div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343215641211617778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 348px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEighbT0YgDfzFJXCHk5BPljDNvtWisj11oJpDSMuxkmakf0wiS1lid0Lx9PncRrthZip3INvys9PTWas0o-QYSNBKB7icYz1bwliV_9_YxuAxQwJS0iZisbur54JCazcgg8g6w0/s400/buttercardigan.jpg" border="0" /> <div></div><div>I'm slowing getting an urge to do some sewing and quilting again. I have a list of things I'd like to make: a new purse, some clothes, finish up a bed quilt, some new potholders, a needlecase...and on and on.</div><div></div><br /><div>I've been enjoying looking at some beautiful quilting and stitching blogs to get my motivation.</div></div>robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11730012374589766084noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35514895.post-33135814381677967152009-04-11T16:52:00.007-05:002009-04-11T17:02:29.262-05:00Happy Easter<div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW5On1Q_IspCvOJ_EMqae7l5cb01tzQLBkr3KFHdDoGk-t2LD6_HyVfHOo755jsXihgXwf4-mGyYuQdtfA4uQ-uX3S1jCLawzIO2ZnriYf8CYGA4R5mLPuX1CnfXJskgayHUXe/s1600-h/irisupclose.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323556311829263474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 322px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW5On1Q_IspCvOJ_EMqae7l5cb01tzQLBkr3KFHdDoGk-t2LD6_HyVfHOo755jsXihgXwf4-mGyYuQdtfA4uQ-uX3S1jCLawzIO2ZnriYf8CYGA4R5mLPuX1CnfXJskgayHUXe/s400/irisupclose.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div>Time for my bi-monthly check in here on the blog! Ha, seriously...there has been knitting, and even some quilting. A simple little baby quilt (sorry for the fuzzy picture, these are the only ones I took before sending it off).</div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323557332725214386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 323px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2SD9SvEL6GwXHqRgkc89DlM5WXTFRBUTmCWfJOHbANR-D2KsMGo3j-nNR0AfelNdv8iP7g6ufD98PvGhbdGHtn_THDvvgzLeBlnQzbzLnpD59WXsq3IgM3fFUVTTp4znK5ve9/s400/babyquilt.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div></div><br /><div>Jaywalkers - my first pair. It's a fun pattern.</div><br /><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323555942097414914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 325px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr6Y6uUT7SUh6-z1y-gLxyKa2qX7Z3CbkcmyZO1NUCyeutuXarf-DMbfyFUmHQfYVtVdKnpXE2sB_d-V4xpwEdbE2sV-JOMUw3brg6u-w_K7fXtceRKN_6Jf5YMILyoEJ6hJQt/s400/bluejays.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div>Slowly proceeding on the lace stole...it ought to be ready by fall!</div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323555940028600034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 307px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvfGc2q33sirO9tbq8Kl7ozrS5X8Q9JPqnT9OfnLLyzUH5XwZxE6vCvTvoBGW6lnfZ3Wxng5RNzSemtcN0eV73H2AI-Rrtan-wkdsI1pWyppTjeZbqXG1LQGeVAi8qrSrc7v-m/s400/orangelacestole2.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div></div><div>I've even been crocheting a few more of these guys.</div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323556314944103234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJViEPwik65Reu-HYwB0oXM8keEyaXD4Hsy74FJwv46TGPVmdGzzkhoSWbc2rPqI7cS4TlpS9SGrIHEDFjCKRA8xLitzVpeQvqZXg9l2xdlVz1sFl1cglCSgkxipgwYlyrp52O/s400/grannysquaresgrow.jpg" border="0" /> <div></div><div>Happy Easter! He is Risen!</div></div></div></div></div>robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11730012374589766084noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35514895.post-38129535861028547272009-02-21T08:18:00.006-06:002009-02-21T08:29:48.142-06:00Spring's already Springing<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicSskb_CMKE2Uufe62ZgLCbISN2B-qsZO5Ar1GrBWeTrkazVU_ZQyN00Yq7syG69zpdIrqpd67bgkU6LtMkh2cw8XIxZ2nKKfPIVyVlOp7g3cBMAij3NUU0lEBgoCUDBzClN6-/s1600-h/daffodils2009.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305256660552593106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 302px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicSskb_CMKE2Uufe62ZgLCbISN2B-qsZO5Ar1GrBWeTrkazVU_ZQyN00Yq7syG69zpdIrqpd67bgkU6LtMkh2cw8XIxZ2nKKfPIVyVlOp7g3cBMAij3NUU0lEBgoCUDBzClN6-/s400/daffodils2009.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>The daffodils can't seem to help themselves...every February here they come! I can just see some yellow on the forsythia bushes and the pear tree is in full bloom. Of course, then it will snow...or ice...or sleet...or all of the above. </div><div></div><br /><div>A new sock in progress for Jimmy. This is <a href="http://www.mountaincolors.com/yarns/index.html">Mountain Colors Bearfoot </a>in the Moose Creek colorway. This is some seriously nice yarn. I'm basically a budget gal, and this is the most I've spent on sock yarn to date. Yum. </div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305256670351542834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 299px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJShh06twfP4QMraI8aUHXyiG1nu0hSqP1oJo_VvlprfBtqwm-hRH4JIo3-rp7WlTxoZKkrWRsmaw5iD3jyCurzbBZ2nqT3txq0lLAJRqte09zEm_eDa8zjzwyOn6qM-sbkv-L/s400/moosecreeksock.jpg" border="0" /> <div></div><br /><div>I'm looking to cast on for another sweater, but first I've got to make myself finish up <a href="http://lamplightdesigns.blogspot.com/2008/06/tisket-tasket.html">some quilting </a>that has been laying about for months. The knitting has really taken over my brain, and my "want to." But...no new sweater until the new bed quilt and the baby quilt are done! I think. Maybe 75% done. Maybe.</div></div>robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11730012374589766084noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35514895.post-61369633207757005752009-02-09T08:04:00.006-06:002009-02-09T08:20:10.944-06:00Hey, I Made a Sweater!<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjOsx6s6ytgNUa844_Q0prxQYSrddekbbZsMjVZT6HOH9G_C5FzWw3WL9UfzVGBu-GysxDjPvSXu0cu1AdhRnCZaVFW8KRRAMvHZAUZHUvTZ3xSmZypMdxhrUcy_KwdjpAYgga/s1600-h/februaryladysweater3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300799698417686626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 316px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjOsx6s6ytgNUa844_Q0prxQYSrddekbbZsMjVZT6HOH9G_C5FzWw3WL9UfzVGBu-GysxDjPvSXu0cu1AdhRnCZaVFW8KRRAMvHZAUZHUvTZ3xSmZypMdxhrUcy_KwdjpAYgga/s400/februaryladysweater3.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div><br /><div>Name: <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/february-lady-sweater">February Lady Sweater</a> by Pamela Wynne</div><div>Yarn: Northampton by Valley Yarns </div><div>Color: Ocean Heather</div><div>Needles: US 7 (4.5 mm) Knit Picks Options</div><div>Mods: I used kf&b for the eyelet row, otherwise just as written. </div><br /><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300799700939125426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 311px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh920406WuZjEh34WSSjZFc0MIvQKHOwl5og38AiLJq_81dT7b_UztsUTTUMMx-TL4IDhaDdzlEVIV0x-egRfJ30qXOq_h7OjriPdRpWySHfhTKfNklZqGpaVKmvb2MIkufBPeg/s400/februaryladysweater2.jpg" border="0" /> <div>I am in love. I've worn it everyday since I finished it. It's just a great sweater. If (and I probably will) I make another one, I'll probably go down a size, just because the garter stitch is so stretchy. But all in all, it's love.</div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300799693199350514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 345px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0yT2FMC9TK6Nvzd_NsQAIs6RUSxoWiGDg_38RyMTb2xHsZeos9voVFx6yCrGu9kpVbWj9CfYxkZtsH9KOGpkMoyFWU3mMLV1RXRQPFhRVeT8hOcsNUYRfA7qYA8qbYZxHQclA/s400/februaryladysweater.jpg" border="0" /></div></div></div>robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11730012374589766084noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35514895.post-58893827760204861692009-02-02T07:59:00.006-06:002009-02-02T08:11:00.597-06:00Lace Knitting<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglBd-8WJZeMA3BCWz0pm9AgvlSP2lPT8uXr7CiNUGUAn0Z76GDPQ1Lffl-vNrrH4-A50h2ggCzFpSDf5_eNhc1zbBepY1XhyfnCpoXdqLQP2XVC86sDoluPEh0KilauVDRrCqs/s1600-h/flssleeve.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298200922697886898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 339px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglBd-8WJZeMA3BCWz0pm9AgvlSP2lPT8uXr7CiNUGUAn0Z76GDPQ1Lffl-vNrrH4-A50h2ggCzFpSDf5_eNhc1zbBepY1XhyfnCpoXdqLQP2XVC86sDoluPEh0KilauVDRrCqs/s400/flssleeve.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div><br /></div><div>I'm still working away on my <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/february-lady-sweater">February Lady Sweater</a>. I've got most of one sleeve done and only lack finishing it and the other sleeve to be finished! Hopefully next weekend it'll be done. I'd love to be one of those people who whip out a sweater in two weeks flat, but I don't know how you get anything else done in life. I know I'm not the fastest knitter around, but I also know I'm not the slowest. Ah, well, if I only had the hours I spend at my job. Pesky job.</div><div><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298200921821806226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 342px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxNtaHjI6Y5FDW34XjGqMaMHCl1Kc0NH6rBiY6LWZodrvwxYNnuxyrGM1J_F8CJ1SoEMpPALgm5qoUlMhs4otI2idMHgHLxDmyqQtfNUrA5-hyi6_zu_NckbOcxrlACxhnHs-X/s400/flsgrowing.jpg" border="0" /> <div></div>(The color is a little washed out in these pics, it's a very rich teal blue)</div><div><br /><div>I also cast on for a lace scarf for myself. I don't really have a handknit scarf of my own. So I thought I'd go "pretty" as well as soft. Yummy, yummy Kidsilk Haze in the colorway Marmalade. This is the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/feathery-lace-stole">Feathery Lace Stole</a> from Exquisite Little Knits. </div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298200924510537458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 299px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij3VJ2ADwoggCThKYqElfl1tW4tHoMThaWQ21ptIsBfuxFnwGE_hlBRjiFviw6kRwPwzynk8nKugJJhcTMP-Q9kPgrFl6rzPrSamXbxqt70ch3u9p55gRgcAdbviCRmxA_c5ej/s400/lacestole.jpg" border="0" /></div></div><br /><p>I also made myself some stitch markers, as you can see above. These were a pack of 4 charms for .52 cents! How can you go wrong? </p>robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11730012374589766084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35514895.post-58783953351471163352009-01-10T12:24:00.008-06:002009-01-10T12:42:30.886-06:00It's a Mushroom<div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ90VH6AvUxOlKxJ8cQsaQUPS3_Ia-3MgICU5tk6hCvjMKZJPXNihyjKjK__ZejtQfFFAPiDjRPPE03DZR5BSGUySe6hJMj2yutSYn1WYppHrjE_xf8hvJQeMydxPxKWkEtYv8/s1600-h/rattlewithdots.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289736741340729186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 337px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ90VH6AvUxOlKxJ8cQsaQUPS3_Ia-3MgICU5tk6hCvjMKZJPXNihyjKjK__ZejtQfFFAPiDjRPPE03DZR5BSGUySe6hJMj2yutSYn1WYppHrjE_xf8hvJQeMydxPxKWkEtYv8/s400/rattlewithdots.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div>Wow, finished the baby rattle in record time (for me). And I pronounce it...CUTE. </div><br /><div>It's a simple little knit, and I skipped the duplicate stitch for the dots and just embroidered some circles.</div><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289736848683409362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 299px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhad_jMPLWTMZOUI3kiJ9VS4zWfJHj2KOaMC-NMM0J3eOV0p93meJPym7RQvGm2pEGrmJfWqp1PAdVQwOPHjhsw-XR2O5cK-Ni-LcED1p8njqbqhYgs2eeYAqpP2U9n1qAvoIVT/s400/rattlewithdots2.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div>The only down, and it's a tiny one, is once you put the rattle in the cap, you get to listen to it rattle with every stitch while you're making the gills and the stem. But worth it.</div><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289736749235659138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 336px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXYBP4bz1Nh68xYquuHaHcgl_WnyxyowQUfMSOB-ufwbGw8ZHv5zr2Kt23ZPNB_Dngg554WQ1zas0riEP1LIWvpVyktf8er3YRlqIvn7OUn1Qqz7W-W_xl4gFeEvanGBuaQzaN/s400/plainrattle.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div></div><div>I'm working on my February Lady Sweater, and it's growing. I'm almost to the eyelet increases, so we'll see if I have my stitch count right!</div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289736744087729298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 285px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_XZHtyAi7xywCxuY_V_oYCO1T1tUGY0ggHJ2WsnQUev0Q8LK9jx6juyhe6AcVmar3JTDelttpQR4g7ztLOq7hFK2SIT_FIjpctXMXhl49ADyAV7oP6G9904tNPmDCX78xowQL/s400/flsgrows.jpg" border="0" /><br />January knitting is good.<br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11730012374589766084noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35514895.post-423251969635521852008-12-31T13:51:00.007-06:002008-12-31T14:06:56.267-06:00New Year Knitting<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFR2J5YOXM-a_3JeJrG0Xs_3Fs1l_9o38T0M-NAH7ev5lzv8-fGrQ9t9G_jBzTr4TRQqZNeomMdg9ITVYtJy8DT6fx1roGU5TD6qv7uNNlOhdLFklfoMRO_0HHANI6iKH5ZRmR/s1600-h/stashenhancement.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286046874322326722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 291px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFR2J5YOXM-a_3JeJrG0Xs_3Fs1l_9o38T0M-NAH7ev5lzv8-fGrQ9t9G_jBzTr4TRQqZNeomMdg9ITVYtJy8DT6fx1roGU5TD6qv7uNNlOhdLFklfoMRO_0HHANI6iKH5ZRmR/s400/stashenhancement.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div><div>2009 is tomorrow, and I've got a bevy of knitting projects underway or about to begin in celebration. We enjoyed a lovely, relaxing Christmas...as well as a stash enhancing one for me!</div><br /><div></div><div>My sweet husband gave me the basket full of yarn, plus more and books, books, books. (I did knit him two pairs of socks, one in secret...which is not easy.) So I've cast on for the everybody-is-knitting-it <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/february-lady-sweater">February Lady Sweater</a> (Ravelry link) with Valley Yarns Northampton in colorway Ocean Heather. It's yummy.</div><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286046628214828002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 294px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ndQrfUhetyKMZlQxswmHvXeHuUtTIhVY5TDt3BeRWyluAi69YaT4ugkW5IBGoeperj3w4nNwR2DRnblZ_tWRFMLIYvkp9x5vRFEgXyyZ7obJHixKmAqxBzaxbc4MHj6GWBpV/s400/febladysweater.jpg" border="0" /> <div></div><br /><div>Also on the needles, a toe-up (first) sock for me in a red & bronzey stripe. I discovered Patons Kroy recently, and it is a great sock yarn. Plump and smooshy at a reasonable price. Yah! The colors are a little limited, but you can't have everything.</div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286046769706847714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYdjpZEVz2VWY-ieLCUK3xPfpRJU4JLrb5Wa5wEUBzD6T0TI7HeRQzHFuMSRCWPAb1Ub90FMWsKTaxSxx56yzSR3J8Lhq4RYZZw_01VrkVeMKFF3QlHMwkHfzvBxhtRl4HQ0oD/s400/bronzedberrysock.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div></div><div>I also need to get started on this little baby rattle...which I think it just about the cutest thing I ever did see. It's from <a href="http://www.purlbee.com/the-purl-bee/">The Purl Bee</a>. Using leftover sock yarn, no less. The hardest part was finding the little ball with the bell in it!</div><div> </div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286046623440497906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 327px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2tIUKdjH4evU1nW6oQQZe8sxpHXXhj8GlU5wGfQJ8VqGMF_0hG_i90IXttcwrR286ZOCIhkKmCLNkWcxMCPI1PqUizMVLd5tOwfXVSbCFIR7FmxC_Zdl2FJLuaWTwBGPGXu8P/s400/babyproject.jpg" border="0" /></div></div></div></div>robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11730012374589766084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35514895.post-7037636799516967712008-12-23T18:47:00.003-06:002008-12-23T18:50:56.626-06:00Merry Christmas<div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg1INmQqTHk5pHghZj7aU8xd6f03o8X6dVXP4QuLOjl6Oll5Wdi4YPrFhGnjorEc3hjyEqCyQgcU135Vnrf_eBQtI1YsM67qVwvOYc1QRDP1b1hHhQ4CzZZeb1UA49aRMUJV2T/s1600-h/sheppiechristmas.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283152458901834770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 281px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg1INmQqTHk5pHghZj7aU8xd6f03o8X6dVXP4QuLOjl6Oll5Wdi4YPrFhGnjorEc3hjyEqCyQgcU135Vnrf_eBQtI1YsM67qVwvOYc1QRDP1b1hHhQ4CzZZeb1UA49aRMUJV2T/s400/sheppiechristmas.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Shepherd wishes everyone a very Merry Christmas! And so do I.</div><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283152465903356978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 270px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfAeeTndGqc3746Y_cz8J3kAVCm4Nn2AvUkCo_rbL-IMOHKdrURWo-dXc2G4-_UEF2YxHU3727xkdJ7nQQ5GpzzHFc-4Z21ikjBNFKqYtZs3Hev6d6dpBUoVtDvhd62tvbrpIU/s400/sheppiechristmas2.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>See you in 2009!</div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283152467432420386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 299px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3koSS8RTtbVUu5dyJLXdCbDfd1IVUzx3j6wfnekHosWrS3ChAu_3FSi7MI_gmCH-Pc1c34FLQtztad1uNijK-DqfBo7QZqiOQZM3Iv1-uVeAfh4BsP6dcnD_PcnMlj1Xyk_i7/s400/sheppieonpillow.jpg" border="0" /></div></div></div>robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11730012374589766084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35514895.post-71753777303747531672008-12-04T17:24:00.002-06:002008-12-04T17:31:08.721-06:00Holiday Knits<div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpJvi3on-n3TAKLGV9UP8QJOLCeO_y6ua1RhaKy8YhUX47fjhZWooOLX8G6kK7bJ2SG-mEjlzqPJvhUOhRzTjj6qim4AeSV1mykOSSH-zajUnO4goQyYUout6nfURKP-mQO-L_/s1600-h/babyrileysweaterflat.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276080430020739538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpJvi3on-n3TAKLGV9UP8QJOLCeO_y6ua1RhaKy8YhUX47fjhZWooOLX8G6kK7bJ2SG-mEjlzqPJvhUOhRzTjj6qim4AeSV1mykOSSH-zajUnO4goQyYUout6nfURKP-mQO-L_/s400/babyrileysweaterflat.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>It's the gift knitting season and I'm knitting away -baby sweater -done!</div><br />And a little crochet: (washcloths - my favorite pattern)<br /><br /><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276080432582294562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 336px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7MPHa4l4Z6aJJX5ueb_YwcstVAd9AJSsX_RbVpz2YwuE4yRtGLibcD2wGA5ehAQa5vkT_QCjf9j-1KRBoYUehU863by90zKhwr5nKMfj39hKQJrg44k6SBErh4rHbwUqZ05q-/s400/cloths.jpg" border="0" /></div><div> </div><div>And the sock knitting continues unabated:</div><div> </div></div></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276080439583740834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 334px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii0DnhjA1lg74i8-gcNsKGmSROMjXSSCi6gZxsV6AaBn6KpvFv1k8PeMGKuu0VdPxylo1yPPokwx1J8lyqjygaIL2lCx-u3PvCPuiR0gbXIW1B-M6sCA1Y9L-EfN6YQxcTFVBF/s400/garterribsock.jpg" border="0" />robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11730012374589766084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35514895.post-73020934177570257872008-11-13T07:47:00.004-06:002008-11-13T07:58:06.675-06:00Simple Surprise<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmLauHrKo8y1M9KCO8NXwBnFIar76VlGAT6DdAjaV6HyfQn86kah4f2K1huPGxY40OYbvhRV-N_NDbyswn8yNpn9bVRkXEK7CfnpeKHm-LWd8auLnicEOjO1G2xB9W-NrWxX6w/s1600-h/knitters1985.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268139722915535522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 293px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmLauHrKo8y1M9KCO8NXwBnFIar76VlGAT6DdAjaV6HyfQn86kah4f2K1huPGxY40OYbvhRV-N_NDbyswn8yNpn9bVRkXEK7CfnpeKHm-LWd8auLnicEOjO1G2xB9W-NrWxX6w/s400/knitters1985.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div> We go to the library just about every week. Our library sells old magazines for 10 cents, and I usually check them out to see what they've got. I've managed to snag a couple of old Interweave Knits and several other knitting mags. Several weeks ago they got in a bunch of old Knitter's and I bought a few (I mean, 10 cents, come on...) and I've been buying a few each week. Last week I bought the premier issue and a couple of early issues. I was looking through them, and I was pleasantly surprised to find this - </div><div><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268139724054658546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 380px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC6hmKkyW6NGVin3K_hMAPdi7bKPh29U8o1xKgechcfxrCn1fNQjMY1CpX0mXio3JzrDiC9yJgaZYQVq1y1GWrxZasrRz3Ytc4OmN1zy4C4xeM8uwi459nGFZxjVHTI2Blgjqp/s400/megswansonsignature.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div></div>Apparently, whoever this belonged to went to Elizabeth Zimmerman's and Meg Swanson's Knitters Camp in 1986. And they got Meg Swanson to sign their book. Very cool. <br />There's also an article about Mary Walker Phillips, and she signed her page too. <br /><br />The library is a good thing.robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11730012374589766084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35514895.post-12511382337474486472008-11-10T07:57:00.005-06:002008-11-10T08:06:50.104-06:00Sock-tember?<div>I seem to be participating in my own Sock-tember (as opposed to Socktober)...I'm about to finish this pair:</div><div> </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267029921521906498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 299px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpYHsWfxLTdI05en0SL5YS3ACAeXWd9jGO_WWRYwf6QYdOv7a4nNO-sdpg_8n5LjudhTMRYFhySGioIIlrQvTnbVqcsjkFL12DAc-hUm5pzTvj3WbIvXGQaKTyf3SxDS1D37i-/s400/bluejimsock.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div></div><div></div><div>And I've got baby socks to knit (gift knitting), and a pair for myself planned. Love.to.knit.the.socks.</div><br /><div>I'm also working on a baby sweater (more gift knitting), and I need to get some other gift knitting a-going. </div><br /><div>So has there been any quilting? Nope. Sewing? Nope. Crochet even? Nope. It's all knitting all the time. At least until tomorrow when my new oven arrives! Then I suspect there'll be some baking.</div>robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11730012374589766084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35514895.post-56638616088331590622008-10-16T16:39:00.004-05:002008-10-16T16:46:16.419-05:00Strippy Striped Bag<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK40P8Da7yylMbxmJVg84U1v4xWZDWbmhOGlBHjCkx8TG16DNB1RwwKF39D7DIkiIAYAJ8vLaeBgypURZ_SeaeuDwj5VIPGsXiAkYwf8_l_t8P8HPdZf-rpE8Soaa4koanRr4F/s1600-h/morninggloryoctober.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257871130493067970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK40P8Da7yylMbxmJVg84U1v4xWZDWbmhOGlBHjCkx8TG16DNB1RwwKF39D7DIkiIAYAJ8vLaeBgypURZ_SeaeuDwj5VIPGsXiAkYwf8_l_t8P8HPdZf-rpE8Soaa4koanRr4F/s400/morninggloryoctober.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Wow, our morning glories are really putting on a show for us right now. I should've gotten the whole mass of them, but here's a couple in the autumn light. </div><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257871130969353650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG8nAqEvj6gVBzxR_eD2Q0IMT-G6xKRLvgcbNYXKZ86IKKqfonTeOKAMuh4YXq-_FrS41bUfpFoDuaP9jmzFLiMBAe3SpVpAfa9iHpqGEgSglbJqkiwqKrgnVvTzdsqY-jCnUh/s400/stripedbag.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div>I finally (whew!) finished my newest bag. It's a strippy bag with striped pockets. I doodled and dawdled around on the thing until I just wanted to call it done. It's a softer look and I love, love, love the lining with the dragonflies buzzing around inside (so softly).</div><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257871133513937618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Bw4f8ci-7V1OWBwmTyTlVuI8rEH30aEXD8h6pXg1L_i9_7KXRE3MtLo3wfF4xI2zIjPd6kuefC1TA3xAxegcE8ITazXOpivW22mY-DuRCHOgt4oDadXvoGay9vqPicVeDhb2/s400/stripedbaginside.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div>Knitting continues on the shawl and another pair of socks (for Jimmy). I'm really looking around for some sweater yarn to cast on for a sweater. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Fall is fabulous!</div>robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11730012374589766084noreply@blogger.com0