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A knitter’s life

weebug — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 19:16:56 +0000

Exhibit A:

Exhibit B:

Enough said. One has be able to rip things out occassionally.

The Almost Hitchhiker Scarf

weebug — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:08:12 +0000

It’s my Almost Hitchhicker Scarf! I ran out of yarn with two repeats remaining. So instead of 42, there are 40 repeats.

almost hitchhiker

Details: STR Medweight base, my own dying attempt
Pattern: Hitchhiker
Needle size: I’ll have to check

I love this scarf. I think that I will have to make another one, as this one is destined to be a gift! Here is another view with the colours a bit more true:

Almost Hitchhiker take two

This makes me happy

weebug — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 06:11:03 +0000

I made these snowmen last year for gifts, and this year I gave one to a co-worker to decorate her workspace. She seemed to think that the snowman needed a hat.

Flash forward to this year when Anna at MochimochiLand asked me to test knit for her Tiny Mochi’s collection 6 I started thinking that the acorn cap would make a pretty nice hat for the snowman. I think that I was right!

November 30

weebug — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 06:09:38 +0000

There. I have done it. Blogged every single day in November. I even finished a pair of socks this month, but until I find my card reader, the photo isn’t available. That particular issue has also delayed my 365 project as well. I haven’t stopped taking pictures, I just need to get them off the camera. One thing at a time I guess.

I finally settled on the yarn for my Hitchhiker Shawl. It is yarn I dyed a couple of years ago at Sock Camp. It is a bit stripy for my tastes, but since it is a gift I am just going to have to deal with it.

Octopus

weebug — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:06:01 +0000

I seem to be the epitomy of brevity these days, but at least I am posting again.

The octopus is from Amigurumi Knits, made from a bit of extra sock yarn and on size 0 needles.

Me Caveman!

weebug — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 06:23:33 +0000

I haven’t actually flipped through the pages of Anna’s newest book yet, but I thought that I would share one of the tiny projects that I tested for it.

You can order Teeny-Tiny MochiMochi here!

Bunny for Nico

weebug — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 07:37:50 +0000

I have quite a few baby things to knit lately, and it is close as to whether they will be completed before the baby arrives. No guessing on this one however, since Nico is now well over a year old and probably has no use for the baby blanket that should have been finished before he arrived.

So here is Nico’s bunny. Yarn is opal sock yarn, knit on size one needles.

Sweater Tragedy

weebug — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 20:14:11 +0000

I don’t remember when I knit this sweater, but it is one that I keep at my office. Since the office is pretty darn cold most of the time it gets lots of use.

I was thinking this week that I need to knit another workhorse cardigan. Then I noticed that the left elbow has been warn to almost nothing. I do still have some of this yarn left over and I am planning on darning the elbows, but still, it is getting a bit worn for office wear. Guess I had better get planning then.

Yesterday I went to the Sounders game against Manchester United. There were fans of both teams converging upon the stadium and since I had a couple of hours to kill before the game, I was sitting at the coffee shop knitting. This little guy excitedly informed his mother that I was indeed knitting and wanted to know what I was knitting. Since it is a stealth project I didn’t have a photo of it, but I did have a perching pigeon in my bag so I pulled it out to give it to him. It was impossible to capture the delight on his face and as this age often does the smile turned to a grimace when I asked to take a photo.

Summer days and family

weebug — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 07:00:11 +0000

We have actually have had a couple of summery weather type days. They happen so rarely in June that they are more like a teaser of days to come after the fourth of July. Yesterday our niece was married, so some of us got together with family at Greenlake, to enjoy each other’s company while folks were still in town.

Summer is for family

After the trip to the lake I wandered around a bit with my camera and caught this poppy, just after the petals had dropped off.

poppy

For some reason or another, photographic opportunities like this always intrigue me and challenge me like nothing else. It is part of what makes me love photography so much.

On another note, I finished a sock today. Unfortunately it is super sekrit knitting, so I can’t really show a photo of it. Now to cast on the other sock.

Gratuitous Kitty Shot

weebug — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 06:18:21 +0000

Mouse thinks that little zombies are better than catnip.