tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41219892011-11-22T07:16:20.206-08:00knit witsknitting journal with help from friendsLorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.comBlogger641100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-1100971138096077202004-11-20T09:14:00.000-08:002004-11-20T09:18:58.096-08:00Shawl/Sursa is the name.... from Cornelia Tuttle Hamilton's cool bookSo I got some gorgeous Noro Silk Garden at the Frenzie's knitting sale, it is a greysih that transforms to pinks and purples. Its knitted from one stitch up to a whole bunch and then back down again to one stitch to knit this giant triangle. I think I have gone too long though because I am just about out of wool. The directionsLorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-1090979328658035822004-07-27T18:44:00.000-07:002004-07-27T18:48:48.656-07:00Oh no, the knitblog cops caught me with my blog in a knot!!!! gotta fix it.
I have been diligently working on Leif's winter hat, at least it will be ready for this Christmas, almost up to the decreases.
And I am still pateiently waiting for the shawl yarn.........later
Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-1090108761993464662004-07-17T16:56:00.000-07:002004-07-17T16:59:21.993-07:00I finally ordered the yarn for the shawl - Helen's Lace, it says it is 20 stitches per 4" so perhaps it is not as fine as I had thought. We shall see, now on to some of those other projects......maybe finish the sweater, just needs a neck - Leif's hat just needs a top. I am hoping to have the shawl started for my trip to Minneapolis at the end of August, should be fun!
Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-1089566306360202772004-07-11T10:11:00.000-07:002004-07-11T10:18:26.360-07:00Okay, so that shawl I was thinking about. How to decide the weight the color? perplexing I wish I were more like my daughter, she is only 12 and she can just decide immediately on the color or style of something, of course she has no money, so the thought of buying as many of or as much as she wants does not phase her. Perhaps I will ask her. I had decided to make a shawl, even bought the Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-1089009866240853842004-07-04T23:36:00.000-07:002004-07-04T23:49:10.563-07:00OOOOeeeuuuwww - I am so excited, I figured out how to add a counter, and 4 people have actually looked at my web site.Went to the Girdwood (Alaska) Forest Fair today. Always a fun hippie type place to go. My favorite potter, Romney Dodd was not there, she has probably outgrown the fair, her works are gorgeous.At another booth, a young woman had some lovely hanks of natural wool for salewanted Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-1088920678196852912004-07-03T22:54:00.000-07:002004-07-03T22:57:58.196-07:00Knitting a shawl....So I got the idea to knit a shawl, probably because I always end up freezing - between Alaskan weather and air conditioning. I saw a pattern in Interweave knits, looks a tad complicated though. So I bought Folk Shawls.
Found two I really liked - the kimono scarf and the Thai scarf, problem is I have looked at at least 30 web yarn stores and cannot find any of the yarn.....Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-1087317816444316312004-06-15T09:40:00.000-07:002004-06-15T09:43:36.443-07:00Knitting at the soccer field....Since I am coaching my daughter's team I end up all stressed out and practically brain dead at my son's game, so knitting has been great - last night the end of my ball was blowing in the wind (we really have to bundle up for Alaskan summer soccer) and someone asked me if I would be done with the sweater at the end of the strand, the answer is YES! Between jury Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-1087099077633509232004-06-12T20:57:00.000-07:002004-06-12T20:57:57.633-07:00Test Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-1087064564300259592004-06-12T11:21:00.000-07:002004-06-12T11:22:44.300-07:00So I see my blog has technical difficulties, ha ,what else is new.
One sleeve done, one to go! I am having trouble logging on, let alone posting photos, will try later. Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-1086514342657071972004-06-06T02:24:00.000-07:002004-06-06T19:59:58.453-07:00All righty, back in the saddle again!So we took a road trip to Homer, a four hour drive, and I took my wild sweater with me. This is the one of the Lana Grossa Inserto yarn - a wool and polyamid yarn I bought on sale, its from a European magazine and is a rust colored yarn, all crinkly, that changes to green, grey and brownish. Very pretty, very yummy.I finally figured out the rest of the front Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-1085374928500596252004-05-23T22:00:00.000-07:002004-05-23T22:02:08.500-07:00Yikes, I don't log on in a bit and its all new looking....
Still have not knitted a stitch, but did get my fish done. It took over 10,000 beads - that took all my waking moments.
Now its time to unravel those arm bands and get a couple done before the end of school. Photos coming......LLorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-1083467947825888452004-05-01T20:19:00.000-07:002004-05-01T20:22:16.403-07:00Knitting on the bus to Kenai...So I decided to knit an armband on the bus, but of course travelling without some of the supplies can be a drag...I forgot a ruler first, so I decided to knit the whole thing, but in my rush to get ready I brought 2 pairs of needles, both the same size.....so its too big and sloppy, and so i will try knitting another one later.I am still working on my big fish. for Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-1081612652197104542004-04-10T08:57:00.000-07:002004-04-10T09:01:28.546-07:00Gotta knit - I think I am going insane. Work is toooooo hectic and I am being faced with projects gone wild. I am considering handing over a couple of projects to someone else, for my own sanity. I can't do it all, and I realized last night, I need to knit, that is something that helps keep my happy and centered.I just got my new Vogue knitting in the mail, so that sort of helped, but I still Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-1081008614363073242004-04-03T08:10:00.000-08:002004-04-03T08:12:54.530-08:00I love ParisWell I am back from my trip. 5 Days in Norway, and Rick's cousin, Eilin took me to a knitting factory outlet store, where there was wool and sweaters. Managed to leave with only one sweater and two balls of yarn for a fun scarf. The sweater was designed locally, it is the traditional black and white, pullover with clasps. but there is green wool fabric and embroidery on the arms Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-1077786491552596712004-02-26T01:08:00.000-08:002004-02-26T01:10:14.436-08:00OOOh, its been a couple of weeks, the knitbloggers will be on my case.
Got a cool new book, Knit&Bitch. Have enjoyed reading the first part. Will share more as I get into it. LLorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-1076169787331661072004-02-07T08:03:00.000-08:002004-02-07T08:04:51.466-08:00I need more time to knit....I feel slumped and stumped. Life has taken over. Helping with models for school, Girl Scout campouts, Junior Nordic, Cub Scouts, meetings for work.......argggggh Maybe next week.I am getting close to doing the neck decreases on my sweater, and I think part of it too is I want it to come out right, so I can't blindly knit, I need to concentrate. I have my fingers Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-1075568253721446282004-01-31T08:57:00.000-08:002004-01-31T08:59:10.153-08:00But where are the yarn shops? I am planning our trip to Norway/London and Paris. I had originally searched on the web for the Knitters tour of Scandanavia, just to see where the knitters are going. So they are going to Bergen, and I am going to Stavanger, actually, Utstein Kloster, an island. According to the maps I have looked at, Stavanger is the end of the road, Bergen is a fjord away withLorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-1074451209820528592004-01-18T10:40:00.000-08:002004-01-18T10:48:53.530-08:00And Now Presenting - the Hulks!
Okay, not us, the sweaters!Ah friends it has been a long tough road to get you this photo. Not only in the knitting but just the computer stuff.I just reloaded the camera software and even remembered how to post, only took two tries. This photo is from Sunday, January 5 in the Kaladi Brothers Cafe, Title Wave bathroom. Okay, so the wall color looked nice. I Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-1073454946119081472004-01-06T21:55:00.000-08:002004-01-06T21:56:58.310-08:00Yeah - my sweater is done! Of course when I went to compare the prototype, mine looked different. They had changed the side of the sleeves,nice touch, and I goofed on reading the neck instructions.After we looked, Jere noticed, so I ripped out the neck and added the 6 rows of knit. It is such a cozy sweater. Jere is rushing to get hers done for Sunday, I will get a photo.She calls hers the Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-1072550539909826082003-12-27T10:42:00.000-08:002003-12-27T10:43:21.920-08:00Yikes! Its been a busy Christmas week! No knitting presents, except the subscription I bought myself to Rowan. It came with a pillow pattern which I have not really examined but put under the tree. and, ta da, I am about to do the three needle cast off to join the front and back of my giant cable sweater!Called Jere yesterday, just to check how she did hers. Sounds like the way to go. I thinkLorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-1071339860578482132003-12-13T10:24:00.000-08:002003-12-13T17:12:16.560-08:00Wowie! People do read this. I am not just waxing to blank airwaves.....Thank you indigirl and deb for leaving a note I am hot on the trail of Fleece Artist. email me at lories@gci.net if you can suggest a source. My sleeves for the giant cable are speeding ahead. I have about 1.5 inches to go, then I get to start the front over again. Yippee! I think Jere is going to beat me on hers, she has Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-1070731455968929142003-12-06T09:24:00.000-08:002003-12-06T09:24:57.436-08:00Haven't knit a stich, but thinking about it.......Its been a crazy week, cub scout committee meetings, Girl Scouts, Junior Nordic skiing. I even bought a ski-joring harness for my Bernese Mountain dog, so will have to try that later......Have not gone to the new knitting store yet.....Did find that the yarn I was looking for is outrageously expensive - from the Yarn Girls Guide. Its called Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-1070123712984146442003-11-29T08:35:00.000-08:002003-11-29T08:35:47.513-08:00Soaring on the sleeves!finally got going again on the giant cable. I am about 1/3 to 1/2 done to both sleeves......of course Jere is way ahead since she has the front done, of course I did too, before I realized I forgot to change needles and ripped it all out.I also picked up a new battery for the camera in yesterdays sale day, man 2 hours in the best buy lineup....Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-1069606192314925782003-11-23T08:49:00.000-08:002003-11-23T08:50:20.496-08:00The Best Made Plans.......so I planned this cool surprise party for my soon to be 12 year old daughter. She was going to babysit for the neighbors' two little girls until 8 p.m. and I had 5 of her little buddies planned to show up, dip strawberries in chocolate and I had sewn a really cool purple chiffon netting for over her bed, but first it, along with a whole bunch of white lights, was going Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-1069081684205605432003-11-17T07:08:00.000-08:002003-11-17T07:13:50.186-08:00It is sooooo cold, definitely cold enough to knit...... I discovered a new knitter the other day, the Municipal Traffic Engineer (don't you love titles, here in America we don't have nobility, we go by skills). I am not even sure how it came up, but we were sitting waiting for a meeting to start, and I must have said something about knitting. Oh I know, we were talking about traffic lights, andLorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-1068312210541692732003-11-08T09:23:00.000-08:002003-11-08T09:23:28.480-08:00 I had this dream last night,that I was walking through a crowded lobby and everyone was knitting. It was quite fun and astounding and very surprising. People, mostly women were knitting fuzzy scarves, pretty sweaters and it was so pleasant. Maybe my subconcious idea of heaven, who knows.....I am making progress on the hat for Leif. After I had my endoscopy yesterday (where they stick a Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-1068007915085330092003-11-04T20:51:00.000-08:002003-11-04T20:51:53.796-08:00Yikes!Going out of town really messes you up.....Got back late night Sunday, after nearly a week in N'Orleans!!!Had a great time and even checked out a knitting store, never did get the name of it, but it was just a block or two from Jackson Square in the French Quarter.I went twice, once alone, once with my friend Claire, and both times the place was busy with people learning to knit.They Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-1066918836646244622003-10-23T07:20:00.000-07:002003-10-23T07:20:36.523-07:00As if I didn't have enough projects.....I am thinking of starting yet another sweater......Its all my friend Stephanie's fault, she was telling me about a funnel neck sweater she started last year back in DC. I guess it was supposed to be a sleeveless tank, funnel neck and she was going to add on the arms, the knitting store folks were going to help her, but she never got that far before she Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-1066261862245216462003-10-15T16:51:00.000-07:002003-10-15T16:51:02.480-07:00So its a week later, still no cat and still no visit to the knitting store........I've got to get it together. Bad news is a coyote or fox or something got our kitty, boo hoo. tomorrow is my work knitting group, so I am going to put my knitting basket by the door and get going again on that giant cable, and the hat for Leif and one of those big fuzzy feel slippers.wish me luckplus in 2 weeks I Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-1065501065153693302003-10-06T21:31:00.000-07:002003-10-06T21:35:01.126-07:00Ah we have a very sad household. Our little kitty is gone missing. She ran out of the house last Wednesday evening, and is nowhere to be found.
Rick and I have searched our property, all 2 acres and can't find the tiniest bit of white fluff that might offer an explanation. This is the second cat we have lost to the Alaskan food chain.
I go every day to the pound, but I know she won't be Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-1064899143698953312003-09-29T22:19:00.000-07:002003-09-29T22:28:41.133-07:00PFD alert!PFD alert!The Anchorage Daily News latest PFD publication, that's Permanent Fund Dividend for you non-Alaskans, this year $1100, has a 10% off coupon to Knitting Frenzy - hey its better than nothing!I have been so immersed in cub scout stuff I have not knit. not knit, Thursday lunch is my work buddies get-together and Sunday is the other gang. Looking forward to getting coordinated, Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-1064409676893889182003-09-24T06:21:00.000-07:002003-09-24T06:28:00.726-07:00Gotta Knit!Gotta Knit!!!!Life is happening so fast, school, cub scouts, 6th grade, work! yikes. Sometimes I wish I lived in the big city so I could commute and knit along the way, but knowing me I'd be dropping needles under the subway......Jere is back in the knitting mode, she picked up her big cable and is zooming along.If I could just capture a moment to get started, I think my big cable isLorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-1064078555026010152003-09-20T10:22:00.000-07:002003-09-20T10:22:34.920-07:00Crisp, crisp
It is definately getting crisp outside today. Time to unearth my knitting projects and get going.I just didn't have the heart to continue in that warm weather. Here is my list of stuff to create;1. Big sock slippers- those ones from knitty, that I was going to make as Christmas gifts. Think that should be first on my list.2. the big, giant cable -This is the one I ended up Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-1063681620268371332003-09-15T20:07:00.000-07:002003-09-15T20:14:55.360-07:00untitled.bmpLorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-1063257291297515792003-09-10T22:14:00.000-07:002003-09-10T22:15:54.630-07:00Finally finished the sweater for Melissa's little girl and I think, with some help from blogger, have been able to post the photo.Well, its a little big, but its there, the least of my problems.thank you Steve at Blog!Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-1063119798816542602003-09-09T08:03:00.000-07:002003-09-09T08:03:18.756-07:00This is a testLorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-1062825944377544402003-09-05T22:25:00.000-07:002003-09-05T22:29:24.906-07:00Its a new day and we are hooked up to the laptop. not without a lot of trials and errors. Turns out our computer had so many bugs, and was not letting us log on to certain sites, they kept coming up restricted, like blogger and Nordstrom - the nerve!!! What kind of sick person made up that worm????
I finally finished that little pink sweater,well except for the buttons - will get those tomorrowLorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-1062434406528573622003-09-01T09:40:00.000-07:002003-09-01T09:44:29.630-07:00WHINE, whine, whine..........
Oh how I wish I were more computer savvy........It has taken me a month to figure out how to get back here, it is all complicated by the fact that my husband works for a communications company, whose communications are not that compatible with everything. It seemed insurmountable, but I think I have eeked my way around it.
That Baby Sweater
on to the important Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-1059937419196515422003-08-03T12:03:00.000-07:002003-08-03T12:06:48.523-07:00knitting Sunday get togetherAnne and Heather were first to show up - Heather had crafted a very cool book satchel from double stranding Brown Sheep wool and felting. I think this is going to generate a lot of interest back at school this fall. She said the shoulder strap was down to her knees before it was felted - Mom took photos so hopefully we could see this someday.Anne had finished her Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-1059109631034717842003-07-24T22:07:00.000-07:002003-07-24T22:07:11.156-07:00Yes its true - I forgot to change the needle.....I had lunch with Jere today and I am convinced - once I finish the sleeves I will rip out, rip out, rip out the front of the sweater,,,,,,,,,crying sounds and reknit the front.....I have nothing else to say, boo hooLorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-1058450112042728472003-07-17T06:55:00.000-07:002003-07-17T06:57:39.210-07:00Forgot to change the needle, eh???I got done with the front of my bulky sweater and then broke out in a cold sweat, I had knit the whole front of the sweater with the smaller needle, completing ignoringthe instructions that called to "change to larger needle" arrrgggghhh.Looked at it a couple of times and half heartedly measured, but I may have to gasp rip out the entire front of the sweater!!!!!Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-1058150875381081562003-07-13T19:47:00.000-07:002003-07-13T19:47:55.300-07:00Gotta knit, gotta knit, gotta knit knit knit........man is it hot in Alaska!!!!almost too hot to pick up itchy, scratchy lopi bulky yarn.....I am casting off and shaping the neck, want to get this done so I can knit the sleeves - thinking of doing two at a time.....
I was talking to Terryl the other day, she is one of my knit buddies at work, and realizing that we really need to start Christmas Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-1057725460902925712003-07-08T21:37:00.000-07:002003-07-08T21:37:40.890-07:00Aha, finally I get on to blogger. It feels like weeks, and it has been, the knitring reminded me.... Okay, enough of that. I am still working, albeit very slowly on the big chunky cable sweater. My saving grace is that I know Jere, who is in Hawaii, is probably not knitting.
The front is nearly done, and it is really cool looking, in fact there were a couple of nights at my daughter's Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-954341162003-06-08T13:00:00.000-07:002003-06-08T13:09:39.000-07:00Wow - the blog has been down, and I have been attempting to log on for awhile. So, I spent some time looking at other blogs,,,,,and lo and behold, there is another Knitwit - she posts a lot more often than I. She also has some cool photos on her background. I need a week off just to play with my web format......hmmmmmm......cheers to knitwit!I have the front done on my giant cable alpaca. Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-945166582003-05-17T17:31:00.000-07:002003-05-17T17:39:48.000-07:00How prophetic....my last headlineWe took a week and went to D.C. - I had some meetings, Rick ran the kids to almost every memorial and landmark in town, and then took the trail to NYC. New York was really a blast, we enjoyed walking around the city. I never did find any knitting stores, we took the subway down to Battery Park so we could check out the Statue of Liberty from the Staten Island Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-937650292003-05-04T15:39:00.000-07:002003-05-04T15:39:37.270-07:00Things are meant to happen......This morning was our monthly knitting group get together. We had decided to meet once a month and then managed to change the location. I showed up at the new place, Title Wave's Kaladi Brothers, meanwhile Jere and Kathy showed up at the old Bagel Factory. I new I wasn't totally mixed up because Anne sent Marilyn to meet me, since she ended up going to the cabin.Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-929143872003-04-19T19:54:00.000-07:002003-04-19T19:54:31.716-07:00I had that sinking feeling, like when you've forgotten something, or when reality smashes down on your headI started a pair of socks with some of the automatic patterning denim style yarn, and a hat for Leif as well - out of the baby Dale. Anne showed me the pattern and my gauge seemed right, but now that I have struggled along about 2 good inches, I noticed that it was not as stretchy as it Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-925342522003-04-13T11:00:00.000-07:002003-04-13T11:07:33.000-07:00Dyeing ResultsOur group met last Sunday at our now to be monthly knitting get together and I was able to snap the following photos.Here is Anne with her easter egg colored pillow - made from brown sheep yarn that she dyed, and knit up in a week. Very cool, especially the big tassels. Anne is planning a quilt with colors that match for the bedroom.Kathy, meanwhile is knitting up an incredible Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-921223002003-04-06T19:52:00.000-07:002003-04-06T19:52:51.060-07:00The alpaca cable finished at last!
Wish I hadn't been so cheap, and had bought a circular needle the right size cause my neck is a little large.....I may have to either get it damp and shape it or thread some elastic thread through.....trails and errors, eh???Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-916378492003-03-29T22:04:00.000-08:002003-03-29T22:04:19.390-08:00Hello all - boy I took the week off and blitzed on my alpaca sweater. Got that last sleeve done, man it seemed to take forever, but sewed it all together yesterday. I do have to admit, the Yarn Girls gave great instructions, I always kind of smashed the parts together, but they had great pictures - I thrive on pictures.Met Jere for lunch on Tuesday, and tried to get a photo of what she had done Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-912400992003-03-23T13:33:00.000-08:002003-03-23T13:33:16.060-08:00Hi all - well its been a week and I am still struggling over the alpaca - on the last sleeve, but knitting with number 1mm is slow. I plan to meet with Jere this week.Here she is with her yarn that she is dying
I will add a photo of her tank top she is knitting.Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-907754942003-03-15T12:50:00.000-08:002003-03-15T12:50:18.950-08:00Crisis solved - Sweater Done! I ended up getting some Lopi Lite - the same color and finished off the hood, and stitched the whole thing together - But those Yarn Girls did not include info on the drawstring or attaching the hood.I have emailed Random House Publishing with my compliant and asked for instructions - I just love finding errors. No word back from them yet.Last week's dyeing event Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-903175572003-03-07T11:51:00.000-08:002003-03-07T11:55:04.000-08:00CRISIS!!!!I have run out of yarn. I thought I bought enough (classic line) but the hood is just 5" too short!So here are my choices;block and stretch the hood to be the correct lengthknit on a new ball with a different dye lotignore it and have a teeny little hoodcryI think I will go and bye another color and cry.But there is good news...I am also going to buy some yarn for socks, which I have Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-899612372003-03-01T10:14:00.000-08:002003-03-01T10:14:36.450-08:00but getting closerFinished the front, it had a wierd V neck, Jere looked at it and gave me a tip to put it on a needle holder, but it stretched out a little. I am finally on the hood, and I am holding my breath, because I am on my last ball of yarn and the dye lots at the store are all different and the color changes are very different.Sandi told me that the Lamb's Pride is notorious for that....Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-895645702003-02-22T12:39:00.000-08:002003-02-22T12:39:01.890-08:00and, still knitting.....finally on the front, made it past the double colored seed stitch rows and about 4" up.Today our heat went out, I thought I was coming down with something, until my husband checked the heat..... Poor furnace sounds so lame, we called the repairman, who was deep in another basement somewhere. So then had to do a mad cleanup to get to the furnace, seems there was a bunch ofLorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-891536782003-02-15T11:39:00.000-08:002003-02-15T11:46:11.000-08:00I'm knitting as fast as I can.....But this hoody sweater is sooooooo boring to knit. I am almost done with the second arm (thank goodness I did not give birth to a three armed child) then time to tackle the front - Zoya is not acting too impatient......Got a chance to help a friend at work yesterday with her knitting. I was where she was at not too long ago. Jennifer is knitting her first Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-887648952003-02-08T11:05:00.000-08:002003-02-08T11:17:50.000-08:00Ah another weekend - yeah!another chance to work on my blog.Well this week I have been working on the hoody, so far arm and back done and half of other arm. I have been using a really pretty variegated purplish wool to interweave on the cuffs and bottom of sweater, and I am not too sure how to tackle it on the hood, since it is not knit at the bottom, but the side. Guess I will just do trial andLorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-884130002003-02-01T23:13:00.000-08:002003-02-01T23:24:55.000-08:00Techno Teal - built structures influence knitting....Campbell Creek Trail, Anchorage AlaskaSo I have a job that can be pretty fun, because sometimes I get to do things like choose what projects will look like, with benches, trash cans, trees and even bridges. One of the bridges is over 300' long, cool eh? So, the engineers that were working on the pedestrian trail bridges thought I was nuts Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-883798462003-02-01T08:04:00.000-08:002003-02-01T09:39:51.000-08:00Finally its Saturday!Seems like the week flies by with work and kids and cooking dinners and cleaning up, and there is no time to get to my blog. Wendy wrote some very kind words about Rick's art - he gets really crabby if he can't paint, so I have to kick him out to the studio. Yesterday he was so excited his hands were all marked with oil paints and he was just thrilled. Should have gotten aLorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-880623202003-01-26T13:46:00.000-08:002003-01-26T13:46:45.983-08:00Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-880521752003-01-26T09:20:00.000-08:002003-01-26T09:30:50.000-08:00The light bulb is slowly getting brighter!
Okay, I am officially part of the ring, and was thrilled to note that I was right before Joe what an honor. He has a great looking web page and he is an awesome knitter. I enjoyed his homage to blogs yesterday and realized - oh good - stealing html has been done. I have been struggling with getting the knitting bloggers logo on there and he has helpedLorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-879878512003-01-24T18:22:00.000-08:002003-01-24T18:22:32.443-08:00Well, I have spent the last couple of days trying to correct settings on the computer program. Sometimes the light bulb goes on a little faster than others. Finished the back of the baby sweater and now starting on the front. I need more time to knit!!! Since this is Alaska and it was dark around 5 p.m. today, I will take some photos tomorrow when it is light out of all my projects. That Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-876933852003-01-19T13:20:00.000-08:002003-01-26T09:33:37.000-08:00 My little sweetie with Grandma's scarf...color is not wild enough for her to borrow permanently This is Zoya modelling one of the many scarves I made as gifts for Christmas. I started this steel gray scarf last year for myself, with wine colored fringe, but never did finish it due to comments from the Taste Patrol (Zoya) - who this year informed me that the color for the fringe was Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495412272037253679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121989.post-876460812003-01-18T10:36:00.000-08:002003-01-20T08:25:57.000-08:00A knitting blog, with musings of both knit and wit by Lori and possibly Jere.
We have shared running, races, skiing, eating, baking Christmas cookies and now knitting for many years. This site can share our joys, and operator errors in knitting, cooking and life with whomever wants to link up.
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