Archive for June, 2007

Instant Gratification

Monday, June 25th, 2007

Yes, I know it’s weird to have a post titled “Instant Gratification” when it’s been so long since my last post, but of course these really were quick knits. I’ve just been lazy about photographing stuff.

Ria is knitting a bunch of wee little hats to send to London for a charity campaign organized by innocent […]

Look! Half of a Lumpy Dishcloth!

Thursday, June 14th, 2007

After seeing pics of Ria’s knitted facecloths, I was inspired and started knitting a dishcloth last night. (Note that in this case, “inspired” = “sick of doing the backstitching on my cross stitch project.”)

It’s the slip stitch dishcloth pattern featured on the ball band of Peaches & Crème yarn and in Ann and Kay’s book. […]

This and That

Monday, June 11th, 2007

The Summer 2007 Knitty is up. Yay.
Aren’t these the coolest cupcakes you have ever seen? There’s also a tutorial posted by the cupcake-maker showing how she made the marzipan into knitting-themed shapes.
I made a bracelet for one of my coworkers today. It’s her birthday. It’s hard to tell in the picture. but the blocks are […]

Live Simply Update

Saturday, June 9th, 2007

Just proving that I really have made significant progress on Live Simply. Just a small bit of blue left, and then the backstitching.

I wish the fabric was a lot more yellowy than it is. (I realize it doesn’t look at all yellowish in this picture, but it does look a bit more yellow in real […]

Happy Birthday, Ria!

Thursday, June 7th, 2007

Go wish Ria a happy birthday!
I got a considerable amount of work done on Live Simply on Tuesday, because I had an unexpected day off. I couldn’t go to work for a completely ridiculous yet completely legitimate reason: I stubbed my toe. But I stubbed it really hard, shortly before I was supposed to go […]