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Author: Trish

  • Another eBay Find

    Tudor roses book cover

    Yay! I scored another one on eBay! This time it was Alice Starmore’s Tudor Roses. Now, I’m not a huge fan of Starmore in general, and I know there is some controversy about her and her designs, but I just love the designs in this particular book I know the sweaters are not exactly shapely and all that, but I do love the colors. Of course the patterns are for someone a wee bit smaller than I am. I will need to figure out how to knit the right size for me. Someday. For now, I’m busy admiring the pretty pictures. 🙂

  • Calo-what?

    Calorimetry headband in progress


    So I couldn’t help it. I had to take a sanity break from my big brown afghan. I decided to cast on for a Calorimetry headband, just to give myself something new to stare at for a day or two. Now I know why so many people have made them. They’re a quick knit, and as soon as you figure out what’s happening with the short rows, it’s very easy to do.

    I tend to go a long time between haircuts and my bangs are always in my eyes. I have trouble with traditional plastic hair bands like you can buy in drug stores and accessory shops, because they’re always a smidge too small for my fat head and they squeeze my brain and give me a headache. Regular stretchy cloth ones are also no good if they’re equally thick all the way around, because they won’t stay secured at the back and bottom of my head.

    So the short row design of this one seems like just the thing. I’m doing this one as written so I can see how close I came to getting the size right, but then my very next one will be an in the round version with no finishing, once I’ve figured out the sizing. These can get addictive! Must finish and get back to the blanket.

    Ciao!

  • Knitty Linked to me!!

    I got a little surprise today! Knitty.com, in this issue’s Yosemite pattern, linked back to my tutorial on Magic Loop. How cool is that?? Many thanks to the pattern author.

    Unfortunately, the way I found out about it was that one of those knitting spam sites had confiscated the contents of this issue of Knitty, which then caused a pingback notice to me. This particular site was in French, except for the content that was cut and pasted from Knitty. Guess I’ll be notifying the editors so they can take appropriate action.

    Of course, I hadn’t checked my Magic Loop Page since before updating my layout a couple weeks ago, and some of the images were too large to fit properly, so I went quick and resized them. Hopefully all should be ok now.

    No news this week on the blanket, really. Still knitting away. Happy Easter to all who celebrate!

  • eBay Treasure… sort of.

    Interweave Knits, Winter 2003

    Ok, I’ve been trolling the interwebs for a little while now, on a quest for a couple of back issues of Interweave Knits. One of the ones high on my list has been Winter 2003, in which there are good articles about gloves and thumb gussets, as well as some comfy unisex slipper sock things.

    I actually lost this one the other day, but the seller wrote to me and said she had more than one copy, so I jumped on it. The magazine is great, the patterns and articles are just what I wanted. But it STINKS. In a big way. In the I’ve sprayed it with skanky car air freshener to hide the cigarette smoke kind of way. But this is a good issue, and I can’t stop looking. And my eyes are watering and I’m sniffly. Oh well, the price I pay for my knitting addiction. Guess I’d better take a hit on the inhaler before bed.

    Which is where I’m headed now. I hear that Kelley Petkun interviewed Charlene Schurch for her podcast tonight. Given my suddenly renewed interest in socks, I can’t wait to listen as I head off to sleep.

    Goodnight for now!

  • Should I?

    So, several weeks ago, I got the book, Getting Started Knitting Socks, by Ann Budd. I’ve never made a sock in my life. And I’m curious. So I thought maybe this book would be a good starting point. I would love to know how it’s done. So far, the whole idea of it all is totally mystifying to me. This book, at least, is a good starting point for me. It is very clearly explained step by step, and the drawings and photos could not be better. Durnit, I was hoping I could just say that socks look too hard. But now I know that’s not true. Thanks a lot, Ann! Just what I need. Another obsession. Maybe I’ll wind some sock yarn tomorrow morning before work. (I’ve had some wonderful Lisa Souza yarn in my stash, just in case!)

    But see, the thing is, I don’t wear socks. I have to wear an orthotic device in my shoes that is pretty close fitting, so I wear only hose. So, I’ve been thinking that my motivation for actually finishing a pair of socks would be low, since I don’t actually wear them. On the other hand, I know that I do have family and friends who would appreciate handmade socks.

    The thing is that I’ve been knitting on my blanket for so logn now that I am dying to try something new and portable. The blanket is getting heavy for car knitting nwo, but I am afraid that if I start leaving it home it will never get finished.

    What’s a girl to do? It’s all such a dilemma… Sigh.

  • Bowie Borders Knitting Meetup

    2:00 p.m.

    4420 Mitchellville Road
    Bowie, MD 20716
    Phone: 301.352.5560