I went to SF to attend a wedding, unfortunately, I drank some chai tea drink this morning that had bad milk in it. I spent a good part of the afternoon being ’sick.’ I don’t think I’ll ever be able to drink chai again. So I was too sick to attend the wedding, and I’m [...]
Entries from March 2008
March 26, 2008
FO’s for March and February
When I was shut in in bed in February the cold inspired me to finish my first seamless yoke sweater. I love this sweater, but again, I knit the body in Knitpicks Swish Superwash, so it’s piling and balling up something awful. I really need to buy a new “fuzz buster.” Maybe Target carries [...]
March 24, 2008
Quest for Father Dougal’s Vest
As I’ve mentioned before, I’m a big fan of the “Father Ted” comedy series from BBC. I want to design a simple Fair Isle vest inspired by the character Father Dougal McGuire.
Last year, my brother gave me the “Holy Trilogy” of the entire series for my birthday. I’ve go through the series to get [...]
March 21, 2008
Dr. Who Dolls in Crochet
Say what you want of my infatuation with Dr. Who, but I just absolutely adore the dolls created by this wonderfully creative and inventive individual. She’s basically crocheted and knit a version of all of the Doctor’s incarnations. Each complete with a detailed outfit. I have to say my favorite is the Peter Davidson [...]
March 16, 2008
Oy, Marilyn! Fighting the Stripey Stockinette Syndrome
I wanted to finish a sweater fast! I mean two to three days fast, and it just isn’t happening. I thought I could do this with Debbie Bliss’ Simply Marylin, but alas it’s not going to happen… fast, I mean. You may remember that my idea for this sweater began in my quest for [...]
March 9, 2008
I’m a knitter not a miracle worker
I love the old Star Trek’s for their kitsch value. I don’t ever think i’d knit a Star Trek sweater, but I was shuffling around the web looking for colorwork patterns and I ran across this…
http://www.knitting-and.com/knitting/allpatterns.htm
I freaked out because I took one look at this chart and thought… who the hell would want to knit [...]
March 7, 2008
Went to the Beach.. and reflections on what I want in a sweater.
Last weekend… it was pretty cruddy and rainy most of the time, but we were able to get a wee bit of sun towards the end of the trip. I finished my Elizabeth Zimmerman Fair Isle sweater en route to the beach. Eric took a picture of me on the beach wearing the sweater, but [...]
