13 posts tagged “knitting”
First and foremost, I want to apologize to anyone who had to sign up for a Vox account in order to post a comment on my blog. My blog was originally on Livejournal, then I moved it over to Vox without really researching it much, and I didn't realize that this was the case.
That said, I'm getting kind of annoyed with Vox... it has some cool features but it's missing some crucial elements I really want (the ability to add custom html content, for starters). I'm really regretting not being on Wordpress... almost all my friends use Wordpress, including my husband. I'm sort of debating making another move, but right now Wordpress only allows one to easily import blogs from Livejournal and a couple others, but not Vox. Similarly, Vox does not have a feature where I can export or back up my entries (another annoying thing). So I'd basically either have to start fresh or manually copy and paste each entry into Wordpress.... which actually might not be that bad considering I only have like 17 posts to date or something like that.
In the meantime, while I decide what to do, I've given this blog a little facelift. The pink was starting to annoy me. It's so weird... I go through such strong "color phrases" where I'll love one color one month, and can't stand it the next.
There was one year I wore almost nothing but blue. Most recently I was on an orange kick. Right now I'm totally digging purple, which is weird for me because that's never been one of my favorite colors before.
In other news, I've ripped out all my progress on my two-at-a-time Belle Epoque socks. I can live with a few flaws in my knitted work, but the mistakes were starting to pile up - particularly in the sort of lacey-cablely part of the pattern. But now that I have a "feel" for the pattern I'm going to start again and go more carefully this time.
I also went to my LYS last night for their weekly Stitch N' Bitch and somehow found myself walking out with this:
A Namaste Zuma bag in peacock! I've been wanting a good knitting bag for a long time and I think I've finally found it! I am a total bag-a-holic. While I don't own any bags that are "designer" or pricey, (this Zuma is probably the most I've paid for a bag), I do have a closet full of them. But out of them all, there isn't one that really works for holding my projects when I'm on the go. The big ones all have zippers or too few pockets, and the small ones are... well, too small.
The Zuma is deceptively small on the outside, but it really holds a ton of stuff. I love the magnet closures and the front pocket has mutliple slots which are perfect for holding my circular needles and iphone. Right now it's holding my dreaded Avalon hoodie and my Noro striped scarf!
Now I need to plan more outings so I can use it more. (One of the setbacks of working from home is that I don't get out very much...)
I had one goal for this weekend: finish my husband's socks because I am really sick of knitting them and I want my sock-plate clear for when I start the Rockin' Sock Club. (Sock plate.... ewww)
But.......
That's right, I ran out of yarn. I can't say I was that surprised, but I was in a stubborn state of denial until the bitter end. Even before I turned the heel I began to have that sinking feeling that I didn't have enough yarn to finish, but I preferred to look the other way and say "I'm sure it'll be fine - a little yarn goes a long way!" (Let me just say I am terrible at guessing how much yarn is needed to complete something and I was hopelessly optimistic).
Well, a little didn't go a long way at all. I still have about 5 inches left to knit:
So I'll have to order another skein and hope that it looks semi-similar to the original skein, which I purchased about 2 years ago. The most painful thing is knowing that the socks still aren't done. I swear, they are testing my patience and are making me more prone to falling victim to Second Sock Syndrome again. I wish I hadn't knit the leg part so long because then I'd probably have enough yarn to finish. But mostly, I wish my husband's feet weren't so big! Uggh... they will be completed though, mark my words!
Ok, well, remember how I swore off socks some months ago? Well, I have officially flip-flopped. In fact, I have worse than flip-flopped. I have caught the sock bug... bad. All I want to do is knit socks. I've lost interest in all my non-socks projects. Yes, it's that bad. So what would make me change heart so drastically? Well first it was reading the latest book by the Yarn Harlot. Every time I read her stuff, I come away wanting to make socks, period. (She just has a way of making it sound like they are the most amazing thing in the world).
Then, completing my first pair of socks which I mentioned a couple entries ago was a factor. Even though they're made of cheap acrylic and they're kind of saggy on my feet, I've been wearing them almost nonstop since I made them (and as I write this, in fact). They keep me warm and cozy when I'm in the house and I get a little ego boost every time I look at my feet and think, "I made these"!
The real cincher, however, was when I made a sock for my husband. (Yes, just one. I'm still working on its mate!). I wanted to make a "real" sock, using tiny needles and sock yarn (Socks that Rock medium weight in Beryl, for those who want to know). What I didn't realize was how much time it would take. This wasn't anything like my first pair which were knit with worsted yarn on size 6 needles - those were cake compared to this. And it doesn't help that my husband has huge feet and that the pattern was a time consuming and mind-numbing 3x1 rib.
It was a real test of patience to finish that sock. I always kept it nearby and did a few rows here and there, whenever i had a chance. And I had a couple of marathon sessions too. But I was determined to finish it.
And I finally did, on Christmas eve while hubby and I were visiting my folks for the holidays.
I got that familiar warm and fuzzy feeling of completion, but the best part was seeing my husband actually put it on. It was a little tight, he admitted, and I realized that I would possibly have to rip it back. But he wouldn't give it back to me. He insisted it was fine and it would "probably stretch out" on its own, and he continued to wear that one sock for the rest of the night and urged me to hurry up and finish the second one!
So even though the pattern is pretty dull, I'm fully determined to finish the second one! I think I may have officially beaten Second Sock Syndrome! Of course I can't really say that until I complete the pair, but I feel optimistic!
I've also decided to give 2-socks-on-one-circular-needle another try. And naturally, because I like pain, I chose one of the more difficult patterns (well, difficult for me) in the book to attempt to re-learn the technique, Belle Epoque, which has a picot edge AND cables, and Yarn Overs! (Oh, my!).
But so far, so good. The picot edge was a headache and if I was more type A, I might have re-done it so that it looked better, but I'm not. So I will learn to love my flaws. I like the technique of knitting two at once and I've finally gotten into the flow of it. The yarn tangling continues to be a problem, but that's partially my fault because I chose to knit from two ends of the same ball of yarn, rather that separate it into two. As for the yarn - I love it! The color is just amazing and the yarn is so soft. I got it in a swap so I don't know exactly what it is, only that it's by Mystical Creations. I have a feeling these socks are going to take a while though.
I want to start another pair of socks... something that is less boring than the pair I'm working on for my husband, and something less complex than the Belle Epoque ones... but I'm trying to convince myself to finish those before I start any new ones!
When I went home for the holidays I brought along my Avalon Hoodie to work on, but since I was so enamored with my sock projects, I didn't even touch it. I have to say, the more I look at it, the less i like it. The way the yarn is pooling isn't really appealing and I'm still not convinced it will fit right. But I have to remind myself that it's still in progress and not yet blocked... and it may end up being cute! But taking photos of my progress didn't really encourage me...
And on one final note, I've joined Indie Dyer's WoW sock club! What better way to feed my new sock addiction than to buy yarn inspired by my WoW addiction? :D
I have a short attention span. I think I have more projects in-progress than I do actual completed projects. The projects that I have completed tend to be one-shape deals. A scarf, a baby blanket, a coffee cup cozy. As soon as extra elements such as sleeves, shaping, seaming, and especially pairs are introduced, the chances of my finishing the project drop dramatically.
However, I've decided to take a stand and start taking care of those un-finished objects (or UFOs in yarn-speak) and get them done, if only to free up some of the needles they're resting on. And so far so good! I think it's a promising sign that my knitting is getting more proficient because finishing my projects seems to be taking much less time than I anticipated.
Last February I knit a cozy orange neck-warmer and wanted to make arm-warmers to go with it. I completed the first one, but lost motivation to finish the second. Well, I picked it up the other night and was amazed that I was able to finish the second arm-warmer during a few episodes of 30 Rock. That wasn't so bad... and now I have a cozy neck and arm-warming combo to wear just as the weather is getting more nippy!
Emboldened, I dared to face a project from my very distant past. Almost 2 years, to be exact. That's right... my first sock. I was so proud to have finished the first one, but also traumatized and I couldn't bear the thought of repeating the experience. I even dabbled in other sock-knitting, but as I mentioned in my last entry, socks are just not for me. But that one single sock has been a spot of bother in the back of my mind for the past 2 years now and I decided I wanted to be done with it once and for all!
My poor neglected first sock and the accompanying ball of yarn were buried in a basket and somehow coated in dog hair. I spent a good amount of time picking these hairs off as I contemplated my mission. Then I began, feeling somewhat reluctant, like it was a chore.
But then, something funny began to happen.
I began to enjoy myself. The sock seemed to fly off my needles (it is worsted weight yarn on size 6 needles, after all), and it seemed like I was done in no time at all. And even though the socks were made of basic acrylic yarn - nothing fancy, when I slipped them on my feet (which are perpetually cold, by the way), I experienced a sudden blissful feeling of "Aaaahhhh". I'm wearing them now as I write this and my feet feel so cozy. I'm usually always barefoot in the house - I don't like wearing socks indoors...but I'm changing my mind!
In fact, I've decided to give socks another try. I'm now working on a "real" pair of socks using real sock-yarn and tiny needles for my husband's huge feet. I'm almost done with the first. If I can finish the pair I'll know I have beaten my second-sock-syndrome for good!
It isn't just knitting projects I've been finishing. I also weaved in ends and embelleshed three market bags that I made for my aunts for Christmas. I'm feeling quite good about getting all these things out of my way!
I still have projects left though.
The main one that's bugging me is the second Beer Glove to match the first I made for my husband. I learned that if there is something I like less than socks, it's making individual finger holes. But the first turned out fairly well and I would really like to get the second one over with. That's next on my list.
Next, is my Avalon Hoodie. I fell in love with the image in the magazine and I really should have held out for the kind of yarn shown in the magazine (Lorna's Laces Swirl in Pewter).....
...BUT... I was impatient and bought what was immedietly available at my LYS, (Lorna's Laces Swirl in Black Purl). Now, don't get me wrong. I like the color - it reminds me of my favorite time of day - dusk. But I'm not sure I like it on me. I very rarely wear purple and as I've been working on the hoodie (I've got the body done, just need to finish the sleeves and hood), I'm not sure I'm digging the stripey effect of the yarn.
I'm having a hard time seeing myself wearing this, and from trying it on so far I fear the bottom edge isn't as long as I would like so I'm already wondering if there's a way to knit from the cast-on edge to make it longer... As if that weren't enough, the LYS only had 5 balls of the yarn, not 8 like the pattern called for. But I was too impatient to worry about it (else I would have ordered the color I really wanted and waited for it to come in), so I bought the 5 that were available and knit until they were almost gone and ordered 3 more online. And, of course, the dye lot is different. Luckily it seems very similar, if not for the annoying shades of pink in the new lot of yarn that were absent in the first skeins. Sigh...
As a result of all these annoyances I haven't been working on the hoodie much of late, which is a shame because I do have so much of it done and that yarn was not cheap!! So that will be next after the Beer Gloves.
Lastly, I have a crochet afghan that I started enthusiastically when my good friend Cecily was asked to host a Crochet-Along for Lion Brand. I started using all the random acrylic colors in my stash just to get rid of some stuff I wasn't going to use ever again. But the damn thing was just so ugly!!! And when I saw Cecily's blanket which was in lucious shades of purple, and crocheted with a much bigger hook so the blocks were large and springy compared to my tightly-wound curmugeons,
So I basically got yarn-envy and ripped out all my blocks in brown and orange and god-knows-what-other-random-pukey-color and ran out and bought a bunch of puple Lion Brand yarn and started over. And I got like 6 blocks done! But.....then I sort of lost interest and I currently have a bag full of blocks and heaps of yarn that I bought in desperation.
I'll have to deal with that later...
I also have a gray boatneck sweater that I've barely started. I may just rip that out and pretend in never happened. (Anyway, gray boatneck sweaters are so two years ago.)
I think that's all of my UFOs...though I'm sure if I went digging I would find one or two more. I'll try to pretend that isn't the case while I get my current list tackled.
I'm already forming a resolution for next year and that's that I will not start a new project unless I finish another one first!
We'll see how long that lasts!
Well, I still haven't started on any socks with the nice koigu I bought, but I am making some tiny practice socks with some cheap acrylic yarn using the book, "2-at-a-time Socks", which teaches the mystery that is 2 socks simultaneously one ONE circular needle!
I've also finished my neckwarmer with the Cascade Baby Alpaca yarn I bought. I followed THIS pattern and I'm thrilled with how it turned out! The yarn is so cozy and warm and I've already worn this neckwarmer on several bike rides. It really keeps the chill out and I don't have to worry about long scarf ends getting loose and flapping around as I ride.
Hmm... what else? Oh! I had a crazy dream last night where I dreamt this amazing pattern for this cute crochet babydoll-style top. I had drawn it out on paper and started writing up a chart for it, and deciding what kind of decorative crochet edging should go along the sleeves and what kind of stitch would consist of the bodice... and then I woke up. I completely forgot what the pattern looked like and I felt a little sad when I came to the realization that I'm not a designer... and even if I could remember what it looked like, I wouldn't be able to actually make it.
It was an inspiring dream, though! Who knows, my memory might return and I might be able to at least sketch what it looked like. I bet my friend Cecily would be able to help me deconstruct it!
I have an urge suddenly to knit socks. I made one single sock about a year ago, with crappy yarn, just to prove I could learn how, and my interest in socks waned after that. I finished about 75% of the second sock but then let it sink to the bottom of my "project basket".
Now I suddenly want to knit socks again, only I want to knit yummy socks with nice yarn. But part of me wonders if this will be folly. Surely, second sock syndrome will hit me again and I won't be motivated to finish what I start. And, let's say that I do finish... well, in that case, can I be sure I would even WEAR said socks? I've found that of all the hats and scarves and sweaters I've made, I've never actually worn any of them other than for project photos. And I'm worried that if I make nice socks that I'll feel like my feet are unworthy of wearing them, or I'd be too paranoid about getting them dirty.
So I'm going to try and come up with a compromise for myself. First, I need to finish the crappy sock set I started a year ago and be done with it so it's not at the back of my mind. Secondly, I need to finish my second Hurry Up Spring arm-warmer to prove I can, indeed, finish a pair of something.
Then maybe I'll allow myself to dabble with socks again.
I have way too many unfinished projects that are starting to gang up on me and demand attention even though I'd like to forget some of them exist. Mainly, my mom's never-ending-scarf that I started well over a year ago and failed to give her at Christmas 2006 and again at Christmas 2007. It's becoming the bane of my existence. Just row after row after row of k1p1 ribbing. It's like pulling teeth. And I still have one more skein of yarn to use up. Will it ever end?!
About a month ago I almost snapped and decided to frog the whole thing, all 4 feet of it, and make a NEW scarf with a nice lace pattern that would keep me entertained. Thankfully my husband intervened and told me in no uncertain terms that I was crazy for even considering it. So I have to keep going. And going...
My husband is currently out of town at the moment and while he's away, I decided to knit him some nice fingerless "Beer Gloves" from the book Son of Stich'N Bitch. Again, I started the project simply because I've never done gloves before and wanted to learn how. (Even though, when I showed my husband the pattern a couple weeks back, he said they looked like hobo gloves and he doesn't understand dressing like a hobo, especially since we have so many real-life hobos living on our street at any given time). I just pretended I didn't hear him and when he left town, I went ahead and started on the gloves anyway, certain that he would come back home and fall in love them at first sight.
Well, the more I work on the first glove, the less I think this is likely. The more I knit, the more the thing seems to grow and sag. I mean... the ring finger opening shouldn't be wider than the thumb opening, right? And the palm seems so long it's beginning to look more like toe-less socks, rather than fingerless gloves. Let's not mention the huge ladders running up the sides due to my first attempt at knitting in the round on two circulars. And, why do I keep insisting on knitting with this Plymouth baby alpaca dk yarn even though everything I've made with it to date has been a disaster?
Even so... I'm gonna keep going. Well... I'll finish one at least.
So I got a new orange bike recently and I can't fight the urge to decorate it with woodgrain patterns. For me, the color orange and 70's style woodgrain go hand in hand. If they made them, I would certainly have a woodgrain patterned bike saddle, and handlebars....but they don't. I even looked for a woodgrain top-tube pad but I couldn't find one of those either.
I then realized I'd have to make one myself.
My first instinct was to look through my stash of cheap yarn and see if I had anything that looked "woodgrainy". I found 4 contenders and crocheted up 4 swatches. In the past, I've both knit and crocheted bike cozies, and I've found that the crochet cozies are a little more snug and durable than the knitted version.
So my next step was to look online and see if there were any woodgrain knitting or crochet patterns. Once again, I came up empty-handed. So I figured I could use some graph paper and make up my own pattern. And that's what I did!
So, halfway through that bag, I taught myself to knit with two colors at once with one color in each hand, one hand doing continental style knitting, and the other doing english style knitting. After some intitial awkwardness, I got the hang of it and the rest of the bag just flew off my needles! Now I actually think I like Fair Isle knitting!
Anyway, I think if I didn't learn to do the two-handed thing, this woodgrain project would have driven me crazy with all the yarn twisting. But it went by really fast, and I'm pleased with how it turned out!
I'm still not convinced it really looks like a woodgrain pattern...(Already someone has mistaken it for tiger-stripes.) I'm not sure what more I'd have to do to make it look undeniably like woodgrain but this is a start!
And lastly, here it is in action!
Secondly, my workload has increased considerably. I've taken on another comics-related job in addition to my main gig, so my schedule has become MUCH more hectic! Unfortunately, that means less time for crafting... which sucks because I have so many things I want to make: sweaters, socks, hats, gifts, Blythe clothes, amigurumi... the list goes on and on!
However, I have managed to complete a couple projects since I 've moved: I finished my Cobweb scarf, my Jolly Roger Sweater, and I completed a project from Twinkle's Book of Big City Knits! I also completed the seabird bag from Andean Folk Knits and several Blythe outfits for my own dolls as well as swaps I've participated in!
Here are some pics of my FOs!
Anyway, along with her and my husband, and a couple other pals, we've created a sort of weekly crafting club or get-together called "Craftonite" where we meet up, eat, drink, and make stuff! And we've had such a good time doing it, we've were inspired to apply for a table at Felt Club this past November, and we got in! Woo! We also made a Craftonite website! There's not much on it yet, but we're planning on opening an etsy store at some point. Anyway, Felt club was quite a success! We sold crocheted amigurumi budgie buddies, Cecily sold lovely snowflake ornaments, and my husband and I sold our Dollar Dreadfulswhich are short stories inspired by the original dime novels. Oh, we also had prints and buttons and I sold my knitting comic ashcan! We were all worried about getting enough stuff done to fill up a table, but we actually had almost TOO much stuff to fit on a table. It was a fun day!
As far as Blythe goes, ever since getting my first doll, Lemony, back at the beginning of the year, I've become hopelessly addicted! I've now got 7 dolls!!! I used to say that 3 was my limit. But now I'm thinking maybe 9 or 10 is a good cut-off point. I don't want to get TOO many because then I won't have enough time to play with them all, but they're all so unique and they all have their own personalities that I can't resist! I'm really excited about knitting and crocheting more things for them because I want to update their wardrobes with something other than Barbie clothes, and because making little hats and sweaters is so quick and satisfying! I want to get back to sewing as well, but I haven't yet unpacked my sewing machine. I do have a little crafting room in our new place (um, more like a converted closet!), but it's a bit of a train wreck at the moment! One day it'll be very cool!
Anyway, that's the general update. I'll try to post more often about the various projects I'm actually working on. (Right now, I'm tackling my first pair of knitted gloves! Yikes!) And now that I have a shiny new bike I keep wanting to adorn it with a cool bike cozy! Stay tuned!
It's been a while since I last updated. That's partially because I haven't had as much time lately to do crafty things: work has been demanding and I haven't really started anything new. I've just been working on all the things that I've already mentioned in past entries. I'm almost done with my Cobweb scarf - thanks in part to my husband frequently bugging me to finish it! It's going to be a gift for one of his work acquaintances who helped him move an important project along.
I'm also chugging along on my mom's cashmere scarf. I've only got two skeins left to knit through, but I can safely say I am sick of this project! Will it ever end?? And I'm also bummed to realize that the change of dye lots between the skeins is pretty obvious now that I've knit it up. I couldn't really tell the difference when they were all wound up. (It's all hand-painted yarn from a smaller company, so there are no dye lot numbers printed on the tags). I just didn't realize each skein was so different. Oh well... I guess that's one of the charms of hand-painted yarn.
I've also been teaching myself a new craft - sewing! I figured, I already know how to knit and crochet. Why not add sewing to the mix? At this rate I'll end up a jack of all trades, master of none! I got a sewing machine and realized it's not as easy to operate as I expected. I've been practicing by sewing little clothes for my Blythe dolls. (Um... yes that's plural. I've added two more dolls to my collection since my last post!)
I've been following patterns to make little dresses but most of my attempts have been failures. None of the following dresses fit my dolls properly!
But I kept at it and finally I have made a dress that actually fits! Here it is:
It's still not perfect.... the top stitching on the pockets is kind of sloppy. And I'm too lazy to change the thread in the machine to match embellishments better! I know, I have to get over that.
I also made a pair of pants that turned out pretty well on my first attempt:
Pants are easy compared to dresses. I think I'll be making a bunch more (and yes, I'll even change the thread to match the pockets!)
I've also been knitting for Blythe. I'm working on a little sweater that I can already tell is going to be tooo big, but maybe I can felt it later on.
I also decided to learn to knit proper cables by making this dress:
It's not the most glamorous thing and it looks a little shapeless, but it's fun knitting little clothes. I have such a short attention span for most projects that little things like this are almost-instant gratification!
In other news, my Secret Pal Mellow/Rutabaga swap from the Knitty board has come to an end! I finally figured out who my spoiler was- Licraftgal - a fellow New Yorker, in fact! It actually worked out pretty funny because I was spoiling Knitmommy, she was spoiling Licraftgal, and Licraftgal was spoiling me! And boy, did she ever spoil me!
Licraftgal really outdid herself this time! Check all this out!
She sent me another cool fairy card with a personal note, a sketchbook, a sheepy notepad, and a super cute Hello Kitty tote bag! ^_^ But that's not all!
GUMMIES!! They're almost gone at the time of this writing, haha.
And look at all these accessories! A Wonder-Knitter, mini scissors, a sewing kit (she must be psychic!), size 5 bamboo knitting needles, and the latest book by the Yarn Harlot!
And it's SIGNED!
And then to top it all off, I got this luscious skein of yarn by Mystical Creations. The pictures really do it no justice - the colors are amazing, the varying shades of blue and deep violet - it's like the sky just after sunset. And it's so soft. I can hardly wait to make socks out of this!
So, again Licraftgal, if you are reading this, thank you so so soooo much! Your generosity astounds me. This has been my first Secret Pal swap and it was a blast! Thanks to you I now have a ton of knitting accessories and yummy yarn to play with!
So here's another update with some more projects I'm working on (is it any wonder why I never get anything done??).
But first! My knitty Secret Pal sent me another surprise:
(sorry about the crummy photo)
A "fairy" cool card (sorry, that was a corny pun!) with a nice note, an adorable teeny-tiny crochet hook for picking up dropped stitches, and a neato tape measure!! I am so spoiled - thank you SP!! ^_^ It was especially nice to get something in my mailbox after a long and hectic weekend!
Now, here are some things I'm working on...
First, I finished my most complex thing yet - an arm sock with light cables! (Only one so far, haha). I followed the pattern "Hurry Up Spring Arm Warmers" from Stitch and Bitch Nation. I used this lovely yarn: Noro Kureyon color #88
It's actually kind of rough scratchy wool, but it's not as uncomfortable as it looks. I think it softened a bit while I knit it.
It actually wasn't that hard to do but the whole time I was knitting it, I was convinced I was doing something horribly wrong. I did sort of mess up the thumb gusset... it's not really positioned right, but it's only off by an inch or so.
Here's a pic of me wearing it:
and a close up of my shaky attempt at simple cables:
Now that I've done one I've kind of lost steam and I'm procrastinating on finishing the second one... but it only took me about 3 days to do the first one, so I have no excuse! And I want to be able to wear them before it gets warmer outside!
Next up is my Cobweb scarf! It's based off a character my husband created named Cobweb (duh), which is part of a larger idea called Puri Kura.
There's some exciting news about Puri Kura which I won't reveal yet (I don't want to jinx it!!), but the scarf is sort of a tribute to this good news. It's coming along nicely, but it is kind of boring to knit. I want to make it pretty long and I'm just chugging along, dreading weaving in all those loose ends when I'm done.
Next up is my Jolly Roger Sweater from a patten in Knit 1 magazine (from a few months ago). It was my first attempt at intarsia and I am happy with how it turned out. I only have one sleeve left to knit which shouldn't take long because it's really chunky yarn and big needles. But I'm sort of dreading sewing all the pieces together so... yup, I'm procrastinating again!
Next is a crochet project that was inspired by this site: Counterfeit Crochet
Basically, people take a fancy expensive handbag and crochet a "counterfeit" version of it. I decided to try one based on this bag from Gwen Stefani's L.A.M.B line:
I've just started but I can already tell it's going to be a challenge. I've just completed one piece so far:
I'll let you know how it goes...
What else is going on? Oh yes! My husband thinks I'm an absolute geek, but I've joined a guild on World of Warcraft comprised of several of us on the knitty boards. We're called "Purls of the Alliance". I almost couldn't believe there were other knitters out there who love to play WoW - but I think it's great! One of our members even has a popular WoW podcast, World of Warcast! Check out our forums: Purls of the Alliance
And here's my new character, Arachne, a Warlock!
Last but not least, I'm excited to say that I splurged and bought a Blythe doll! Here she is: Blythe - Feel the Sky, a cute flight attendant. (Ironic because I hate flying).
I've named her Birdie. I can't wait to knit little hats and things for her. ^_^
