Wednesday, October 05, 2005
WARNING! Picture Intensive Post!!

Wow, do I ever have a lot to blog about today. I have Finished Objects, and New Projects and even some Serious Enabling to do. First off I bring you Herbal Remedy

Worth the Cover Price


I'm cheating a little bit by calling this finished, I haven't found the perfect buttons yet. It's knit out of Rowan Calmer and is very soft and will be perfect for my trip in a few weeks.

Question: So what is the section heading referring to?
Answer: The latest issue of Knitters magazine.

When I got to the point of picking up for the collar, I had the same dilemma I always have when making collared garments... pick up on the wrong side or the right side? usually I do with the wrong side as the turned over collar will hide the right side. But I hate making the outside "ugly" even if it never shows.

Then I remembered an article in the most recent Knitters. Double Sided Pick Ups.

What do you think?

Inside.


Outside.


More pictures on the Herbal Remedy Page in the gallery.

Rosy is done!!!!!!!

Before blocking a tiny 35 inches across...


Blocking at 54 inches...


My most favorite part....


My least favorite part...


ummmm.... what exactly happened to my yarnovers?

This GINORMOUS disparity on yarnovers paired with left slanting decreases vs right slanting decreases only seems to happen on "pattern every row" patterns. Since this is the first thing I've ever knit that uses pattern-every-row stiches I had no idea this would happen. I'm just fine when I have a plain row in between.

WHY?

New Stuff.

I started two new shawls (what else) this week... Mystery Shawl 2....


I may or may not continue working on it. Depends on what the next clue looks like. I bought four different subtly varigated yarns for it. (Margaret Stove Artisan in case you are wondering). If the design is created in bands of horizontal pattern it will work as envisioned. If it becomes bands of V-shaped paterns I need to design my own shawl for this yarn.

PLEASE NOTE my even-on-both-side yarnovers!

I also started Fiddlesticks Peacock Feathers this week. The yarn is handpaintedyarn.coms laceweight in Emerald Blue.



AGAIN, see my even yarnovers!

New Girl in Town.

Axelle and Dani watch out, theres a new yarn dyeing Goddess in town and her name is Christy.

Christy and her husband Bennie are true renaissance types who seem to be able to do it all. Ben is a wood worker, Christy is a quilter. Together they have been hand dyeing quilting fabrics for years. They also do chain mail jewelry, stained glass and you just had to know when Christy decided to learn to knit, dyeing yarn would be the next endevour.

I'm proud to be the owner of some of Christy's first Crazy Monkey Creations yarns.

First we have 400+ yards of fingering weight yarn in a color I'm calling Desert Blooms...


Destined to fingerless mitts? This is the PRETTIEST color I have ever seen. Prettier than Koigu even and we all know how much I LOVE Koigu.

And here is 800+ yards in lace weight which I think should be called either Marigold or Zinnia...


I'm not sure whether to knit with it or just collect it!

On the Road Again, Just Can't Wait to Get On the Road Again...

Can't you just hear Willie singing?

Max, Babe and I head out bright and early tomorrow mornign for four days in Alamogordo New Mexico. Max is making his show ring debut and Babe is looking to add to her point collection.

See you all Tuesday!

Anne at 11:25 AM        
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