It’s Time for Round TWO!

I hope you all had a great weekend while I was frolicking about with my family on a bit of a sneak long weekend.

It’s great to see these prize winners posts of their goodies — especially the ones that I haven’t seen in person yet.

Meanwhile, we have the voting in from all but one of our . . . → Read More: It’s Time for Round TWO! Read more »

MORE Raffle Prizes…

Here are a few more of the Round One Raffle Prizes:

For the Self-Designed Lace Raffle, we had 24 entries from 11 knitters.  I had hopes here, and got Whichy to do the drawing, but NightlyKnitter won the first round.  She’ll be receiving 8 ounces of hand dyed lace weight from

I’m not sure what . . . → Read More: MORE Raffle Prizes… Read more »

A Hat …

So, this Season of Lace is drawing to a close. We’ve got two more days to finish things up so that they can earn more raffle tickets.  I’m pretty sure that unless I abandon all other activities between now and midnight on Tuesday, this will be the last thing I finishing for THIS Season of Lace.  . . . → Read More: A Hat … Read more »

What I have to show for my summer of lace

Here’s my last update post, with yardage, which obviously does not really matter as far as the competition goes, but I’m feeling pretty happy with how much I’ve accomplished. I am homeschooling the older two of my four young children and working on top of that, so the idea that any knitting at all got done . . . → Read More: What I have to show for my summer of lace Read more »

Just One More….

I’m going to squeeze in one last wee little project.

I had this lone ball of Hayfield Kimono lying about the house with nowhere to go.

It’s perfect for a little something for a dear friend of mine who is suffering from cancer.  I’m pleased at finding the perfect project for this yarn.  I’m pleased . . . → Read More: Just One More…. Read more »

il mare oscuro

I didn’t quite get this finished for the Ravelympics deadline, and it took me even longer to block it, but my stole, inspired by the sheen of the yarn and the ideas of water and the sea, is finally finished.

Pattern: My own, composed of motifs from the Barbara Walker stich dictionaries
Yarn: Briar . . . → Read More: il mare oscuro Read more »

Daedelus takes Flight

Do you know what this is?

This is the last bead.  When this bead goes on, Daedelus will have all of its beads.  All of them.

And here is that bead in place….

Yes…. tonight, I finished knitting Daedelus..

Before the bath, she stretched out on the living room floor…

Then she nested in to his/har bath… (I’m still conflicted.  I . . . → Read More: Daedelus takes Flight Read more »

Startitis Strikes Again!!!

Started going through & entering my stash in Ravelry (don’t even ask…it’s scary, really scary…I think they’ll have to bury me with yarn & needles…) and I couldn’t resist starting this to see what the SWS would do with it.

I’ve also knit up another quickie on Size 13s with a very simple lace pattern, an oddly . . . → Read More: Startitis Strikes Again!!! Read more »

Stop…. and face the finish line

I finished the first of the Lacy Mitts for I’m designing for my daughter.

I also have the pattern all written out for the left mitt, and have worked out just what needs to be done to reverse it for the right mitt.  (I’ve also made great progress in a non-lace design and some simple socks . . . → Read More: Stop…. and face the finish line Read more »

WIP

I’m on the home stretch on an afghan  for a friend of mine.  I had the 4 white strips done before seasons of lace and have completed the yellow and half of the green now.  I’m using Debbie Bliss cotton cashmere (furnished by my friend) and hate it!!  It’s got a wonderful feel, but it splits . . . → Read More: WIP Read more »