Anybody else excited?

I know I can’t wait.  Just have to make up my mind among the swatches and the yarns and . . . → Read More: Anybody else excited? Read more »

Sorta ready to go…

Well, I’ve swatched and ordered & received a second cone of my yarn. I still don’t know if I’ll be able to make this pattern fit me. I’ve looked & puzzled, even tried to start charting the whole bloody thing, but it just doesn’t seem too alterable…<sigh> I may wind up having to give it away . . . → Read More: Sorta ready to go… Read more »

Warm Up

I got hooked on Lace knitting this last year.  I am looking forward to a summer of Lace.  I finished my first clue on the Goddess Knits Mystery Anniversary shawl yesterday.  Yeah, I know it isn’t officially summer yet, but it pretended to be summer in my town yesterday, so I started knitting on this project.  . . . → Read More: Warm Up Read more »

Warm-up

I’m here and functional but will have a bit of problem starting knitting for 2 weeks.  I’m teaching 9 days of classes away from home in the next two weeks.  Linda . . . → Read More: Warm-up Read more »

Ready to Start

Making a list and checking it twice. I have been waiting to begin the Goddess Annivesary Shawl as my first Seasons of Lace project, even though the suspense has been killing me. There will be some lace socks, and Knitspots Twinings shawl ahead of me. I dont know if Im going to knit a lot of . . . → Read More: Ready to Start Read more »

Miles and Miles of Yarn

I sorted and catalogued all of my laceweight yarn today. I now have an excel spreadsheet listing my yarn, colorway and yardage. That way, when I see something I just have to knit, I can go to my trusty spreadsheet and see what I have that has the right amount of yardage.

I have a . . . → Read More: Miles and Miles of Yarn Read more »

Introduction and my probable project

HI all. I’m a newbie knitter, and thought this would be a great challenge. I’m really excited about this. I think I’m going to do the Blue Jeans shawl with some laceweight alpaca I have. Wow, my first KAL.

Warm-up will be gauge-swatching, and learning how to do the ssk thing. . . . → Read More: Introduction and my probable project Read more »

Quick Reminder — Registration CLOSES soon….

Just a quick reminder for those of you who are reading, but haven’t yet signed up.

The official start date in June 21 (That’s Saturday folks!).  Shortly thereafter, we’ll be closing all registration opportunities.  But …  if you want to register for the quantity competitions, you need to do so before the weekend is out!  (I give . . . → Read More: Quick Reminder — Registration CLOSES soon…. Read more »

Got it! Let the fun begin.

So if this works, I’m all set. I found that adding the image directly from the “Write Post” page worked without a hitch. Thanks so much for the KAL and the chance to win all the lovely stuff. I had put away lace when I got pregnant with baby number 4, but now he’s fifteen months, . . . → Read More: Got it! Let the fun begin. Read more »

Warming up

So I think I mentioned before that even though I am Mod here, I am really quite the lace newbie. I have 2 lace projects on the needles right now. One of them I am doing in my own made up pattern – but I am not very far along on that one. This one . . . → Read More: Warming up Read more »