OK, I will admit it. After a long spring that gave us worse weather than winter, and a June (aka “Junuary”) that gave us days when it was colder here than in Siberia, I had come down with a pretty bad case of Island Fever. Pair that with my decision not to drive [...]
Archive for June, 2008
Fever Cured!
Posted in Uncategorized on June 22, 2008 | 3 Comments »
First Sock of SOS
Posted in Uncategorized on June 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A Gathering of Socks-In-Waiting
Posted in Uncategorized on June 20, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Summer of Socks 2008 starts at 12:01AM June 21, so I decided to gather all my sock yarn in a basket. Old, new, solid, hand painted, wool, cotton – all snuggled together in one place.
Wow! That’s a lot of knitting, and once all that yarn becomes socks, I have no idea where I [...]
Towels!
Posted in Uncategorized on June 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s what they looked like right off the loom:
And here they are after a trip through the washer and dryer:
These are the ones that I like. I’m not showing you a close up of the really hideous yellow weft towel (but you can guess which one it is in the first photo) or the [...]
And Two Make A Pair
Posted in Uncategorized on June 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Remember my Goldilocks Socks from a while back? Well, they are finally a pair.
Thank goodness! The fun continued as I found two bad spots in the yarn as I was knitting. No big deal – just meant I had a few more ends to take care of but, grrrrrr………. nonetheless! I’m [...]
A Deer Friend
Posted in Uncategorized on June 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’d like to introduce a new friend.
He’s just a big flirt. I was watching him graze, when he caught sight of me on the other side of the window. He sauntered right up to the house and we were practically nose-to-nose (through the glass), gazing into each other’s eyes. The camera didn’t [...]
Mad About Plaid – or – Is the Plaid Driving Me Mad???
Posted in Uncategorized on June 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Plaid!
Originally uploaded by hjaponi
This is my first attempt at weaving plaid. I have five yards of warp which is enough for several dish towels. I warped the full width of my loom, which is 22 inches, and the towels are coming out at 19 inches with draw-in on the twill pattern.
With the first [...]
