Archive for November, 2005

another sorting

Posted in blogging on Nov 4th, 2005

sorting hat

Posted in blogging on Nov 4th, 2005

I was thinking about making a PoA scarf so I headed over to the Sorting Hat to see what house I would be sorted into.
GRYFFINDOR!
You scored 8% Slytherin, 36% Ravenclaw, 60% Gryffindor, and 20% Hufflepuff!
You might belong in Gryffindor,
Where dwell the brave at heart,
Their daring, nerve, and chivalry
Set Gryffindors apart.
Gryffindors are known for their courage, audacity, and devotion to what is good and honest.
This doesn’t mean I will be using the Gryffindor colors for my scarf, or any ‘official’ house colors for that matter, it was just something fun to do. Hmmm, maybe I’ll whip out the knitting machine and see if I can figure out how it works, and whip up a couple of scarves for hubby and me.

smitten

Posted in blogging on Nov 3rd, 2005

I am getting obsessed with this whole mitten thing. I went to three different yarn shops looking for mitten books this week and was turned away from the first two, finally, at the third one I hit the jack pot, six different titles! I came home with two basic books, Knit Mittens! and the Vogue knitting on the go Mittens & Gloves. I was very tempted by Latvian Mittens, Magnificent Mittens and Folk Mittens; I decided the more basic books were the way to start and if I’m totally hooked go back for the others.

evolution

Posted in blogging on Nov 3rd, 2005

Knitting Purist
You appear to be a Knitting Purist.
You are an accomplished knitter producing beautiful
pieces with a classic feel. You sometimes
lament losing half of your local yarn shop to
garish novelty yarns. Perhaps you consider fun
fur scarves the bane of knitting society and
prefer to steer new knitters towards the wool
and cotton blends. Some might call you a bit of
an elitist but you know that you’ve been doing
this craft long enough to respect the history
behind it and honor it with beautiful piece
that can last a lifetime.
http://marniemaclean.com/

What Kind of Knitter Are You?
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I took this quiz a year ago and I was a “Knitting Adventurer” so I thought I would take it again to see if I would get a different result. I guess a full year of knitting can make a difference in your knitting outlook. I don’t think I’m a pure purist (lol) I think those novelty yarns have their place, but I don’t use them very often anymore. I have gone from loving the selfstriping sock yarns to being more drawn to solid yarns with more complicated sock patterns, still use the selfstriping but not as much of it my stash these days.

felting

Posted in blogging on Nov 2nd, 2005

I felted up Mom’s bag yesterday. Two agitation cycles plus one full cycle in my front loader with a pair of jeans, perfect. I knit up this bag with a double strand of Cascade 220 or Cascade 220 and Noro.

I am worried about how my next bags will turn out. I had planned on using a single strand of Cascade Pastaza and Noro, or Lamb’s Pride worsted and Manos. I started the next bag with the Lamb’s Pride worsted and it seems so loose and open. I am worried that it will end up too small when it is felted. I know . . . I know . . . do a swatch . . . sigh.

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