little bit of crazy leaking out

Why does it seem all the magazines, I like to pick up, come out all at once?  I had to run to the store to pick up pins to block my shawl, and there they were, four magazines I almost always pick up and one I occasionally buy.  I know, if I am picking up [...]

I soaked it; I spun out the water in the machine, on gentle; now it is on the bed, blocked to within an inch of its life.

After blocking out this shawl, I can see where blocking wires would come in handy, if you did a lot of lace knitting.

I really like the [...]

. . . she is fini.  The blocking, she is not. 

I spent yesterday at the Seattle Home & Garden Show, with the kids and my folks, good times.  I got lots of ideas, but lost a large amount of knitting time. 

That’s ok, I finished the knitting last night and then bound off this morning.  I [...]

I am having to resort to performance enhancing substances.

Caffeine and carb loading, in the form of those huge Costco muffins. I was sitting, knitting, after lunch and started to nod off, guess I’ll be making a 2nd pot of coffee today.

. . . in which, like a fool, I put a countdown timer on my blog.

Nothing like a little pressure.  If I calculated correctly, the flame goes out in Torino at 8pm, which is 11am local time form me. Ok, I can do that . . . knit faster, knit faster, knit faster.

Feb 20 [...]

Feb 19 - 1 repeat – 10 rows knit 8 (118)(-32)
Feb 18 - 1 repeat – 10 rows knit 1, rip 6, knit 10 (110)(-30)
Feb 17 - 1 repeat – 10 rows (105)(-25)
Feb 16 - 1 repeat – 10 rows knit 1/2, rip 6.5, knit 5 (95)(-25)
Feb 15 – 1 repeat – 10 rows  knit 3 (96)(-14)
Feb 14 – 1 repeat – [...]