Flounceypants is still magically perfectolicious. I was working on it in my lunchbreak at work and realised I had reached the end of the lace portion (18 repeats, not 15), and became a little nervous. I’ve satisfactorily completed the lace, and I’ve even scanned over it with a fine-toothed eye or whatever and…well, it’s perfect. […]
Tagged knitting, Purple FlounceypantsI have had a stressful week. In preparation for a long car journey on Friday morning, I cast on this lovely sock. This is where it stood mid-Saturday. By Saturday night, I had a completed sock, kitchener bound-off and all. I cast on the second. Here we are on Monday morning, after another long yet […]
Tagged knitting, socksPurple Flounceypants is proceeding nicely. Very nicely. Too nicely. There’s ten repeats of lace there, and I’m planning to do around 14 (or maybe 15, since I prefer odd numbers). The original pattern calls for eight repeats, but that’s for a shorter top and bigger gauge. Since I’m working with a finer yarn, with the […]
Tagged knitting, Purple FlounceypantsThe other half of my most recent dyeing spree was — well, it’s hard to say. I can’t really categorise it in terms of success or failure, since I wasn’t really sure how things were going to turn out. However, I had another skein of something white and soft (and unlabelled, although I think it […]
Tagged dyeingAs ever, things didn’t go quite the way I expected. I’m getting used to this, especially since most of the time things end up better than I expected. This is a huge pot full of red food dye, white vinegar and hot water. Oh, and a skein of white Angora Supreme. As per the instructions […]
Tagged dyeingI love it when things chug along nicely. The new blog, the sushi; everything’s coming up bethini at the moment. Of course, this meant that when the smackdown came, it wasn’t wholly unexpected, and I was more emotionally ready to deal with it. So, I cast on a nice lacey summer top. Lelah, from Knitting […]
Tagged knitting, Purple FlounceypantsToday’s post comes from the “Holy crap it worked!” file. First “Holy crap it worked!”: This weekend M and I bought a gazebo. Not a cemented-in, static gazebo, but a poles-and-mesh job from the hardware shop that dismantles and packs away into a convenient carry case. We were meeting some friends for a picnic by […]
Tagged awesome, blog blah blah, foodWhenever I finish a major knitting project, especially one that has been hanging over me for a while, I usually feel a bit uninspired afterwards. I think it’s because, as I’m nearing the end of a project, I’m thinking about it a lot more, so I feel like I’m doing way more knitting than I […]
Tagged knittingIt doesn’t take much, I’m willing to admit. Someone makes me a cup of tea, or I remember to turn on my electric blanket. Or…I see a cat. See what I mean? Doesn’t take much. For example: My new mug! Isn’t it cool? I loves it. My new books! Pictured here: The Best of Interweave […]
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