|
to browse and drool |
|
s*t*a*s*h! (blush) |
|
|
|
Heavily adapted but with the same zing as the original Socks For Mike (DH) in bluey Opal Beaded top in hemp Hemp yarn from House of Hemp in 'gosh', kingfisher blue / green. 
|
|
I got it wrong... Kitten breeder Jacquie has just put me right on the relative assets of mogs and siameses: "It is the oriental/siamese which are the good hunters. None of my moggy cats have been half a ruthless as the pedigree". It gets better and better... Jacquie is also a wonderful knitter who hasn't followed a pattern, for, well, years, and produces superb garments one after the other. Sadly, she doesn't blog (yet). September 16th This is when I wonder which planet I am on... Most wonderful, surreal moment of the week: a comfortably porky Batman on one of the ledges outside a Buckingham Palace window, leaning nonchalantly against a pillar, chatting and laughing with a couple of police negotiators. Robin, who had helped him and 20' ladder climb over a 4' fence and up onto the ledge, before strolling away with said ladder, was arrested a couple of hours afterwards after he had done numerous press interviews. Batman and Robin are campaigning on behalf of fathers-4-justice, a pressure group created because so many fathers do not have access to their children, despite court rulings. Second most incredible moment of the week: 6 protesters entering the house of commons floor during a debate on foxhunting, hotly pursued by, yes, none other than a man in tights wielding a sword. Sadly couldn't find a pici, but the images are imprinted on my mind forever. September 14th Yes, they do have big ears... ... because they are half siamese (the other half being anonymous, but obviously tabbyish, mog). Personally, I like the mog element, as mogs make good hunters and are no nonsense felines, adapting effortlessly to their environment, in this case plenty of wet fields and plain mud interspersed with rabbits. Oh, yes, and the airing cupboard. And the massage table. And the sitting room, preferably the cream sofas for maximum paw-print effect. I can't wait :) September 12th Kittens! We have kitten picis. And one of TopTart waiting for a massage:  Totally oblivious (although I have been telling her) of the two new recruits to the team: We are searching around for fitting names, so any suggestions would be welcome. They are both girls and already showing their hunting instincts at five weeks.   September 10th Rats! The farm next to us have had another rat alert - which means that son no. 1 Chris has been out on pest control several times over the last few days. Good thing he's not back at university yet. They bring it all under control v. quickly, but still, I am sooo looking forward to our two new kittens. Have I not told you about them yet? Jamtart is being gently prepared. I hope she will teach them how to hunt. We really don't need rats. Which reminds me that Tamara (Tomsk's human) also discovered a rat problem, in her loft (scrabble, scrabble, scratch, scrabble). Tomsk was unable to pitch in himself (broken leg and not supposed to jump around too much) - but help was immediately at hand! A valued and upstanding colleague of Tamara, Nigel, volunteered to stand outside her house in his tights and a funny hat and play his daughter's recorder to woo them out. I shall make enquiries as to whether this was successful. (Aside to T and others who enjoy punctuation: what do you think about the lack of apostrophe, s, after the last 'Tamara'? I couldn't possibly put one in - eeeow! Do you have any idea what the self-appointed grammar guru m. b. a. would do?) September 8th And another started project I fell n love with Erika Knight's Simple Crochet! Haven't crocheted for years - and it still doesn't bring the same thrill as knitting, but I've started a large throw in double crochet with single chains intbetween the dcs, placing each dc underneath the chain of the row before. This makes a beautiful, simple fabric. The yarn is the lusciously gold chenille (see stash). August 30th Last minute rush Last day off before going back to work - so I've decided to wind all my raspberry wool into balls for an Alice Starmore sweater 'Lochinver', which is nice and simple... 
... something that cannot be said for this Patricia Roberts design from Book II, a heavily adapted 'Pierrot'. 
It's a diamond intarsia with traveling cables. I've substituted a NIcky Epstein twisted garter stitch edge for the 1X1 ribbing, and instead of every other diamond being in a different contrast colour I've decided to have them all in gold - so only three colours in this little baby. I still have 21 balls of yarn hanging off each row. I have done so many of these in an earlier knitting incarnation, but I forgot many of the little tricks to keeping the yarns relatively tangle-free. I'm relearning :) 
The sleeves will behave themselves in the diamond pattern (in the original one of them appears as an entirely different design from another sweater) and the solid colour bands over the tops of the sleeves will disappear altogether. I may add a roll-neck collar with side buttons so that it can flop over.The yarns are Patricia Roberts fine cotton in deep fuchsia (yes, I still had some left over - 25 years old or thereabouts ...), gold alpaca and dusty lilac 4ply cotton on cone. Tension (gauge) is 30 / 38 on 3mm needles. 
And here is the Moebius scarf I finished on Saturday. I realised I had knitted four scarves, a cat blanket and a pair of socks since June so it was time to move on to juicier projects. I love the drape of these things.
|
| Archives: |
|
January 2004
February 2004
March 2004
April 2004
May 01 - 21 2004
May 22 - 31 2004
June 2004
July 2004
August 2004
Knitting Archives 2003 Knitting Archives 2002 |
| Send an email to Anne |
Knitting books now:
Treasury of Magical Knittingby Cat Bordhi. Introducing the moebius shape (maths and knitting meet in glorious harmony) - an amazingly simple method of knitting scarves and other items with only one edge. I am smitten. As yet only available from amazon.com. That didn't stop me :)
|
|
|
Reading this month: Cell Talk - Talking to your Cell(f) - John E. Upledger US shoppers Energy Medicine in Therapeutics and Human Performnce - James Oschman US shoppers Healing Ancient Wounds - John F. Barnes US shoppers |
 Explore a quality, original, independent web site here: The Knitting Revolutionary Not just knitting. Not by any stretch. |
|
french language Au fil des aiguilles Histoire d'aiguilles Marie german language Das kleine Nadelspiel Frau Wimmer strickt Stricknadel und co Sockhaus Strick-Tagebuch Stricktick anglo/american language Blue Blog - Alison Brainy Lady - Alison Creating Text(iles) - Anne Creazativity - Libby Crowing Ram - Matt Emma and co. Fo Knits - Amy Gestalt Knitting Hairball In a minute ago - Sharon Indigirl - Amy Keyboard Biologist-Theresa KnitDad's Blog - Larry Knit One Purl Too Knitted Wings - Mare LoubyLoo's Knittin' - Linda Margaret's Knitting Mason-Dixon Knitting Mopsie Rachael Staceyjoy Stephanie When knitting was a manly art - Jerry Widowknits - Jacqueline Witty Knitter - M-H odd stuff and commentary, usually knitting as well Boston Globe Hairball Knitting Revolutionary The Infinite Stitch 
<< Prev | Next >> 
Previous | Next  Previous | Next 
Not Narrow 
|
