it's been a while since i've posted - i've been sick (courtesy of my kid) and just all out busy. i have a lot to talk about and i know i'll probably forget half the stuff i want to post but whatever i forget can be for another post.
first off, knitter's day out was a BLAST!! how liberating it is to go where other rabid knitters meet and greet and learn new skills (better than nun chuck skills!) i took an entrelac class and a mitre square class. now i only have to find projects so that i can use those new skills! speaking of which, does anyone have an entrelac sock pattern? or any entrelac patterns at all? i can't find any books with entrelac projects, and the one sock pattern i had i wound up throwing away (actually recycling). that was my only criticism of my entrelac teacher, i wish she had a pattern to go with her instructions. my MIL really liked the entrelac sample i made so i think this means i'll have to make her something entrelac for xmas. perhaps a pillow? shouldn't take long at all to do that. mitre squares, now i can do the cool afghans i see in the mason-dixon book! KDO had a yarn market where several vendors sold yarn, books, doodads, etc. i was so proud of myself. i went with $175 for shopping. i came back with $35. i got yarn for MIL's gauntlets (KOIGU!) and some gorgeous handspun from a lady from down around york. can't wait to knit with that. the chunky yarn still has lanolin in it and can't wait to use it on my wooden needles. 2 hanks of gorgeous fall colored lusciousness. also got an ebony circular (size 8), a holder for my dpns, and an magnifier for my magnetic pattern board, which has already come in very handy for my sock pattern.
for more info on knitter's day out go to: http://www.knittersdayout.org/
secondly, i got the most kickass set of interchangeable circular needles! knitpicks came out with a wooden interchangeable needles set with the cool colored swirly wood like my favorite scottish barrette (i forget what it's called but they're made by squishing differently dyed pieces of heather branches together and then sealing them together to make jewelry and stuff. please someone out there tell me what it's called!) i got my needles on saturday and am currently using the size 8 on my cousin's afghan square. they are like buttah to use. nice point to pick up stitches, cord doesn't curl, join is seamless and heavenly. only a few criticisms - the case they come in looks like a glorified see-through plastic make up bag with slots to put the needles in. i'm sure the see-through part is fine but there's a ton of pockets for the needles but nothing for the extra cords, end caps and lock pin. i wound up using the case for my bamboo convertible set for the KP set, as it had some extra pockets and the new needles can share pockets with my other set. my second complaint (and i saw this posted on knitty.com) is that the needles aren't marked with their size or measurement. most (wooden/bamboo) needles have the size stamped on them but these don't. i can remedy that by writing the size in tiny indelible marker (as i did with some other metal circulars i have) but i feel that this will ruin the beauty of the swirls. oh well. just call it set 1.0, with room to improve. otherwise, i'm so happy with the new set. i plan on buying sizes 13, 15 and 17 as well as some extra cords, and also a pair of the double points (they go on sale at the end of month). for more info on these needles go here:
http://www.knitpicks.com/wood+knitting+needles_NL300306.html
they are similar to the darn pretty needles that i am lusting after but unfortunately can't find around here:
"http://www.graftonfibers.com/needles.htm
hopefully someday.
i'm starting a knitting/crocheting group at my church. a kind of christian s&b with some community projects to work on. the notice went in the newsletter and bulletin. i have several people interested and some are interested in learning to knit too. i feel like i fell off a cliff even tho this is by my own doing. there's no turning back now! my problem is that i have incredibly low self esteem. thanks previous employers who laid me off and made me feel worthless! nice parting gift! anyways, ever since i started knitting and people comment on how nice my socks/purses/shawls/etc. etc. are it helps me feel like i'm actually worth something and contributing something, even tho it's knitted for me or someone else. i've always wanted to be arty. my medium just happens to be yarn.
what else? i'm sure there's other stuff to talk about but i can't think of what it can be. like i said, it can wait until my next post.
don't forget, new seasons of csiX3, grey's, house, er, housewives, etc. etc. start this week! and no one come callin' thursday at 9 - my bet is that sara's dead. imho.
first off, knitter's day out was a BLAST!! how liberating it is to go where other rabid knitters meet and greet and learn new skills (better than nun chuck skills!) i took an entrelac class and a mitre square class. now i only have to find projects so that i can use those new skills! speaking of which, does anyone have an entrelac sock pattern? or any entrelac patterns at all? i can't find any books with entrelac projects, and the one sock pattern i had i wound up throwing away (actually recycling). that was my only criticism of my entrelac teacher, i wish she had a pattern to go with her instructions. my MIL really liked the entrelac sample i made so i think this means i'll have to make her something entrelac for xmas. perhaps a pillow? shouldn't take long at all to do that. mitre squares, now i can do the cool afghans i see in the mason-dixon book! KDO had a yarn market where several vendors sold yarn, books, doodads, etc. i was so proud of myself. i went with $175 for shopping. i came back with $35. i got yarn for MIL's gauntlets (KOIGU!) and some gorgeous handspun from a lady from down around york. can't wait to knit with that. the chunky yarn still has lanolin in it and can't wait to use it on my wooden needles. 2 hanks of gorgeous fall colored lusciousness. also got an ebony circular (size 8), a holder for my dpns, and an magnifier for my magnetic pattern board, which has already come in very handy for my sock pattern.
for more info on knitter's day out go to: http://www.knittersdayout.org/
secondly, i got the most kickass set of interchangeable circular needles! knitpicks came out with a wooden interchangeable needles set with the cool colored swirly wood like my favorite scottish barrette (i forget what it's called but they're made by squishing differently dyed pieces of heather branches together and then sealing them together to make jewelry and stuff. please someone out there tell me what it's called!) i got my needles on saturday and am currently using the size 8 on my cousin's afghan square. they are like buttah to use. nice point to pick up stitches, cord doesn't curl, join is seamless and heavenly. only a few criticisms - the case they come in looks like a glorified see-through plastic make up bag with slots to put the needles in. i'm sure the see-through part is fine but there's a ton of pockets for the needles but nothing for the extra cords, end caps and lock pin. i wound up using the case for my bamboo convertible set for the KP set, as it had some extra pockets and the new needles can share pockets with my other set. my second complaint (and i saw this posted on knitty.com) is that the needles aren't marked with their size or measurement. most (wooden/bamboo) needles have the size stamped on them but these don't. i can remedy that by writing the size in tiny indelible marker (as i did with some other metal circulars i have) but i feel that this will ruin the beauty of the swirls. oh well. just call it set 1.0, with room to improve. otherwise, i'm so happy with the new set. i plan on buying sizes 13, 15 and 17 as well as some extra cords, and also a pair of the double points (they go on sale at the end of month). for more info on these needles go here:
http://www.knitpicks.com/wood+knitting+needles_NL300306.html
they are similar to the darn pretty needles that i am lusting after but unfortunately can't find around here:
"http://www.graftonfibers.com/needles.htm
hopefully someday.
i'm starting a knitting/crocheting group at my church. a kind of christian s&b with some community projects to work on. the notice went in the newsletter and bulletin. i have several people interested and some are interested in learning to knit too. i feel like i fell off a cliff even tho this is by my own doing. there's no turning back now! my problem is that i have incredibly low self esteem. thanks previous employers who laid me off and made me feel worthless! nice parting gift! anyways, ever since i started knitting and people comment on how nice my socks/purses/shawls/etc. etc. are it helps me feel like i'm actually worth something and contributing something, even tho it's knitted for me or someone else. i've always wanted to be arty. my medium just happens to be yarn.
what else? i'm sure there's other stuff to talk about but i can't think of what it can be. like i said, it can wait until my next post.
don't forget, new seasons of csiX3, grey's, house, er, housewives, etc. etc. start this week! and no one come callin' thursday at 9 - my bet is that sara's dead. imho.
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