Archives for the 'finished!' Category
Monkey Catch-Up
Oops, I didn’t mean to go quite so long without posting! There’s a lot to catch up on, starting with the backlog of monkeys to introduce….
Here’s Thelma, who likes ice cream, surfers, and music videos. She lives up in Washington with the cool band Stuporhero.
Here’s Roscoe, who likes blocks, bulldozers, and peas. [...]
Big Catch-Up
Few words, but lots of pictures!
In October, I knit my dad a pair of socks (Trekking with a simple ribbing) for his birthday:
In November I worked feverishly on my Sidewinder Skirt (which is almost done, just needing finishing work), and I quickly knit myself a Good Luck Cowl with a lovely skein of Koigu:
I also [...]
Quick September
What happened to September?? Since my last post in late August, I got through performance review writing, bought the remaining 70% of my violin, signed up for $420 worth of yarn (two Sundara collections!), missed Mooncake Day, spent a weekend in Reno with my grandparents, did some indoor rock climbing with some co-workers, got [...]
Two Finishes, Two Starts
While watching college football this afternoon/evening (half of Michigan vs. Utah, all of Cal vs. Michigan State — Go Bears!), I finished two projects and started two projects… and none of them monkeys! (Don’t worry, I’m still knitting monkeys. I just may not be posting any of the current batch until I have [...]
Introducing Winston, Vernon, and Hubert
Olympic knitting has made a lot of progress since the last time I took a picture, so the only update I will give is that the length of the rows have turned it from a fun project that I’ll watch boring Olympic events for to a tedious project that I’d choose monkey knitting over. [...]
Monkeys: Part 3 (Falcon Ridge)
The monkeys had a grand time at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival before going their separate ways to their new forever homes. Here’s a group shot:
And a few of the gang hanging out in the “lemon tree” that spent time between the Loozer’s Lounge and Shantytowne, which have a rivalry similar to that of [...]
Monkeys: Part 2 (Portraits)
It is my pleasure to introduce you to my first batch of monkeys, most of whom have now gone home with various Falcon Ridge friends.
Monkey #1 (Korrpi/Moody Blues) is Lester:
Lester likes crossword puzzles, popsicles, and skiing. Aside from using smaller needles (size 3) and accidentally knitting bigger ears, he was knit [...]
Monkeys: Part 1
When I arrived in Easthampton, MA, last Friday morning, I found stowaways in my suitcase!
Seymour (Monkey #8) came in my carry-on and accompanied me throughout the weekend. Highlights included getting his own chair at brunch (yummy avocado omelettes) at Amanouz Cafe:
and taking a shift at the button factory:
The monkeys had a grand time but [...]
Catching Up
Wow, it’s been a long time. At this point, the main reason is that I’ve gotten out of the habit… for example, I’ve knit six more little monkeys since the first two who came to the baseball game, but I didn’t take a picture of a single one in progress or completed. Plus [...]
SnP III: Baseball and Monkeys
Last night was Stitch n Pitch at Dodger Stadium! I’m not a big baseball fan, but I do enjoy attending the occasional game, and the fellow knitters make it even more enjoyable.
This year I also had a couple little monkeys to keep me company.
The pattern is from Blue Moon Fiber Arts, and I [...]