Archives for March 2007
Stash Enhancement Failure and Success
Last night I decided make the trek to Hollywood to check out the Black Sheep Knittery’s 50% off everything sale. As expected, it took me about an hour to drive the 10 or so miles to get there. What I didn’t expect was having absolutely no luck finding a parking space in the [...]
YSA
Yarn sale announcement! The online Knit Happens store is having a great sale on all their yarn. Thanks to Dim Sum Knitting Mary for the heads up, I just ordered some Lorna’s Laces, Cherry Tree Hill, Noro, and Koigu that I didn’t really need but will certainly enjoy.
Two Arianns
A big bonus of my trip to New England was getting a lot of use out of my handknits. I arrived Friday morning to a temperature of 5°F, and after pulling my coat out of my suitcase I quickly put on my hat, scarf, and handwarmers.
I had brought all three of my handknit sweaters [...]
Yarn Details
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1. Silk Garden
Little Knits had two colorways of Silk Garden on closeout, and I loved this colorway (243). The package arrived just a few hours before I left for my trip, and I was very tempted to bring some along to start another Lady [...]
stash enhancement previews
Silk Garden waiting at home:
Big box in Northampton:
Contents of the box:
Webs haul:
Hub Mills haul:
Three Tweeds
Which one will become a sweater first?
Top: Rowan Yorkshire Tweed 4ply
Middle: Jo Sharp Silkroad DK Tweed
Bottom: Rowan Yorkshire Tweed DK
I’m betting on the middle. I’m not sure if I’m ready for a sweater in the fine gauge of the 4ply, and I’ve had more than my fair share of pink lately.
Whichever [...]
Finished Sock and Finished Needles
This morning I finished sock #1 of knee high pair #2.
I also decided I’m done with this set of DPNs. They’re the only set (even of this size) that have bent so much.
The problem is I’m pretty particular about my sock needles. My size 1 needles have to be 2.25mm because 2.5mm [...]
nerdy yarn
When I first read about Yarn Nerd yarns on Dim Sum Knitting, I was pretty sure I wanted some. When I saw the colorways, I knew I needed some. So when Adam updated his store Friday morning, I got on it and ordered some 900 MHz sock yarn in Berrylicious! It arrived [...]