Archives for May 2007
White City and Razor Cami
On Monday, my boyfriend and I took advantage of a rare entire day together and went on a hike! We hiked the Sam Merrill Trail from Altadena to Echo Mountain and the ruins of White City, one of the stops of the “Railway to the Clouds” between 1898 and 1936. It was a [...]
The Prizes
(Yes, I realize this is a bit of a backwards contest with the prizes announced after the winners.)
The yarn that will be going to the first, second, and random prize winners:
And the non-knitting crafting that I worked on today for all entrants:
Now I need to get the button machine, colored pencils, beads, and tools put [...]
Contest Winners and a New Sock
Congratulations to contest winners Kate, Jen, and Madge! Kate’s guess of $200 came closest to my $188.36 total, and Jen’s entry received the highest random number in the Google spreadsheet I used to keep track of the entries. Madge was in the lead with $201 from day one all the way until Kate’s [...]
Contest Reminder
Don’t forget – you still have 24 hours to enter the contest! Entries must be submitted by noon (12:00pm PDT) on Saturday, May 26.
You could win some Koigu, Lorna’s Laces, Cherry Tree Hill, or Malabrigo, as well as handmade stitch markers and buttons! And since there’s also a random winner, you have a [...]
SnP II
Another year, another Dodgers game, another sock – Stitch n’ Pitch!
I was optimistic about finishing this sock and starting its mate at the game (due in part to the long break since I’d last worked on it – I thought I was further along than I was). But with the chatting, the eating (Dodger [...]
My First Contest
As you may have heard elsewhere in LA-knitblogland, the Black Sheep Knittery sale has continued and grown. Everything is now 75% off – single skeins are 75% off and bags already marked down to 50% are an additional 50% off. I went this morning, came home with a very large and heavy garbage [...]
For Kate
One of my least favorite feelings is powerlessness. It’s hard knowing that someone you care so much about is hurting when there’s little you can do to help. In times like these, my reaction is to knit. A hat or scarf may not ease the pain or be genuinely needed for warmth, [...]
Mother’s Day sweater
For Mother’s Day last year, I gave my mom the sweater in this picture:
It was accompanied by the promise of knitting her a full-size sweater to wear… eventually. It took a while to get going, but I finally decided on the pattern after making my Ariann, bought the yarn (Valley Yarns Superwash) in March, [...]
Community
I am continually amazed by the knitting community, and I feel so lucky and proud to be part of it. It’s a community that bands together to raise money or warmth for important causes. It’s how I have something great to do every Tuesday night, which always leads to laughter, learning new things, [...]
Clapotis Details
A few people have expressed interest in making a Clapotis out of a single (large) skein of sock yarn, so I thought I’d post some more details about my Clapotis as well as some tips based on my experience.
Here’s what I did:
I weighed my yarn before starting – it was 118 grams.
I chose US 5 [...]