October 17th, 2006 Life is a Bowl Full of Mushrooms
A whole heap of smiling mini mushrooms ready to be sewn onto polar fleece scarves!
October 12th, 2006 Lucky Sweater
Last spring I set my summer goal: to knit a sweater. After flipping through a bunch of pattern books and visiting a bounty of sites, I decided on the Lucky Sweater pattern in “Stitch n’ Bitch Nation by Debbie Stoller”:http://amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0761135901/ref=nosim/karissacove-20. It caught my eye the first time I saw it, and I decided that it must be “the one” for my summer project!
I started the sweater at the beginning of June and knit my way through the entire summer, mostly in the evening while Kevin and I watched seasons of The Long Way Round, Dr. Who and Entourage. Sometimes I would knit out in the hammock, and on occasion even sitting at a bonfire.
Four months and five balls of yarn later I have completed my masterpiece!
This sweater has been the longest most detailed knitting project I have attempted, and my knitting confidence has inflated by leaps and bounds. I feel able to tackle just about anything a pattern has to throw at me!
Next up, to draft a sweater pattern from scratch….I’ll keep you posted on how that goes!
October 10th, 2006 A Lot To Give Thanks For!
My family got together for a festive Thanksgiving feast this weekend at my Aunt & Uncle’s cottage on Lake Erie, where we enjoyed roasted turkey with all the trimmings, apple and pumpkin pies, and homemade wine.
The beautiful warm fall weather kept the Lake warm enough to go wading. It was impossible to resist, especially since it’s probably the last time to enjoy the water until next summer.
I hope everyone had a beautiful Thanksgiving, and will be able to have a little bit of respite before the whirlwind of Christmas strikes!
October 4th, 2006 Tiny Faces
Yesterday, I silkscreened mushroom faces onto three metres of orange felt. It’s kind of hard to picture the final scarves, but they’re still pretty cute!
