Kelly Knits

The good times are over.

2008-07-25T18:35:00.000-04:00

Its all dark green stockinette from here :-(

Wild Apple Bohus

2008-07-24T11:04:00.002-04:00

Wild Apple Bohus
Originally uploaded by e-lah

The knitting mojo has returned. I am knitting my Wild Apple Bohus and am now just 6 rows away from finishing the color work. then there will be miles of stockinette . . .

This was my second attempt. I frogged the first about half way through because I did not like the size of the neck and my gauge went all screwy with the color work. I went down a needle size and everything is much improved.

This yarn is a joy to knit with. It is super soft and the bloom is so beautiful.

When I finish the color work, I am going to string in a life line just in case. I figure the body and arms will make for good travel knitting as mindless stockinette never hurt anyone.

Knitting, Ravelry, Columbus Oh My!

2008-06-14T09:16:00.000-04:00

The Columbus Dispatch : Knitters get in the loop as pastime goes online: "Hobbies
Knitters get in the loop as pastime goes online
Friday, June 13, 2008 3:13 AM
By Amy Lieberman
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

Fans of knitting and cyberspace, from left: Mary-Heather Cogar and Jessica and Casey Forbes

SHARI LEWIS | dispatch

Fans of knitting and cyberspace, from left: Mary-Heather Cogar and Jessica and Casey Forbes
Clara Parkes, author and 'yarn whisperer,' compares the knitting community to a seashell that contains a hidden world inside.

For a few months, Casey and Jessica Forbes kept their knitting and crocheting Web site, Ravelry.com, as a private portal to that world.

Once they gave friends permission to advertise the site on their blogs, though, its membership climbed to 140,000 (with an initial waiting list of 3,000) faster than you can say 'knit one, purl two.'

The rise in popularity of Ravelry.com underscores how modern technology is altering the traditional world of knitting.

This week in Columbus, the hobby's new and old worlds are meeting face to face at Knitting Connection -- a three-day gathering offering 70 classes to about 1,000 knitters.

'This is beyond sitting and reading a pattern stitch by stitch,' said Parkes, the keynote spea"

Knitting Mojo? and Sewing

2008-06-09T15:32:00.002-04:00

I am hoping this week's Knitters Connection will help me get my knitting mojo back. Until then I am practicing sewing. Today I made a slightly larger version of Amy Karol's clutch from Bend the Rules Sewing (Thanks Alicia. I'll be ordering my own and will return yours soon!).

I made it a bit larger with the expectation of using it as a cosmetic bag. I just need to buy a big fat button.

Sewing

2008-06-02T20:56:00.002-04:00

I'm still knitting! Finished a BSJ over the weekend.

A few weeks ago I bought a sewing machine during the Woot Off.

Thanks to instruction from Alicia and Emily at Wholly Craft, I was up an running today. It has many "first pancake" properties (wonky stitching and ill-fitting seems), but over all not a bad first effort.

Ack -- have lost knitting mojo

2008-05-09T22:46:00.001-04:00

Back on track soon. I hope :-)

2007: Year of Rockin Socks

2008-04-05T08:17:00.002-04:00

2007 Rockin SOck Club
Originally uploaded by e-lah

L-R, Top - Bottom: 1. Summer of Lace (yarn sub Dragon Dance), 2 Inside Out (yarn sub: Rose Quartz), 3. Grasshopper (Yarn Sub Monsoon), 4. Salish Sea Sock, 5. Solstice Slip, 6. Salish Sea Sock, 7. Lenore, 8. Grasshoppers, 9. Inside Out, 10. Lenore, 11. Summer of Lace, 12. Inside Out, 13. Grasshopper, 14., Salish Sea Sock, 15. Solstice Slip, Salish Sea Sock.

Hey, I finished something and am blogging about it!

2008-04-05T07:56:00.002-04:00

summer of dragon dance socks
Originally uploaded by e-lah

The Summer of Lace Socks are done! So I have now knitted all six of the 2007 Rockin' Sock club! I did not always use the intended yarn, but by doing all of the patterns I learned a few new tricks -- toe up socks, garter stitch short row heels and toes, EZ sewn bind off.

I am one sock into the 2008 kit and hope to be up to speed by the May shipment. Woot!

I hope I win this!

2008-03-29T14:45:00.003-04:00

P3283478
Originally uploaded by LoveToRead

Several knitters from the Knitters For Obama group on Ravelry made this afghan and are raffling it off. Entires can still be purchased by donating to the Obama campaign.

If I don't win it, I may have to start knitting one myself. I should finish sometime during Obama's second term.

To give you an idea of how big this is, it is spread over a king sized bed.

2008-03-26T09:21:00.000-04:00

ColumbusAPVillage

2^nd Annual Open Market

Mamas Promoting, Supporting & Encouraging Mama Businesses

It takes a village to raise a child.

And, it takes a village to cultivate entrepreneurial mamas.

Saturday, April 12

1:00 PM – 3:30 PM

First Unitarian Universalist Church,

93 W. Weisheimer Rd., Columbus

Spend the afternoon with more than 20 mama-owned vendors for

shopping, education, community and door prizes.

Vendors Include:

Natural Health: Reiki sessions, massage therapy, reflexology, doulas & more
Fabulous Fabrics: Hand-made bags, hand-made custom children’s apparel & silks, cloth diapers, wool covers, dyed yarns & more
Artisans: Custom jewelry, nursing necklaces, natural handcrafted skincare products & more
Parenting & Children’s Toys: Baby carriers, toys, baby gifts and parenting support information
Also, Independent Contractors and Professional Services information

Enjoy the shopping! Meet & support entrepreneurial mothers! Win fun door prizes!

ColumbusAPVillage is a community of families and caregivers with an interest in Attachment Parenting, and committed to raising children to the best of our ability. We realize we can’t always do it on our own, and so we have come together to encourage one another on our journey. For more information visit, www.columbusAPvillage.com.

Event Sponsored by:

Karina Brown, Realtor^®

www.karina.revealty.com

Finished one summer of love sock

2008-02-26T13:12:00.002-05:00

summer of love sock
Originally uploaded by e-lah

I couldn't resist swapping yarns on this one. I tried three times to knit this sock in the designated yarn and something always went wrong. Frog it once, shame on the yarn, frog it twice, shame on the pattern, frog it thrice . . . .

So I used the Jan 08 Dragon Dance yarn and I really like it. I guess I need to knit up serendipity in Flower Power now, huh?

Socks

2008-02-17T12:49:00.003-05:00

So I finished two more pairs. One was a long suffering single sock started back in June last year:

And I cast on and finished a pair of coriolis using STR medium weight in the Dixie Chick colorway while on vacation:

One more pair to go

2008-02-12T12:32:00.001-05:00

I finally finished my Inside Out socks from the 2007 Rockin' Sock Club. I already used the Monsoon yarn for the grasshopper socks, so I used a skein of Rose Quartz for Inside Out. it was a good choice because the lighter shaded solid color really draws out the texture of the cables. Not to mention the ribbing, which combined with the garter short rowed toes, made for an interesting start.

NextI need to cast on and finish the flower power socks, then I can move on to the first installment of the 2008 club. Whew!

Yes We Can

2008-02-03T18:07:00.001-05:00

Salish Sea Socks -- Finished

2008-01-22T15:19:00.001-05:00

Salish Sea Socks
Originally uploaded by e-lah

Yippee! I still have two other socks to finish before the end of the month, but it is possible I could finish FIVE pairs of socks in one month.

Salish Sea Sock

2008-01-18T18:18:00.001-05:00

Salish Sea Sock
Originally uploaded by e-lah

So I thought I was a Cat Bordhi Toe Up Master. Ha! Not so much. This one taught me a few things. I love the star toe. Lots of fun to knit and it fits my Fred Flintstone feet rather well. I suspect those of you with dainty Audrey Hepburn feet will find it a bit bulky. To you I say, "suck it." You were blessed with pretty feet. You cannot have everything.

Cat's pattern here called for increasing wing stitches, which makes this a much better fitting sock than its Coriolis cousin.

I finished sock alpha today and cast on beta right after. My goal is to finish before the inaugural 2008 Rockin' Sock Club installment arrives on my doorstep.

Knitting in Biology 101

2008-01-18T11:50:00.001-05:00

Knitting in Biology 101
Originally uploaded by estonia76

This is hilarious! More at Craftyhedgehog's Rav elry page.

Finished Second Set of Mateless Socks

2008-01-14T10:54:00.002-05:00

plain socks
Originally uploaded by e-lah

My January knitting goal is to finish the mates for my solo socks -- to make their solemates ;-)
I finished up my Lenores last week and yesterday I finished the farmhouse STR plain socks. The two mateless socks I have left to finish, though, are non STR socks and I find that I just don't enjoy knitting with non-STR yarn.

So of course I cast on for the Dec 2007 club socks!

Bohus

2008-01-07T15:07:00.000-05:00

IT arrived today, all the way from Sweden.

Wild Apple
Originally uploaded by e-lah

I'll start winding later this week and will try to resist casting on until I finish those damn socks.

Knitters for Obama Unite!

2008-01-04T11:03:00.000-05:00

"Barack Obama has won the Iowa caucuses. You’d have to have a heart of stone not to feel moved by this. An African-American man wins a closely fought campaign in a pivotal state. He beats two strong opponents, including the mighty Clinton machine. He does it in a system that favors rural voters. He does it by getting young voters to come out to the caucuses.
This is a huge moment. It’s one of those times when a movement that seemed ethereal and idealistic became a reality and took on political substance.
Iowa won’t settle the race, but the rest of the primary season is going to be colored by the glow of this result. Whatever their political affiliations, Americans are going to feel good about the Obama victory, which is a story of youth, possibility and unity through diversity — the primordial themes of the American experience.
And Americans are not going to want to see this stopped. When an African-American man is leading a juggernaut to the White House, do you want to be the one to stand up and say No?
Obama has achieved something remarkable. At first blush, his speeches are abstract, secular sermons of personal uplift — filled with disquisitions on the nature of hope and the contours of change."

David Brooks (who ever now and then says something reasonable. Go figure.)

2007 Finished Objects

2008-01-01T19:18:00.000-05:00

Baby Kaftan I Baby Kaftan II Diagonal Cross-Rib Socks Even More Mittens Again New Pathways for Sock Knitters: Book One Grasshopper Socks June Rockin' Sock Monkey Socks more mittens still more mittens

Project Name	Project Description	Pattern Source
Baby Kaftan	The Baby Knits Book
Baby Kaftan	The Baby Knits Book
BSJ I	Baby Surprise Jacket	The Opinionated Knitter
hat	stripey hat	The Knitter's Handy Book of Patterns
BSJ II	Baby Surprise Jacket	The Opinionated Knitter
Chevron Scarf	Chevron Scarf	Last-Minute Knitted Gifts
Diagonal Cross-Rib Socks	Favorite Socks
Even More Mittens	Basic Mitten Pattern	The Knitter's Handy Book of Patterns
stranded mittens	EZ pattern
Fire Socks	Master Coriolis
Knee High to a Grasshopper	Blue Moon Fiber Arts
Irish Hiking Scarf	Irish Hiking Scarf	Hello Yarn
The Solstice Slip	Blue Moon Fiber Arts
Mittens	Basic Mitten Pattern	The Knitter's Handy Book of Patterns
More Mittens	Basic Mitten Pattern	The Knitter's Handy Book of Patterns
Monkey	Knitty, Winter 2006
Basic Mitten Pattern	The Knitter's Handy Book of Patterns
NaKniSweMo Sweater	Lite Lopi Pullover	Interweave Knits, Fall 2003
Olive Garden Riverbed	Rushing Rivulet (Riverbed Architecture)	New Pathways for Sock Knitters: Book One
hybrid basic with ez thumb	EZ pattern
Upstream Socks	Cat Bordhi's Toe Up	Cat Bordhi Free Knitting Patterns
Weasley Sweater	The Weasley Sweater	Charmed Knits

More things I am not going to knit

2007-12-30T14:04:00.000-05:00

A friend of my husband's would have liked this knit for him.

Now this (found on Ravelry) is more DH's speed.

January is Second Sock Month

2007-12-30T09:20:00.000-05:00

I resolve this January in the year 2008 to finish my neglected second socks. And there are several.
Behold:

Three of these already have mates in significant states of completion, so with rather little effort, by completing these neglected second socks, I could have FOUR FOs for the month of January. FOUR.

Sock Club SPOILER

2007-12-23T08:18:00.001-05:00

The December shipment arrived last week. I love the color and the pattern is a toe up using JMCO, but with a star toe, which I have always wanted to learn. So this may be the best shipment ever. :-)

Spoiler Space . . . .

Knitting
Originally uploaded by e-lah

Done

2007-12-19T16:23:00.001-05:00

Done
Originally uploaded by e-lah

Sort of.

I need to weave the ends and block it, but my NaKniSweMo is off the needles!!

Knitting update

2007-12-12T07:12:00.000-05:00

Well, I did not finish my November sweater.
Sigh. It will have to wait for the new year.
For now I am all about the mittens.

I've finished four pairs so far. And I need to finish one more pair and two pairs of socks -- all for Christmas gifts.

But then I was distracted.

I had a skein of Farmhouse in STR lightweight in the stash and it called to me. This colorway is my favorite.

The photos do not do it justice. IRL, it is both more vivid and not as neonish. I really want to knit something up with farmhouse in Twisted. So, Friends and Family of Kelly, struggling for gift ideas? No need. Just click here.

Cool Fiber Demonstration Piece at the Columbus Zoo

2007-11-21T14:01:00.000-05:00

So it is woven, not knitted, but it is nonetheless pretty cool. You may have to zoom into the picture, or better yet stop by the red barn at the Columbus Zoo to take a look.

Massive Grimace Sweater Grows an Arm

2007-11-16T18:35:00.001-05:00

NaKniSweMo
Originally uploaded by e-lah

Progress is being made.
I finished Sleeve Alpha today and Beta is on the needles. This is Very. Very. Very. Purple.

Very. Purple.

I'd love to finish Sleeve Beta in time to start the yoke before Thanksgiving.

NaKniSweMo Progress

2007-11-11T21:32:00.001-05:00

NaKniSweMo Progress
Originally uploaded by e-lah

So I am a bit behind, but only a bit. Two skeins of Cascade 220 on size 8 needles produces about 13 inches. I want the body to be about 17 inches before joining the arms. If I can finish that and the sleeves in the next ten days, I still have a chance to finish in November.

Miles of St st to go . . .

2007-11-04T20:25:00.001-05:00

NaKniSweMo
Originally uploaded by e-lah

My goal is to finish the body up to the underarm join by the end of the week. Potential roadblock to goal: out-of-town trip by the husband puts me on Boy Duty 24/7, thus reducing knitting time. Then I am giving myself a week to do the sleeves.
That is two solid weeks of St st.
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

I'll break it up with a little Lenore knitting.

I am off to a good start. I have nearly eight inches of the body done. I figure I will mod the pattern a bit by adding two inches to the 15'' the pattern calls for. I like my sweaters on the long side.

Off to get a few more rows in before bedtime.

He Wore It!

2007-11-03T16:17:00.000-04:00

We bribed him with ice cream.

NaKniSweMo

2007-11-03T07:46:00.000-04:00

I've signed up for NaKniSweMo.

This will be my first adult-sized sweater. I chose a seamless, knit in the round sweater as there is no way I could knit and sew a sweater in one month. Me hates the sewing.

It is a Norah Gaughan design and it has some Bohus design elements in the yoke.

I will use plenty of my cascade 220 stash for this project and the shrinking space in my yarn closet is happy about the knitting-from-stash part of this project.

Fire On The Mountain Socks

2007-10-30T21:29:00.001-04:00

Fire On The Mountain Socks
Originally uploaded by e-lah

Wow -- I finished my second pair of socks in two weeks! These are STR medium weight Fire on the Mountain. I followed the Coriolis pattern from Cat Bordhi's New Pathways book. I've knit several of Cat's new "Sockitectures" and this is the first one whose fit has been less than ideal. Not a lot of give here. Blocking helps, but these are a tight fit. Perhaps they will be gifted to a friend of family member with skinny feet. So if you know me and would like socks for Christmas and have narrow feet size 9.5 or smaller, leave a comment and these Very. Colorful. Socks. could be yours.

If I were this good, this is not what I would knit

2007-10-30T07:59:00.000-04:00

A friend of the husband asked if I could knit him the "outfit" below. Actually, I think he requested crochet (I am assuming because that is the word he thought of first). Now as much as we like this person and count his family among our dearest friends, even if I could knit something like this, I am certain I would choose not to.

Rhinebck

2007-10-20T16:18:00.000-04:00

Lime & Violet’s Daily Chum » Blog Archive » column: The Knitter’s Guide to the Galaxy

The linked post from L/V's Daily Chum provides a very nice summation of why next year at this time I am planning to visit my brother.*

*Note that brother lives in New York. Sixty-six minutes -- giver or take a few -- from Rhinebeck.

Duplicate Stitch is hard!

2007-10-09T23:30:00.000-04:00

Weasley Sweater
Originally uploaded by e-lah

So perhaps I made it a bit more difficult by using a double strand of yarn, but I had no choice because the gold tweed only came in DK weight and the sweater is worsted. I had to rip back a few times as I veered off track. Did I mention that duplicate stitch is hard?

I like it. IMHO, it compares well to the original.

So now I just need to block it and it is ready for That Boy.

I think this is a far better sweater than the first one I made about this time last year.

Henry very smartly has refused to wear that one.

Weasley Sweater Progress

2007-10-06T18:01:00.001-04:00

weasley sweater progress
Originally uploaded by e-lah

I finished the sweater portion last night and all that is left is the duplicate stitch H right in the middle. The safety pins mark the height of the H. I'll add the width tomorrow and get started. I've not done done duplicate stitch before so this will be something new.

I loved working with this yarn -- Tatamy Tweed worsted by Kraemer Yarns. It looks great and is really soft.

Weasley Sweater

2007-10-01T21:36:00.001-04:00

Weasley Sweater
Originally uploaded by e-lah

So this will be a Weasley Sweater for That Boy.

This is knitting up super fast. I cast on this past Friday and anticipate I will finish by Sunday. I will need to duplicate stitch the H.

Often I am a yarn snob. Acrylic?! Iccck. But when one knits for an almost-three year old, one has to lower the standards. Machine washable -- it must be machine washable. So my LYS helped me pick out this blue tweed, which is a cotton/acrylic blend. It is knitting up very soft.

Stash Enhancement

2007-10-01T21:13:00.001-04:00

BMFA Twisted
Originally uploaded by e-lah

Twisted Backstabber

Stash Enhancement

2007-10-01T21:12:00.001-04:00

BMFA Medium Socks That Rock
Originally uploaded by e-lah

Socks That Rock Medium Weights Dixie Chicks

Stash Enhancement

2007-10-01T21:11:00.001-04:00

BMFA mediumweight Socks That Rock
Originally uploaded by e-lah

Socks That Rock Medium Weight Olive Garden

Stash Enhancement

2007-10-01T21:10:00.001-04:00

BMFA heavyWeight Socks That Rock
Originally uploaded by e-lah

Socks That Rock Heavy Weight Sugarplums

Stash Enhancement

2007-10-01T21:09:00.001-04:00

BMFA Medium Socks That Rock
Originally uploaded by e-lah

Socks That Rock -- medium Beryl

Chevron and on and on . . . .

2007-09-10T07:11:00.000-04:00

Rather than starting a new pair of socks, or a new BSJ this weekend, I returned to Mom's Chevron. While I love the colors and the pattern, which nicely hypnotic, it is nonetheless a frustrating piece of knitting. No matter how much I knit it doesn't appear to grow. I swear I could work on it for hours and just move from 30 to 31 inches. Uggghhh. And it is not like I am using too fine a yarn. It is made of glacier from CiderMoon, which is nearly a sport weight. (And wonderfully squishy. I love the yarn. So here is hoping the wonderful people at CM find a resolution fast and get back to serving up yummy fiber once again!).

DSC06861.JPG
Originally uploaded by e-lah

I suppose this project somehow knows that it is standing in the way between me and my next project, which will be a bottom up Yoke sweater based on the Elizabeth Zimmerman Percentage System. The yarn should arrive tomorrow and we have a road trip this weekend. So Chevron -- listen up -- Grow God Damn it, Grow!!!!

Monsoon Grasshoppers

2007-09-02T22:52:00.001-04:00

Monsoon Grasshoppers
Originally uploaded by e-lah

Nothin' like a road trip to finish the Dreaded Second Sock. My monsoon grasshoppers are done. I'm afraid they are a bit too big. But I really like this pattern in a darker colorway.

Question: When do you look forward to a colonoscopy?

2007-08-28T11:12:00.000-04:00

Answer: When it is not your own.

I am in Dayton today for my mom's "spring cleaning." While waiting in the doctor's office and now at my mom's house to make sure she is recovering well, I am getting in quite a bit of uninterrupted knitting time. Inspired by Illanna, I am doing a little sock club knitting by mixing monsoon with grasshoppers to get a pair of monshoppers (or grassoons). I worked two mods. I used Cat Bordhi's riverbed design, which place the increases on the sole. And once I turned the heal and finished the flap, I did not continue the lace pattern all around the leg. Instead, I am doing the back of the leg in a k3p1 rib. I have read a bit about the grasshoppers being a bit slouchy so I am hopping the ribbing will keep 'em up. I should finish the first sock and the toe of the second before operation colon watch is through.

June Rockin' Socks

2007-08-16T21:51:00.000-04:00

Yeah! An FO. I finished my June STR Rockin' Sock Club Solstice Slip socks in the Firebird colorway. The pattern was easy and fun. I modified the toes and heals a wee bit. I like the mix of rows with a touch of pooling. The next sock club installment should arrive next week. Whoo hoo!

Ravelry: eLah's June Rockin' Sock

2007-08-12T21:57:00.000-04:00

Ravelry: eLah's June Rockin' Sock

I have turned the heel on the second solstice sock! With any luck, I will have a finished pair by Wednesday. Just in time for the next installment!

Irish Hiking Scarf

2007-08-08T07:51:00.001-04:00

Irish Hiking Scarf
Originally uploaded by e-lah

I had no choice but to finish as I ran out of yarn. I was using Knitpicks Panache in cloud. I wouldn't be too worried about different dye lots, but they don't even sell the color right now. The scarf is long enough though as it is a gift for my Grandmother-in-Law. I will make a second for my mom.

BSJ II FO

2007-08-01T21:51:00.000-04:00

I finished the second BSJ. Good thing -- Kerri had her twins last week!

Shameless Birthday Wish List

2007-07-29T19:57:00.000-04:00

Blue Moon Fiber Arts

Shaded Solid in Brick;

Amber;

Spinel.

Socks That Rock Mediumweight would work.

And of course, gift certificates are always welcome.

BSJ FO

2007-07-17T21:25:00.001-04:00

Yeah! I finished something. I interrupted my knitting of mateless socks to knit a Baby Surprise Jacket. This was fun and fast knitting. I loved it. I used STR Watermelon Tourmaline in medium weight. Started last Thursday and finished today (except for the buttons). I need to cast on right away for the second sweater as this is half of a gift for one of my law school pals who is expecting twin girls in a few weeks.

lolcat knitter's edition

2007-06-30T07:56:00.001-04:00

LolCatRenderer2
Originally uploaded by herzeleidknits

I am late to the lolcat bandwagon. This does make me chuckle, though.

Monkey Monkey

2007-06-26T15:59:00.001-04:00

DSC06847.JPG
Originally uploaded by e-lah

I finally finished the second Monkey Sock! Yippee. I love knitting with Cider Moon's Glacier. It is soooo squishey!

One Sock Done

2007-06-21T19:13:00.001-04:00

Socks
Originally uploaded by e-lah

Yarn: Cider Moon Flurry in June Carter
Pattern: Improvised using Cat Bordhi's Toe-Up "put the gussets wherever you want" method

Cat Bordhi Class at Knitters Connection

2007-06-08T18:29:00.000-04:00

Today was my all day toe up sock class with Cat Bordhi.

All I can say is "WOW!"

In the first five minutes, Cat taught us Judy's Magic Cast On.

I seriously doubt whether I will ever cast on socks using any other method.

Seriously.

Cat's new book will be available at the end of July. I will ask my LYS to pre-order a copy.

Cat gave us the basic recipe so I am not going to wait until July to start my second pair of Cat Bordhi Toe Ups.

Here is the first:

The yarn just followed me home. Really.

2007-06-07T21:51:00.000-04:00

The Knitting Community is Both Big and Small. Discuss.

2007-06-07T13:42:00.000-04:00

So I head over to Knitters Connection this morning for my casting on class. I am going alone. Knitters are good, friendly people, I tell myself.

Must. be. outgoing.

I am going to be like my MIL (who is the most outgoing person I know -- trust me, the woman can work a party like a pro).

The first opportunity to be social comes at the registration table. I chat up the woman ahead of me.

Me: Where are you from?

Her: Bradford, PA.

Bradford, PA is a little town near the PA/NY border that I happen to know a bit about. My mother grew up there.

Me: Oh, my mother grew up in Bradford.

Her: What was her name.

Me: Peggy Wilkinson.

Her: Frank and Eleanor's daughter? Well, then Tom Wilkinson must be your uncle.

Me: Yes!

Her: Your grandparents' mailbox was number 55, I worked at the Custer City Post Office.

What kind of yarn am I?

2007-06-06T20:28:00.001-04:00

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Chevron

2007-05-27T21:34:00.000-04:00

So I am the last person to start a chevron scarf. I've been promising my mom a scarf for a long time. She did not seem to think the colors I picked out would work, but I think she is wrong. It may be her scarf, but I have to knit the thing so what I say goes. Learn to like it Mom!

Baby Kaftan finished

2007-05-23T20:27:00.000-04:00

From Debby Bliss's The Baby Knits.
Yarn: Knitpick's Shine Sport, Grass
Needles: US 3
Started: Early April
Finished: May 19
For: The Philipsen baby (gender as of yet unknown)

This was a fun knit. The shoulder seems were a little wonky (I think Denise will forgive me). I enjoyed knitting with Knitpicks' Shine so much I have cast on for an identical sweater in pink size 12-18 months for my cousin's new baby girl (notsomuch new anymore, sad to admit how behind I am on a gift).

Coffee

2007-05-16T07:25:00.001-04:00

"Just the other day, I was in my neighborhood Starbucks, waiting for the post office to open. I was enjoying a chocolatey caffe mocha when it occurred to me that to drink a mocha is to gulp down the entire history of the New World. From the Spanish exportation of Aztec cacao, and the Dutch invention of the chemical process for making cocoa, on down to the capitalist empire of Hershey, Pa., and the lifestyle marketing of Seattle's Starbucks, the modern mocha is a bitter-sweet concoction of imperialism, genocide, invention and consumerism served with whipped cream on top." - Sarah Vowell, The Partly-Cloudy Patriot

Ravelry

2007-05-15T18:20:00.000-04:00

Ravelry - a knit and crochet community

Wow -- this is a great site! Just fantastic. Well done Ravelry folks.

One Finished Monkey Sock

2007-05-13T21:40:00.000-04:00

Stash and update on project fidelity

2007-05-12T16:19:00.000-04:00

I made some stash additions. The pink ball is tofutsies. The green is Cider Moon in the Lost colorway and the great big one in the front is STR mediumweight in farmhouse. Yummy

I have set aside the grasshoppers for a bit while I cogitate on switching patterns (or yarn). My active sock-on-needles is Cookie's Monkey with Cider Moon's peas and carrots. I should finish this sock today or tomorrow and will try to cast on the second immediately, although I fear I am running a bit low on yarn -- the cake has deflated in that "half-gone" kind of way and seeing as I am not yet half done, well . . .

Sock update

2007-05-06T09:33:00.000-04:00

Progress has been made on sock #1 STR April grasshopper socks. I grew very weary of the lace pattern so these will not be knee highs.

And as lovely as the pattern is (the yarn knits up so well [see photo below]), I decided to cease with the lace and do a bit of plain old ribbing for a while both to ease up on the slouch that was developing and to show off the color. I like the back of the sock so much and it is just plain old stockinette. I am seriously considering ripping back and starting over in a diferent pattern.

And finally, I was hankering for something a bit bigger to knit, so I started an Irish Hiking Scarf last night. Yes, I started a scarf in May. Go figure.

Wish List

2007-05-03T20:59:00.000-04:00

Cider Moon

Dear Cider Moon: I plan to pay you a visit at Knitters' Connection. "Pay" being the operative word. My wish list includes all of the following: Apple Crisp, Sweet Potato Pie, and some June Carter.
That is all.

Regards,

Kelly

WW

2007-04-30T09:13:00.000-04:00

Weight Watchers recipe cards, circa 1974

A nominally nonknitting post.

SO I am back to weight watchers. Time to shed all of the extra poundage. I am hoping the knitting obsession (SOCKS!! SOCKS!! SOCKS!!) will help. It is hard to stuff food in one's gullet while knitting.

The above link will take you to some vintage weight watchers recipes. Yum.

April Sock Update

2007-04-29T09:20:00.000-04:00

Slow going, but at least it is fun knitting now that I am several rows into the pattern.

Aftan Progess

2007-04-29T09:18:00.000-04:00

All of the pieces are done, just need to sew it up!

challenge

2007-04-28T09:13:00.000-04:00

So I finally mastered the cast on and stitch pick up beginning to this sock. Four rows into the lace pattern -- I am not a fan. pp2tog -- YUCK! Perhaps my knitting is too tight, but I am struggling with this and the yarn is getting fuzzy from my clumsiness. Is there a p2tog secret I need to know to make this a bit easier?

Toe Up STR April Problems

2007-04-27T19:27:00.000-04:00

I tried to get started today while putting in an extra inning at work waiting for exams to end. And this toe up thing is tough. I can do the cast on, but I cannot pick up the stitches. I will try again tonight post Henry's bedtime. I'll likely resort to using a crochet hook to pick up the stitches and go from there.

To the more seasoned knitters -- is that "cheating" or a legitimate picking up stitches technique? I am in a whatever works mode. :-)

It is here!

2007-04-26T16:57:00.000-04:00

My April Rockin' Sock Yarn has arrived. B just called to let me know it was in today's mail. I am stuck at work for another 30 minutes. Ugghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

But it is here!

Of course . . .

2007-04-22T16:11:00.000-04:00

Flickr: The Yarn Porn Pool

There is an actual pool on Flickr called Yarn porn.

Yarn Porn

2007-04-22T15:58:00.000-04:00

Flickr: The Yarn Cake Portraits Pool

A Flickr pool for yarn cakes -- yummy!!!!!!!!!!!

New on the needles

2007-04-20T07:02:00.000-04:00

Because I finished the green socks, I started a new project. Using Knitpicks Shine Sport (Which I LOVE LOVE LOVE), I am making Debbie Bliss's baby kaftan

The picture above is from Amazon. I am actually making it in green and without the embroidery because I don't know the baby's gender (any news on that Denise?)

This is my first cotton project. It is so different -- the weight, the drape. Wool seems to fly off the needles faster, but this cotton/model blend is so yummy soft and the color is wonderful. It is the perfect yarn for baby clothes and for spring/summer knitting.

Done!

2007-04-17T07:30:00.000-04:00

Stash

2007-04-14T09:34:00.001-04:00

classic eleite cotton
Originally uploaded by e-lah.

Cotton Classic Elite.

Rockin Sock Club

2007-04-14T09:32:00.001-04:00

monsoon.2
Originally uploaded by e-lah.

My Feb kit arrived last week. As soon as I finish the green socks, I'll start on the inside-out socks. For this novice sock knitter, the pattern presents a number of firsts: provisional cast on, toe up design, cables, short rows.

Good times.

Stash

2007-04-14T09:31:00.001-04:00

peasandcarrots 4-14-2007 8-54-26 AM
Originally uploaded by e-lah.

Cider Moon's glacier in Peas 'n Carrots. Yummy.

Yippeeeee!

2007-04-03T14:33:00.000-04:00

I'm In!

UFOs and Knitting Fidelity

2007-03-29T21:55:00.000-04:00

I have far too many UFOs. Knitting monogamy is likely not attainable. SO I shall strive for the next best scenario -- I will be faithful (like Wendy)to one big project at a time and I will knit one pair of socks at a time.

Here are the socks:

Here is the big project (a raglan sweater in Wendy Fusion Fenugreek):

I have a bit of a past to overcome. Living in my stash closet is a blanket project, a scarf, a hat and a raglan cardigan in seed stitch. I just cannot must up the will to work on a scarf or hat during spring, so those are back-burnered indefinitely (sorry Mom). The raglan cardigan in seed stitch is a royal PITA. I hate seed stitch. It is about a third done. I think I am going to forget about that as well for the summer. So that leaves the baby blanket project. I have four panels of a seven panel garter stitch blanket done. I suppose if I am serious about this new knitting fidelity plan, I ought to deem that baby blanket the next Big Project for when the current sweater is done. All-righty. Good thing I know someone who is expecting! The motivation will keep me honest.

Socks

2007-03-22T15:54:00.000-04:00

I finished another pair of socks.

Sort of.

My attention span wanes. I have a form of the Dreaded Second Sock Syndrome. Upon completion of one sock, I do immediately cast on for another sock, except in different yarn and a different pattern. I suspect if I do this long enough I'll circle back and complete the pairs at some point before the end of the year, when I plan on giving away socks for Christmas. Click on the picture link below to view my sock gallery.

The green sock is knit in Brown Sheep's Wildfoote in deco lime. The other is in Knitpicks' Dancing. The patterns are Ann Budd's. The green sock uses Ann's Diagonal Cross-Rib Pattern from Favorite Socks.
The Knitpicks socks use the pattern from The Knitter's Handy Book of Patterns.

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