Suzanne's Adventures in Quilting, Photography, Computers, and Life
I bet you didn’t even know I was gone! You know, in theory I like the idea of traveling, and I was thrilled to spend time with my sister and her family, but Oof. I’m hoping that by tomorrow I’ll be recovered and ready to be productive. The trip was sort of last minute — [...]
In a move that will surprise absolutely no one, I chose to start a new project, rather than do something practical (i.e. finish an existing project…) The yarn is Stars and Stripes Forever by The Painted Tiger. Isn’t it awesome? Self-striping yarn is really cool. I’m doing a pretty simply ripple type pattern because I [...]
Hey! I just finished my socks! The pattern is Pink Ribbon Socks by Laura Spradlin. If I’d had pink yarn, I would have made them pink, but I only had purple. The main casualty of this particular project was a set of circular needles: I’m not entirely sure what happened. I was working on these in [...]
This is the knitting project I mentioned in my previous post. When it grows up it’s going to be a shawl. The original pattern is all garter stitch, and I actually started this shawl in a different yarn in garter stitch. But then I dropped some stitches and I’m a garter stitch idiot — I [...]
I tried to think of a more exciting title, but nothing came to me. As you probably guessed from the title, I am, indeed, knitting a scarf. I’m using Cascade Baby Alpaca Chunky in Black, with some Brown Sheep Company Lamb’s Pride (a wool/mohair blend) in Strawberry Smoothie. I’m using size 7 needles, and it [...]
