This weekend I spent most of my time (minus two bike rides) in front of the television. Well, technically, in front of my computer, but I was watching a TV show. I was watching the first (and sadly, only) season of Firefly, a kind of space western. It didn’t make it as [...]
The Henna shawl is starting to shape up nicely. At this point in the pattern, all the complicated shaping is done. From here on out it’s all garter stitch, except that you do four yarn overs every other row.
Here’s a shot of my childhood buddy, Figment, modelling the in-progress shawl. [...]
Here’s the beginning of the Henna shawl from Stahman’s Shawls & Scarves:
It’s a bit complicated to get going, but once you’ve established the top shaping it’s just garter stitch straight on down. Good mostly-mindless knitting for movies, coffee breaks and driving.
Yes, driving.
Man, my head hurts. I spent all day fighting with a program [...]
For the first time in a while, I dragged myself down to the Yarn Barn on Saturday morning and knit for almost an hour and a half straight. Woo-hoo, call me the marathon knitter. I finished the caper hat that I’m working on for a FOAF (friend of a friend) and chatted with [...]