So I’m humming along on the Sooper Sekrit Projekt again, thinking about good music to knit by. I knit English style, meaning I feed the yarn in from my right hand and “throw” the yarn around the needles with my right index finger. When I really get going, I can minimize my movements so that [...]
When I got to the Yarn Barn this morning, I starte on a new row of the Sooper Seekrit Projekt. But I discovered that I had flubbed the cable pattern about eight rows back. So I had to rip out a whole lot of stitches and pick it back up. I was at the store [...]
Good morning, everyone. This morning’s post is graphics-heavy, so go get yourself a cup of coffee and give it a second to load. I thought I’d give everyone a quick tour of my apartment and show you all those projects I told you about the other day. Got your coffee? I do. Let’s begin, shall [...]
I’m having some photographic difficulties. Something about the artificial light in my apartment really screws up the colors of the yarn I’m working with, particularly the Sooper Sekrit Projekt. It also gives me very blurred pictures if I don’t hold the camera perfectly still. But using the ambient artifical light gives a much better picture [...]
I’m sure it’s just wishful thinking, but the weater in San Antonio this weekend was positively Autumnal. Last Thursday a big wave of thunderstorms swept through, bringing 3″ of rain and a ten-degree drop in temperatures. The sky promptly cleared up afterwards and we’ve had this absolutely gorgeous weather all weekend. I met with a [...]
Tonight is the Thursday night ride through downtown San Antonio. I clamped a CateEye ultra bright LED lamp on my Revive and I plan to take a leisurely spin with the STORM folks through our fair city. Aftewards I’m going to head to the Brew Moon to listen to music and work on the Sooper [...]
I went to the Brew Moon last night to listen to the fiddlers and my friend Maria play while I worked on the ssp. It’s got a lot of cabling in it, and I got to the beginning of the cable patterns last night. It will be good practice for when I tackle the Aran [...]