I'm so happy today. Go on, ask me why. Go on!

:)

The yarn I ordered from The W.W.W. (Wonderful Women at Wool-Tyme) has arrived. *does a happy dance* And these are going to be knit up into Rose's Wristwarmers, or to be more precise, skroberts's and stoopbeck's Wristwarmers ( Read more... )

while i was in the hospital with viel, i decided it was the best time to learn how to knit socks. so i brought along my print out of the two-at-a-time toe-up using magic loop pattern from barb. i purchased these lovely sock yarns a while ago and also have these 40-inch circular knitting needles from addi turbo but have not done anything with them ( Read more... )

first up, thank you all for the kind words and best wishes for viel's recovery. she came home from the hospital last wednesday and the doctor ordered rest for a further week. she is on meds for 2 weeks with a follow-up on thursday. she is on the mend but needs to be closely monitored in case there is a relapse, which is bad. she will be ( Read more... )

especially when you want to use the magic loop method to knit two socks at once ( Read more... )

the package which was expected to arrive around the 13th may just came in this morning.

*squee*

my amazon box of goodness contained:

1. stargate sg-1: the ark of truth
2. firefly boxed set
3. james patterson's maximum ride: the final warning
4. melissa morgan-oakes' 2-at-a-time socks

so yeah...*squee*

i have spent over $300 recently on yarn and knitting needles.

my kids think i need help.

and yesterday i did my first kool-aid dye with the yarn i bought from the woolly workshop and, dear me, it is addictive. good thing spinneys sell kool-aid ( Read more... )

i didn't think knitting would be this addictive. it's crazy. everywhere i go i notice knitted things now. in the shops, esp during the holiday season, they have all these knitted hats and scarves and things (*snicker*, nadiamdq and epee_girl, if you're reading this i hope you caught the allusion there!). anyway, i pause and look at the garments to see if i can ( Read more... )

knitting
yes, the bug has bit me hard. i have been buying yarn and needles online and can't wait to get started on 'proper' projects. in the meantime, i made/am making these from acrylic yarns bought locally. ( p2, *k2tog, k2*, repeat from * to end...lol! )