Project #1: Elizabeth Cardigan You saw the picture of this cast on yesterday. I'd like to get through the waist-shaping decreases this week. Goal: Knit through waist shaping rows on the back of the cardi. Project #2: Rosebud Socks I......

Picture heavy post! We took these photos then realised it wasn't hanging symmetrically!  So ignore the lower right side - the fronts are the same length and the edge doesn't curl in!Pattern: Bog Jacket by EZ in Knitting AroundStarted: Jan 27thFinished: March 7th (but we had 3 weeks wai...

Slowly. One sleeve down Two sleeves down   You can see how it's constructed.  The yellow waste yarn at each side will be cut, live stitches put on needles and then it's grafted - top bit is the sleeves, bottom, bit wraps around the body and will be grated to the top of the sleeve...

I'm home and caught up on sleep.  I may even have recovered from the wool fumes.  Wanna see my loot? From left to right: s skeins of Blue Faced Leicester/Pygora lace weight yarn from the wonderful folks at Toots LeBlanc (a can't miss booth for me at any event!), 2 skeins of singl...

Nonfiction project I now have the first drafts of three chapters almost written.  And coming soon -- exciting information about my nonfiction project -- plus, ways you can help me with it!  (I know, that would be more exciting if you knew what it was.  Don't worry, more info soon.&nbs...

Yes!  Yellow yarn has arrived for the Bog Jacket!   I picked it up last night (after a disastrous journey home - @*!!@* tresspassers on the tracks) and am currently only a  few rows short of reaching the shoulder.  Then it's a case of putting the centre neck stitche...

Kate started doing this, and then Elana took up the torch, and then I caught Annie doing it too.  So what the heck, right?  We'll see what happens. I usually have several works in progress at any given time.  So here's the tally at present: Contemporary fantasy/paranormal romance (can...

Burger King was on Sports Final last night with his pal John Clarke to discuss the McNabb/sitdown situation. Now, if you get past Eskin's ego in demeaning an "Internet report," he actually makes a few solid points. In my opinion, it was ESPN who blew the whole thing last week out of proportion by sa...

One down, eleven to go. I'm aiming for one a month, at least, with a fast start to the year by knitting chunky garments. So, I started February with lots of optimism.  I had the second garment on the needles, the Bog Jacket.  Garter stitch, a breeze. Except when I ordered the colours...

  A little work in progress. I'm always working on multiple projects: Sewing, knitting, painting, re-decorating etc. A hoooooge re-dec project is on its way, as we need to make our apartment more functional. It might not end up very....hmmm...conventional but will definitely meet our...