Archive for 'test knitting'
Catch up
It’s amazing what you can accomplish when you don’t have a knitting deadline and you can work on other projects and clean. I’m not the best housekeeper in the world, but during the knitting of the test knit I just completed (YAY!), my craft room looked like several tornadoes hit it. I finally [...]
Posted: September 4th, 2010 under Gifts, fair isle, finished object, knitting, lace, socks, steek, sweater, test knitting.
Comments: 4
Dress
Why did I think sewing a dress would be easy? Or a good idea? I guess I’m always up for challenging myself.
Cutting out the pieces was easy. There are approximately 40 steps in the pattern, not too bad. The first couple went swimmingly. And then the next couple [...]
Posted: July 12th, 2010 under fabric, fair isle, knitting, sewing, sweater, test knitting.
Comments: 7
My February
February was jam packed with stuff. I celebrated my 11th wedding anniversary, saw the beginning of a new year (Chinese New Year….year of the tiger, MY year!). I went to my first burlesque show in Asbury Park, baked cupcakes for and attended a good friend’s baby shower. Oh, and left the country [...]
Posted: March 2nd, 2010 under Gifts, NJ, cupcakes, family, finished object, friends, knitting, test knitting, vacation.
Comments: 3
Happy New Year!
I am home after 2 weeks of vacationing. We drove from NJ to FL (Boca Raton) with a small stop in VA, due to a snow storm that made the roads undrivable. We spent some time visiting with my mother in law, and then headed to Miami on Christmas Eve to board my [...]
Posted: January 2nd, 2010 under fair isle, finished object, knitting, steek, sweater, test knitting.
Comments: 8