From the monthly archives:

February 2008

Pressies from Abroad

February 29, 2008 Knitting - General

Look what Mommy and Daddy sent to their little Boy Who Knits. All the way from Malaysia!!! Yes, the country, not the city south of Mexico. (Just kidding! Actually, someone once asked me if Malaysia was in fact a city south of Mexico. What a dumb ass!) Anyways, 2 Japanese Knitting Books!!! Sweaters for Men. [...]

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Knitty

February 27, 2008 Knitting - General

Oh my gosh you guys, I just submitted my very own design into knitty.com. And now I have butterflies in my stomach. Will they accept it? Will they reject it? Will they love it? Did I take nice enough pictures? What if they reject it based solely on a technicality? Arrghhh!!!! It’s driving me crazy. [...]

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Color Crazed

February 23, 2008 WIP

Oooooh, I cannot take another minute of novelty yarn!!!!! My eyes are crossed, my head is filled with colors and I feel like I’m on LSD! But here is one front panel of the crazy Technicolor coat. Ok, I’m going to go cast on something normal, stay tuned.

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The Tao of Frou

February 17, 2008 WIP

This is one boy’s attempt at the art of randomness. I actually tried the random number generator thingy, and while it works great for the stripping, it doesn’t work so great with yarn combination. I feel that even as random as things need to be, there has to be some method to the madness of [...]

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Nothing but Frou

February 16, 2008 Stash

This is so not me. Check out my new stash acquisition: I’m not playing here, it’s actually 3 full bags of novelty acrylic yarn!!!!! Because……… this is consignment work. To make this: From Vogue Knitting Holiday Issue 2005 – The Multi Yarn Technicolor Dream Coat. This is going to be very difficult for me I [...]

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The Best I Could

February 15, 2008 WIP

You know, sometimes this is just the best you can do: The photo is taken in yucky bathroom lighting, in front of a mirror with me holding a camera. Just so tacky, nothing at all like brooklyntweed’s photography. But what can you do when you’re alone in your house and you finally get an ah-ha [...]

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Baby Surprise Jackets

February 8, 2008 Finished Objects

Pattern: Baby Surprise Jacket #1 & #2 Book: The Opinionated Knitter by Elizabeth Zimmermann Yarn Brand: Cascade Yarn Name: Sierra Yarn Colorway: 64, 08, 18 Yarn Content: 80% Cotton 20% Wool Amount of yarn used: 6 balls (1 ball = 190 yards) Yarn Source: Nancy’s Knits, Houston TX Needle: Size 6 US (4.0 mm) Gauge: [...]

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Ironwork Socks

February 6, 2008 Finished Objects

Pattern: Ironwork Socks Designer: Kelly Porpiglia Yarn Brand: Schoeller + Stahl Yarn Name: Fortissima 4 fache Yarn Colorway: 295 (Gray) Yarn Content: 75% Virgin Wool, 25% Polyamide Yardage: 1 ball = 1.75 oz (50g) = 230 yards (210 m) Yarn Source: Nancy’s Knits, Houston, TX Amount of yarn purchased: 2 balls Amount of yarn used: [...]

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Did I tell ya?

February 6, 2008 Books

Did I tell ya’ll that I love Laura? Well, I also love Blaise and Wannietta. Blaise so kindly borrowed Tudor Roses from his Library and offered to share the Henry the VIII pattern with me. And you know what’s funny? Coincidentally, my interlibrary loan came in the same day!!!! And now I have: To make [...]

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I Love Laura

February 5, 2008 Swatches

Dear Laura, I love you because you are so awesome when it comes to knitting. You were the only one that commented on that swatch and you were dead on. Let me quote: have you washed your swatch? In general, I think that nonanimal yarns* do not work well with cables because of the lack [...]

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