Archive for September, 2007

new project, new stuff

Thursday, September 27th, 2007 Posted in socks | 39 Comments »

Thanks for all your advice in the Blogthday Contest. If you haven't entered yet, you've got until midnight on Sunday night, so go go go! I'm still working on the Peacock ... Read more..

the 1st Blogthday post

Sunday, September 23rd, 2007 Posted in blogging, contests, wilma | 176 Comments »

Hey! My blog turned one year old this month! To celebrate, of course, there must be contest. The prize? A skein of Julia's self-striping Vesper sock yarn, in the Meteor colorway. You know you ... Read more..

a scarf from Ashley and a sweater for Claire

Tuesday, September 18th, 2007 Posted in FOs, baby, friends, meetups, sweaters, zimmermania | 45 Comments »

You probably already know that Ashley is totally awesome, and superbly talented, right? But have you seen her fabulous patchwork scarves? Because they're, well, fabulous. She and I spent Sunday afternoon ... Read more..

Drops cardigan - done and (finally) dry.

Friday, September 14th, 2007 Posted in FOs, sweaters | 134 Comments »

After three full days of drying (and 1 hour on a warm oven), we have sweater! Pattern: Drops 103-1 Yarn: 4.5 skeins Rowanspun Chunky, in Fern Needles: US 10 bamboo circulars This might be ... Read more..

“… and the waaaaiiiiting is the hardest part”

Wednesday, September 12th, 2007 Posted in food | 41 Comments »

Or, if you prefer Huey Lewis to Tom Petty (I don't):"I'm takin' what I'm gettin', cause I'm bakin' for my knittin'." The Drops cardigan is done. It has been done for ... Read more..