There are so many lace shawls I want to knit that I’d keep myself busy for hours. For most of the patterns I need to buy yarn because I don’t have enough of it at home. If I do have enough I either don’t like the color or it’s not the right weight. Of course I could come up with something myself. And that exactly what I did. You can see how far I got before I discovered a mistake in my chart. This way it’ll keep me busy for hours.
To be continued.
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
New shawl
I finished Mystic Light. The pattern was easy to follow and I managed to keep up with the clues. There were a few rows that gave me some trouble and led to mild frustration. Saturday night the cable on my circular needles suddenly gave way, right on the second to last row. I had a needle in my right hand, a needle in my left hand and noticed the purple wire escaping to the right of me. Mild feeling of panic. Slowly moved the right needle to my left hand and saw the cable moving even more to the right. Noooo!! Grabbed the wire with my right hand so not to lose anymore stitches. Now what? Carefully tread the wire through the stitches (not an easy feat when you’re holding two needles in your left hand). Hoping you’ve saved all the stitches, stuff the wire back into the end of the needle and start counting. Not really a fun thing to do if you have almost 400 stitches on the needle.
I carefully knitted the res of the shawl. I also reported the broken wire to the webstore where I bought it.
I carefully knitted the res of the shawl. I also reported the broken wire to the webstore where I bought it.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
New chair
After well over ten years of loyal service I decided to trade my old chair in for a new one. I don’t spend hours behind my computer, but lately it was getting more uncomfortable to sit behind my desk for any period of time. The picture is not to proudly show my new chair, but to remind myself that it really isn’t that hard to have a neat room.
Last Saturday I drove to Ikea to get this this chair. Of course it’s not possible to fit a chair in a crowded room. The only way to get from the door to my computer was to sidestep boxes, the ironing board and several other items. My desk was slightly overflowing, the stacks were getting higher and started to resemble the Tower of Pisa.
Emptying out the room and cleaning it was a piece of cake and I’m proud of the result. The rest of the house has become an obstacle course. Guess what I’ll be doing this coming weekend?
Last Saturday I drove to Ikea to get this this chair. Of course it’s not possible to fit a chair in a crowded room. The only way to get from the door to my computer was to sidestep boxes, the ironing board and several other items. My desk was slightly overflowing, the stacks were getting higher and started to resemble the Tower of Pisa.
Emptying out the room and cleaning it was a piece of cake and I’m proud of the result. The rest of the house has become an obstacle course. Guess what I’ll be doing this coming weekend?
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Pink light
A day after the first clue appeared on MysticLight I took my pink wool, needles and printed out pattern to my couch and started knitting. Of course I had knitted a swatch first to see if the holes and cables look fine. All I need now is plenty of time to actually finish the first clue. I like the pattern. So far there are no strange things that make knitting more time consuming.
Clue 1 is in the picture, you can’t really see the pattern clearly. I’ve finished clue 2 also. Let’s see what clue 3 brings us.
Clue 1 is in the picture, you can’t really see the pattern clearly. I’ve finished clue 2 also. Let’s see what clue 3 brings us.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Easter in Paris
It’s been a while since I’ve updated my blog. Nothing super exciting happened. I did have a great time in Paris during Easter. My friend I has a colleague/friend J that lives in Paris. J lives about 30 minutes walking from the Eiffel tower. Actually quite a lot is in walking distance from his house. You can imagine that we walked a good amount that weekend. Too bad about the weather though, we pretty much got soaked on Saturday. The fun part that we not only got to see the tourist attractions (we just walked past them) but also the Paris known to the locals. We had a complete dinner in a restaurant for € 14,00 a person. It was a darn good meal.
In short, an awesome weekend. Definitely something I’d do again, only with better weather.
In short, an awesome weekend. Definitely something I’d do again, only with better weather.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
A bit too pink
I was offered help from this and this lady to dye my yarn, but I decided to go ahead and do it by myself. I found a KoolAid lookalike (FlavorAid) and had a whopping choice between pink and pink. I guess I’m gonna make this shawl pink. I wanted more color in my wardrobe and pink goes just fine with jeans.
I put out the wool, made the lemonade (without the sugar) and started to wet the wool. That actually takes some time. Wool does not readily take up water. I put the wool in microwave bowls and zapped them. In the picture the lightest part is on top, it doesn’t look as pink as it finally turned out.
After rinsing I was pleasantly impressed with myself. It turned out a nice pink. It reminds me of the color the sky has at sunrise. The following day it looked really pink. This time I was a bit unsure of myself.
I’ll swatch this week, maybe it’s not too bad. And otherwise I have a huge pink shawl at the end of the KAL.
I put out the wool, made the lemonade (without the sugar) and started to wet the wool. That actually takes some time. Wool does not readily take up water. I put the wool in microwave bowls and zapped them. In the picture the lightest part is on top, it doesn’t look as pink as it finally turned out.
After rinsing I was pleasantly impressed with myself. It turned out a nice pink. It reminds me of the color the sky has at sunrise. The following day it looked really pink. This time I was a bit unsure of myself.
I’ll swatch this week, maybe it’s not too bad. And otherwise I have a huge pink shawl at the end of the KAL.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Which colors?
After searching for quite some time to find the right yarn for the Mystic Light, I finally found something. It’s thicker than the yarn the designer uses but I don’t mind. I figure it’ll be great to use as a substitute for a sweater on a chilly summer night (I’m a complete woos about the cold). The only problem I have is that this isn’t the color I had in mind. I don’t actually have a color in mind yet. I want to dye the yarn (100% wool) in colors that have to do with light and that make me happy.
Once I decide on the colors I have to figure out how to dye my yarn. There’s enough information on the internet. I haven’t gotten any dye yet, so picking a method is a bit tricky.
Any suggestions on the colors I should use?
Once I decide on the colors I have to figure out how to dye my yarn. There’s enough information on the internet. I haven’t gotten any dye yet, so picking a method is a bit tricky.
Any suggestions on the colors I should use?
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