We Bow Before Thee, O Internet

Last night I discovered another reason I can't live without the internet; errata.
I was working on the "Hurry Up Spring" armwarmers from "Stitch 'N Bitch Nation", and came upon a symbol in the chart that didn't work out with the number of stitches involved.
Easily solved! I just googled it, and came up with a bunch of errata for both of the books that I have, typed them out, and have them ready for any of the projects I may want to do in the future. And, yes, that particular symbol and it's instructions were incorrect.
I will post pictures of my armwarmers in progress tonight, after I have made a bit more progress on them.

Like Mother, Like Daughter

My 20 year old daughter taught herself to knit. I have been promising to take her to get lessons, because I can't teach her anything. (We end up arguing.) She got tired of waiting, and just sat down and figured it out.
You know how you always wanted to learn how to knit backwards, so you wouldn't have to turn your work around for shortrows? That is how she does it! Holds the yarn continental style, too! What a girl. She taught herself how to cast on, but used Sally Melville's "The Knit Stitch" to learn how to bind off.
I did take her to the LYS, and MJ taught her how to purl, so she doesn't have to knit backwards if she doesn't want to. She is now the proud owner of a little pink purse she made herself and a fringed scarf. She is now knitting a dishcloth worked on the diagonal, so she can practice increasing and decreasing.

Knit From Your Stash Update

I was in my LYS the other day, feeding the need by buying gadgets and magazines, and ok, two balls of Noro Silk Garden to make some hand warmers for a poor lady in a wheelchair at church, who's hands are always cold. I didn't have a thing in my stash that would work, so it DOES NOT count as falling off the wagon. Would you believe it? Word of Knit From Your Stash has even gotten around to the yarn store owner. Poor Mary Jane of Sympatico Yarns in Bedford, Texas is not happy! Of course, I did manage to spend $150 on stuff anyway.
So, if you are anywhere near Bedford, and are not participating in KFYS, please, please, please help poor MJ out. Go in and buy lots of yarn!

Ooops

That last post wasn't even supposed to be a post! I was trying to get a button here.
Well, anyway, if you are into color, and want to try something interesting this year, take a look at Project Spectrum. It is a year long "exploration" of color and craft. Many of us are knitters, but there is lots of room for experimentation. In fact, the whole idea is to break out of our habits, and try something new.Every two months are given assigned three colors, and participants are asked to create something using those three colors.
February and March are blue, white and gray. You can use one or all three. It just so happens, I was talking to a woman at church yesterday, who's hands are always cold, and I offered to make her some fingerless gloves. She said she likes blue. There you go! I have something already.
For the next two months, I am going to try to carry my camera around, and really try to notice blue, white and gray in my world, and to take photos. I am a rotten photographer. I can only improve!

Project Spectrum

Project Spectrum

Wow! More Pictures

I have no idea why these end up where they do on the page. That being said, this is my current project, Executive Funk, from Spun Magazine:

http://spunmag.com/article/050410cuffs

Designed by Marnie Maclean, these are ruffled cuffs to be worn under a blazer. Sorry, I couldn't get a very good picture. She used Koigu but the yarn I chose is a beautiful hand-dyed silk from a now closed store here.

It has really pretty autumn leave colors, and will go well with a brown velour blazer I have.

These cuffs knit up quickly if you are used to working in the round with sock yarn and small needles. (They start out with size 2's. I had to start with 1's with my yarn choice.)

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LOOK! A picture!

I finally uploaded some pictures to my computer.

Here are my Fetching fingerless gloves from Knitty.comdesigned by Cheryl Niamath. http://knitty.com/ISSUEsummer06/PATTfetching.html

I would like to thank Carla from my Knitting Chicks group on Yahoo for pointing me in the direction of these.

These were a great project for me, as they called for Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran, and I just happened to have some in my stash.

Oh, did I fail to mention? I am participating in the 2007 Knit From Your Stash.

http://wendyknits.net/stash2007.htm

Oh, please don't ask me to put a button up for that! I just learned how to do pictures. (g)

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Avast, Matey!

I was checking the "International Talk Like A Pirate Day" website,
http://www.talklikeapirate.com/piratehome.html
looking for some little sound clips to replace my boring old Windows ones with, when I ran across a link to Knit Like a Pirate http://knitlikeapirate.com/projects/tricorn.html, and a pattern for knitting a tricorn hat.
What fun! I think I will make one for my husband for his birthday. I should make one for the whole family. Maybe even one for each of the dogs.

We Are All Flowers

Thanks to Isabelle, Lady Tricotine, http://tricotine.typepad.com/weblog/
for the link to the flower quiz. She always knows the best quizes.
My kitchen is a mess. It has been torn apart for a week, while we have been having new cabinets installed. They finally finished today. The plumber comes back tomorrow to hook the water back up.
In three weeks. approximately, the granite countertop goes in. Then we just wait for the electrician to get recovered from his broken leg (OUCH!), so he can replace the light fixtures and do some other minor stuff. My mom is sewing curtains for me. Then my kitchen is done....or is it???
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Cold hands does not mean a warm heart!

They do not make Texas houses for winter! My hands (and feet) are FREEZING. Two pairs of socks are my usual these days, but what to do with my hands?
Carla, a newbie to my Yahoogroup, just made these:

http://knitty.com/ISSUEsummer06/PATTfetching.html

Thanks, Carla and knitty! I have started my own pair.

Fingerless gloves are just the thing for wearing at the computer.

Sorry, still no pictures. This weekend. I PROMISE!

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