Aaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh. Death and destruction to my latest knitting. Hacksaw. Hobnailed boots. Little dolls wearing a copy of it and being killed in black magic ways.
I hate knitting. Hate. Hate. Hate.
Here I was, I’ve done the back. The front has only a row or two to go. That’s it. Summer, so no sleeves. And.
And I haven’t [...]
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Do not read until the children are in bed.
Posted in Thoughts on Knitting on November 12, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Converting a pattern to the right gauge. A simple formula
Posted in knitting, tutorials, tagged forumla for converting gauge, gauge on November 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Suppose you have a pattern written for 18 stitches/4 inches gauge and your preferred yarn is 22 st. And suppose you are a small size. In a general sort of a sense you might find that one of the larger sizes is exactly what is needed.
I have a way of working this out, but it [...]
Mrs Moon – a knitting poem
Posted in knitting, poetry on September 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Mrs Moon by Roger McGough
Mrs Moon
sitting up in the sky
little old lady
rock-a-bye
with a ball of fading light
and silvery needles
knitting the night
Theoretical knitting
Posted in humour, knitting on September 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I love this cartoon from Questionable Content:
Finished: Twisted V-pullover
Posted in sweaters, tagged Alice Halbeisen, Zara yarn on September 1, 2009 | 5 Comments »
I decided to follow this one to the letter: Twisted V-pullover by Alice Halbeisen. It is available free from Interweave Press, though their site is so irritating to use, I can’t readily find the link.
Like others I added a little to the length…also like others, I still wish I’d added more!
I’ve never knitted something with [...]
