Showing posts with label Holden Shawlette. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Holden Shawlette. Show all posts

Monday, September 26, 2011

It was a dark and stormy night . . .



on the way home from the Minnesota Knitters' Guild. It was one of those nights that you only read about - windy, dark, spitting rain and lonely.  Since I've been re-reading the various permutations of Sherlock Holmes, it was particularly apt!

As for the rest of my life, not particularly mysterious. A bit trying, though.

Our September MKG meeting is always our largest meeting with a huge number of members bringing in their State Fair submissions and presenting them along with the most humorous part - reading aloud the judges comments.

With such terrible weather, we had fewer participants but each one had several items. We provided bottled water but pots of tea or coffee - or possibly bottles of wine! -  were what we really needed to keep staff and guests from running out of steam.

 I would also not recommend starting a lace pattern late at night, whilst laying on a couch and watching television. My entire knitting this past weekend was removing the misplaced laced pattern that I added in before finishing the main body of my Holden Shawlette.


Before I went away for the weekend, I did find the time to choose a Saturday Seven - and drop them off at GFMelissa's house for her youngest child. Pants, shirts, a robe and a stuffed animal. Enjoy!

Monday, September 12, 2011

Not quite out from under the bed but . . .


close enough. Three girls go off to college and I get to clean up. And that means clean out! This collection - books, pants and sheets.


More pants (these are little boy's pants, though) clipboards, pencil cases and shoes.


More jeans and sheets.


Pants, shorts, sweaters and tee shirts.


An afghan, tee shirts, a book, a pair of kid's sunglasses and a camping table.


Socks, sewing patterns, sports bras and swimming goggles.



This little box full of . . .


toddler toys and animals. Just consider this as seven weeks of Saturday Sevens all at one time.


And back on the knitting front - still crawling along on the Holden Shawlette. One small feature I didn't quite pick up on - the lace pattern doesn't start until you work your way up to 193 stitches. Me? I'm at about 120. Ho, hum until then.

This was originally going to be a travel project and right now, I'm thinking I'd better get working on the Turn of the Glass cardigan. Next week's chilly weather speaks "cardigan" to me! The Holden can wait.

Especially as I've recently received a request. A knitting request for a Dr. Watson Sweater. This pattern for a variation on this sweater. Oh, my, it's going to be a busy autumn!

Monday, August 15, 2011

Frogging?





No, this is a brand new project!

"Toadaly tired?"


No, just resting.

We've been exploring nature as part of a scouting requirement. Many bug bites later, I am happy to be inside again and casting on for a) a new pair of socks: the Sailor's Delight from 2-at-a-time Socks  and b) the Holden Shawlette. No photos but simply some travel knitting for the upcoming Parental Migration.