I love weekends. A lot seems to get done. Finished planting the 500 strawberry fields in the wet muck. My husband says we should be planting rice instead of strawberries! Picked up our 20 week old chickens today. Here they are on the right meeting the existing chickens on the left. Also planted some black… Continue reading May 7, 2011
Category: knitting
Russian Mittens
I just finished a class on Russian Mittens and here they are. Not bad for my first colorwork. I love taking classes as they motiviate me to get my homework done for the following class. Now I need to buckle down and make Christmas gifts. I took a spinning class last month. Way cool. So… Continue reading Russian Mittens
And finally…
I finally finished my first pair of socks. Hey, it only took three months!!!! I don’t know how people make a pair of socks in three days. I don’t get it? Here’s a picture. So of course, I need to start another pair. My first pair of lace socks, toe up. I really like these……..… Continue reading And finally…
Sock KAL
Ok, I bought Wendy Johnson’s new book: Socks from the Toe Up. Some kind person on Ravelry decided to start a group based on this book. We are knitting a pair of socks each month based upon a different pattern in Wendy’s book. We get to practice one until June 1st when we offically start… Continue reading Sock KAL
Knitting
OK I sort of put knitting on the back burning for a while – like 2 years. I decided I needed to start back up. My friend sort of prodded me along. She told me about Raverlry.com. What a place. I love it! Anyhow, soon after I joined in the fun I signed up for… Continue reading Knitting