My current work in progress:

1. Bigger on the inside designed by Kate Atherley, knit from Madelinetosh tosh sock in the Cobalt colorway, on U.S. size 3 (3.25mm) needles.
2. Myriad stealth projects.

Blocked

May 20, 2012 By 21 Comments

The Bigger on the inside shawlette has been blocked.

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As I mentioned last week, I have new Block n Roll mats. I purchased two of them, because the dimensions of the mat are 38 by 50 inches, and most shawls that I knit are wider than 50 inches. I used both today.

The mats are easy to store because they neatly roll up and have attached ties that secure them. Then you can stand them in a corner somewhere. The blocking surface is marked off in a handy grid and is heat and water resistant so you can use the mat to wet block and steam block.

I didn’t use blocking wires, just carefully pinned the shawl in place

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Guest Kitties!

Yesterday we went to a family barbecue at my brother and sister-in-law’s house. They have two adorable kitties. Meet Perry:

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Meet Della:

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Perry!

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Della!

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Wendy & Lucy

This weeks’ installment:

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Lucy Sez

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“It’s okay that Momma played with other kitties because they are family.”

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Excuses

May 17, 2012 By 14 Comments

I’ve not yet blocked my shawl. Rather, I have been thinking of excuses for not doing so.

It’s been one of those weeks — too many non-knitting-related things to deal with when I get home from work in the afternoon, so no time for blocking. so I think the blocking will have to wait until the weekend.

So meanwhile, I have started something new.

I am using “Traveller,” a yarn from Cephalopod Yarns. Cephalopod Yarns began as part of The Sanguine Gryphon. When The Sanguine Gryphon closed its doors last year, Cephalopod Yarns came into being.

I’m using the “House of Strangers” colorway.

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Traveller is a DK-weight superwash merino wool, with 280 yards per 4-ounce skein.

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I’m knitting this:

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Yes, it is yet another sideways thing. icon smile Excuses

Oh, I just thought of another good excuse why I can’t block my shawl. Lucy is in my lap.

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Must not disturb the Little Princess!

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Time and Relative Dimension in Space

May 15, 2012 By 21 Comments
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I finished knitting my Bigger on the inside shawlette last night. When I got home from work, I had this much of the edging done — about half of it. I finished the edging and decided I’d try to try to complete the bind off before going to bed. I did actually complete it while [...]

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TARDIS Blue

May 13, 2012 By
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I did finally finish the Time Vortex Lace section of my Bigger on the inside shawl, and on Friday night I picked up the 311 stitches required along the bottom curved edge to work the TARDIS section. I looked at the project notes for this design on Ravelry, and found that another knitter described picking [...]

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Bigger on the Inside – Well, a Little Bigger

May 10, 2012 By
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The Time Vortex Lace section of my Bigger on the inside shawl is slightly bigger. I was hoping to be at the picking up of stitches stage by now, but Real Life intervened and I am not there yet. But I should finish this lace section tonight, and I will be ready to pick up [...]

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Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey

May 8, 2012 By
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Remember how I said I was going to block my second Bernadette shawlette on Sunday? Yeah, that did not happen. Instead, I wound up my cobalt blue yarn and started working on Bigger on the inside. I’ve made some fair progress on the time vortex lace chart. I’m more than halfway done with the top [...]

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Another Bernadette

May 6, 2012 By
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Last night I completed my second Bernadette shawlette, this one knit from Wollmeise 100% Merino Superwash, in the Pfauenauge (Peacock) colorway. The yarn comes in a 150-gram skein and has approximately 575 yards. Before knitting, my skein weighted 160 grams. After knitting, this is how much I had left: I used the same U.S. size [...]

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Lucy’s Day

May 3, 2012 By
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While Lucy is a pampered kitty, she does work hard between naps. When I get ready to photograph my work in progress, she is always on hand to inspect it. (I’m more than halfway done with it at this point — maybe two-thirds done? I’m hoping I can complete it this weekend.) That’s a stitch [...]

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