winter really seems like eons ago now that summer has arrived with a vengeance. it close to 24 degrees outside, the sky is bright blue and the lazy cats are enjoying the shade on the balcony. the new balcony, i should add, since one of the reasons for my blogging (and knitting) absence has been [...]
Posts Tagged ‘bloody stupid johnson’
bloody stupid johnson and hourglass, take two
Posted in knitting, tagged bloody stupid johnson, hourglass on July 2, 2010 | 10 Comments »
enjoyable knitting
Posted in knitting, tagged bloody stupid johnson, knitting olympics on February 10, 2010 | 1 Comment »
the bloody stupid johnson hat is coming along. i really enjoy this pattern, the cables are easy, but with enough variation to make it interesting. the alpaca yarn really is soft and very nice to work with. i do suspect that the hat might turn out a bit on the large side, but that’s ok, [...]
i’m getting the hang of it now
Posted in knitting, tagged argyll slipover, bloody stupid johnson, knitting olympics on February 7, 2010 | 1 Comment »
i wasn’t convinced that intarsia knitting was my thing. the stitches became uneven on both sides of the colour change. i consulted several knitting books to try to remedy the ugly stitches, but none of them mentioned this problem. i resolved to just make sure all strands of yarn were very tight at the colour [...]
