My recent trip allowed me to get a good start on my latest lace project: It's Willoughby by brooklyntweed Jared Flood, knit in Sundara Yarn Fingering Silky Merino, Sugar Plum colorway. Can you believe the awesomeness of this project?!? One...
Posted in Grumperina goes to local yarn shops and Home Depot on September 13, 2009 01:57 PM
(This photo and all others are used with permission.) My cat's bummus says I heart you. Today I'm very happy to tell you about the grand launch of Fat Orange Cat Studio, pet photography for the best of 'em....
Posted in Grumperina goes to local yarn shops and Home Depot on February 13, 2009 09:57 PM
And so, August has come and gone without a single peep from yours truly. Regretfully, everything was completely topsy-turvy around here for weeks on end. While the rest of the world enjoyed their glorious August weekends (and this year, as...
Posted in Grumperina goes to local yarn shops and Home Depot on September 3, 2008 11:23 AM
When wet, like carrot cake. When dry, like sunshine. Pattern: Linked Rib from Knitting New Scarves by Lynne Barr. Yarn: Sundara Yarn Aran Silky Merino in Sunshine, a bit less than 2 skeins (180 grams, 400 yards). Needles: set of...
Posted in Grumperina goes to local yarn shops and Home Depot on June 1, 2008 08:22 PM
While riding on the commuter rail, I placed my coat next to me, and the ball of yarn and working needles in the coat's pocket - for ease of knitting. I could not help but notice how well the...
Posted in Grumperina goes to local yarn shops and Home Depot on May 23, 2008 07:44 AM
The New Hampshire Sheep & Wool Festival was a great place to sample new-to-me indy-dyed yarns. It's unfortunate (but totally understandable) that brick and mortar yarn shops can't possibly carry all the smaller yarn lines. And if they do stock...
Posted in Grumperina goes to local yarn shops and Home Depot on May 15, 2008 11:25 PM
In my knitting life, I can say some things with near certainty. One day I will knit another adult sweater. One day I will knit another Oat Couture Prairie Blanket, because I didn't at all appreciate the genius of the...
Posted in Grumperina goes to local yarn shops and Home Depot on May 5, 2008 08:54 PM
It just glows, doesn't it?!? My mom was extremely upset when she lost her Leaf Lace Shawl. She thinks that she dropped the scarf in the supermarket, and that someone must have picked it up and appropriated it. She...
Posted in Grumperina goes to local yarn shops and Home Depot on November 26, 2007 02:14 PM
It's not the biggest shawl I've ever knit, but I think it's the most beautiful. I won't be able to wrap my entire body with it on a cold night, but it's cozy just the same, because a dear...
Posted in Grumperina goes to local yarn shops and Home Depot on October 29, 2007 10:46 PM
I have loved this needle. It is my favorite type of needle for knitting socks. I never deliberately bent it or scratched it, and I don't recall a particular incident where this needle got hurt. Its scars are only...
Posted in Grumperina goes to local yarn shops and Home Depot on September 21, 2007 01:32 PM
I'm not sure if this is a "happy" cotton fabric, but it seems to pick up the drab that had me concerned, no? I think more yellow and green would have been matchy-matchy overload, all jumbling before my eyes...
Posted in Grumperina goes to local yarn shops and Home Depot on September 19, 2007 12:19 AM
Do you think it's about time I told you about my mysterious Ene project? (Do I think doing so will make Sundara kill me? Probably. Good thing she's on the other coast.) Remember the five-month Mountainash hiatus? All during that...
Posted in Grumperina goes to local yarn shops and Home Depot on May 2, 2007 11:17 AM
As I plan new projects or work on existing ones, I take the materials out of my stash and pile them on my couch or in a wicker basket. Here's a small tour of my current clutter. Alpaca Twill sleeve...
Posted in Grumperina goes to local yarn shops and Home Depot on April 30, 2007 06:11 PM
Curious? Is it Mountainash? Nope. That bad boy hasn't seen the light of day in months. Once in a while I get a sudden urge to pick it up again, but I'm resisting. I'm going to let my desires...
Posted in Grumperina goes to local yarn shops and Home Depot on November 20, 2006 05:42 PM
Pattern: My own* Needles: Bryspun straights, US 5 (3.75 mm) Yarn: Sundara Yarn sport merino, Somewhat Solid in Tan over Cream, 2 skeins (plus a bit of the third for fringe). Finished size: 7" wide and 60" long (plus...
Posted in Grumperina goes to local yarn shops and Home Depot on November 5, 2006 01:35 PM
First, a big thank you to everyone who complimented my skirt! Since I'm new to sewing, your words of encouragement are particularly appreciated. As I become more proficient, I hope to show you sewing FOs more frequently. For now, each...
Posted in Grumperina goes to local yarn shops and Home Depot on November 1, 2006 10:20 PM
Part I: HORROR Sunday, May 8th, 2006. My parents' house. Mom: Good morning! I'm glad you're awake. Me: (yawn) What's up, mom? Mom: I accidentally machine-washed your dad's scarf. Me: The one I knit for him? Oh, no! Mom: I...
Posted in Grumperina goes to local yarn shops and Home Depot on October 6, 2006 09:56 AM
It's good to have a best friend, don't you think? Maybe you appear different on the outside, have different personalities, likes and dislikes... But when push comes to shove, you have the same morals and values; you're made of the...
Posted in Grumperina goes to local yarn shops and Home Depot on August 23, 2006 10:35 AM
Hey! What's that? Wait a minute - show me the yarn, it looks familiar... Oh, I remember! It's the yellow and blue sock yarn from Sundara, when she was still "the secret dyer." Didn't you make a sock, like a...
Posted in Grumperina goes to local yarn shops and Home Depot on August 1, 2006 06:23 PM
The Mountainash shawl is now officially less than 500 sts wide. Puny, I tell you, puny! In my never-ending quest for things bigger and better, I have this to show you: It's been a while since I updated you on...
Posted in Grumperina goes to local yarn shops and Home Depot on April 16, 2006 12:09 PM
alternatively, Scarf update, part deux, we discuss the same scarves as before But first, thank you so much for your generous compliments on Meg Swansen's sock! Needless to say, this isn't the end of stranded knitting for me ;). -...
Posted in Grumperina goes to local yarn shops and Home Depot on March 9, 2006 10:28 PM
And now, the 360º view: (click for bigger) Pattern: Blue and Cream Stocking from Meg Swansen's Knitting. As I described earlier, this isn't so much a pattern as basic guidelines - something I personally welcome wholeheartedly, but...
Posted in Grumperina goes to local yarn shops and Home Depot on March 7, 2006 05:25 PM
After chatting with several knitters, it is apparent I have caused massive confusion with respect to my Azalea scarfette. First, it wasn't immediately clear how I planned to wear something which is hexagonal in shape. Simple: I will fold the...
Posted in Grumperina goes to local yarn shops and Home Depot on March 3, 2006 12:55 AM
My friends, it's time to reveal the Secret Dyer. Luscious wool/silk for my mom's shawl, custom-dyed based only on her verbal description, and a perfect match. Brilliant fingering-weight wool, colors and yarn from Secret Dyer's standard inventory, but the advice...
Posted in Grumperina goes to local yarn shops and Home Depot on March 1, 2006 04:17 PM