Bellwether

I cannot hold a conversation and turn a heel at the same time.
Also: I think I’m going to do the Above the Tree Line sweater from SFC. It’s so pretty. And it comes in my size, and if I mess with the gauge a little bit, I can make it oversized, [...]

Sweaters from Camp arrived!
I admit, I squealed when Prufrock brought the box to me. This would be after I asked him who it was from and he said, “Ela…” and I shrieked, “Gimme gimme gimme!”
Yeah, I’m so 12. What-EV. Sweaters from Camp. In my grubby little hands. Yay!

I spent most of last evening working on this:

You can see which part of the whole piece that is here. I have to say, that having an Ott Lite makes needlework so much easier. I stitched for probably three solid hours last night (at 16 stitches per inch, progress is slow; there are [...]

I’ve bought a bunch of new knitting books in the last week. Not intentionally, but it sort of…happened.
Saturday, I picked up Nancy Bush’s Vintage Socks and a Dover book on lace knitting. Yesterday, I bought Folk Mittens from the Interweave Press hurt book sale. And today, today I finally bought Sweaters From [...]

Jaywalker, Take Three

Originally uploaded by eilatan.

Yes, I’m trying this again. I did finish the sock in LB Magic Stripes (albeit with a mistake and some truly horrific toe grafting), but I can’t bring myself to knit the other one. So I dug this Mountain Colors [...]