nothingbutknit

August 2008



I Will Knit A Gauge Swatch

Saturday, 30 August 2008 12:39 P GMT-05
I will knit a gauge swatch. I will knit a gauge swatch. I will knit a gauge swatch. I will knit a gauge swatch.I suppose you get the idea where I'm going with this. After being a bit unhappy with the fit of the Mermaid sock I had cast on with thi

FO Friday

Friday, 29 August 2008 8:06 A GMT-05
Sorry for the glare in this photo. I wanted to show how it filled the blocking board. Anyway, here is the Hemlock Ring blanket basking in the sunlight. I was surprised to find it dry last night and waited until this morning for a photo shoot. That ma

And She's Off

Wednesday, 27 August 2008 7:28 A GMT-05
Last night I completed the knitting of the Hemlock Ring Blanket. It's hard to believe that this wrinkled lump is going to transform into a lovely blanket. She's blocking as we speak but it may be a day or two before she's dry and ready fo

The Goods

Saturday, 23 August 2008 11:45 A GMT-05
Last weekend while in western Massachusetts I had the good fortune to spend some time at Webs. Anyone who has been there knows this place is huge and if you are going to survive you need a list. I had a few specific things I wanted to buy, the Cascad

Nudged Into Posting

Wednesday, 20 August 2008 5:53 P GMT-05
Someone gave me a little poke today to post some photos on Ravelry so since I was taking them I guilted myself into writing a blog post too. I have been a horribly lazy blogger this summer. Hopefully in the fall when my life begins to approach normal

Well That's A Relief *snort*

Friday, 15 August 2008 4:03 P GMT-05
Your Deadly Sins Sloth: 40% Envy: 20% Gluttony: 20% Greed: 20% Lust: 0% Pride: 0% Wrath: 0% Chance You'll Go to Hell: 14% You will get bugs, because you're too lazy to shoo them off. And then you'll die. How Sinful Are You?

Photo on Unmade Bed

Tuesday, 12 August 2008 8:02 A GMT-05
Yesterday when I was in the shower I was composing a blog entry in my head. I had a very cute title and a whole story to go along with it. I also had a really excellent photo to go along with it and I can promise you it wasn't to be taken on an u

Emergency Knitting

Friday, 8 August 2008 8:48 A GMT-05
Late last week my mother told me there was a new baby in our world. It seems the little boy who lived across the street from me when I was a child has had a child, well, his wife had the child. A boy. I pulled out my sock yarn stash and got my needle