Knitting

The one where she talks about

April 4, 2011April 4, 2011 mud&stringLeave a comment

the book she just started, Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Zora Neale Hurston. Just a few pages in, so the jury’s still out but I think it’s going to be a keeper. I do that with books, there are several, both real paper and ink and audiobooks, that I read over and over, savoring. The Stand is one, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is another. Never get enough of those two.

I (finally) truly got going on the Brittany Jumper. It only took me a weekend. My problem was the eyelet pattern around the hem. If you get off even one stitch, then all the eyelets after get all whopperjawed. Since it’s 208 stitches around, well, entire days can be swallowed up in casting on, knitting, swearing, frogging, casting on, knitting, swearing, frogging. You get my drift. Here’s what little I have so far.

A little closer

Here’s the angel I’m knitting it for –

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Knitting

The one where her last entry

April 3, 2011 mud&stringLeave a comment

for 2KCBWDay7 is about where and when she indulges in her passion. It’s easier to list where I don’t knit; I knit at work on my breaks, in the car (but not driving), anytime I have to wait, in the evenings after work. I usually have something else going at the same time, if not TV, then an audiobook. Most of the time I have a small project in my purse, usually pretty mindless, fiddly stuff and lots of interruptions aren’t a good mix, which I found out the hard way. Knitting’s a great ice-breaker I’ve found and if you really don’t want to be disturbed, it’s a really good “deep in thought” moment maker. I’ve met the nicest people over yarn and needles.

Eskimimi, thanks – a dip of the needles to you, you made it all happen.

I have witnessed the softening of the hardest of hearts by a simple smile. Goldie Hawn (1945 – )

Knitting

The one where she states her 2KCBWDAY6 dream

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of learning Fair Isle. Like this

and colorwork like this

Ooh, ooh, and spinning. I want to learn to spin, too. This will be as soon as I can talk Mr. Iknead into getting a couple of sheep, seriously. (Like that’s ever going to happen). A girl can dream can’t she?

The road to hell is paved with adverbs. Stephen King (1947 – )

Knitting

The one where her 2KCBWDAY5 post is

April 1, 2011 mud&stringLeave a comment

A Tangled Yarn Haiku

My yarn’s a hot mess

Where’s my knitting mojo now?

Quick! Hide the scissors!

You should listen to your heart, and not the voices in your head. Matt Groening (1954- )

Knitting

The one where her FO

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Friday offering is actually ready before FO Friday arrives. I finished the Catnip Socks on Monday and have been anticipating posting them today. Take a look, please –