Archive for August, 2009

Still Going Wrong

Yep.  I’m still having issues.  I don’t know what it is about this pattern that I simply cannot master.  I keep loosing stitches and messing up the lace design, and I’m so not happy with how it is looking.  So, I’ve got two plans: Plan A: Get a set of metal needles and see if [...]

August 25, 2009   Posted in: Knitting  No Comments

Lace Frustrations.

I’ve been working on the Vogue lace stockings as I wrap things up on the Log Cabin baby blanket, and I must say that I’m frustrated again.  The last two rows have been especially troublesome, as I’m back to having mysteriously disappearing stitches.  I know it’s just that I’m not paying close enough attention, but [...]

August 24, 2009  Tags:   Posted in: Knitting  No Comments

A Travelling Knitter

I’ve been away for a bit, but you probably gathered that with the gap in posts.  That, of course, does not mean I have not been doing something or other with yarn.  I brought the Herringbone Rib socks with me to San Diego; there was plenty of down time during the conference to work on [...]

August 13, 2009  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Knitting  No Comments

Too Much of a Good Thing

I guess that applies to knitting as well.  I’ve been doing a ton of knitting this past week, trying to get the Log Cabin Baby Blanket done before I leave town for a conference.  (It is too big of a project to pack in my luggage, unless I want to wear the same clothes for [...]

August 1, 2009  Tags: ,   Posted in: Crochet, Knitting  No Comments