Author: Laura

  • plans

    Knitting update at 1:30 am: Am almost done the first ball of Kureyon on the zigzag bag. I like the colours now – the darker ones balance it out, and it’ll be a nicely “muted rainbow” (from some website I was looking at Kureyon on). Now worrying about running out of yarn, but I think that if I use three balls for the bag part and one each for the two straps, it’ll be fine even if it turns out a bit small. Also worked on Bella this evening.

    Now. Plans for yarn in my stash, so I have a list somewhere.

    Patons Classic Wool, Chestnut (7 skeins): Must Have Cardigan
    Other colours of Classic Wool: legwarmers, hats, possibly as Christmas presents
    Lamb’s Pride Bulky: tartan jacket, soon as I have all the colours
    Blue Heron Yarns mercerised cotton (1): Flower Basket shawl from fall 2004 IK for my mum
    Koigu Kersti, red (4): DNA scarf
    Elann Sonata cotton, black (13): Go-Everywhere Cardigan from SnB (thinking of trying out my mum’s friend’s knitting machine)
    Lion Brand Cotton-Ease, white (6): a cardigan of some sort (another Ribby? what do y’all think?)
    Cotton-Ease, blueberry (5): a pullover of my own design (which has been brewing for awhile now)
    Cotton-Ease, black (1): a hat
    Cotton-Ease, candy blue (2): uh…armwarmers or legwarmers or something
    TLC Cotton Plus, red: full-length armwarmers or a shrug
    Elann Esprit: socks (2 pairs)
    Elann Sonata Print (7): top for youngest sister
    Koigu KPPPM leftovers: gloves or mitts
    JaggerSpun Zephyr, ebony (4 oz, 1260 yds): possibly some type of top for me
    a whole lotta Bernat Denimstyle, canvas: possibly a cabled sweater of some sort

    I think that’s all I can think of right now, and looking at my stash bookcase. Right now I’m coveting knitting a throw/blanket/afghan out of Rowan Big Wool and having it to wrap around me after coming in from the biting cold and snow this winter. Of course, there’s no freaking way I can afford that. So I’ll have to settle for my Big Wool drop loop scarf, made from one ball of it.

  • powered by Panther

    Last night I went over to my *ahem* ex’s house to have him and his brother upgrade the OS on my iBook to Panther. Took a couple of hours, but now I’ve got everything restored and it’s very very cool.

    Yesterday morning a photographer from the Post came to take pictures of Megan and I, as well as pictures of me alone. It took a long time (over an hour) and was rather embarrassing, but the photographer was nice. I’m not sure whether it’s in today’s paper or not – I haven’t found any relevant articles on NationalPost.com, but that doesn’t mean it’s not there. I just don’t really want to get dressed and go out and find the paper, but I suppose I will, at some point tonight. I think there’s a Post box 2 blocks away…or I could just go to Mac’s.

    I’ve been working on Bella, and I’m about three inches (I think, according to the sleeve measurements in Ann Budd’s Handy Book of Patterns) away from the cap shaping. I’ll definitely get it done today, and most likely cast on for the second sleeve. The end is in sight – sort of. Then there’s the business of sewing it up.

    I’ve also cast on and done two four-row repeats on the zigzag bag. The colour’s not really turning out as I expected, though:

    Kureyon 92. It’s got a nice range of colours, but is much more subdued than most Kureyon colourways and almost pastel-y. It’s ok, but I think I wanted something brighter.. I’m going to stick with this one because it’s what I have. And I’ve only done an inch, so maybe I’ll like it more once the other colours show themselves.

    Off to read about syntax and knit! I hope to see people at Sunday’s SnB :D

  • the longest three hours..

    …are those of a lecture before for a four-day weekend. Well, the four-day weekend being a break from school only, and lecture content being review of pretty much everything I’ve learned in linguistics twice already! Sheesh.

    Anyway, thanks for the kind comments on my shrug and skirt :D I think I’ll wear the skirt tomorrow – it’s super comfy.

    I had taken this picture yesterday…

    ..but it no longer looks like that. No, I didn’t frog, actually the opposite. I finished that second front piece and attached the shoulders of the sweater with a three-needle bindoff! So now I only have 2 sleeves to go (which will only be about 20″ long as opposed to the 32″ of the body pieces) and finishing up to do!

    I just got home from the longest day of my week, so it’s time to go sit around and start my zigzag bag!