Month: July 2008

  • baby thermal, and one last correction

    pink thermal yoke

    Last week I started into yet another version of Thermal, following the little blue one I posted a photo of a few entries ago – that one’s sized for a baby, this one, for a kid (about 4 years). I’m reworking the pattern to self-publish it sized from newborn right up to a kids’ size 12. Instead of being knit in the round from the bottom up with set-in sleeves, this one’s a top down raglan – easy to knit, and easy to size!

    Still knit in fingering weight – this time I’m using Nature’s Palette. It’s coming along quickly despite the small needles – I just started this one about a week or so ago. And it’s really fun – I really do love this waffle stitch pattern! Easy, but good visual impact.

    pink thermal, into the body

    And, well, there’s one more little correction to the B-Side pattern – the last correction that I made was mirrored again in the next row, so that is now a bit off. I’ve decided not to email out the corrected pattern automatically to everyone this time, because my email doesn’t like the volume! It’s a really easy fix, though, and of course I’ll email it to anyone that asks.

    The row following the cable set-up row should read:

    “Next Row [WS]: Purl to marker, slip marker, work Row 3 of Ensign’s Braid Cable over next 24 sts, slip marker, purl to end.”

    The BSide3.pdf version of the file says to purl a certain number of stitches which should have been changed when I changed the cable set-up row – but basically you’re just purling across and working the panel in pattern. Pretty simple fix, and some knitters might not even have looked at the number of stitches to purl to the marker!

    Again, though, if you want a new copy of the pattern, just email me at cosmicpluto@cosmicpluto.com. I’ve also posted the errata on the B-Side Ravelry page.

  • when did it become july?

    Well, five days ago apparently. This year has just completely whooshed by (and I know it’s only half done, but still!).

    I’m hopping on the Tour de Fleece bandwagon and posting my intentions in the hopes of actually completing my goal!

    I’m going to spin this roving up.

    tour de fleece

    It’s a dark brown corriedale fleece that I bought at the Royal Winter Fair last November, and had processed by the (now-defunct) Lindenhof Wool Mill. It’s a big bag of roving, and I want to spin it all up! I think it might just be quick-and-dirty style, 2 or 3 ply (haven’t decided yet). I did start spinning singles today, but I only spun for about an hour.

    It’s a lot of roving. I’m going to have to spin right quick if I want to get it done!

    it's a big bag

    (Wheel in the background for scale.)

    I seem to think I can bend the time-space continuum, because I’ve also got a whole lotta knitting to do and sewing that I want to get to! It’s going to be a busy month.

  • happy birthday canada!

    It’s Canada Day!

    I’ve got me Canadian beer

    more canadiana

    …and some butter tarts (from the farm where we went strawberry picking; I like mine with either pecans or raisins)…

    canadiana

    Everything I need to celebrate Canada’s 141st birthday! I love this country.