So, I survived preparing for and pulling off a wedding! Here are a few of the crafty things that went into the wedding: Flowers – bouquets, flower girls, boutonnières, corsages, and tables I made all the flowers out of card stock (in purples and a couple of black and white prints and out of book … More Big Post of Randomness
spinning something thicker than lace weight goes so much faster… In all of the last year I’ve managed to finish one spinning project, the 10 oz of Lorna’s Laces Black Purl, which according to my usual practice I spun into 2ply lace weight (circa 40 wpi) – it took from October of 2008 until this … More Who would have thought
I like plans, I don’t always follow them, but I like making them – they make me feel organized, productive, and excited about all those things I’m going to do. I don’t like big event life plans – I find God tends to laugh at those and then tilt the universe so they become impracticable … More Laying Plans
Sock Blockers aren’t just photographic aids. Up until this weekend, that is all I had used mine for – giving socks shape in pictures, then I dediced that the Carolinas needed to be blocked and wow! I have been so wrong. I fully appreaciate the wonder that is blocking lace, but really couldn’t be bothered … More Apparently…
Didn’t work for the socks… didn’t like where the magical mystical tour was going… but I seem to have finally found a pattern that my Fleece Artist Merino Sock 2/6 wants to be when it grows up. I cast on the Diamond Fantasy Shawl (by Sivia Harding) over the weekend, looking for something harder than … More Third Time’s a Charm
Last night I stayed up (watching movies – Red Dragon – quite good, love Norton) until I finished the first half of the MDAN shawl. Now it is blocking. It is actually probably a good thing I chose to block this half on its own – it already takes up most of the bed it … More Arabian Knights 0.5 – Blocked
and then suddenly… it was done. I have finally finished spinning and plying so here are the specs – Bitter Green Fiber: 100% merino Colour: Hand-dyed shades of green and blue-green Amount: 4oz of fiber From: a ravelry destash Yield: 2 nearly full bobbins Spun as: lace weight 2 ply on the highest ratio on … More I plied and plied
So, yeah – bad blogger, no cookie. The knitting has been suffering from neglect (as has the spinning) but the sewing machine has had a strenuous workout. I’ve made: * 2 dresses for me, same style (1812, scoop neck, empire waist) but one is pink with white sleeves while the other is dark blue in … More Has it really been 2 months already…
1. Spent last week (last Saturday to today) at a cottage up in the Muskokas. The cottage was lovely, the lake was lovely, but I am so incredibly not a lake person. Give me a swimming pool (heated) (not to mention my internet address- I will never catch up) and keep the bugs. I did, … More There is too much, let me sum up
I have finished another pair of socks! My Noro Kueryon Sock RPMs came off the needles today (yeah!), it is however, far to warm to put them on my feet – but they look great on the sock blockers. I still have between 1/4 and 1/3 of the ball left. Overall I was really pleased … More Sox and Pats
The Chronicles of Lady Octavia 