Month: October 2005

  • all quiet, but patterns!

    Since I’m right in the midst of midterms (six tests in a row, at the rate of one per week…plus labs and assignments) there isn’t much to report. Which isn’t to say that I’m not knitting, just that there isn’t much to show for it. I did, however, finish the third tier of hexagons for […]

  • some colour and some black

    I dyed up the last pound of corriedale roving that I’d bought from eBay a while back (seller winderwood farm) and it was finally dry tonight. I dyed in the crockpot, with Cushings dyes, in two 8 oz. batches. The roving’s in a couple balls because I accidentally pulled too hard in a few places […]

  • FO alert!

    Katy! Katy Pattern: Debbie Bliss’ “Cotton Angora” book Yarn: Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece, off-lot Cavern (dark brown/purple instead of black) bought from eBay, 5 skeins Needles: Denise US7 Started: September 18, 2005 Finished: October16, 2005 Just under a month later (and among many other projects), Katy is finally done! She’s a beaut, and no flashdance […]