tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220204532011-07-30T17:17:07.692-04:00Minniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06986068854105837614noreply@blogger.comBlogger191100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22020453.post-42484043015946230812009-09-01T08:24:00.003-04:002009-09-01T10:51:53.583-04:00

I eventually got out of the spinning funk and went on to spin some very nice thin singles.I plied them together and got not so good result since my first bobbin was not so consistent as the second.Still pretty to be sure, but not the most perfect either.Also photographed an FO I finished AGES ago. It's a Baktus scarf, which is basically just a triangle you start at one point, increase until

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I suppose I had to have one eventually. I feel completely inept. I've wasted ounces and ounces of beautiful fiber.Maybe spinning laceweight singles from the fold using backwards long draw was too high a challenge to set for my experience level?

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But not quite what I was expecting:It's beautiful, but I thought I had been spinning for a 2-ply fingering and it turned out to be more aran/bulky. Waaaaaaay off. Don't know if the fiber might have something to do with it, but I was sure I had been spinning thin:I suppose I should do the proper, organized thing and make a WPI gauge. I really just want to wing it though.I am very happy with how

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This has been a bit of a wash, eh?I suppose this isn't something I should use to update daily, but it wouldn't hurt to use as a place to record my thoughts on my knit projects and brand new spinning obsession.Spinning some pretty pretty Corriedale cross fiber now. The plan is to make a 2-ply fingering weight. We shall see.....

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1. "God, I hate this yarn. This is why I have more expensive taste."2. "At least I've learned how to do a cable cast-on. And now I'm going to go back to my old one."3. "I hate these fucking cables. Yes, they are fucking cables even though I haven't started them yet."

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Testing out Google's Picasa. Pretty groovy. These are the first few rows of some Christmas knitting--Probably a bit late to be getting started, but there you go. I'm doing a modified Fan and Feather stitch scarf with some Windy Valley Muskox Qiviut yarn. It's not as soft as I've been expecting--I wonder if the shop had it stored for a while? I figure it'll get much softer and fuzzier after I wash

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I think I'll stop trying to excuse the fact that I just don't write in this thing very often. I'll just pick up wherever I left off the last time I was here. 

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Well, as ever, I procrastinated to the very end. I was determined to stay up last night, but I changed my mind--I have never been able to knit while being half-asleep. There was no way I would be able to knit up 200 yards of yarn in one day (at least not as a beginner). I gave it a good try though:I got through one ball (~100 yards) over the course of a week and then knit about 100 yards between

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So this is what I have of my scarf so far... as you can see, I have not gotten very far. ;)I will be on a knitting marathon tonight. I will try to post pictures of my progress:

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So this is the humble beginning of my Misty Garden Scarf for the Knitting Olympics. It was taken in low light with a camera phone, so excuse the quality. :)I was afraid originally that I had not set enough of a challenge for myself. Fortunately, that is certainly not the case. The yarn is definitely hard to work with (in fact, I'm not sure if my tension is correct or not--it does not seem as

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This is a test post from Photobucket.com

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So I cast on while watching the delayed showing of the Opening Ceremonies. Unfortunately I still do not have a working camera, but I should be able to take some lower quality pics later on.

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Restraining order granted against Paris HiltonLOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- A court commissioner issued a restraining order Tuesday against celebutante Paris Hilton, ordering her to stay away from an event producer who claimed she threatened and harassed him.Emphasis mine....Celebutante? Does that mean she's famous for not doing anything, or despite not doing anything?

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I've got my yarn ready. I hope I get home early tonight. I'd like to swatch before the ceremony. :)

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I am now officially on the roster for the Knitting Olympics. :DI will be knitting the Misty Garden scarf from Scarf Styles for the challenge. I haven't learned yarn overs yet, and I am making it longer than in the pattern, so I think it should be a challenge. :)

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Girl Scout cookies. Thin Mints.

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I have managed to get a hold of 5 balls of this Rowan yarn. It should be here in a couple of weeks.I don't like to think of the amount I've spent on yarn since my first project. I should probably keep track of it though, just to keep myself level-headed.

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I'd like to customize this blog at some point, but that would require me having spare time. Or being able to manage the time I do have.I'm on a hunt for a shade of Rowan Kid Classic yarn that is no longer produced (#827). I've exhausted a few sources, but hopefully not all of them.I should be getting ready for work, so I'll send this post out into the void and get going.

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I've tried to express myself in numerous ways, including drawing, web design, photography and writing in many many journals, all bringing me no closer to self-integration. My latest obssession is knitting, although it appears I do it as haphazardly as anything else. I start multiple projects at once and never seem to finish any of them. I looked though a lesson plan for a knitting class and

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