Knitting, good food, a glass of wine, friends … a little bit everyday makes for great living.
Posted in cleo & caesar, oh so random, peacock shawl, yarny goodness on Sep 2nd, 2006
The house was a chilly 68F degrees this morning when I awoke. A few hours later, the sky still looked like this. Grey, very, very grey. It is actually raining in the photo. One of those incredibly light and misty rains that puts a chill dampness in the air, but does not manage to wet [...]
Posted in Knit, peacock shawl on Jun 27th, 2006
After much swatching and graphing, I have figured out the design for the center of my shawl. I have also decided to design a peacock that will be colored like a Palawan. Therefore, I have moved on to the next part of the bird.
Does this look like a peacock eye to you? Me neither. Back [...]
Posted in peacock shawl on Jun 14th, 2006
My plea for my Amazing Lace partner to get her fiberself home has been answered – mostly. For the curious, she was herding llamas in Tibet.
I have one more class before I graduate magna cum lacey. I cannot begin to describe how sad I feel about this. I have learned so much from this series [...]
Posted in peacock shawl on May 31st, 2006
The first challenge of the Amazing Lace is to provide an introduction of yourself and your team member. Sounds easy enough. Yeah, right! Me? I am present and accounted for. Ready to intro myself away. However, my teammate, a shawl of my own design, is on holiday, trekking through Nepal, or on a mission to [...]