Knitting, good food, a glass of wine, friends … a little bit everyday makes for great living.
Posted in peacock shawl on Apr 27th, 2007
… I can’t find.
The question I need answered is exactly how do you rip out twenty-six rows (450+ stitches) each of lace? Do I ….
Discover mistake. Ignore mistake. Be annoyed by mistake. Tell myself that a severe blocking will hide the mistake. Continue to be annoyed by mistake. Count the stitches to see if the mistake has miraculously disappeared. [...]
Posted in peacock shawl on Apr 22nd, 2007
… slowly.
The sleeves have been reknit without mishap (whew!) and are blocking before I seam them up. This means that I can return to the bird. Last time I posted a pic was here. It has grown a bit since then. However, with 480+ stitches in each row, progress is slowing. Each row takes about [...]
Posted in peacock shawl on Apr 8th, 2007
After a long hiatus from my peacock shawl, I’m back. It feels good. Like stepping through the front door, after a long stressful day, to find a wonderful dinner already on the table. With no dishes to be cleaned later, I might add. That kind of good.
After the work I did for the LYS color shawl, [...]
Posted in Knit, peacock shawl on Jan 1st, 2007
In the world of retail, most stores do not shut their doors for New Year’s Day. This includes the place my husband works. What this means for me is one final day to myself before returning to my own office work.Â
I have spent the day quietly – drinking tea and knitting. There is no noise from [...]
Posted in peacock shawl on Sep 27th, 2006
A mediator was called in to settle our differences.
I set aside the shawl for a few days. That didn’t stop me from going insane thinking about it. I decided the only way to truly know was to pull it from the needles and block it.
However, that prompted new concerns. What if I find something new [...]
Posted in peacock shawl on Sep 22nd, 2006
The response to my previous post has been overwhelming. I have loved hearing about all the great reasons for blogging. So many of you have also encouraged me to not let one woman ruin what could be an otherwise great group of knitters. Thank you so very much!
In the meantime, I have turned my ire [...]
Posted in peacock shawl on Sep 6th, 2006
Lace is soooo hard to photograph. Let’s face it. The beauty of lace is similar to that of a butterfly’s life. At the beginning it looks lumpy, blobby, and ordinary on the needles. Then, after some stretching it transforms into a thing of grace and beauty, like a butterfly from it’s cocoon.
I’ve knit past the [...]