I am not a patient person.
When we go out to eat, as soon as I consume my last bite of food I ask my husband if we can leave.
I am never late. I get real mad if someone else is.
I can hardly wait for Christmas morning. I like to know what my gifts are as soon as they are purchased.
I even struggle with not telling my husband what his gifts are. I just can’t wait for his reaction.
Waiting for my Ravelry invitation has been no exception.
I have been hitting the ‘antsy’ link on Ravelry for over a month and keeping a spread sheet of my progress to the top o’ the list.
When a fellow knit nighter told me you can check your status online I became obsessed. I have been keeping a chart of daily admissions and my subsequent place in line. Much of the last 16 hours of my life have been spent on Ravelry. I think it was worth the wait. I found about ten sock patterns that I simply must cast on right away. There is however a sense of loss, having checked my status sometimes ten times a day, I find there is something missing in my daily browsing activities. When I shared this behavior with my fellow knit nighters it was mentioned that is may just be my way of controlling something quite out of my control. What ever the reason I think it is a bit wierd. I am just glad I am in. Off to the next adventure.
Archive for August, 2007
WikiKnitting Mentioned in Vogue Knitting
Published by August 25th, 2007 in Uncategorized. 0 CommentsEarlier this week Trish pointed out that WikiKnitting is mentioned in the current issue of Vogue Knitting. That’s the Silver 25th Anniversary edition. It’s on page 23 in the section “Ewe-ser friendly.”
I didn’t have the current edition yet, so I went to the LYS on Wednesday to pick up a copy. To my surprise they were already sold out! They had a store copy, so we looked it up and sure enough they mention the wiki. The store was expecting to get more copies on Thursday and promised to hold one for me. So of course I have to go back today and pick it up. Rough life, I know. Spending Saturday afternoon in a yarn store. You didn’t think I was just going to stop by and then leave did you?
This is the first mention of the wiki in the printed press that I know of. It’s quite an honor and pretty exciting to be mentioned in Vogue Knitting! If you know of any other references, please leave them in the comments.
After months of waiting, I received my invitation to join Ravelry today. woohoo! I can hardly wait.
For those of you who don’t know, ravelry is a social networking site for knitters, crocheters, and spinners. It’s still in the beta stage, so you need an invitation to join. The good news is you just have to add your name to the list to get an invitation. The bad news is the list is currently around 17,000 people long.
I am so pleased with myself! I finished my first lace socks.
I bought this Fiber Trends Lupine Lace Sock pattern at the Stitch & Pitch.
Not too difficult, a good starter lace pattern. After a few mistakes on the cuff I was off and running. I finished the first one in about 3 days, the second took a little longer. I carried it around completed sans a closed toe for about a week. I just don’t get real jazzed about kitchener stitch.
And now here they are. I love them. I am casting on another pair in the STR Calico colorway. I also have cast on the Marina Piccola socks by Kate Gilbert. Kate is well known for her Clapotis pattern.
These socks are knit in STR colorway Scaponia
I learned who my sp11 match is about a week ago. I sent her an email and had a hard time containing myself.
And then just a few days later my pal sent me an email. I am so giddy about this sp stuff, I feel like I’m in elementry school. I always loved the thrill of secret exchanges, not knowing who drew my name, excited about their perception of me, and how that would manifest itself.
In case you haven’t figure it out yet, I love felting. It’s one of my favorite knitting techniques. I’m always on the lookout for new methods and tips. A link to felting using your Kitchen-Aid mixer came to me this morning via my local Yahoo Knitters Group. I thought it was very creative and resourceful and I just had to share.
[Felting - The Kimberly Kitchen Aid Method] - Link
I’ve been taking a break from felting for the past few months. It’s been too hot this summer to get excited about knitting heavy wool. However, the weather here is starting to cool off and it’s beginning to feel like fall. (Which is exceedingly strange to me, since I grew up in the South and fall isn’t supposed to begin for another 2 months!) After reading this article and with the new Interweave Felting Issue coming up, I think I’m ready to get back into it.
Why You Shouldn’t Design as you Knit on a Plane
Published by August 4th, 2007 in Work In Progress and Knitting. 0 CommentsI’ve wanted to knit a lightweight cardigan that I can wear here on the peninsula for a while. It doesn’t get that cold here, but it’s the perfect weather for layering light sweaters. I bought 9 balls of GGH Safari linen on sale at the LYS a month or so ago (50% off woohoo!). They had a sample sweater knit up in it and it looked like the yarn would be the perfect weight if I knit it in a lace pattern. I’d also been wanting to play with knitting a one piece sweater from the top down. This seemed like a match made in heaven.
It started out just fine. I did my calculations for the neck and shoulder pattern, picked out a lace pattern from Barbara Walker vol 1 and started knitting. I made it through the arms, which I thought would be the tough part, just fine and started on the body.
As I was knitting the body, I went to visit a friend in Texas and took the cardigan with me to knit on the plane. It’s lightweight and fit easily into my carry-on purse. Extra yarn, check; knitting notions, check; pattern, um… no I’ll just figure it out as I go. And that’s where it all went wrong. Of course I didn’t realize it all went wrong until after I cast off the body. I guess I mis-measured (I looked pretty ridiculous measuring my torso while sitting in a plane seat) or miscalculated the waist decreases because instead of the opening lined by two parallel lines, it’s lined by two diverging lines. The waist is several sizes to small. *sigh*
The silver lining is that the lace I picked out looks fabulous. It’s Arrowhead Lace (p193) and Feather Faggot (p184) on the back and Little Arrowhead Lace (p193) on the front.
I’ve been in denial for a several weeks and haven’t looked at it or picked up a pair of needles. But I’ve decided that the mandatory waiting period for ripping has elapsed and I can’t think of another solution. I’ve decided to rip it back to the point that it all went wrong this weekend. Wish me luck.
Stitch & Pitch Seattle
What a fun night! Husband and I attended the game with our family Lady M and Sir L, residents of Seattle and the most fabulous hosts ever. We followed up the game by taking in the Bellevue Arts Festival, a tradition in my husband’s family for over 30 years.
The game was great — so many knitters! A blanket to my right, socks and sweaters behind me, and my husband to my left. The seats were up high, which provided us with I think maybe the best view in the stadium.
Now I must admit I am not a huge baseball fan. This situation must have been anticipated because when I was bored (this happened a few times), I went shopping. There were vendor stands from local yarn shops all around the level where our seats were. I got some great STR in Calico and ordered some in the Seattle Mariners colors (has not arrived yet). Stitch and Pitch provided us knitters with a little canvas bag to store our loot in as well.
Even though I am not a baseball fan the excitement of the game is infectious. Honestly I did not get much knitting done. I watched the people around me, enjoyed the company of family not often seen. Before I knew it the game was over. I am really looking forward to next year. 
