Who was she herself? The real one, the true one, with God's mark upon her brow?

who do you think you are?

who are you to judge me and decide if i should have a child or not? who are you to be sarcastic? you have an empty head.

who are you to try to take over my group and undermine my authority? did you have the nerve to start a group like this? no? then let me run it the way i want and do not undermine me or try to manage behind my back.

who are you to decide if we should meet once, twice or several times?

just who do you think you are?

new knitting book

I just got myself a copy of Knitting Block by Block by Nicky Epstein. Love the hardback and the photography, more on the actual blocks once I get through the book )and maybe test knit a few)

Bitterroot is exhausting me...am at 80%, REALLY want to finish and block it before the ladies lunch at my place next week (vanity, vanity)....but the stitch counts have gone up and the purl rows are boring me...yeah my fingers are itching to swatch with the worsted silk i got off ebay, but i am being stern.

im back ...

with a new 'about me' writeup on both blogger and ravelry.

Startitis. Short attention span. Love lace. Knitting on circulars only. Love animal fiber. Acrylic works sometimes. but mostly merino, alpaca and wool blends. I. can't. knit. socks. Need to de-stash. Spend 60% of my monthly allowance on yarn (and knitty bits). TG for a tolerant husband! Homemaker. Displaced desi. Go through phases. Hats. Cables. Now, lace. Trying to write a novel. Knitting competing with plotting though :(

i love my writing (when it does happen!)

Fuzzy feet redux and camden hat too

i am leaving for India in approximately 3 weeks. and in that time i need to finish Lia (unhappy with the fact that i had to frog an entire skein's worth due to the negative ease which they published AFTER i had CO), make a hat for dad, and slippers for mum and the husband. i have the yarn ready...just can't seem to make the time to finish it all up.

ugh!

update: finished dad's hat and 1 of two slippers for mum. now my husband wants the hat and i still havent worked on lia at all.

when you see things that former classmates do and achieve, you wonder what went awry, and why am i the only one at home and with nothing to show for all those years?

Shiny new swift and a new pattern

Lots of updates, since I haven't written in a while. Finished my first felted slipper socks/clogs. they were HUGE, Hagrid sized but after felting are very thick and warm and will (hopefully) keep my feet toasty in the winter months. My hands and feet are already cold...and it is only fall. :(

Got navy blue bulky wool from knitpicks to make Lia. Gauge swatch finished and just CO. Row gauge is a bit off, my swatch is slightly longer but it should be okay. Could not figure out the stretchy/slingshot type cast on recommended, so used a knitted cast on (my knitted CO tends to be way loose anyway).

But here's why i am so happy today: My knitpicks swift finally turned up today...wooooooo hooooo! Used it to wind 3 hanks already and am so thrilled with it. Tried using chairs and the husband to wind a hank of bulky and sock yarn respectively with equally disastrous results. complements the knitpicks ball winder perfectly. Am so glad i have it.