http://www.knitwerk.com Wed, 31 May 2006 05:15:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Husband and brother have October birthdays. We hosted the big joint celebration last weekend with a house full of overnight guests. While both have a fondness for sweets, their tastes are distinctly different, so we had two separate birthday cakes. Husband prefers lemon-y, coconut-y desserts—a bit mystifying for my family ... http://www.knitwerk.com/archives/2005/11/01/blood-sugar-rush/ While Husband is very happy with his new socks, he complains that they’re “Socks With Rules.” The knitters I know will understand this, since the new socks are alpaca. For him, “hand wash only” is a rare and foreign concept. The first pair that I started for Husband (in hardy Lana ... http://www.knitwerk.com/archives/2005/10/28/short-rows-links-and-tutorials/ Seriously, Dad, I’m going to talk in this brief entry about something I found to make for you that’s just about perfect, so don’t read on. ... ... (Does it ever work, by the way, to make this request? If I were asked specifically not to read something, I think I’d get all ... http://www.knitwerk.com/archives/2005/10/18/dad-dont-read-this/ Well, it’s been a while! I’ve been out a lot in the last month. Despite all, life has been pretty balanced, with tons accomplished on the knitting and BackTack front. The two things that have suffered most have been the knit blog, and my nutrition. I choose to turn my ... http://www.knitwerk.com/archives/2005/10/13/busy-busy/ Got back from vacation to a lovely surprise from a grumpy friend: Pretty beads for knitting: And some really beautiful beads for jewelry or stitch markers. The pink quartz ones will need to be made into earrings immediately… there are some gorgeous carnelian beads, as well as glass and stone beads in ... http://www.knitwerk.com/archives/2005/09/10/beaded-knitting-in-my-future/ Confession: I originally started a different pair for my Sockapal2za exchange using the Alpaca gifted me by last winter’s awesome secret pal, Chrissie. I loved the Cable Rib Socks from Spring ‘05 Interweave Knits, and was able to squeeze gauge out of the alpaca – it was awfully dense, but ... http://www.knitwerk.com/archives/2005/09/10/happy-husband-points/ We took a nice, long car trip up the coast over the extended holiday, so I had lots of knitting time. I finished two pairs of socks: the new Sockapal2za socks, as well as a pair for my husband. First, for my pal, Errant Ankles by Jackie Erickson-Schweitzer of Heartstrings, ... http://www.knitwerk.com/archives/2005/09/10/sockapal2za-finished/ This is the first in my series of knitting bags from felted sweaters (the ALP bag from previous post was the second bag). Designed for a redheaded friend with feminine tastes, it’s from a rosy brown women’s sweater, felted to make a small-to-medium-sized bag. I needlefelted a rose on each ... http://www.knitwerk.com/archives/2005/08/22/bag-from-felted-sweater-the-prototype/ This was a fun and challenging project. You’ve probably heard about Backtack, a exchange for crafty types. You send fabric to someone anonymously, who then makes things to hold notions for another anonymous blogger using the fabric they received. Since you’re basing your project on fabric that someone else sent ... http://www.knitwerk.com/archives/2005/08/11/backtack-complete/ What a fun evening — last Tuesday I enjoyed a lovely room full of yarn, knitters, and the Yarn Harlot : The Draw If you get a chance to see her, go. You won’t regret it. Stephanie is everything charming and funny, just as you would expect. Still ... http://www.knitwerk.com/archives/2005/08/10/celebrity-sighting/