tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-363668842024-03-19T09:07:59.025-04:00InfiknittyWherein Linda knits and editorializes ad nauseum about her Newfoundland dog Bella, her cats Lucy and Ricky, and her daughters, #1 and #2.Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808156890355369669noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36366884.post-11538612350225729492008-07-12T14:58:00.011-04:002008-07-12T19:07:24.183-04:00"Block severely"My preference is to block lace within an inch of its life. Now I can accomplish this even better, because my darling husband has made me a lace blocking frame! He used Knitpicks' tutorial, which resulted in a sturdy frame with a vendetta against lace!With yet another Sundara FO off the needles, I was eager to give my new toy a whirl. The pattern is Swallowtail, one of the many fantastic Evelyn Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808156890355369669noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36366884.post-90986023193576966132008-06-15T10:08:00.005-04:002008-06-15T18:07:24.212-04:00WWKIP DayHaving just returned from Niagara Falls on Thursday evening (a spectacular place!), I didn't plan to mark WWKIP Day with a public display of my knitting, but in Friday's local paper there was an article about a knitter who organized a WWKIP event. Saturday turned out sunny and hot, so Alan and I checked it out. It was fun! I have never knitted in such a large group before, and it was exhilaratingLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808156890355369669noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36366884.post-10276905714775141372008-05-17T11:17:00.006-04:002008-05-17T13:31:03.377-04:00Yarn as sedativeHaving made my living off pharmaceuticals (the legal kind) for years, I would be the last to disparage them. But I've discovered something even better than Xanax (although just as addictive), and I bet you have too. . . pretty yarn.I've also expanded my horizons and tried new yarns. Recently I decided to see what this whole Loopy Groupie thing was about. The Loopy Ewe is a wonderful source of Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808156890355369669noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36366884.post-54246686127191251412008-05-14T13:04:00.007-04:002008-05-14T13:31:18.312-04:00Cranberry Relish Whoa! Another FO? Yes!I've been planning to knit a Shetland Triangle from Wrap Style for awhile now, and in my recent quest to do something, anything, with a skein of sock yarn instead of knitting socks, it was time to take up needles and cast on. The very talented Sundara dyed a gorgeous sock yarn called Burnt Cranberries, which I received as a part of the previously mentioned Seasons Yarn ClubLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808156890355369669noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36366884.post-83990428017599183872008-05-03T12:52:00.009-04:002008-05-04T16:19:29.080-04:00Haruha has landed!An honest-to-goodness FO! Really!Last fall I joined Sundara's Seasons Club, and chose Winter. (If you haven't sampled Sundara's yarn, I can heartily recommend it all.) Out of the six shipments, three are socks yarns. Now, I'm not much of a sock knitter. I know, I know, they are great portable projects, but they've never really thrilled me. Fortunately, the good knitters on Ravelry have discoveredLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808156890355369669noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36366884.post-50961292080494364882008-03-16T11:56:00.004-04:002008-03-16T12:27:07.132-04:00Love me, love my knitting A well-laid plan, but it doesn't always work. Daughter #1 wants nothing handknit by me, whereas Daughter #2 is always asking for more. Yep, she's in the will....#2 loves socks. All hues and patterns. And so she shall have them. She picked out the yarn herself for this pair, DG Confetti in colorway 39108 on size 3 Knitpicks Options via magic loop. The other gracious and grateful recipient of my Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808156890355369669noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36366884.post-42028675127934688392008-03-11T18:34:00.018-04:002008-03-11T19:13:21.596-04:00Oh so cute Malabrigo loafers!What a fun (and practical) knit! I will definitely make these again. They'll make great gift knits. Pattern: Malabrigo loafers by Julie WeisenbergerYarn: Malabrigo Chunky in CognacKnit on size 8Knitpicks Options circular needles via Magic Loop.The pattern called for two strands of worsted Malabrigo, but I just couldn't be bothered, and so used the chunky. I thought about doing one of the optionalLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808156890355369669noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36366884.post-63787234044350326122008-03-10T08:35:00.001-04:002008-03-10T08:37:27.028-04:00Back in the saddle againBlack Sheep, thanks for asking, I am knitting again!I finished the socks for Daughter #2, and these adorable Malabrigo loafers, and have even resurrected my bee stole! Now to get pics up....Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808156890355369669noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36366884.post-69615831792961595312008-02-03T14:56:00.000-05:002008-02-03T15:19:19.090-05:00Picked up nine stitches last night...in the Emergency Department of University Medical Center at Princeton. After shuttling Peruvian exchange students and Daughter #1 and her friends around all day, Alan and I stopped at Triumph Brewery in Princeton for a burger and a beer. Before I even had a sip of my Bengal Gold IPA, disaster struck! Knitting friends, I knocked over my beer and tried to grab it as it fell. Instead, it sliced my Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808156890355369669noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36366884.post-62295512272755530452008-01-27T13:12:00.000-05:002008-01-28T14:46:25.728-05:00A cheese grater in every closet!My name is Linda, and I'm a knitoholic. Don't alert the police, please, but I have had a library book checked out since December. Not just any book, mind you, but this one:If you are the Somerset county knitter who has had this book on hold for 8 weeks, I apologize, but I can't bring myself to return it. Simply put, I have fallen in love with Aran sweaters in general, and Alice Starmore's in Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808156890355369669noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36366884.post-1988637162831451202008-01-20T17:52:00.000-05:002008-01-20T18:34:01.644-05:00Knitters on a TrainWe wear our hearts on our sleeves. And around our necks. And around the necks and feet and hands and head of everyone we love. Have you ever walked into a room and immediately known who the knitter is? I did yesterday. Alan and I took the NJ Transit train from New Brunswick to Penn Station to see two exhibitions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC, the Art of Time and Tibetan Arms and Armor.Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808156890355369669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36366884.post-56763660247700344712008-01-06T16:18:00.000-05:002008-01-18T16:48:22.124-05:00Married!It's a fact. I have been a very bad blogger, and not much better a knitter. That's the bad news. The good news is that Alan and I were married Sunday Nov 18 in Princeton! Now, a photo to prove it:We had the perfect wedding at Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart, for my fellow central New Jerseyans who will know where that is. Family and very close friends were in attendance. There were Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808156890355369669noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36366884.post-69929430551183604502007-10-09T13:56:00.000-04:002007-10-09T18:03:51.667-04:00Rhinebeck SweaterI may not have a new sweater for Rhinebeck, but Alan will! The lovely hand-dyed Morehouse Merino bulky yarn has been in my stash for over a year, and it is finally having its debutante ball. Knit from the top down, this seamless raglan sleeve sweater is all I hoped it would be and more. Knit in the round in stockinette, with the next-to-the-last rows on neckline, sleeves, and bottom of the Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808156890355369669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36366884.post-67925327263303826022007-09-05T08:52:00.000-04:002007-09-05T09:01:18.440-04:00It's the hap hap happiest day of the year!The first day of school that is. Daughters #1 and #2 are off. Woo hoo!Thank you so much for your comments about blogging! I didn't as orginally promised post the winner by Sunday. My daughters, the judges, weren't around to make the call. But they have deliberated, and the winner of Cat's new book is heyyeah! My daughters love their kitties and dog. Please e-mail me with your address and I'll Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808156890355369669noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36366884.post-91744547138483361072007-09-02T13:47:00.000-04:002007-09-02T14:13:30.162-04:00Sitch n PitchZee dishrag, she is fini! My turn in dishrag tag came after I received a lovely red heart dishrag from Cheryl. She also sent me a cute little sheep measuring tape and some Lindt chocolates, which unfortunately melted. The chocolate managed to stay off the yarn and my pretty new dishrag. The pattern is lacy rib dishcloth, and it's free. It's one of my favorites, and looks good from either side.It Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808156890355369669noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36366884.post-50107779479919671912007-08-29T12:12:00.000-04:002007-08-29T12:35:48.794-04:00Cat times two, or I am a dope As described in an earlier post, I was thrilled to receive Cat Bordhi's new sock book. So thrilled, in fact, that I wound up with two durn books. I first ordered the book from amazon, but was dismayed by the estimated shipping date, which was listed as 4 to 6 weeks away. Having learned on Ravelry (love Ravelry!) that BMFA had the book, I ordered it from them. Notice I didn't say "and canceled myLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808156890355369669noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36366884.post-22627072765324880322007-08-25T16:35:00.000-04:002007-09-02T14:14:19.374-04:00Newf Heaven Ricky and Bella (Bella had just been shaved!)Not only is Ravelry the best thing since sliced bread, but there is a "big dog" group there, with other knitters who have Newfies and Bernese Mountain Dogs and Mastiffs, etc!If you're on Ravelry, check it out: http://www.ravelry.com/groups/big-lap-dog-knitters. Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808156890355369669noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36366884.post-64914252132940785142007-08-19T11:11:00.000-04:002007-08-19T17:42:28.441-04:00Turning socks upside down and inside out I was intrigued by Clara's review of Cat Bordhi's new sock book, intrigued enough to really want to get my hands on it, and quickly! Amazon was crawling with a 4- to 6-week wait, but BMFA had it in stock. I've been thumbing through the book for the last two days, and am mesmerized by Cat's ideas and creativity. What a clearly written and beautifully presented book! There is so much in my queue Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808156890355369669noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36366884.post-63688099222462924092007-08-04T15:22:00.000-04:002007-09-02T14:10:50.845-04:00Dishrag TagCecily, our Disparate Knitters Team Captain, has been tagged, so she has the "box." If you have no idea what I'm referring to, then you have missed out on some fun this summer. I'm not much of a dishrag knitter, but when Emily announced her summertime scheme, I had to participate. Since joining in June, I have been flexing my dishrag muscles and I think I'm ready!I made Alan's mum two dishrags, Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808156890355369669noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36366884.post-57379474408071546952007-07-25T17:29:00.003-04:002007-07-25T17:38:11.100-04:00Ravelry = CrackI can't get enough of Ravelry! After waiting forever for my invite, I used Ravelry's new tool to see where I was on the LIST, and found that my invitation was sent out a month ago. A month ago people! My guess is the spam filter ate it.Ravelry is an audaciously powerful tool for knitters. I can't say enough about it. Since joining I have: found other knitters who are making the same projects in Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808156890355369669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36366884.post-13769558191046104612007-07-22T12:37:00.000-04:002007-07-22T18:23:57.238-04:00Outlet Shopping in New JerseyGrowing up in the shadow of Giants Stadium, I've learned a bit about Noo Joisey over the years. At one point I had a (short-lived) job there working concessions for soccer games. That's how I got to see Soccer legend Pele make his magic. But before there was a Giants Stadium, there were the outlets. These really were your Grandma's outlets: the manufacturers opened up primitive retail shops rightLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808156890355369669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36366884.post-79513326429943987592007-06-30T10:33:00.000-04:002007-09-02T14:11:06.515-04:00Ain't love the sweetest thing?When I visited Alan in March, he had a surprise for me. He had asked his mum to teach him to knit! After listening to me going on and on and on about knitting, he decided to give it a go. This is a garter stitch two-color scarf that he had begun. His mum knits English style, so we knit differently, which was fun to see. His scarf has the requisite beginner's unintended buttonholes, increases, andLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808156890355369669noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36366884.post-58682492322138399202007-06-25T19:27:00.000-04:002007-06-25T19:45:23.342-04:00Cables and lace Here's the back of the Gatsby Girl pullover from the Fall 2006 IK. I find this sweater so visually appealing, with its combination of cables, ribbing, and lovely herringbone lace. The yarn, 70% baby alpaca and 30% silk, is Knitpicks Elegance in Grass. While it is a bit splitty, I enjoy knitting with it very much.I made a few modifications, which I will share assuming all goes well! The back is Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808156890355369669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36366884.post-64587650340923556482007-06-25T19:24:00.000-04:002007-06-25T19:27:03.971-04:00Turkish cast-on made simple!I've been intrigued by the Turkish cast-on, and despite checking out several blogs that provide tutorials, I never quite got it. That is, until I found this one. I get it now! And it is a fabulous cast-on.Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808156890355369669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36366884.post-21607147520465183502007-06-23T14:22:00.000-04:002007-06-23T14:37:41.944-04:00Hello kittyMy cats love their cat beds, which are nasty cheapo polyester pads that get beat up pretty quickly, and must then be replaced. Knitter that I am, how could it be that Lucy & Ricky don't have handknit kitty beds? Whatever the reason, I have remedied the situation.Lucy now sleeps on a kitty bed knitted from lovely Morehouse merino. Their cat kit is often the free pattern du jour, which means the Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808156890355369669noreply@blogger.com0