Month: March 2012

  • Not knitting

    Spring is in the air, and I’ve suddenly stopped knitting. I’m not sure why – maybe it is a sign that the current project isn’t working out as I hoped. Hopefully, it isn’t permanent – it has only been three days. In a strange coincidence, I’ve also started having trouble sleeping. Maybe it is the…

  • 3rd Annual Knitting and Crochet Blog Week

    I think I may well have a shot at this:

  • My harshest critic

    My son has given his verdict on Elektra: Mummy, that’s too much wool. I don’t like it. Tough. I’m wearing it anyway. I note that he was only copying his Father, who questioned the need to wear Elektra with the new cardigan. They are both on my list.

  • Sweet Tomato Eskarina Coriolis

    For the first time since last July, I had no socks on the needles, and not even a second sock to do. This state of affairs began at the end of February and continued until yesterday. Of course, there was a scarf being made with sock-weight yarn, but it didn’t have the portability of a…

  • Elektra – part the second

    Since I last posted, I have mostly been knitting away on Elektra, which is now completed and sitting on the blocking board. The pattern starts with a cast-on of just over 100 stitches, increasing to a total of around 450 per row by the end. The yardage in the pattern was slightly more than in…

  • Lever Knitting

    One of the things that really interests me about knitting is ergonomics. How can I knit more comfortably and more quickly? How can I put the effort in now to protect my hands against future degeneration/arthritis/RSI/whatever else can go wrong? The Yarn Harlot is known as a fairly speedy knitter who also gives talks on…

  • Elektra

    Having been especially virtuous and finished two long-standing wips (yes, the Paintbox Socks are complete – see right) in February, I had the luxury of casting on for absolutely anything I wanted. I’ve been considering shawls for a while, and bought the 7 Small Shawls e-book last month, so I decided to pick from my…