Our 30th anniversary was Sunday Sept. 16th and I wanted a new dress to wear to church. I could live with the fact that we didn’t get to take that trip to Montana for this milestone. I could live with the fact that there would be no special get-together with family and friends to celebrate [...]
Archive for September, 2007
DIY Anniversary
Posted in Sewing on September 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Pink Monkeys
Posted in Knitting on September 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Here is a picture of the Coronet hat finished and blocking. It turned out pretty well and is going to my daughter-in-law Kim for Christmas. This hat was an easy and fun knit. The only problem I had is that the 9” length specified in the pattern for the 22” head circumference was too long, [...]
Let the Games Begin
Posted in Knitting on September 13, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Although it’s only the middle of September, the pressure of Christmas knitting has hit me hard for the last couple of days. I have been trying to ignore it and be faithful to my Dressy Jacket, but yesterday afternoon it reached fever pitch and I cast on for Coronet using the Bernat Natural Blends Cashmere [...]
Dyed Ganseys
Posted in Knitting on September 10, 2007 | 1 Comment »
As promised, here are a few pictures of my Gansey Socks post-dyeing. The color in the pictures is pretty true to the real color: a rich dark reddish-brown… Barn Red! I was going for a more brown color, but I can live with this. I dyed these socks using food coloring. A lot of red, [...]
I Love Gansey Socks Finished
Posted in Knitting on September 8, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Hooray! I was beginning to think this day would never come, but I finally finished the I Love Gansey socks from the Yahoo! Six Sox Knitalong group. Here they are in all of their ugly grandeur:
You can’t tell from this picture, but the second sock is not identical to the first as I made some [...]
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