today, it is a knitting blog

[mylittleredgirl]

I finished the never-ending sweater of neverendingness!! I still can't believe it took this long -- it's not that complicated -- but I suppose the extended mono of doom is a valid excuse.



The gleee and relief lasted about 8 seconds, and then I went "oh, crap. *Now* what am I going to do?"

I think socks next. Or baby stuff, for all of my friends (and by "all" I mean "two") with new babies or babies-who-will-be-new-in-less-than-a-week. Maybe tomorrow I will go and buy new project goodies.

And, heh, it's actually cold enough in my house right now to warrant wearing a wool sweater. I'd yell "What the heck is up with the freaking weather!?" but I've lived in the Berkshires for a long time and am therefore not that concerned.

-- Little Red, who insists that knitting in the summer isn't weird.

Comments

[mylittleredgirl.livejournal.com]

Well, maybe I should try crocheting again and stick it out till I get better at it!

And I love your icon. It's sad how well I remember my nursery rhymes as a grown woman who is yet to have children, but that one is one of my favourites.

[splash-the-cat.livejournal.com]

I decided to teach myself not long before my grandmother died (she had started the process years ago, but I only ever managed the chain stitch). It took me about a month of many bad words and skeins of yarn launched across the room, and then one day it just clicked. Now I lust after pretty soft yarn and spend the winters crocheting enough blankets for a small army.

And thank you! It's one of my favorite rhymes as well.

[mylittleredgirl.livejournal.com]

Ooooooh... pretty yarns...

Now that I finished this project I totally have a reason to go to the yarn store tomorrow and pet all the mohairs and stuff. My dilemma at the moment is that I really only wear fairly simple, classic styles... but I'm kind of bored of knitting them and want to knit something in crazy yarn and many colours and ridiculous patterns just to see if I can.

I checked your LJ info page to stalk your location -- perhaps when I do my Michigan trip at some undetermined point in the future to visit fraiser_jackson and jammer0307 I will have to drop by and we can make covetous noises at pretty yarns and exchange handcraft skillz! :) (oh, and nursery rhyme knowledge, naturally)

[splash-the-cat.livejournal.com]

I will have to drop by and we can make covetous noises at pretty yarns and exchange handcraft skillz! :)

Excellent idea!