the fiber fetishist

I swore off swaps last year not because I’d had any bad experiences, but because I was worn out from participating in and organizing swaps. During that time, there was one swap that I very much wished I had relented and joined. Emily (Yarn Miracle) organized the Wee Tiny Sock Swap last year as a [...]

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I have been following Jan’s (be*mused) absolutely gorgeous mitten knitting (also this one). Each mitten is gorgeous — the patterns, the colors, the shape. Oh, mittens! I had a couple of talks with E (Poking My Eyes Out) about not wanting to knit two mittens. I just want to knit singles. But possibly many, many [...]

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Just a quick FYI: the site will be down for a period of time this weekend while my WSP moves a bunch of servers to their new datacenter. They suggest a 12 hour window from midnight eastern (GMT -4) through noon on Saturday, 22 March 2008. Working in the industry, I think this is a [...]

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It’s amazing how much knitting one can get in when stuck not doing anything active! cables and cables I finished the back of the Cabled Hoodie last weekend, while I was stuck not moving much due to a knee injury. The pain has been worse this week, so I haven’t knit much (I just wanted [...]

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Not much to say, but: cabled hoodie, here on flickr It’s the Patons Street Smart Cabled Hoodie in Cascade 220 (Walnut Heather–8013). It’s a very light heathered brown (a little washed out above). I’m enjoying the knit so much I considering bringing it in my bag today for my lunchtime knit. Instead I have my [...]

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Friday evening, my lovely husband asked me if I could knit him a hat. “Black or grey or something neutral. One that will roll up. One that is taller than the last one you made me.” “Oh, and only if you can finish it in two days or less because I think it is going [...]

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Yesterday was the day that my sock pattern came up in the Stitch ‘n Bitch 2008 Page-A-Day Calendar. The pattern is long and extends into today and tomorrow. A week ago, a user on Ravelry caught an error published in the pattern and I’ve put up an errata page. I’m still going through the published [...]

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