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| Narcissa Socks. Link to podcast on the right. |
I'm baaaaaack!
Latte: I'm still knitting the Lady Grey Shrug and I love it!
I'm plodding along on the Color Affection shawl. Very slowly.
I am racing through Martina Behm's Brickless and loving every moment of it. I was inspired when I saw Laura the Joy of Cooking Fairy's Brickless in progress when she visited.
Segue into Events: Laura visited during OFFF and the "Oregon Monsoon of 2013". At OFFF I purchased some self striping yarn from Fly Designs and two skeins of Super Sock from Abstract Fiber in the color "Portland" -- naturally.
I had, by the way, the pleasure of joining my San Jose friends virtually, via FaceTime. It was a blast, and four of the five of us were knitting Brickless!
Grande: I finished the Narcissa Socks. A fun knit and a lovely pair of socks. I enjoyed using Crazyfoot yarn and I think it will wear very well.
Bitter Cup: I do NOT know how to fix the Clapotis I was knitting. I ran out of yarn near the beginning of the decrease section.
Brewing: I've unpacked my yarn and organized my stash into a large Ikea shelving unit; it makes me so happy! I filled a crystal bowl with leftover sock yarn and I'm hoping it will inspire me to finally put together yarn to knit Leftie, another Martina Behm pattern.
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| Sewing Table Home Depot Hack (I added the shelf) |
Brewing morphed into Caffienated, I was so excited! Yes, that is the McGyver theme!
After much frustration and a great deal of effort, I gave up on truly repairing my sewing table and McGyvered it with a Home Depot hack for under $30. Now I can sew! I also used an Ikea hack to create a semblance of a standing desk, which has improved my life at work.
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| Finished standing desk Ikea hack |
I purloined from the Knitmores the idea of my "year". It's the Jewish year 5774, and i have declared for Abby 5774 that I will learn The Brioche Stitch. I have the book and have signed up for the Craftsy class with Nancy Marchant. I also have decided to learn double knitting, because I want to knit the Null Hypothesis Scarf from Needles & Artifice.
Sofa: I went to see This is The End which I enjoyed, and which led me to revisit the TV show Freaks and Geeks. I recommend Freaks and Geeks highly! I have also been watching Homeland, Masters of Sex and Scandal. I also must mention that I "foisted" the movie Bridesmaids on Laura. Finally, if you haven't been watching the TED talks ("Ideas worth Spreading"), hurry up and watch some; they are amazing.
Sorry you didn't get any answers to your Clapotis dilemma. There's a whole group on Ravelry for this pattern & they may be able to help.( I've made several so ought to be able to help you more, but I'm very much a Stick to the Pattern knitter). Also, have a look for The Rule of Fifths. This is a formula for enabling you to knit a Clapotis with the quantity of yarn you happen to have. From memory, you need a fifth for the decrease section - but don't rely on me! Whether this may help you to complete the pattern without too much ripping, I don't know. Obviously there comes a point when the finished article wouldn't be big enough, even if you could complete it. Only you know if this might be the case. All the best though - I love Clapotis - I think I've made five or more!
ReplyDeleteThe Rule of Fifths is the way to go. I'm finally ready to frog the thing :)
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