June 09, 2004
Brief Blog Break
Please entertain yourselves while the pups and I take a few days off.
See you soon!
June 08, 2004
No News Tuesday
They say no news is good news, so I suppose we can have no good Knitting news :-)
Instead, here are some poems featuring knitting for you. Enjoy! and Happy Tuesday. See you tomorrow!
June 07, 2004
Ripping Yarns
Ripping Yarn 1: I rarely knit big blunders into my work, but when I do, they are usually doozies. I was knitting along, reaching the end of the increases of the Adult Surprise Jacket by Elizabeth Zimmermann and decided for some silly reason to re-read my pattern. Even though I had successfully done the recommended pre-knitting by working the Baby Surprise Jacket, also by EZ, I still bungled the point at which I was supposed to place three inches of stitches from either end on holders. Out came the needle, and off of my work came hundreds of stitches. I'm back on track now, and up to about 275 of my required 400 stitches, but my goodness! What a painful trip to the frog pond *that* was.
Ripping Yarn 2:Go Gryffndor! I went with my nephew to see the new Harry Potter movie, and we both agree that it was the very best of the three. If you haven't seen it yet, hurry up! It's wonderfully entertaining, especially if you have a kid with you. There's something about seeing a movie that is accompanied by a kid's giggles—makes it all the more entertaining :-)
Covetousness!
Are these the greatest stitch markers ever? I think so. Deb's sister made them, and I want some.
Pups
The pups had their usual leisurely weekend, and now they are all relaxed for the coming week of laying about and napping, interspersed with periodic barking at junebugs.
Monday! Little Jacks says Keep a Smile on your Lips and a Dog Biscuit in your Pocket.