As The Yarn Turns

10 Knitterly Things You Didn't Know About Me

I thought I would try Grumperina's meme. I'm not sure I can come up with 10 things you don't already know, but I'm going to give it a shot.

1. I use both Continental and English methods of knitting, depending on what I'm knitting or what kind of mood I'm in. Sometimes I even use both methods in the same garment. When I knit Continental, I have my own quirky style of purling.
2. I've never knit socks on circulars and I've never really wanted to knit socks on circulars. There's always a chance I could change my mind though.
3. I've never knit socks toe up but I'm going to try it one of these days.
4. No matter how bad my hand spun yarn looks, it's always exciting to actually knit with it. That's partly because I made it and partly because I like the way hand spun yarn feels when I knit with it.
5. I cannot knit lace after drinking a glass of wine or two. I have to rip back my knitting almost every time.
6. I knit mostly for myself. Occasionally I will knit for others but often I find the items don't get used. Nothing would please me more than to find out someone wore out something I knitted for them. I think I feel that way because my Mom was always saving her gifts for that elusive "special occasion". I like knitting socks for Rick because he wears them a lot.
7. Most of the time I still knit flat items on straight needles. I seem to get wound up in the circulars when I knit flat with circular needles.
8. I love to knit lace. It fascinates me to see the patterns evolve.
9. I learned to knit when I was about 11 while we were on vacation. The first thing I made was a pair of slippers. That's also where I learned to prefer knitting with wool.
10. I often wind my yarn into balls by hand. I learned to wind yarn into balls when I learned to knit. I've done it that way for so long, it seems like second nature. I also like to rewind yarn into balls even when it's already in a ball, although I don't always rewind. I like to know in advance if there are any surprises, like knots.

The good news is that I've finally caught up on my Bloglines. Hey if things keep going this way, I may even end up posting my next Saturday Sky on a Saturday.

by Sydney  |

Just Another Manic Monday

Okay it wasn't a seriously manic Monday but it wasn't exactly calm either. I'm still way behind on reading blogs but I am making progress on catching up. October is going to be very busy though. We have several magic shows lined up for the month in. I'm afraid that I'll catch up only to fall behind again. Hopefully not. I also haven't been very good at posting my Saturday Sky. So here's Saturday's sky from early afternoon, before the storms started rolling in.

In spite of the rain, or maybe because of the rain, it was a calm and quiet weekend. A perfect weekend for knitting and spinning. I finished my first Schaeffer Anne sock. I thought I would never get there.

That's definitely not the most flattering picture of my leg. I swear my leg is not as fat as it looks in this picture.

Thanks again for the birthday wishes. The birthday celebrations continued on through the weekend. A friend treated me to lunch and wine on Friday. Then another friend treated me to dinner on Saturday. It's been a good birthday with good food and plenty of knitting and spinning time.

Also speaking of knitting socks, Socktoberfest will be starting in October. This is one of my favorite knit-alongs. All you have to do is knit socks and I'm usually knitting socks anyway. You don't even have to finish them. It's just a fun way to celebrate handknit socks.

The ferrets have been getting ready for winter - eating a lot, sleeping a lot, putting on weight, and starting to get their winter coats. Maybe I can convince them to have their picture taken next time.

by Sydney  |