http://www.kelpknits.com knitting, indubitably. Sat, 24 Jan 2009 01:51:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Now is the time when knitbloggers look back and reflect on the finished objects of last year. Here's a mosaic of it all: Twenty four things: half of them socks, 10 accessories, the Squares for Sharron blanket, and poor Phyllo Yoked Pullover, which turned out very unflattering, sigh. You ... http://www.kelpknits.com/2009/01/23/komb/ Way back in February I decided to knit a pair of socks for each month in 2008. I felt that my sock yarn stash was getting entirely out of control and I had just enough skeins to knit 12 pairs of socks. Well, it's almost the end of the year ... http://www.kelpknits.com/2008/12/20/sock-a-month-in-2008-success/ Pattern: Kinetic by Norah Gaughan (on ravelry) Yarn: Malabrigo merino worsted in Azul Profundo Poor Rob's only scarf is my very first knitting project - a two-by-two rib scarf that looks like it's been around the block. I decided that I needed to remedy this and was on the search for ... http://www.kelpknits.com/2008/12/07/kinetic-and-another-bonus-scarf/ It's the "winter" season here in TX, so time for some fall accessories! We can also call this the blog post about old knits, because two of these were finished ages ago. Pattern: Trinity Stitch Hat from Craftster Yarn: Blue Sky Alpaca Hand Dyed Cotton I started this hat about a year ... http://www.kelpknits.com/2008/11/26/two-berets-with-a-side-of-cowl/ Knotions launched last weekend and I have a little green pattern in it: Hanging Vines socks! These might just be my favorites of the three recent sock designs (Oak Leaf and Interlocking Leaves were the other two). They were inspired by the ooodles of jasmine growing along the fence ... http://www.kelpknits.com/2008/11/20/hanging-vines-socks/ The Oak Leaf Socks pattern (originally appearing in Knotions) has been translated to German! Thanks to Andrea (kaita on Ravelry) for doing all the work of translating the pattern! You can download the German translation here (pdf). Enjoy! http://www.kelpknits.com/2008/11/15/oak-leaf-socks-now-available-in-german/ Socktoberfest is over, so it's finally time to catch up on all the socks I've been knitting. These are pairs 8 through 11 of my grand sock-a-month-plan, and I'm almost done with the last pair. Finally! No more socks! I'll be very happy when the sock ... http://www.kelpknits.com/2008/11/01/socks-socks-socks-2/ It seems like I'm beginning every post these days (er, months) with a statement of how long it's been since last time I posted. So now that those formalities are out of the way, hi! We survived the hurricane! Which happened last month! We were very, ... http://www.kelpknits.com/2008/10/14/reentry/ Hi blog! It's been a while, but you know how that goes. I've been super swamped with work and we're "sheltering in place" in preparation for hurricane Ike (we're in central Houston, so no worries - we're pretty safely out of harm's way). I'm dropping in all ... http://www.kelpknits.com/2008/09/12/interlocking-leaves/ Hi! It is hot out. So I've been knitting socks! First off, the Oak Leaf Socks! The premiere issue of Knotions came out last Monday, and I was lucky enough to have this pair of socks included. Jody did a rocking job with the magazine (I totally understand how ... http://www.kelpknits.com/2008/08/11/oak-leaf-and-marilinda-socks/ Knitting? no. Spinning? Yes! In fact, I brought fiber to predraft at my Stitch and Bitch last week, rather than knitting on one of the many projects that I'm bored to tears with. Someone asked me if I joined the Tour de Fleece spinalong. ... http://www.kelpknits.com/2008/07/24/spinning-2/ Hi! We're back from Europe and still trying to adjust to the time zone here. I've realized that it's much easier to sleep through the night when you don't have cats laying on your pillow and kneading your legs at wee hours of the morning. Yeah. ... http://www.kelpknits.com/2008/07/07/hush-hush/ Have I mentioned that it's too hot to knit? Or the humidity? Knitting mojo is low, so I busted out the ancient Kenmore 8 for some fun sewing time. Where fun involves lots of tension issues and ill fitting clothing. A skirt! Not without a fight, but ... http://www.kelpknits.com/2008/06/30/sew-what/ What do knitters do when one of their kind is pregnant? Well, they knit! Last month, I decided to organize a little square-along for a fellow stitch and bitch-er, Sharron. These are my squares! We knit everything in Berroco Comfort in the Lavendar Frost colorway. The full-blanket ... http://www.kelpknits.com/2008/06/26/squares-for-sharron/ Sorry about the whole abandonment thing, blog. I took a bit of a break to do some secret knitting, and then I wasn't working on anything for a while, and then I became lazy. I blame summer. It's do damn hot to do anything but sit around, ... http://www.kelpknits.com/2008/06/23/hello-blog-its-been-too-long/ All of my knits have been in the unbloggable category these days, but I managed to create some bloggable drama. Drama! I was happily knitting along on this pair of socks when I decided to change the rib pattern after starting the second sock. I made the executive decision ... http://www.kelpknits.com/2008/05/19/how-to-graft-2x2-rib/ I think I've figured out the reason why I've been such a lax blogger lately. I absolutely and totally procrastinate on writing the posts. Photos hang out on flickr for weeks before I can muster the motivation to sit down and write a couple of paragraphs. So! ... http://www.kelpknits.com/2008/05/09/mdsw/ Things that are dull: 1. Endless stockinette in black fingering-weight cotton. 2. Blogging about endless stockinette in black fingering-weight cotton. I'm slowly phylloing my way to a completed sweater, but ugh! So much stockinette! I'm really trying to finish this one before I leave for Baltimore on Friday. There is ... http://www.kelpknits.com/2008/04/29/phylloing-my-way-to-the-finish-line/ I've been spinning like crazy lately! Knitting: meh. Spinning: whee! I've been practicing making a smooshy two ply yarn, with varied results. Pigeonroof Studios superwash merino in Vintage Blue, 102g, 185 yards. I love Krista's yarns and fiber. I have two more braids of her fiber in the ... http://www.kelpknits.com/2008/04/17/a-study-of-two-plies/ Blog, I've been neglecting you again. I blame freaking Lost - Rob and I are working our way through seasons 1-3, which always trumps internet time. I'm about four projects behind on updates (if you count handspun), so here's a little two-for-one sock action. Pattern: Leyburn Socks Yarn: Lisa Souza ... http://www.kelpknits.com/2008/04/04/sock-doubleheader/