http://www.kelpknits.com knitting, indubitably. Fri, 09 May 2008 21:03:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kelpknits.com%2F2008%2F05%2F09%2Fmdsw%2F&seed_title=MDSW%21 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/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kelpknits.com%2F2008%2F04%2F29%2Fphylloing-my-way-to-the-finish-line%2F&seed_title=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/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kelpknits.com%2F2008%2F04%2F17%2Fa-study-of-two-plies%2F&seed_title=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/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kelpknits.com%2F2008%2F04%2F04%2Fsock-doubleheader%2F&seed_title=Sock+doubleheader Pattern: The charts are a modified version of the Intricate Stag Bag, the general size is sort of based on the We Call Them Pirates hat. Yarn: Cherry Tree Hill Supersock in Tangerine, Dale of Norway Baby Ull in a charcoal grey Every Thanksgiving, we visit Rob's parents in a rural area ... http://www.kelpknits.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kelpknits.com%2F2008%2F03%2F26%2Fintricate-stag-hat%2F&seed_title=Intricate+Stag%26%238230%3B+Hat%21 It pleases me. I've been following around the poor kittehs all weekend, and they are clearly tired of the camera already. I realized that I've got a number of photos uploaded to flickr that I never blogged about. I've got a big finished project that I'm too tired to ... http://www.kelpknits.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kelpknits.com%2F2008%2F03%2F16%2Fi-bought-a-new-camera%2F&seed_title=I+bought+a+new+camera February's socks are finished! I swear I finished them last month, but have put off posting until I retook the photo. They kind of blend in with the background, no? I suppose I can be stealth kelp in these, at least on my back porch. Pattern: Child's First ... http://www.kelpknits.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kelpknits.com%2F2008%2F03%2F05%2Fchilds-first-sock-in-shell-pattern%2F&seed_title=Child%26%238217%3Bs+First+Sock+in+Shell+Pattern Why hello! It's been two weeks since we've hung out, mano-a-blogo. Mr. Roboto certainly enjoyed having the spotlight during that time, but I think it's time to push him a little further down on the page, lest we inflate his ego even more. He would like you ... http://www.kelpknits.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kelpknits.com%2F2008%2F02%2F27%2Fobsessed%2F&seed_title=Obsessed That Mr. Roboto, he's such a cornball. Mr. Roboto is daydreaming about you. Pattern: Robot (rav link) from Unusual Toys for You to Knit and Enjoy, Mochimochiland Heart Yarn: Brown Sheep Lamb's Pride Worsted and scraps of Louet Gems for Mr. Roboto, Wool/Sarisilk blend scraps for the heart This is another of those thrown-in-a-drawer, ... http://www.kelpknits.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kelpknits.com%2F2008%2F02%2F14%2Fif-mr-roboto-could-rearrange-the-alphabet-he-would-put-01010101-and-01001001-together%2F&seed_title=If+Mr.+Roboto+could+rearrange+the+alphabet%2C+he+would+put+01010101+and+01001001+together Usually my participation in Project Spectrum is purely coincidental, but this year I'm putting the teeniest bit of forethought into it. That's my sock yarn stash, all 12 skeins of it. I did buy some since making the sock-a-month pledge - the green skeins in the middle that look like ... http://www.kelpknits.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kelpknits.com%2F2008%2F02%2F13%2Fthe-sock-yarns%2F&seed_title=The+Sock+Yarns One of my sort-of resolutions this year was to finish-or-frog my lingering projects (let's not even discuss another resolution to blog more frequently, which I'm clearly failing at). How did I do? Well, the Socks for Veronik were project number 1 out of 6, and here's number two: Pattern: ... http://www.kelpknits.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kelpknits.com%2F2008%2F02%2F08%2Fcounterpane-clutch%2F&seed_title=Counterpane+Clutch Pattern: Socks for Veronik, from the Interweave Knits Holiday '07 issue Yarn: Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock, color Firefly These socks certainly brighten up the dreary days around here! We don't really get much of a winter in Houston, but the city is trying it's best with two solid weeks of grey ... http://www.kelpknits.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kelpknits.com%2F2008%2F01%2F24%2Fsocks-for-veronik%2F&seed_title=Socks+for+Veronik It turns out, when you're working on trying to finish 6 things at once, nothing really gets done. So here are a couple of projects that have been in the works for a while, but haven't seen any blog time. This is the start of a second Sock for Veronik, ... http://www.kelpknits.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kelpknits.com%2F2008%2F01%2F14%2Fnew-to-blog%2F&seed_title=New+to+blog Here's a look back at '07 in kelp! knits land, thanks to Knitlit Kate's idea. Almost a week late, but that's the way things roll around here. (2007 finished knits - I feel that there should be more, given all the knitting I do! 1. Scarves, 2. Utopia Hat, 3. Stockinette ... http://www.kelpknits.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kelpknits.com%2F2008%2F01%2F07%2F07-roundup%2F&seed_title=%26%238216%3B07+Roundup Finally, the fury continues. I decided to make my friend a set of sewn things, since she's not so into the knits. Starting with... (see the coaster backs here) The coaster redo! These are similar to the other coasters, but better sewn and better fabric composition. They also ... http://www.kelpknits.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kelpknits.com%2F2007%2F12%2F31%2Ffo-fury-part-3-sewing%2F&seed_title=FO+Fury+Part+3%3A+Sewing%21 I hope everyone had a great Christmas/Festivus/long weekend! Our holiday was wonderful, despite being away from our families. Thanks for everyone's well wishes for Rob - his surgery went wonderfully, and he's recovering like a champ. We spent the long weekend relaxing, Rob healing and me lazing ... http://www.kelpknits.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kelpknits.com%2F2007%2F12%2F27%2Fa-little-crafty-ennui%2F&seed_title=A+little+crafty+ennui If you're a female in our family that's receiving a gift from me, there's a good chance that you're getting a scarf! Pattern: Multidirectional Diagonal Scarf Yarn: Colinette Giotto, color Castagna When we were in London last year, I actively sought out places to buy Colinette yarn, since the price is right when ... http://www.kelpknits.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kelpknits.com%2F2007%2F12%2F20%2Ffo-fury-part-2-a-trio-of-scarves%2F&seed_title=Fo+Fury+Part+2%3A+A+trio+of+scarves Here's the first of four posts on all of the holiday gifts I've made over the past month and a half. I've been a crazy gift-making machine lately, due to a mix of mall-hating, handmade-wanting, and uncertainty of what to gift to Rob's family. The contents of the ... http://www.kelpknits.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kelpknits.com%2F2007%2F12%2F17%2Ffo-fury-part-1-the-small-stuff%2F&seed_title=Fo+Fury+Part+1%3A+The+Small+Stuff I've been hunkering down, crafting away in preparation for the holidays. I have a scarf, a hat, a pair of socks, and some sewing done, and I have 1.5 scarves, a colorwork hat, and more sewing to go. I'm going to make next week FO Frenzy Week, in ... http://www.kelpknits.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kelpknits.com%2F2007%2F12%2F12%2Fcoasters%2F&seed_title=Coasters%21 Kelly's holiday sweatshop is in full swing, and I just enlisted a little helper. Meet Mica, another Soto Softies creature (recall Igor, the stuffed praying mantis. Rob's still scratching his head about that one). Maritza's softies are so cute and so incredibly well made, it's a wonder that I ... http://www.kelpknits.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kelpknits.com%2F2007%2F12%2F10%2Fmica%2F&seed_title=Mica