http://besquared.org/k2tog Thu, 28 Jun 2007 12:02:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } DSCF0194, originally uploaded by sherlockandsam. We had several beautiful days at Niagara Falls last week. An amazing place. Quote little B - "That's the biggest waterfall I've ever seen." That's something ... http://besquared.org/k2tog/2007/06/28/vacation-and-relaxation/ It's been a while! Summer hit full force and with Big E out of school for the summer there's been little time for the superfluous. And although I haven't posted in a while, knitting and blogging have been on my mind. The proof: 1. I'm working on redesigning my boring classic ... http://besquared.org/k2tog/2007/06/17/construction-zone-ahead/ This time I was sure it was gone for good. I was sick with a sinus infection, an allergic reaction to antibiotics and then bronchitis - a total of three weeks - and the knitting has come in slow little rows here and there. That's part of the needle problem. ... http://besquared.org/k2tog/2007/05/26/lost-found/ The stars aligned and two fabulous events occurred in one day. Maryland Sheep and Wool and my birthday. The birthday cake is courtesy of my friend Rachael, who noted that when you move away from home, your mom doesn't make you a cake anymore. Thank you for picking up the slack! It ... http://besquared.org/k2tog/2007/05/06/what-a-day/ I added a few inches to Flair and it looks much better. I have yet to block it and do a final picture, but that's to come. My last pic is what convinced me it needed a little something to be wearable and the extra inches helped a lot. Moving on!  ... http://besquared.org/k2tog/2007/04/26/moving-on/ Just a quick pic of my sorta finished unblocked Flair.You can see the bottom ends aren't woven in yet. I'm planning to add a couple of inches to the length and take an inch off the sleeve length. The seed stitch on the sleeves fall right at my elbow and ... http://besquared.org/k2tog/2007/04/17/sorta-finished-flair/ I bought these two lovely skeins a while back. The Sundara semi-solid is saved for a Nancy Bush pattern, probably Traveler's Stockings. I started this pattern in some yarn pirate semi-solid, but I'm having major pooling issues. I think this yarn might work beautifully. The other skein is the Vintage colorway ... http://besquared.org/k2tog/2007/04/16/two-skeins-in-the-basket/