mdsw, 2011

May 9, 2011
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mdsw, 2011

I went down to the Maryland Sheep & Wool festival on Sunday. The weather was really nice. I was only at the festival for maybe 2 hours but got exactly what I was looking for. I kinda went crazy and stocked up on some Koigu and some mill-ends. I am still working on a crochet block blanket that is going to take me ~400 squares. I’m at a little over 200 now. I’m running out of my original Koigu colors and needed some new additions. Also got a teensy bit of roving in a very me color combo and some yarn for a summery thing. I finally got to try ribbon chips this year. Kind of underwhelmed. Highlight of the trip was finding a new route there and back. I’ve taken the parkway in the past, this year I figured out how to take the turnpike. By figure out…I don’t mean follow the GPS, because it lies and in the past it had routed me on the longest, most boring road ever! I am so surprised that I actually am conscious enough to write a semi-coherent post on a Monday!! Meanwhile, I’m avoiding other things, such as email, FB,...

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today felt like spring

April 24, 2011
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today felt like spring

While today was humid and sort of gross, it felt just like the way spring and Easter should feel! Still no knitting content. I’ve finished some things, but haven’t had time to photograph them. I’m kind of looking for the perfect project at the...

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Where does time go??

April 23, 2011
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I have no idea. Completely coincidentally this post comes almost a year to the day of my last. A lot has changed. Changed jobs, have had tons of fun, ate great food, bought some great things, entered into the world of sewing, did some...

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still stuck on gray

April 26, 2010
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still stuck on gray

from Knitty 7 ball of Lana Grossa Giro Interesting pattern. Started this on the recommended needles but had to go up 2 sizes to get a better fabric and...

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shades of gray

August 24, 2009
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shades of gray

Dark grays are my new navy. It has to be the right shade of gray for me…because there are some ugly grays out there. I just finished Twilly from...

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Berlin recap..

August 4, 2009
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Berlin recap..

May 14th, flickr greeted me with a very apporpriate hello. Leaving for my trip to Berlin was a little scary. I knew where I was going, but not knowing...

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