PurlGirl's Blog – March 2008 Archive (6)

3/31/08

Yippee! It is the last day of March! I love April as I know winter will soon be over (it's always long in Massachusetts.) We had a somewhat productive weekend. DH got 3 pieces of wall board up in the kitchen. I helped a little with the shop-vac and by staying out of the way, mostly. Still cleaning up from emptying my cabinets! Between that and the AWANA Grand Prix workshop on Saturday, my hubby was a working machine! I'm tired, so I can't imagine how… Continue

Added by PurlGirl on March 31, 2008 at 10:19am — No Comments

Stocking #1 done

My first Christmas stocking is completed. I am somewhat happy with it, and know the second one will go more smoothly. I am thinking about doing the afterthought heel option instead of the short rows. I'm not sure exactly how it will look since there is no picture of that option. Guess I will have to get out my sock knitting bibles.

We are on Day #3 of kitchen… Continue

Added by PurlGirl on March 28, 2008 at 10:03am — No Comments

3/26/08

I'm brain dead from going to Home Depot tonight with my hubby. So many decisions to make with the new kitchen and I feel like we jumped in before considering all of our options. Of course, all I really care about it the floor. I am really excited about having more cabinet space, but I don't have too much passion for picking out cabinets and ceiling tiles. I just want a floor that's easy to take care of and looks clean when I scrub it. We are looking at "industrial-strength" Vinyl Composition… Continue

Added by PurlGirl on March 26, 2008 at 6:29pm — No Comments

3/25/08

I added photos of past projects, although there are some missing, I'll have to keep looking on my computer because I know that my first and third sweaters should be in there somewhere. And I just found out that they are all flowing past like a slide show on my Page. Cool!

So I was working along on my short-row toe last night and almost done, when I come up with extra stitches, so I think I a going to go rip out a row and see if I can fix it. I don't have problems with regular toes,… Continue

Added by PurlGirl on March 25, 2008 at 9:34am — No Comments

The Christmas Stocking

Well, it is coming along. Like I said, this is my first fair isle project, so I shouldn't be too hard on myself, I guess.

We just started a total kitchen renovation this past weekend, so I don't know how much knitting I am going to get to do in the coming months. I guess that's why I started the stockings so early...and the fact that I was itching to try a real fair isle project. Me, I have to be making something meaningful, I hate practicing,… Continue

Added by PurlGirl on March 24, 2008 at 6:30am — No Comments

Easter

I have been knitting for 2 years this week. My current projects include:

1) Cabled sweater of my own design using the Harmony Guide to Aran Sweaters with Cerulean WOTA

2) Christmas Stocking using Annie's Woolens pattern with trees and hearts. My first official

Fair Isle project with WOTA Cranberry, Swish Jade and Bare. It is the first of 4 hopefully. I just did my first short row heel yesterday and did not like it one bit! But it looks ok. It was a different way than I had… Continue

Added by PurlGirl on March 23, 2008 at 3:27pm — No Comments