Friday, April 29, 2011

What do you call this?


What do you call this?
Originally uploaded by knittingbrow
When my iPhone is powering off or "thinking" about loading a page I see this image on the screen. It rotates clockwise. Rather the lightest spike moves quickly clockwise while the spikes behind it fade slowly.

I wonder what this is called. What do you call it?

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Cast-on Sunday Monday

Cast-on Sunday on Monday

My friend Cat thinks Sundays are the day to cast-on new projects. When I was knitting on Sunday, I didn't have time to start a new project so I did my Sunday cast-on Monday. Progress has been steady. I'm done with the heel and starting with the gusset decreases.  I expect to have it completed by Sunday so I can cast-on the second sock for Cast-on Sunday.

The suggestion for my socks is the Golf/Athletic Socks patter by  Schurch & Parrott. There is an errata for the pattern here, which gives you a full copy of the pattern.  I'm using Cascade Fixation on size 5 DPNs. 

What are you going to cast-on Sunday?

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Mary Poppins knitting

Yep, I knit while waiting for tonight's performance of Mary Poppins. The show was enjoyable, the staging inspiring and the singing jumbled.









Friday, April 22, 2011

Annoyance


Annoyance
Originally uploaded by knittingbrow
This past weekend I cut my thumb while working in the bathroom. After a day of healing, I snapped this picture. I never realized how much I use my left thumb when I knit.

My thumb is better and it doesn't hurt or annoy me when I knit.

Saturday, April 16, 2011

Another Broken DPN


Another Broken DPN
Originally uploaded by knittingbrow
Dammit.
Another 8" Colonial Rosewood DPN snapped while knitting on my toe-up Noro Socks.
This makes three of the DPNs that have snapped.

I'm not happy. I'd like Colonial to replace them or give me my $19.00 back.

Thursday, April 14, 2011

This just in I'm "cute as a button"

Cat's husband told her he thinks I'm "cute as a button." Kinda funny when I look in the mirror and have the dreaded morning hair. HA!

It made me smile and I thought I would share with you. I hope this made you smile and NOT spew coffee at your computer monitor. I know, it's frightening to see my morning hair. You should wake up everyday and see it.

Go visit Cat's blog and leave a comment. She posts a lot. 

Taking Hurt to Bed


Taking Hurt to Bed
Originally uploaded by knittingbrow
This picture was taken on 3/31/2011 and I posted it privately to my flickr account. I discovered the picture again this morning and decided to share it. It just reminds me sometimes the small things I hold on to create more hurt than needed.

"I discovered this little word in my bed this morning. It got me thinking. I don't have a lot of hurt in my life. There is some. I no longer want to take the Hurt to bed with me. It's time to appreciate the reasons it is here and send it on its way. 'I'm breaking up with you. It's me, not you. I don't need you around anymore. Thanks for being part of my life but it's time I moved on.'" I consider this the part of my Spring Cleaning. :)

Monday, April 4, 2011

Evil at Work


Evil at Work
Originally uploaded by knittingbrow
I started a pair of "Evil Sock Genius" toe-up socks almost two years ago using a draft of Yarmando's pattern. I picked up the socks this weekend and completed the second heel and heel flap, put the two socks together and noticed something was not right. The heel flap on the first sock was too narrow and needed fixed. So I frogged it.

Then I got lost in figuring out where I was in the pattern.

Evil Sock Genius to the rescue! This picture is Don tinking back and helping me get back into the pattern correctly. He identified where I was and let me take over.

Thanks for the help, Don. I was able to turn the heel and get 2/3 of the heel flap completed.

Please note the use of DPNs. :)

Saturday, April 2, 2011

David's (a) Heel


David's (a) Heel
Originally uploaded by knittingbrow
I finished knitting the David Socks by Anne Hanson this week. I'm happy with the result and they fit nicely.

I'm fond of this heel. I'll share more photos in a future.

Friday, April 1, 2011

Another Snapped DPN


Another Snapped DPN
Originally uploaded by knittingbrow
I'm working on socks using size US 0 8" Colonial Rosewood DPNs. Tonight, I snapped another one. This happened last year.

It ticks me off. These are $19.00 needles!

Is it my super strength or poorly made needles. Opinions?