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December 29, 2006
I'm excited about my new needles!
I have seen these boro knitting needles for ages, and thought "I might be able to do that"...so yesterday I was in an exploratory mood and decided to give it a try...mind you, my torch is about the lowest end used for melting boro and I am in no way an expert - in fact, one of the colors i used was a cobalt blue, but when I melted it, it turned metallic...I thought this might happen, but I'm not bothered - its my first attmept and I love weird ocurrances like that...I'm pretty pleased with how they turned out...12 in needles, probably about a size 8...today I'm gonna give them a whirl with some fibres and see how they knit...the tips are a little bumpy, but they don't feel bad when I rub them together...
And then I FINALLY stitched some beads onto my little fuchsia clutch...it has been sitting here for months waiting...all I needed was some DMC floss that matched the clutch, and now the beads are on and I'm happy with the result...its not a very big clutch, it doen't hold much, but that's ok...I still like it...
I started another mystery ball scarf on the flight to Tucson and finished it the next day...so I had to take some shots and show it off...they go so fast that I decided to try one out of my own stash, which is the purple/green one that you see...Brian hates (HATES) the peach/pink ball of yarn that I used in the middle, but I think it looks great so I don't listen to him...he doesn't understand color theory and I think I have a decent color sense, so blech on him...This is the first time I've ever attempted a seed stitch (the lime green swatch) and was surprised at how easy it was...Next up I want to tackle some cables...eventually I'll knit a cover for the car...heh...
So yesterday I ended up cleaning up my work table to turn it into a PMC work station...its coming right along...I'm ready to mash some clay, as soon as it arrives..
And YES! I MUST HAVE that 'will knit for tattoos' tote..too hilarious..!
Posted by Donner at December 29, 2006 10:57 AM
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I love all the knitting projects, Donna! I'm so jealous. I don't knit. :-(
The mystery ball scarf is truly gorgeous. The totes and bowls are fun. Maybe I should take a knitting class....
Posted by: Beth at December 29, 2006 04:48 PM