Believe what you may have already heard: Ravelry is, in fact, the best thing ever to happen to knitting online. There’s something very satisfying (and not just because of my OCD tendencies) about being able to log and catalogue all of my projects and yarn, and the galleries of finished objects are an invaluable resource [...]
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Thank you Nadia!
Posted in Secret Pal, knitting, ravelry on September 1, 2007 | 1 Comment »
another SP present
Posted in Secret Pal, spinning on May 26, 2007 | No Comments »
Thanks to my SP for the 4 oz. of beautiful merino silk roving from Mountain Shadow Ranch! I’ll post a picture later (right now I’m house/pet-sitting, with a little foo-foo dog in my lap) but the colorway is called “Sea Mist” and that describes it perfectly. So lovely, and I can’t wait to spin it. [...]
Thank you SP!
Posted in Secret Pal on May 26, 2007 | No Comments »
I received a lovely package from my SP the other day (please ignore the socks and stuff everywhere… I was folding laundry when the package arrived):
Inside were candy of all kinds (including single-origin chocolates… mmm), the most wonderful cherry tea cookies, a scented candle, a pretty ceramic dish with a flower design, and two skeins [...]
May flowers
Posted in Secret Pal on May 26, 2007 | No Comments »
Happy spring, everyone!
Also, I received a wonderful gift from my SP upon returning from Boston–pics forthcoming (when Photoshop stops being wonky).
Secret Pal 10 questionnaire
Posted in Secret Pal on May 26, 2007 | No Comments »
1. What is/are your favorite yarn/s to knit with? What fibers do you absolutely *not* like?
I really love to knit with alpaca, though any animal fiber is great. Acrylic has its place, but I don’t care to knit with it, nor cotton which I find to be rather hard on the hands.
2. What do you [...]
