By Madame Purl, on January 7th, 2010
So I have two more finishes… a long and painful one and a quick knit one.
First the this is the Cocoon scarf, knit with Kidsilk Haze which is not one of my favorite yarns.
However, the finished project is very lovely as Madison agrees. This is going to Mom.
She’s also getting this extra-warm EZ hat. I [...]
By Madame Purl, on October 23rd, 2009
522 is the number of stitches I casted on last night for Maplewing shawl. I decided that since I just added more lace yarn to the stash it was time to cast a project on. In fact, I’m actually in a casting on mood, which sometimes does not strike me, so I’m taking advantage of [...]
By Madame Purl, on April 14th, 2009
When I went to the Estonian Lace Knitting Class with Nancy Bush a few months ago, Nancy talked about the Greta Garbo shawl, which is the first shawl after the cover that you see in the first edition – it was fixed in the next editions.
It didn’t make the book due to there not being [...]
By Madame Purl, on March 12th, 2008
I can see why this time of the year is so popular for vacations. I’ve been stuck in a funk and just haven’t felt like doing anything really. I’ve gone to work, I’ve done a little knitting, but my creative juices feel very sapped. I’m taking my vitamins, so I feeling a [...]
By Madame Purl, on March 3rd, 2008
Once again I can confirm why knitter’s have this thing called – rotation. Knitting the same things – day after day after day… gets dang boring. Plus this makes for a very boring blog. I seem to just be focused on my projects right now and since everyone knows what Mac ‘n [...]
By Madame Purl, on February 14th, 2008
A beautiful bunch of Stargazer lily’s showed up today from my Valentine. We have to wait a little longer before they bloom as they were fresh cut from the farm.
I still have to set the heel up for the sock that will go to my Silly Sock pal. It’s not complicated, but will take a [...]
By Madame Purl, on January 14th, 2008
So I wasn’t feeling so well last night and decided to watch Persuasion on the new Masterpiece show, which was Masterpiece Theater before it’s makeover. Anyway if you haven’t seen it on PBS – I’m sure it will be on near you. It’s a whole Austin series. I guess it didn’t get [...]
By Madame Purl, on November 18th, 2007
I’ve made it through the swarm…
now onto the last section. I’m seriously contemplating doing the petite. Since I’m so vertically challenged, I don’t want to get swallowed up in the shawl. You know I want to wear it, I don’t want it to wear me. I’m thinking the petite size will [...]