http://kixknits.com Blah blah blahging about knitting Sun, 15 Feb 2009 21:33:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm not writing much at work lately. So I'll try to get going on my blog again.  The weather here in Gilroy, CA is rotten. For outside that is; it might be perfect for knitting. I have a guernsey sweater sittng on my lap and I am finishing the back section. ... http://kixknits.com/?p=32 It has been awhile since I last posted. But I have been knitting. As a matter of fact, I obsessively finished the knitting on a wedding ring shawl. I have yet to wash it and block it, but maybe I can do that over the coming weekend. I should have done ... http://kixknits.com/?p=31 Okay, so I haven't posted in a while. Doesn't mean I've stopped knitting though. Quite the contrary. I am working my way through some of my lace yarn, having found a couple of shawl patterns that are quite easily memorized. So I can knit and read at the same time. Which is ... http://kixknits.com/?p=30 My garter knit, Shetland lace christening gown is done at last. Except for blocking, buttons, button loops and armhole bands. But I am calling it done anyway, as it is my perogative. It is nice to have finally completed some Shetland lace. It does take an awfully long time and it ... http://kixknits.com/?p=28 I waited in line for an Iphone yesterday. Didn't get one, because the store only had 20 and sold a bunch just to one family (little kids and all). So no more of that sort of thing for me. I don't need to be in the cattle line for something ... http://kixknits.com/?p=29 Here's what a dog looks like when he is anticipating firecrackers.   Not pretty, is it? Why firecrackers today? Cinco de Mayo, of course. And the town where I live has quite a Mexican-American heritage, so I imagine people will be celebrating like crazy. Luckily, I now have some tranquilizers I can give Duncan. ... http://kixknits.com/?p=27 Finally I can post a photo of some knitting I've finished. Squirrel mittens, from a pattern courtesy of elliphantom.com. I knit them in honor of my Duncan'[s canine friend, Toby. Toby loves squirrels and is a really good sport when we yell "squirrel" at him. He turns circles and yipes ... http://kixknits.com/?p=25 Here's something I miss -- the smell of perfume. Not dousing oneself in it. But wearing enough to waft a hint of flowers, or a hint of somehting tangy or fresh and hopeful. Wearing perfume always made me feel fresh and hopeful. However, nowadays so many people -- including me -- ... http://kixknits.com/?p=21 Darn, the weekend is over. The need to work for a living always slaps me in the face on Monday, most likely from having worked for more than 30 years. And needing to work for 20 more. At least it keeps me in yarn. My current knitting mood is finishing projects ... http://kixknits.com/?p=20 Whew, the dog is out of control tonight. Hide the yarn and the needles -- he's on a rampage. When Duncan gets bored, he attacks my knitting, throwing balls in the air and chasing them around the room. He often can be found with yarn strung around his muzzle. He's taken ... http://kixknits.com/?p=18