Maven Knits

All tied on

Maven — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:07:42 +0000

Today I woke up with renewed inspiration. I am not sure whether it was the New Year’s Eve I spent quarreling with my shamelessly moraless and self interested coté noir, or the dramatic triumph of sobriety at 1:17am as I looked pitiously at the drunken chasseur and turned tail to find myself swaddled in my (Kate’s) north face barrel bag. ALONE. Blessed be.

I am inspired to forget about some things and focus on other things. New Year’s resolution (however arbitrary) is to live so much during the day that I don’t feel the need to stay up long into the night pining for a way to make up for what I wasted pressing the refresh button on my facebook page.

Ergo, I am all tied on. The first photo depicts where I made the mistake of shoving 4 warp strings through one dent, and the second after the mistake is corrected. I’ll be seeing you soon Leola!

I have a hole.

Maven — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 21:16:03 +0000

Not in my knitting… but in my life. I just watched my Ashford Joy walk out the door and thus am spinning wheel-less. One might think this would be liberating, what with all the white thumbed yarn clenching… the uneven twist… slanted stockinette sweaters… But no. It’s not liberating. It sucks.

And what made it even worse was the fact that I had some singles on the bobbins from the silk I spun… and so, I had to USE the wheel. That’s like sleeping with a dude one last time before you break it off ‘for reals’. STUPID.

So, now I’m looking for a new wheel… maybe something a little bigger, a dark hardwood or… wait.

How is this like my life?

Like I said

Maven — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 06:40:42 +0000

Like I said I would, I am posting two finished socks….

And what is this?

Yes, that is the beginning of the front ribbing sitting atop the finished back pannel of the Big Shawl Collar Sweater (I know, it’s hard to see, but it’s late.) It was amazing… I even added a couple of extra inches to the situation for my long-waisted bro and I somehow, miraculously finished! Can I do it again tomorrow? Seriously… my forearms…

My solstice wish is that I can somehow finish this for christmas morning without developing some sort of knitting injury.

Blessed be!

Two Broken Dishes

Maven — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 01:29:32 +0000

Today, at roughly five hours apart, I broke one of the bowls from my wedding, and my nettie pot. The bowl from my wedding feels significant because it was just after I got off google chat with JT, discussing that it had been just over a year since we separated and that it was possible to go through with the divorce now. The honey got caught on the raisin bag and fell directly onto the bowl cracking it and sending 3/4 of it flying across the floor. Ooopah!

The nettie pot though? I’m pretty sure that was pure carelessness. I know that the bathroom shelf is right at the height where I can bang it with my elbow when doing my hair, and yet I put the nettie put right at the very corner closest to my damn elbow.

In other news, I finished the second sock heel today. I love turning heels. They are such an opportunity for perfection, and I really like the way that this pattern explains it (as well as the kitchener stitch) “Knit off and purl the front” “Purl off and knit the back). So satisfying.

And the sweater… I knit on it for a half an hour today and got about… 11 rows done. I am not going to think about how many halves of an hour this sweater has until its done. I will continue knitting at MY VERY FIRST KNIT NIGHT IN VICTORIA tonight…. and let you know how I finished the back in the next post…. yes. Is that BURNING? It is burning millet. Damnit! Is it even safe for me to drive to knit night?

Progress Report

Maven — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 21:09:51 +0000

It is Sunday, December 18, 2011. The following is a brief report on Christmas Knitting 2011.

Sock one is done. It fits beautifully (on my foot) and the grafting job is impeccable. All ends are sewn in.

Sock two has been started (for fear that it might not happen otherwise).

Sweater is… well, coming along. I made a mistake and did the first increase according to the size small. WHY DON’T I HIGHLIGHT MY SIZES THROUGH THE PATTERN LIKE I’VE BEEN TOLD? Probably the same reason that I don’t wash my swatches or read through the pattern completely beforehand.

I think I will just leave it and begin increasing properly from now on.

I will be the person at the party knitting in the corner. Happy holiday preparation, eh?