tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15394728Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:01:51 +0000WIPsMusingsSilly StuffKALsYarn p*rnFOsHolidaysContestsMeMesStashBlog PalsGift KnittingFinished SocksDiabetesGood causesK.C.TripsCharlieMonthly Knit ListOther CraftsNewsPatternsOCDSubliminal Knitting SlipsRAKsSkatingVlogA knitting blog about my trials and errors teaching myself to knit, the development of a knit-addiction, and my thoughts and experiences in the world of yarn.http://www.mostlyselftaughtknitter.com/noreply@blogger.com (Karen)Blogger596125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15394728.post-5525054010109279787Tue, 28 Feb 2012 17:25:00 +00002012-02-28T12:25:50.373-05:00Finished SocksFOsSo yeah, it’s been a while, hasn’t it?  There have been some ups and downs.  Last fall, we lost both my uncle and Pete’s grandmother (who had just turned 100 in June).  And last month, Pete was laid off, meaning we are both currently unemployed and job hunting.  On the up side, the holidays were nice, we are both healthy and happy, and some good opportunities have come our wayhttp://www.mostlyselftaughtknitter.com/2012/02/i-knit-therefore-i-blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Karen)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15394728.post-4681114746700741025Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:16:00 +00002011-08-29T09:15:21.707-04:00Hurricane Irene hammered my little costal town over the weekend. Luckily we came through safely with very little damage. On the downside, we're going on twenty four hours with no power. Not to mention the wire the fell from our house yesterday evening and is drooping precariously close to traffic coming down the street - the garbage trucks barely cleared it this morning. The fact that the http://www.mostlyselftaughtknitter.com/2011/08/irene-and-iphone.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Karen)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15394728.post-8794153615900928418Fri, 05 Aug 2011 15:41:00 +00002011-08-05T11:41:42.444-04:00MusingsWIPsHave you forgotten I existed?  Have I been away too long for you to remember me?  Yup, out of sight, out of mind, right? Well, the same goes for knitting!!  I suppose it would come as no surprise if I fess up that my knitting dry spell has stretched on through the summer.  It’s not that I don’t think of knitting often.  It’s not that I don’t admire my pretty yarn and http://www.mostlyselftaughtknitter.com/2011/08/out-of-sight-out-of-mind.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Karen)11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15394728.post-3910282408073995191Mon, 07 Feb 2011 20:23:00 +00002011-02-07T15:23:12.605-05:00DiabetesMusingsThis morning started much like any other Monday.  The alarm clock went off way too early.  I packed a lunch for Pete, threw on some sweats, and headed out to drive him to the train station.  As we neared the end of our street, I heard Pete yell.  Then I heard a crunch.  Then the car began to spin and I realized it was no longer under my control.  Luckily, this all http://www.mostlyselftaughtknitter.com/2011/02/thank-goodness-for-knit-therapy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Karen)16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15394728.post-379447096717311477Wed, 02 Feb 2011 20:54:00 +00002011-02-02T15:54:30.567-05:00Musings  Hey, Sweater Weather, you can kiss my aaaa . . . . ddi turbos!  And while we’re at it, Mother Nature needs a fleecing attitude adjustment.   I am so done. http://www.mostlyselftaughtknitter.com/2011/02/bite-me.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Karen)10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15394728.post-8977573604264154650Mon, 31 Jan 2011 19:31:00 +00002011-01-31T14:31:25.809-05:00Monthly Knit ListWIPsIn the interest of New Year, Fresh Start, blah blah blah, I vowed that I would get back to knitting one pair of socks each month.  I even paired stash yarn with patterns, printed the patterns, dug out the yarn, and bagged them all up for a Personal Sock Club like many other knitters are doing.  I had a pair on the needles that I planned to finish up in January, and then I could start http://www.mostlyselftaughtknitter.com/2011/01/january-sock-fail.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Karen)10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15394728.post-5725452624111121995Fri, 28 Jan 2011 14:50:00 +00002011-01-28T09:50:02.371-05:00HolidaysK.C.StashThe long over-due one with the Christmas Loot!!!! Clockwise from top left:  Bare Stroll Fingering to dye, acid dye starter set,  Sock Yarn One-Skein Wonders, a lovely skein of Colorado Merino Wool my brother brought from Colorado - home spun (not by him) and naturally dyed, two yarn ball ornaments, Wool of the Andes Bulky in Wallaby to knit Sigil , and Folk Socks.  In the middle:http://www.mostlyselftaughtknitter.com/2011/01/eye-candy-friday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Karen)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15394728.post-2864135274178713214Tue, 04 Jan 2011 15:15:00 +00002011-01-04T10:15:14.481-05:00DiabetesHolidaysI’m great at making resolutions.  I’m a champion list maker for anything and everything.  I’m also really great at picking area of my life that I feel I’ve done an utterly crappy job.  So resolution lists get made every New Year’s, and often at multiple times during the year as well. As great as I am at making resolutions, I’m not so good at keeping resolutions.  Yes, I do http://www.mostlyselftaughtknitter.com/2011/01/goals-not-resolutions.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Karen)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15394728.post-8334958384134851752Thu, 30 Dec 2010 18:01:00 +00002010-12-30T13:01:59.188-05:00DiabetesFOsPart of the reason I’ve slacked on my knitting quite a bit this year is because I spend a lot of time in the Diabetes On-Line Community (or D-OC).  Just like with knitting, it’s incredible to interact with a group of people who “get it”and know exactly where you are coming from.  (And we talk about “needles” in the D-OC too, although unfortunately we don’t use them for knitting.) When http://www.mostlyselftaughtknitter.com/2010/12/yes-we-can-eat-those.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Karen)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15394728.post-4402926065150043297Tue, 28 Dec 2010 16:11:00 +00002010-12-28T11:11:59.719-05:00StashAre you tired of the parade of yarn yet?  I hope not, because this year a new fiber festival started near me, The Fiber Festival of New England.  So of course, I had to be supportive and check it out.  And yes, maybe a few skeins followed me home . . . Aisling Yarns Merino Superwash in The Green Mile Mistralee Farm Studio Prime Alpaca in Chocolate As you can see, I had much http://www.mostlyselftaughtknitter.com/2010/12/fall-fiber-fests-in-pictures-part-3.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Karen)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15394728.post-4900891372318436186Wed, 22 Dec 2010 14:49:00 +00002010-12-22T09:49:50.803-05:00StashWelcome back to “This Girl Has Way Too Much Yarn”.  Today, we’ll take a look at what followed me home from Stitches East!! Conjoined Creations Flat Feet The Sanguine Gryphon Little Traveller in Rojas Miss Babs Yummy Superwash in Forest Afternoon Blue Moon Fiber Arts Socks that Rock Heavyweight in Jasper (already on the needles - go me!) Blue Moon Fiber Arts Socks that Rock http://www.mostlyselftaughtknitter.com/2010/12/fall-fiber-fests-in-pictures-part-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Karen)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15394728.post-6416098422118067547Tue, 21 Dec 2010 15:10:00 +00002010-12-21T10:10:18.514-05:00StashI never did get around to blogging about the Fiber Festivals I attended this fall.  So since time is short with all of the holiday bustle going on, I figured I’ll catch us up on them with a barrage of pictures.  Because really, all anyone wants is to see the pretty loot, right? First up is Rhinebeck!! The entire haul of goodness!! Fiber Optic Foot Notes in Passion Crystal http://www.mostlyselftaughtknitter.com/2010/12/fall-fiber-fests-in-pictures-part-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Karen)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15394728.post-4702849573060217409Wed, 15 Dec 2010 13:56:00 +00002010-12-15T08:56:59.864-05:00Finished SocksPatternsSilly StuffWell, it seems we are long over-due for some ketchup catch-up.  Although I suppose you don’t relish the fact that this post is peppered with lame little puns. As you mayo may not know, I’ve been buying much more yarn than I’ve been knitting lately.  But at least I have finished one project. I started these in August so I could complete a quick pair of socks for the Sock a Month http://www.mostlyselftaughtknitter.com/2010/12/ketchup.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Karen)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15394728.post-2544340884903010748Tue, 02 Nov 2010 19:04:00 +00002010-11-02T15:04:50.584-04:00K.C.MusingsWIPsOne day, Knitty caused a break in my sanity.  Somehow, I convinced myself I could knit this sweater in two weeks and wear it to Rhinebeck. Next thing you know, I was hit with a bad cold.  And that, my friends, was very very good.  Because after two days on the couch I had this. The sweater body was pretty.  So so pretty.  But a little voice inside my head was trying http://www.mostlyselftaughtknitter.com/2010/11/story-of-sweater.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Karen)10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15394728.post-3942079287141701175Thu, 07 Oct 2010 18:35:00 +00002010-10-07T14:35:48.401-04:00DiabetesMusings Today is No D Day in the Diabetes On-Line Community.  What is No D Day?  It’s a day where we don’t blog about diabetes, we don’t Tweet about diabetes, we don’t put anything about diabetes on Facebook.  We still count our carbs and test our blood and take our meds . . . . we still do everything in “real life” that we need to do . . . . but in our on-line world we focus on all http://www.mostlyselftaughtknitter.com/2010/10/no-d-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Karen)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15394728.post-901191963967474059Fri, 01 Oct 2010 16:47:00 +00002010-10-01T12:49:55.361-04:00StashYarn p*rnIs it unfair to feature a discontinued yarn on Y@rn P0rn Friday?  If it is, then I’ll apologize in advance.  But I’m doing it anyway.  I received this pretty yarn years ago as a gift from Keohinani in Hawaii.  (Unfortunately, I don’t think she blogs anymore.) Sorry for the dark picture, we've had very little sunshine here this week. Zen Yarn Garden Merino Sock in the http://www.mostlyselftaughtknitter.com/2010/10/yrn-p0rn-friday-discontinued-edition.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Karen)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15394728.post-2165469504985637423Thu, 30 Sep 2010 14:11:00 +00002010-09-30T11:12:03.420-04:00Silly StuffWIPsLast week I posted about knitting taking revenge on me.  Apparently, it wasn’t done. This week has brought cold, rainy weather.  That in turn brought a strong urge to pull out my Hemlock Ring Blanket.  I settled in front of the T.V and consulted the chart.  I noted that the lace repeat included 14 k1, yo repeats.  Then I proceeded to knit 12 k1, yo repeats . . . over andhttp://www.mostlyselftaughtknitter.com/2010/09/bruised-by-not-broken.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Karen)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15394728.post-3847404949504099473Fri, 24 Sep 2010 14:50:00 +00002010-09-24T10:50:13.883-04:00StashYarn p*rnIt’s been quite a while since I’ve done Y@rn P0rn Friday.  Since projects haven’t exactly been flying off  my needles and onto my blog, I’m thinking Y@rn P0rn will 1) give me something to post about and B) help inspire me to knit up some of those lovely yarns in my OMGsoFlippinHuge modest stash. Today I’m taking the easy (lazy) way out and showcasing the yarns I received in my Stitch nhttp://www.mostlyselftaughtknitter.com/2010/09/yrn-p0rn-friday-stitch-n-pitch-edition.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Karen)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15394728.post-1416622729568897550Thu, 23 Sep 2010 21:42:00 +00002010-09-23T17:42:30.452-04:00Silly StuffWIPsI’ve come to realize that T.V. is partially to blame for my missing knitting mojo over the summer.  Or more precisely, lack of T.V. is to blame.  Sure there were a few shows on cable networks like TNT and USA that I enjoyed, but for the most part there isn’t much to watch.  So my attention gets sucked up by my computer and my hands are too busy typing to knit. Luckily, the new http://www.mostlyselftaughtknitter.com/2010/09/revenge-of-knitting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Karen)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15394728.post-3372987696979734926Tue, 21 Sep 2010 15:54:00 +00002010-09-21T11:54:17.981-04:00HolidaysWIPsThink about it.  Being on hold for 45 minutes?  Sucks.  Being on hold with your knitting project in your hands?  Cool.  Traffic at a dead stop?  The worst.  Traffic at a dead stop with a sock in progress?  Awesome, and beyond awesome if you are in the passenger seat.  Doctor running over an hour late on appointments?  Okay, okay, I’m sure you’ve http://www.mostlyselftaughtknitter.com/2010/09/everything-is-better-with-knitting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Karen)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15394728.post-1658446709893340701Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:26:00 +00002010-09-09T14:26:40.998-04:00WIPsI don’t know what’s been going on with me, but I can’t seem to stay knit-focused.  Heck, quite often I’m not knitting at all.  And when I do, I’m all over the place.  I’ve got so many projects going I can’t seem to keep track.  There hasn’t been any real progress on any of them.  Yet when a knit-mood strikes, I find a way to justify casting on something new. Like a pairhttp://www.mostlyselftaughtknitter.com/2010/09/perhaps-lobotomy-would-help.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Karen)13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15394728.post-997114771978006699Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:47:00 +00002010-09-01T11:47:40.028-04:00DiabetesSince the day I went on my insulin pump, I’ve pondered one thing.  Can you knit with insulin pump tubing?  (The tubing is the “leash” that runs between me and my pump.  It’s hollow plastic and the insulin flows through it into me.)  So when my good friend Lee Ann announced Diabetes Art Day, I knew my chance had come. For the record, you CAN knit with insulin pump tubing.&http://www.mostlyselftaughtknitter.com/2010/09/whats-weirdest-thing-youve-knit-with.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Karen)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15394728.post-2819317293073848949Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:16:00 +00002010-08-25T11:16:27.016-04:00DiabetesMeMes Did you know that Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week is just a few weeks away?  This year it runs from September 13th to 19th.  I came across a post on WEGO Health about the annual meme 30 Things About My Invisible Illness You May Not Know and knew I wanted to participate. I struggled somewhat as I filled my meme out.  Part of me wanted to type in the safe answers, the http://www.mostlyselftaughtknitter.com/2010/08/invisible-illness-week-meme.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Karen)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15394728.post-4822158943601128525Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:39:00 +00002010-08-11T11:39:23.271-04:00Silly StuffWIPs Doesn’t my sock look sad?  I can’t say that I blame her.  She’s been on the needles since May, but as you can tell, she hasn’t seen much action.  Her heel hasn’t even been turned. She was mildly excited last weekend when she boarded a train bound to New York City and accompanied me to BlogHer.  The other WIPs languishing on my needles were so jealous because she was the http://www.mostlyselftaughtknitter.com/2010/08/poor-neglected-sock.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Karen)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15394728.post-5760732930059504937Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:21:00 +00002010-09-08T16:57:20.794-04:00Blog PalsK.C.Silly Stuff Happy Friday!  While Karen is away at some silly conference, I'm taking advantage of the quiet time to take over the world.  (And also, to nap . . . )  I was going to get my BFF Siah in on the domination ploy, but I think that girl may have taken one too many dips into the cat-nip, if you know what I mean.  I've decided it's much better to team up with a couple of other http://www.mostlyselftaughtknitter.com/2010/08/plotting-world-domination-feline-style.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Karen)1