Posted in Knitting, tagged Knitting, lace, malabrigo, shawl on May 21, 2009 | 7 Comments »
I did it!
I finished my Swallowtail Lace Shawl! First, the info…
The pattern is free, available here. I used less than one skein of Malabrigo Lace yarn. The color is “Forest.” I used size 4 needles and completed the pattern without any modifications.
Now, on to the pictures before more detailed information…
This is the first lacy shawl [...]
Posted in Knitting, tagged cables, Knitting, malabrigo, palindrome scarf, water green, worsted on October 26, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Woo Hoo! I have another finished project!
I love, love, love this scarf! It’s the first time I’ve ever knit with Malabrigo Worsted, and it was simply divine!
This is Silver’s pattern, which you can find here. The pattern is SUPER-EASY! It took me one week to complete. I started it last Sunday while we were on [...]
Posted in This-n-That, tagged soccer, knitting rose, malabrigo, washing machine, palindrome scarf, cables, florida gulf coast university on October 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’ve been rather busy the last few days.
On Friday, I left work early so that the family could travel to Ft. Myers to Florida Gulf Coast University. It was Jr Recruiting Weekend, and Soccer Chick was invited to attend.
We arrived in time to watch the second half of the women’s soccer game. The team is [...]
Posted in Knitting, tagged creative knitting, hat, Knitting, leaf lace scarf, malabrigo, Vero, warm stripings, wool on September 13, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I haven’t talked much about knitting lately. That’s because I’ve been working on some projects and wanted to wait until they were completed to blog about them.
First of all, an explanation as to the title. Have you ever left a gift at someone’s door, rang the doorbell, and run? Well, perhaps your gift wasn’t so [...]
Posted in Knitting, tagged federer, high school, Knitting, leaf lace scarf, lettuce, malabrigo, nadal, olympics, sports, teenagers, teens, tennis, wimbledon on July 6, 2008 | 5 Comments »
You may not know this about me, but I am becoming a sports junkie. This is something that has long been in the making.
I remember spending my youth holed up in my room on Sundays watching the Redskins and Broncos — two of my favorite teams. My love for sports extended beyond football [...]
Posted in Knitting, tagged berroco, calm, eyelash, jacksonville, Knitting, knitwitz, malabrigo, rowan, tidal wave socks, tofutsies, trendsetter, water green on May 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Hooray, hooray! AuburnChick went shopping!!! It’s pretty sad when I scout out yarn stores when we go out of town, but that’s exactly what I do. I got up bright and early this morning, GPS in hand,and made my way to KnitWitz, a “real” yarn store in Jacksonville. What a delightful [...]
Posted in Knitting, tagged alchemy sanctuary, bijou blue, boo's garden, cable without cable needle, cabled throw, dark raspberry, i love this yarn, Knitting, lettuce, malabrigo, saxon braid, silk, topaz, wool on April 30, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Well folks..after knitting for almost two years, I finally got my hands on some of that famous yarn…Malabrigo…better known as Mmmmmm.
Just how I obtained it is a story in itself.
One evening, while I was chatting on KnittingHelp.com, the subject of Mmmmmm came up. I lamented how I’ve never seen or touched it before. [...]
