http://knittingat5337.blogdrive.com/ knitting at 5337 Sun, 25 Jun 2006 21:40:16 PDT http://www.blogdrive.com Copyright 2006. Family & Home Hobbies & Crafts http://knittingat5337.blogdrive.com/archive/163.html Mon, 26 Jun 2006 04:38:30 GMT Come visit me at my new blogger home! ... cast on, cast off ... http://knittingat5337.blogdrive.com/comments?id=163 http://knittingat5337.blogdrive.com/archive/159.html Mon, 18 Jul 2005 13:20:47 GMT What kind of madness is no-knitting-along, you ask? How about stitch marker mania ... For which I made these: And how about the knitblogger's CD Swap craze ... For which I made these: (See, MHC Knitters, I go overboard whenever I get a chance.) I actually spiffed up the playlist, to include mostly knitting-related music. I'll try to list the playlist for fun some day. I don't quite know why I'm so smitten with non-knitting-alongs right now ... I just am. http://knittingat5337.blogdrive.com/comments?id=159 http://knittingat5337.blogdrive.com/archive/161.html Sun, 17 Jul 2005 13:35:47 GMT FO Report: Chunky Cap-Sleeved Top Designer: Teva Durham Pattern Source: Vogue On The Go: Chunky Knits Yarn: Triple strands of Lion Brand Cotton-Ease in Sugarplum (3 balls total) Needle Size: US 15 Gauge: 8 sts = 4" Date Completed: July 2005 Recipient: me (of course) Just when I thought the One Skein Wonder couldn't be beat ... I ran across this cap sleeved top by Teva Durham in the Chunky Knits book. After finishing up that cable cardigan in matching yarn, I had three balls left over ... but one of them was a different dye lot than the others. I really wanted to make... (more) http://knittingat5337.blogdrive.com/comments?id=161 http://knittingat5337.blogdrive.com/archive/157.html Sun, 17 Jul 2005 01:13:07 GMT Okay, here's the enablement story: My secret pal gave me the Lotus Blossom shawl pattern. I swatched for it using the Alpaca in Mist that she gave me: But I'm not crazy about it. I guess I should block it first, but I just don't quite see this shawl in that alpaca. That alpaca is screaming to become one of the Gathering of Lace shawls, I have a feeling. I actually think I might swatch for one of those, and take it on an upcoming road trip ... but that's another story for another entry. So, instead ... Remember that Michelle and Kristen both gifted me some yummy yummy alpaca... (more) http://knittingat5337.blogdrive.com/comments?id=157 http://knittingat5337.blogdrive.com/archive/160.html Sat, 16 Jul 2005 22:09:20 GMT Okay, for an entry that's all about linkage ... First off, I came across this amazing kitchen gadget. I say we all chip in and get one for Cathi for her next birthday. (Is it December?) Next, head on over to Marta's site, where you can learn to Arm Knit. (That is, knit with your arms. Check it out! Would've ever thunk?) Then check out how to make your own custom labels for clothing items ... there's a tutorial on craftster.org, but also go see our favorite grumpster Kathy's version here. Last, but not least, bookmark my new blog! Cast on, cast off ... is up and running!... (more) http://knittingat5337.blogdrive.com/comments?id=160 http://knittingat5337.blogdrive.com/archive/158.html Wed, 13 Jul 2005 17:34:23 GMT I have a bigger blog entry coming later, but I just wanted to give a quick alert to you all out there in blogland that I'm listing some yummy Kochoran listings on eBay this week... check them out here. http://knittingat5337.blogdrive.com/comments?id=158 http://knittingat5337.blogdrive.com/archive/156.html Mon, 11 Jul 2005 15:13:20 GMT Okay, I've decided on a new blog name. I apologize to anyone who reads this blog somewhat regularly to have subjected you to my absolute and extreme indecision. Really. Because I decided to go for a totally new, different name than any that had been discussed. Ready? But let me also say first that I had a lot of expectations that went into this blog name ... it had to be something that I wouldn't be embarrassed to say out loud (as in "J is for junkie", "The F.O. ho," and even "knitting at 5337" which was just awkward). It had to be something that was a short title, so I... (more) http://knittingat5337.blogdrive.com/comments?id=156 http://knittingat5337.blogdrive.com/archive/155.html Sun, 10 Jul 2005 20:54:35 GMT Okay, first things first ... I went to my mailbox! (For those of you not aware of this obscure fact in my life, my mailbox is at the end of the street, which means that I only check the mail a few times a week. Sorry, secret pal.) Look at what I found in there! Not one, but two things from my secret pal ... The first is my issue of Interweave Knits, from the subscription that my secret pal sent me. That means all year long, at quarterly installments, I'll be thanking my secret pal. Yea! The second is a package that she sent me (and check out that adorable wrapping paper) ...... (more) http://knittingat5337.blogdrive.com/comments?id=155 http://knittingat5337.blogdrive.com/archive/154.html Fri, 08 Jul 2005 15:49:25 GMT FO Report: The OSW, or One Skein Wonder, versions #2 and #3 Designer: Stefanie Japel Pattern Source: Pattern available right here (and note the errata here) Yarn: Noro Kochoran, colors #34 and #32 Needle Size: US 9, 6 Gauge: 16 sts = 4" Date Completed: July 2005 Recipient: my friend and me Well, I've gone and done it again. And again. I made couple more. Both are in Noro Kochoran, which I think I'll call henceforth Yarn of the Gods. Really, I just love this stuff. Both were made with one skein of Kochoran, making these truly One Skein Wonders (notice that... (more) http://knittingat5337.blogdrive.com/comments?id=154 http://knittingat5337.blogdrive.com/archive/153.html Thu, 07 Jul 2005 15:46:09 GMT (... no big surprise to anyone who knows me.) I've completed another One Skein Wonder for the jeweler-belly button ring maker-friend-who-is-pregnant in ... hold your breath ... Noro Kochoran, which possibly means Yarn of the Gods in Japanese. (Versus Kureyon, which is the Japanese pronunciation for crayon.) No FO Report, because I'm on the heels of another one in another colorway of Noro Kochoran. I figured I might as well FO them at the same time. (The knitting pals who were at my house last week are reading this and saying, "But you should really sell it, like you said you needed... (more) http://knittingat5337.blogdrive.com/comments?id=153