This is the Laminaria shawl, published in the Spring 2008 edition of Knitty.
It was done using one skein of Baruffa Cashwool on US size 4 needles.
Baruffa is one of my favorite yarns for knit lace. It is in the cobweb-weight range, and I usually work it on size 3 needles, although I upped to size [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on September 8, 2008 | 6 Comments »
This weekend, I didn’t knit a stitch.
My husband and I have been thinking and talking for a long time about getting a pet. I’m severely allergic to cats and dogs. I did keep a hamster for a while, and had some fish for quite a long time (including a big angelfish that my husband swore [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on September 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I can’t believe that I forgot to post the kitten photo! One of my mother-in-law’s cats had kittens recently. We got to play with the 5 week old kittens while visiting. There’s nothing quite like a kitten!
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Posted in Uncategorized on September 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m back from my trip! My husband and I had a very nice trip up to the Midwest last week to visit our parents in Wisconsin and Ohio. We also managed to sneak in some hiking, good food, a trip to the Air Force Museum, a stroll through the Chicago Jazz Festival, and a sampling [...]
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