Just a little trip, before I go on a Big Trip. Next week, I’ll be packing up my bike and flying to Ohio to start a bike tour from Cincinnati to Bar Harbor, Maine. Since I didn’t get to go camping at all over the winter, a short local trip to shake down all of [...]
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Just a little trip.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bicycling, bike tour on May 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Summer
Posted in Knit sweaters, On the needles, Works in progress, tagged bicycling, linen, roped shell on May 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
We’re pretty much into what I would call summer here. The current temperature is 96, thankfully not too humid. I took a photo this morning while out on my bike ride of some wildflowers, at the top of the trail that cuts from Shoal Creek Boulevard to the Far West/MoPac bridge. From the photo you [...]
Knots and locks
Posted in Knit sweaters, Works in progress, tagged bicycling, Knit sweaters, linen, roped shell on May 13, 2008 | 2 Comments »
While my husband meditates on his prospective sweater swatches and the meaning of the question, “Which do you prefer?” I’ve cast on the Roped Shell from the Summer 08 issue of Interweave Knits. The navy blue yarn is Louet Euroflax in sport weight. The green yarn is Claudia’s Handpainted 100% linen. These are produced from [...]
Still plugging away
Posted in Knit shawls, Knit sweaters, Lace, On the needles, tagged bicycling, Bohus, colorwork, Lightweight Mountain Peaks on April 14, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I’m still plugging away at Lightweight Mountain Peaks. Just 17 more border repeats to go… In the meanwhile, I’ve been working on the Lite Lopi Pullover, from The Best of Interweave Knits. This is a yoke sweater, worked in aran-weight yarn. I’m using some Araucania Yarns Nature Wool. The ball band stated that the yarn [...]
Better (or at least easier) borders!
Posted in Knit shawls, Lace, On the needles, tagged bicycling, Lightweight Mountain Peaks on March 28, 2008 | 5 Comments »
You’re not imagining things: it’s been a few weeks since I posted anything here. What can I say? Holy Week is always a bit busy for me! A few weeks ago, I mentioned that the Lightweight Mountain Peaks (LMP) shawl had turned into the Black Hole of Knitting. I knit, and knit, and knit, but [...]
