tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36611522011-04-21T23:59:11.692-04:00The ultimate manifestation of my knitting obsession...Chandranoreply@blogger.comBlogger341100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661152.post-1113410232916557752005-04-13T12:36:00.000-04:002005-04-13T12:37:12.916-04:00

Chandranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661152.post-1101319003000089102004-11-24T13:31:00.000-05:002004-11-24T12:56:43.000-05:00

I really hate making posts without pictures, but I swore I'd post more often so I am. I would have updated last week but I had to take an unexpected to trip to Michigan, so it officially doesn't count in my once a week quota. Speaking of Michigan, when I left in August I mentioned that I was planning a trip to Threadbear in Lansing. I never made it to Lansing because my parents live about an

Chandranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661152.post-1100299139659046492004-11-12T17:33:00.000-05:002004-11-12T17:41:45.410-05:00

After much deliberation I have made a decision on the colors for my Ribby Cardi. Pink and brown it is. This is the same brown that was used in the sample sweater on elann.com and Chicknits.com, although it looks lighter. I wonder which is more accurate? Anyway, I feel like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders. I love so many other combinations so much... If they have this yarn for a

Chandranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661152.post-1100224412430638412004-11-11T20:42:00.000-05:002004-11-12T17:16:18.186-05:00

I cannot resist the magnificent deal Elann.com is currently running on Peruvian Highland Wool. They have 85 different colors! And the two tone Ribby Cardi looks so cool! I know that pretty much every other knit blogger out there is also buying the stuff, and most of them are making the Chicknits.com Ribby Cardi also, but I've never been ashamed to jump on a bandwagon when it comes to knitting. I

Chandranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661152.post-1100056679894123932004-11-09T22:15:00.000-05:002004-11-09T23:08:18.013-05:00

I've been a bad blogger. It's not because I've been really busy, or because I quit smoking and I can't deal with it. It's because I can't stop knitting. I have a problem. Since the last time I posted I've made this: (Two rectangles knit out of Noro Kureyon #116) and this: (Yarn Harlot's fabulous poncho pattern knit with the softest merino yarn I've ever touched from handpaintedyarn.com

Chandranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661152.post-1094237590514523082004-09-03T14:42:00.000-04:002004-09-03T14:53:10.513-04:00

Does anyone know if these little fibers you see in Noro Silk Garden are little peices of grass or if they are little silk fibers? (See the darker section in the close up below): Do they call it "World of Nature" because they just leave all of the little peices of vegetable matter the sheep and goats have been rolling around in intact when they spin the yarn or what? I love the stuff anyway.

Chandranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661152.post-1093728624191915822004-08-28T17:14:00.000-04:002004-08-28T17:30:24.190-04:00

Today started out not so great but then got better. Ever since I quit smoking I have a hard time getting out of bed on weekends, because I miss my morning coffee and cigarettes and web browsing rituals. So today I woke up late, and James and I went out to lunch. He noticed I was grumpy and I told him why. I said, "You know, the only thing that would make me feel better is..." "Yarn." He

Chandranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661152.post-1093485358431130932004-08-25T21:45:00.000-04:002004-08-25T22:10:57.003-04:00

I just quit smoking, which seemed worse than death at times. I've been a bad, bad, blogger. You see, I quit smoking on June 1, and ever since then I haven't been able to relax at home in front of the computer because my computer room is where I spent so much quality time with my friends, Parliament and Marlboro lights. I've had to avoid the room at all costs because the memories of all the good

Chandranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661152.post-1084744494510101562004-05-16T17:52:00.000-04:002004-05-16T18:33:21.376-04:00

This might take a while to load. Apologies all around. First on the agenda: triangles. Last Friday night I knit this kerchief for Chris's birthday: The picture was taken before I wove in the yarn ends and sewed on the ties. I knit it with Lion Brand Cotton-Ease. I also found my own formerly MIA "kitschy kerchief": It was knit with Red Heart Tweed acrylic. TWICE now I have been carded

Chandranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661152.post-1083436530475254212004-05-01T14:28:00.000-04:002004-05-01T15:32:00.576-04:00

I apologize to any dial up users out there but it's been a long time since I've posted anything here and I have a lot of catching up to do... First of all, my finished ribbon sweater from Rebecca magazine #25: The sweater, as an inanimate object, is quite beautiful. I knit it using Madil Apache ribbon yarn in a wool/acrylic blend, and Classic Elite Provence mercerized cotton yarn. This was

Chandranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661152.post-1081610605853388352004-04-10T11:23:00.000-04:002004-04-10T12:33:21.606-04:00

Okay, since there are so many babies sprouting up everywhere (my friends, my cousin, my sister in law, etc.) I've been checking out baby patterns on knitting sites occasionaly. Today I came across Knittingbag.com and their selection of baby knitting kits. The cute little hat kits are supposedly "Easy" and are reasonably priced considering they include the pattern, the yarn, and any other

Chandranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661152.post-1081205535111368212004-04-05T20:17:00.000-04:002004-04-05T20:18:53.890-04:00

I know it's been so long since I posted that there probably isn't anyone reading this anymore, but I must share! Even if it's only with myself... I've been very busy lately (and sick) but I still managed to do some knitting. I successfully completed the "Felted Marsupial Tote" from Stitch'n Bitch (minus marsupial pouch). This is a picture of it with stuff inside of it. Notice the roll

Chandranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661152.post-1079481315905102052004-03-16T19:02:00.000-05:002004-03-16T19:02:44.826-05:00

A couple of weekends ago I had a sudden, urgent need to felt. The only yarn I had that was felt-able was the leftover pink and black Dive Fiamma yarn I had bought for my garter stitch scarf, and I only had about half a ball of each left. Making it up as I went along, I knit this cute little bag and strap: Kind of cute, huh? In this picture the two sides of the bag had already been folded

Chandranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661152.post-1079049631564639332004-03-11T19:30:00.000-05:002004-03-11T19:40:44.560-05:00

I got the yarn for my Kyoto sweater the day before yesterday and I knit up a couple swatches. Click here to see what the sweater is supposed to look like. My plan is to use the purple for the waistband, the collar and possibly the cuffs. I sort of think using a contrasting color on the cuffs would just make my arms look shorter though. I was also going to make the "obi" a little longer so

Chandranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661152.post-1078963786797497172004-03-10T19:57:00.000-05:002004-03-10T20:06:29.216-05:00

I wore this sweater in public for the first time today. I still haven't blocked it, but when I woke up this morning it was snowing and I had cramps, so I figured it was appropriate. I wore it along with the first garment I ever made myself and wore in public. This skirt: Please excuse the horendous picture. I took it myself while standing on the toilet (obviously). To see what the skirt

Chandranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661152.post-1078681057046433902004-03-07T12:37:00.000-05:002004-03-07T14:44:59.700-05:00

Well, last night was finally the big surprise party for Scott so I can unveil the scarf I made for him. For some reason I didn't want to show a picture or mention it in case he came across this site, but I put it in the list of things that are "on the needles" anyway. Of course he ended up getting ahold of this URL and seeing the site, but he claims he never saw my mention of this scarf. BTW -

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I've been obsessed with choosing a color for my Kyoto sweater. I went to one of my yarn shops during lunch today and they didn't have very much Brown Sheep cotton fleece in stock. The woman working there told me that the Brown Sheep warehouse recently had their roof collapse so special orders were taking a long time also. So... I'm looking on the Internet to see what some of the online yarn

Chandranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661152.post-1078276687516010362004-03-02T20:25:00.000-05:002004-03-02T20:25:34.403-05:00

My mom wants to see the Kyoto Sweater I'm planning on knitting from the Knitty website. Click here to see it. I bought the yarn pictured below to use for the bottom part. This color is called "Prosperous Plum." I bought it from FrancisPatrickSales on ebay for 3.20 a skein! I'm thinking I want to buy some more Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece in a lighter shade of purple for the top part. Maybe

Chandranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661152.post-1078272304956626102004-03-02T19:57:00.000-05:002004-03-02T20:05:38.733-05:00

The first three wearable objects I made were the first three projects in the Stitch'n Bitch book: the "Go Go Garter Stitch Scarf," the "Ribbed For Her Pleasure Scarf," and the "Kitschy Kercheif." I can't find my Kitschy Kercheif right now so I can't take a picture of it. This will come as no surprise to those of you who have seen where I live. I'm having a hard time forcing myself to

Chandranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661152.post-1078270080430558312004-03-02T18:31:00.000-05:002004-03-02T18:33:08.903-05:00

I know I'm jumping out of chronological order again, but I had to share the keyhole scarf I was knitting at Jiffy Lube. I figured out why I had that funky loop through the row on my needle. I knitted in one of my tails. I need to get those under control!!!

Chandranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661152.post-1078199514996599242004-03-01T23:11:00.000-05:002004-03-01T23:11:40.983-05:00

I have a lot of pictures to post but unfortunately my back hurts too much tonight to sit in front of the computer any longer than I have to. So, I've decided to post a few at a time, and tell my little stories about them in chronological order until I get caught up. First, I am happy to introduce my first "square": I spent hours knitting this on Christmas day. Many of the rows were knit

Chandranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661152.post-1078083740582696262004-02-29T14:42:00.000-05:002004-02-29T14:54:53.030-05:00

So I had to go get my oil changed today. I took a scarf I am working on with me to pass the time. It's a keyhole scarf based on the "Windy City Scarf" from Stitch'n Bitch made out of Filatura di Crosa 501 in colors 501 and 218 (I think...). It's in a 1x1 rib knit and I'm knitting it on #8 needles. I will post a pic of my work in progress soon. Anyway - when I got there I realized I'd

Chandranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661152.post-1077816768650712182004-02-26T12:32:00.000-05:002004-02-26T12:35:35.746-05:00

What Classic Movie Are You?

Chandranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661152.post-1077816200871522582004-02-26T12:23:00.000-05:002004-02-26T12:26:08.043-05:00

You are Merino Wool. You are very easygoing and sweet. People like tokeep you close because you are so softhearted.You love to be comfortable and warm from yourhead to your toes. What kind of yarn are you? brought to you by Quizilla

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Okay, so it's been a while since I've wrote and I'm a little drunk. Sue me! No really. I just joined Writers' Village University. I know it seem a like an infomercial scam thing but I think it's real because I've checked online at other sites and people seem to like it. I got ten pages of results on google outside of the writersvillage.com domain, ok. I seriously still dream of someday

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It's beer day!

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It's Friday... I want to go home.

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I do not embrace Microsoft's new vision.

Chandranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661152.post-794033722002-07-25T14:57:00.000-04:002002-07-25T14:57:12.683-04:00

How about the Pet Psychic?

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Does anyone besides Starr Jones and myself watch American Idol?

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Good Salon.com article about Sex and the City

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Why can't I live in Italy?

Chandranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661152.post-793987942002-07-25T12:58:00.000-04:002002-07-25T12:58:41.593-04:00

I went to the mall at lunch even though I don't have any money. I had a bagel. I went into a really cute clothes store where they were having an awesome clearance sale. Luckily my fat rolls kept me from getting into big trouble.

Chandranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661152.post-793951072002-07-25T11:20:00.000-04:002002-07-25T11:33:07.000-04:00

There isn't really any reason for me to do this. I'm bored. At work. I like to talk.

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