Knitting In Mind

Arrived Dec. 24

knittinginmind — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 03:53:52 +0000

Habu Textiles Kit-102 Gradation Skirt

Custom color blend <3

Visit to Habu Textiles

knittinginmind — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 06:43:02 +0000

DH and I took a little trip to New York, to see the xmas lights and stuff, museums, Times Square, Central Park, Rockefeller Center, Brooklyn Bridge, great restaurants, blah blah blah.

And Habu Textiles.
First of all, you have to know where you are going before you go looking for Habu Textiles. It’s in the Garment District of Manhattan and if you don’t have the address, you won’t find it.

135 West 29th Street

Walk in like you know what you’re doing, go up to the 8th floor and find door number 804.

It’s worth the effort! Inside is a room full of beautiful and exotic yarn.

so much silk, so little time…

There’s a little brass bell on a pillow if you want someone to come out and help you.
There were a few sample items along the walls, and the only kits already made up were for the Kusha Kusha Scarf. I could not resist these colors:

Fortunately I had looked at the kits on the website and had a couple in mind.
I was a bit overwhelmed but thoroughly enjoyed picking out yarns for my kits. If I was choosing yarn for something, someday, I would still be there.

Colors of A-1 Tsumugi Silk
for Tsumugi Gradation Skirt

There were some grab bags with a variety of yarns,
I bought this collection of white/cream.

clockwise from top left:
N-68 Linen Wool Roving 80% wool 20% linen
A-61 Paper Moire 50% linen 50% nylon
N-9 Silk Gima 100% silk
N-52 Ultra Fine Kid Mohair 68% mohair 32% nylon

And some glass buttons because they were so pretty
and swirly
and aqua.

Moving Mud buttons

Since were were in the area…

Could not help feeling like a tourist. There were a bunch of us. Along with the real customers.
I had a project in mind and DH found the perfect (except the price, YIKES!) fabric.

The guy cutting my fabric was as polite as possible, I never even saw him roll his eyes!

Since the fabric was so darned expensive I got a free Mood tote bag!

Alpha Stockings in Madelinetosh Sock

knittinginmind — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:29:01 +0000

love love love madelinetosh!

They really are the same length, they aren’t pulled up evenly!

Alpha Stocking by Jenna Hurry, Interweave Knits Winter 2010, also available as a single pattern
Madelinetosh Tosh Sock colorway Duchess from Knit Purl in Portland

A toe up pattern with a clever attractive heel, it makes me smile to think of it. The cable design is pretty and skillfully adapted for knitting in the round.

Modifications:
eliminated the twisted stitches on the heel for a smoother fit at a high friction location
made the ribbing more ribby, for a more elastic fit

Too Much Fun

knittinginmind — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 06:01:23 +0000

Well THAT has never happened before.

This is what I took along on a weekend of travel and hanging out:

and this is what I returned with:

This is why:

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass in San Francisco
(above: Southern Culture on the Skids)

I was either too busy having fun, enjoying music, or too pooped to cast on a single stitch. Amazing!
Amazing that I didn’t knit.
Amazing music festival!

Koigu Headset Cozy

knittinginmind — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 04:11:30 +0000

I kept finding this black stuff, on my hands, on my keyboard, on my desk, even on my face (YUCK!).

After about a week I figured out it was this.
The foam earpiece covers on my headset disintegrating.

After about 15 minutes of searching online, I was coming to the conclusion it would be easier to replace the entire headset than to replace the foam covers.

Then I remembered,
I’m a knitter!
I can fix this!

Koigu (KPPPM) color P529

Blue Moon STR Rook-y Socks

knittinginmind — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 02:10:59 +0000

Oh my goodness, it’s been a year since I started these on our trip to Yakima for produce!

Blue Moon STR lightweight in Rook-y with Haida heels and toes.

One hank of STR lightweight is not quite enough for DH size 11 feet so I used extra from another hank for heels and toes.
These weigh in at 135g, they could be made a little shorter with one hank at 128g.

This year’s haul from Yakima (there’s another layer under there!):

winter onions, plums, watermelons, jalapenos, tomatoes, peaches, tomatillos, eggplants

Sock Summit 2011 Every Knitter Should Take This Class!

knittinginmind — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 04:27:34 +0000

Sock Summit 2011! Yay!

Carson Demers‘s
Knitting Happily Ever After – Ergonomics For Knitters class is EXCELLENT!

EVERY KNITTER SHOULD TAKE THIS CLASS!
If you have ever had an ache or twinge or soreness or numbness, you will learn what it is, what is causing it, and how to prevent it.

Carson Demers is a physical therapist and a knitter, so he knows what we are doing.
He knows knitters’ moves and habits and obsessive tendencies(!) and he knows what we are doing to our bodies.
He started by asking each of us what our concerns were and then addressed all of them and more by explaining what is going on with our muscles, tendons, nerves, cartilage, bones, ligaments when we knit.
He taught us how to alleviate strain and prevent injury, everything from how we hold our knitting and sit to the environment around us to the projects we choose.
It is easier to correct injury causing movements and positions when we know what they are and what they are doing to us!
By the time class was finished I was already catching myself and learning to correct myself.
He’s funny too!
Take his class if you get a chance!

Oh! and the Marketplace!

YEEEEEEE!

White Lies Designs

So much yarn, so little time!

I finally bought Signature Needle Arts Stilettos!

Love them!

Couldn’t resist:

hazel knits artisan sock in Hoppy Blonde

Study Wrap in Shibui Baby Alpaca DK and Barbara Walker’s Dragon Skin

knittinginmind — Sun, 08 May 2011 23:23:18 +0000

Dragon Skin
from Barbara Walker’s A Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns
This is a good non-curling stitch pattern.

I received a request from my DD for something to wrap up in while studying in bed.
OF COURSE, I want to support Studying.
Especially since I am paying for it.
Especially if it involves knitting.

She likes soft knits.
She likes this shade of green.
She asked for something like snake scales.

Shibui Baby Alpaca DK in color Wasabi
4 skeins from Knit Purl in Portland
knit on US6, finished size: 18″x62″

Season’s Greetings!

knittinginmind — Sat, 25 Dec 2010 22:27:32 +0000

Pearl the Snowwoman from Knit Purl

Falalalalalalalala

knittinginmind — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 23:21:40 +0000

squeeeeeeeee!