Look at the adorable magnet from my spinning friend Delia! so cute! please refrain from any comparisons – you know yellow isn’t my color! I love it Delia! ;) I am working furiously on Icarus – progress is evident! I am in love with this yarn – can’t wait to wrap myself in it. I [...]
Archive for September, 2006
here at Chez Swine, it’s all about the love
Posted in daily living,, knitting,, pigs,, watching on September 28, 2006 | 13 Comments »
Posted in knitting,, travel, on September 27, 2006 | 10 Comments »
Here’s a look at my Rhinebeck project. With a little luck and lots of knitting, I will get it done in time. It is Icarus from the summer 2006 issue of Interweave Knits . I am using Alpaca Silk from Blue Sky Alpaca. This is a heavier yarn than the pattern calls for but I [...]
Margene, is that you?
Posted in travel, on September 25, 2006 | 15 Comments »
Here are some pictures I took from the plane. I used my palm pilot camera, so the quality is poor. I need to just put that out there since I know you have come to expect a high quality photograph from me. ;) hey Midwest what’s up with your fields?! are those crop circles for [...]
home again!
Posted in knitting,, travel, on September 25, 2006 | 9 Comments »
view from the hotel The trip to San Diego was fantastic. We had a great time – the city is beautiful and the weather was perfection. I plan on sharing pictures and stories throughout the week. For now though, I have to go to work! how about a little suspense …. I have a Rhinebeck [...]
hit the road, Jack.
Posted in knitting,, pigs,, travel, on September 18, 2006 | 8 Comments »
There will be no blogging this week – I will be in San Diego! Mr. Boar has a business trip and the spouses have been invited too. Last year we went to Las Vegas and I bitched and moaned in the weeks leading up to the trip. Historically, I have been a very cranky traveler. [...]
more fun with pugs
Posted in dogs, on September 15, 2006 | 7 Comments »
Poe loves reading comments!
Posted in blogging,, dogs, on September 15, 2006 | 6 Comments »
argh!!! the one time I remember to save my post as a draft it doesn’t work! and I get messages saying typepad is down for maintenance. Why if they are down for maintenance is 6 a.m. was I able to access my posting page at 8:30, only to be told that my opus would neither [...]
yawn.
Posted in knitting,, watching on September 14, 2006 | 9 Comments »
There is little of interest to blog about here at Chez Swine. Washcloth production continues. Did you read the comments in my last post? Ginger gave me a great link to an in depth comparison of the different cotton yarns. I bought loads of Sugar & Cream at Michaels’ the other day and can see [...]
Posted in knitting, on September 12, 2006 | 15 Comments »
am I squandering my talent? I have a question for all you dishcloth aficionados out there – and you know who you are. What is the difference between Sugar & Cream and Peaches & Cream? I only just noticed that the Mason Dixon pattern calls for Peaches & Cream. As we already established, I am [...]
how about a nice cold one?
Posted in daily living,, spinning, on September 8, 2006 | 14 Comments »
I got some good spinning done yesterday. I thought I had better concentrate my energies on getting some twist into all of this roving I have before it’s time for Rhinebeck! So anyway, I keep my wheel in our basement. When we bought the house, we had A Very Brady Basement, all bright orange and [...]
