Have you seen Cara’s cards?  The sheep photos she took at Maryland?  Well, mine arrived yesterday and to say they are lovely is an understatement.  These cards are so beautiful that mine will be framed.  It would not only be ridiculous, but a feeble attempt for me to take a picture of these cards …. suffice to say, they are the actual photos framed in card stock.

Do you have a bare wall?   Are you in need of some original artwork? 

Got Sheep?

go see Cara!

This morning I was having trouble coming up with something, anything to blog about.  I decided to check through my archives of drafts.  I usually save memes and the sorts for just such occasions.  It is my little blogging reserve – my canned goods as it were!  Here we have a meme — I have no idea who sent it to me, although I suspect it was Mindy since she is in one of the answers I wrote.

1. Do you knit continental or English?
English – I have been tinkering around with continental for use during ribbing and moss stitch patterns.  I am still no good at it, so it’s English all the way.  I also enjoy the ‘living history’ of knitting styles and would never switch on a permanent basis, since I consider it an heirloom from my grandmother.

2. How long ago did you learn to knit?  at some point during elementary school.  shall I do the math?  I’m 42, I was probably 10 …… so 32 years ago?

3. First FO?
who can remember back that far.  I seem to remember a doll blanket and a crocheted teddy bear, an afghan and loads of I-cord from that little knitting mushroom gadget!

4. Favorite yarn? Lamb’s Pride and Mountain Colors
5. Favorite pattern? I am really loving the Retro Rib Sock pattern
6. Favorite pattern source?I love Interweave Knits as well as Knitty and MagKnits

7. Favorite needles?
Until recently, Denise circs – the swiss army knife of knitting needles. ** I have blatantly stolen Gidget’s answer, amen to that! 

Kathleen has turned me onto Addi-Turbos, my collection is growing and anytime I can use them, I do.

8. Nicest thing you’ve ever knit? hard to say — like a true knitting Lothario, I’ve loved them all!

9. Most hated project? a sweater that put me off knitting for a number of years — cheap yarn, lousy color choice and my thought that I had to finish that particular project before starting another led to the ‘dark’ years of non-knitting. I finally gave myself permission to throw the whole project in the garbage (knitting bag and all!) and have been knitting steadily ever since.

It is about time I posted some knitting pictures! 

Anita sent me this gorgeous Mountain Colors yarn.  I first cast on for the Whitby Socks from Knitting on the Road.  After a couple of inches however, it was clear that the pattern and the yarn were not the best match.  It was suggested I try the Retro Rib pattern from Interweave’s Winter 2004 issue.

I think it could be love.

The Boar and I went into the city on Sunday for Fleet Week.  We waited online for two hours – two hours! – to see the aircraft carrier The JFK.  I got a lot of knitting done – our fellow line standers thought I might be able to finish a sweater while we waited.  You realize that I could care less about touring aircraft carriers.  The Boar however was thrilled.  I look on it as a deposit into the good-marital-karma account.  Here are some pics