http://www.delicasyarns.prettyposies.com yarn n. 1: a continuous often plied strand composed of natural or man made fibers 2: a narrative of adventures Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:35:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A&D Sweater Support is on hiatus due to some really big news: Alex is now busy with the new Brideshead Revisited Boutique. I'm so happy for Alex and Emily and their next big step in their bridal accessories business. Check-in with the Brides Head blog for official ... http://www.delicasyarns.prettyposies.com/2008/07/29/ad-sweater-support-big-news/ If you are like me and have been watching the yarn section of your room slowly overtaking the rest of the house, then you might be looking to donate yarns. I started my research on the Interweave Knits charity webpage. They list correctional facilities that are looking for supplies, not ... http://www.delicasyarns.prettyposies.com/2008/07/28/are-you-looking-to-donate-yarn/ I think I have actually used up all the memory in my iBook G-4! I'm having troubles - I can't download photographs and I keep getting this message about not enough space on my start-up disk. Didn't know I might actually come to this - I bet this ... http://www.delicasyarns.prettyposies.com/2008/07/14/staycation/ Knitting was actually accomplished Thursday night! First I had to consult with Alex on the sizing of the Cozy V-neck. And of course, she confirmed that the sweater was too, too big. I was in a ripping-out-denial for the last several weeks - as if something will miraculously change if ... http://www.delicasyarns.prettyposies.com/2008/06/22/ad-sweater-support-week-3/ Prettyposies did my free Wordpress upgrade so writing this post right now is a whole new experience. I like the new Wordpress look. Oh, and if you left me a post, I may have accidentally deleted it, so please write back. After a two week hiatus, A&D Sweater Support ... http://www.delicasyarns.prettyposies.com/2008/06/17/i-am-thinking-of-knitting/ Growing up in California and the midwest I had only experienced one kind of air conditioning - central. A wonderful, wonderful thing is central air - a push of a button and cold air is created. Moving to New York opened up my world to the "air conditioner ... http://www.delicasyarns.prettyposies.com/2008/06/08/heat-wave-no-knitting/ Here she is, the lovely Raquel modeling her new scarf! Isn't she great? It was fun knitting this for her. The last two scarves I have made for friends I put a lot of thought into - from the color, the yarn choice, and to most importantly, a design ... http://www.delicasyarns.prettyposies.com/2008/06/04/raquels-scarf/ Memorial Day - knitting and spinning at Brooklyn Bridge Park. My honey calls this the Sex & the Knitty photo! Maria pulls out her spindle to spin lace weight. There was knitting, but the photos I took of knitting did not come out well. These are the results of my ... http://www.delicasyarns.prettyposies.com/2008/05/29/memorial-day-weekend-2008/ About a month ago, I wrote about my fear of sweater knitting. Alex proposed a simple and brilliant idea to help overcome sweater fear - Sweater Support! In which we meet every other week at The Point and help each other as we knit through our chosen sweater ... http://www.delicasyarns.prettyposies.com/2008/05/25/ad-sweater-support-weeks-1-2/ I must show this off - Alex knitted this bag for my birthday. I LOVE IT! She is the most amazing knitter. Look how beautiful it is. The funny thing is, she used yarn I gave to her for her birthday. You know what this means? ... http://www.delicasyarns.prettyposies.com/2008/05/13/knitted-birthday-bag-or-alex-is-the-most-amazing-knitter/ Happiness is attending a fiber festival -- See more festival photos here. What an experience! I went with Maria and Jocelyn, two experienced MDSW festival attenders who showed me, the newbie, the ropes. We did so much! Day 1: Wake up at 6:30 a.m., shower, continental breakfast at The Days Inn because not ... http://www.delicasyarns.prettyposies.com/2008/05/07/maryland-sheep-wool-festival-2008/ I've been reflecting on my knitting projects status. I had a difficult past year with my CTS/RSI - trying to find the right doctor, going through physical therapy, worry that I won't get better, etc. As someone who has been using her hands as an artist all her life, this ... http://www.delicasyarns.prettyposies.com/2008/04/30/reflections-and-fears/ Chelsea, NYC - walking from work to the subway Artist Miki Lee at Lyons Wier Ortt Gallery Spring leaves amidst urban concrete Fire escapes and water towers Looking into a window shop Classic straight New Yorker talk to the dog owners http://www.delicasyarns.prettyposies.com/2008/04/26/springtime-walk/ I made these to help a friend who was having trouble with Ruth's Perfect Baby Booties. (You can find the pattern here and here.) She could not get row 2 to come out even with the number of cast-on stitches so I said I would take a look ... http://www.delicasyarns.prettyposies.com/2008/04/20/ruths-perfect-baby-booties/ This is not a blog entry about the University of Kansas men's basketball team winning the NCAA championship after twenty long years*, that tie-making, three-point shot (me screaming wildly) that sent the game into overtime and then the glorious, sweet taste of victory. No, this is not what this blog ... http://www.delicasyarns.prettyposies.com/2008/04/16/fair-isle-knitting-not-kansas-knitting/ I was so close to finishing the Fair Isle Hat - but one does have other priorities at times - such as the Elite Eight. This is me right after Kansas beat Davidson. > Kansas Knitting II" href="http://www.delicasyarns.prettyposies.com/2007/03/22/kansas-knitting-ii/">Just like last year, I got home in time for the second half ... http://www.delicasyarns.prettyposies.com/2008/03/30/kansas-knitting-so-close/ This is my third cold of the season - d*mmit! I cannot believe I caught another chest cold. I am so irritated with myself. I've been so careful but those little germies just love me. I want to be well! This is how things were before I ... http://www.delicasyarns.prettyposies.com/2008/03/17/status-sick-bed/ I spied a little skein of hand spun Peruvian wool on my shelf from my lounging position on the couch. Something shifted internally and I could feel my lack of motivation moving gradually about an inch (visualize a large concrete block). I spun this yarn in July 2006 ... http://www.delicasyarns.prettyposies.com/2008/03/10/it-is-what-it-is/ I present Ms. D modeling her Huckleberry Ascot - This is the Huckleberry Ascot pattern from Interweave Knits, Holiday 2007. And Patty's scarf keeping her warm on a cold day in NYC - All pattern specs are on Ravelry - I'm Delicasyarns. Plotting my next project . . . http://www.delicasyarns.prettyposies.com/2008/03/06/two-scarves-complete/ My wonderful, talented, creative girlfriend has opened her new Etsy shop! Please take a visit and check her out on - www.lovelydaydesigns.etsy.com Right now she has her hand-knitted scarves/hats on display but soon she will have other items, like her amazing pottery (I admit to being an owner of several of ... http://www.delicasyarns.prettyposies.com/2008/03/04/lovely-day-designs-on-etsy/