Life's been a bit crazy of late. It will stay that way for a few months more, at least.
I apologize for been so absent from the blog world lately. Mostly family and house selling/buying stuff kept me away, but I did just return form a trip to Arizona where I got to combine a bit of fun with business. I have some great photos to share later in the week.
I really appreciate all the comments on my "A" post of a couple of weeks ago. Unfortunately, TypePad sent me only one e-mail notice out of 10. Since the notice gives me the commenter's e-mail address to respond, I couldn't send my usual replies without searching through blogs and address books, which I just didn't get to. Sorry.
I really like to respond to my responses. Maybe I'll respond to that e-mail from the new head of TypePad asking for feedback. First I really should sent in another report to let the fix-it people know it's still broken and let them have another go at it. In my spare time.
On the knitting front, all I've managed to do in the last few weeks is knit little squares. These are for a secret group project. I have no idea what the actual plan for them is or what the other squares will look like. A mindless project beyond my control was just the sort of knitting I needed. Of course, these squares are now late, too.
(Note the short period of sun that occured just as I shot my squares. I've left things a bit washed out in celebration of Seattle Winter Sun. Plus AutoCorrect did nothing.)
One thing I did come up against when knitting these for which I could not find a solution. I knit some of my squares in seed stitch but still starting with 3 stitches and increasing until large enough, then decreasing. I could not find a method of decrease (without digging out a pile of reference books which were usually in another state or not on the same bus) that did not put what looked like a purl bump at the second and second-to-last stitch. This, of course, messes with the seed stitch pattern. Since my seed stitch squares were only 3 inches across (if it's seed stitch it must be 3 inches - It was all about the mindless) this shows up more than it would in a larger square.
I tried knitting front and back (the ultimate default), knitting back and front, purling front and back and vice versa (ugh to purling into the back and this didn't work well anyway), make ones, and some things I'm forgetting. I believe there must be a method out there that would work. I will find it. Just not this month. Or next.
Wait. Next week I go to Madrona. I may find a solution this month.
Cute little squares! I hope we get to see what the final project ends up being. =) And have fun at Madrona - I'm jealous! I hope you find a good answer to your question.
Posted by: ashpags | February 10, 2008 at 03:27 PM
Ooh, pretty. They look like spring!
Looking forward to the Arizona photos.
Posted by: RobinH | February 10, 2008 at 04:05 PM
Ooh, pretty. They look like spring!
Looking forward to the Arizona photos.
Posted by: RobinH | February 10, 2008 at 04:06 PM