Wednesday, May 09, 2007

is it autumn yet?

Well, my legs and back have definitely had enough of the summer already.
Yoga is helping, and once I get used to it, my body will get back in the groove and I'll have more energy.

So how is everything on the kitting front?
Slow.

I haven't had much energy or time.

Remember the Regia socks?
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I went back to them; plain Jane knitting seems to be all I can handle after work most days.


The first week of May was mostly just cleaning the winters dust off of everything, and I had started another pair of socks.
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These for my cousin, Tasha.
Hopefully I'll finish them before the summers over. I'm planning on making them thigh highs, I think the pattern will look cute; she has skinny little stick legs, and likes to wear short skirts a lot.

I want to knit some lace.

I know, I just said I hand no energy or concentration, and now I want to pick up something fiendishly complicated on tiny little needles?
Well...yeah.
What can I say, I'm nutz.

I really think I'm addicted to lace, that and like I said, once I get used to the work I should be able to cope better, I mean, I did manage to knit two lace shawls last summer too.
I'm thinking either this:
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(feather and fan, by Eugen Beugler from A Gathering of Lace another picture here or here)

or this:
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Rose of England table cloth from Marion Kinzel's Second Book of Modern Lace Knitting

I haven't decided yet which one I want to do, perhaps both.

4 comments:

  1. Oh, I've been eyeing that feather and fan shawl too. I just love it!

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  2. Good luck to you! Hope you get all your projects done. Your cousins socks look lovely and both lace shawls are wonderful. Have lots of fun!

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  3. Can you please tell me where to find the pattern for the socks? They are just lovely. Thanks

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  4. I am with Abigail, love "Tasha's" socks and also hope you will tell us more about the pattern!

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