June 29th, 2009 | Comments Off
Pattern: Weeeds, by Mochimochi Land
Yarn: Plymouth Encore, #451 and #1202; Pittsburgh, #9143
Needles: US 6 (4.0mm) Addi Turbos
A-ha! The first reveal.
I was one of the test knitters for Weeeds. I love how Anna’s brain works—her style, the awesome techniques she invents (or un-vents) to make her toys, the clever names (wee + weeds = weeeds!)—and it was a treat to get a sneak preview of one of her patterns. This one’s free, so head over to her blog and check it out.
As you can see, I didn’t have a true yellow in my stash, so I had to use an off-white/cream instead.
It’ll probably be a long time before I can reveal another one of the mystery projects, unfortunately. And the Tangled Yoke Cardigan is stuck in a stockinette phase. Perhaps this is a sign I should cast on something new. I kind of have a hankering for some socks. Or maybe some lace. Hmm…
Tags: knitted toys, mochimochiland
CogKnition posted this on June 29th, 2009 @ 1:13am in Toys | Permalink to "Weeeds"
June 20th, 2009 | Comments Off
It’s been a slow knitting year. Six months gone, and there’s only four items on my 2009 FO list, only one of which is an actual knitting project!
I will say though, that that list isn’t entirely…accurate. See, I’ve been working on Secret Projects. They are not my Secret Projects, or even Gift Projects. But things I’ve been testing/developing for other people, and thus they are not bloggable projects.
But I think I can get away with posting these without running afoul of my promise to keep things hush-hush:
Illuminating, I know. I will reveal as soon as I’m given the all-clear.
Update 06/29/2009: The first project revealed!
Update 05/30/2010: The second project revealed!
Two more:
Update 07/06/2009: The third project revealed!
I can tell you that both of these are purses I’ve been working on as part of a collaboration. The first one is done and somewhere in the pre-release stages. The second one is in progress. There is a third in the planning stages. Not going to say more at this point.
I can, however, post fully about this:
The long-awaited Tangled Yoke Cardigan, in progress. I’d cast it on back in February, when I flew to visit my dad for what would turn out to be the second-last time. I couldn’t bring myself to pick it up again until recently, when it was the only project of mine that I could actually knit in public. It’s chugging along now and I think I should be able to finish it in time for the sweltering heat of August. Never say I don’t plan ahead.
Tags: eunny jang, hand knitting, knitting, sweater knitting, tangled yoke cardigan
CogKnition posted this on June 20th, 2009 @ 3:48pm in Unfinished Objects | Permalink to "These Things I’ve Been Knitting [Two Revealed!]"
May 27th, 2009 | Comments Off
Again. Last time it was to blog about learning Japanese.
This time, it’s to blog about food.
Go see what I’ve been cooking. You know you want to.
Tags: food blogs, language blogs
CogKnition posted this on May 27th, 2009 @ 8:48pm in Site Updates | Permalink to "I’ve Been Cheating on the Knitting Blog"