http://www.bitterpurl.com/ now with 10% more bitterness en Copyright 2008 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:02:47 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss I finally had a chance to cast on for the hypoteneuse stole on sunday afternoon after the in-laws went home. I did a quick swatch and decided to go with 5mm needles like the pattern calls for. the fabric is light and airy and at first I thought it almost felt like paper. my fingers weren't ready for the fiber change I guess after all the sweaters I've been knitting. the summer spun* is definitely a "farm yarn" which is one of the reasons I didn't go with a vest like some people suggested. those patterns almost required a... http://www.bitterpurl.com/2008/04/progress.php http://www.bitterpurl.com/2008/04/progress.php Hypoteneuse Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:02:47 -0500 I just wanted to jump in and say a quick hi. I've been enjoying the spring weather, which has distracted me from my knitting, and also cleaning up like crazy yesterday and today since the in-laws are apparently coming for the weekend. fun. at least I was able to hang out with tom the first half of the day today, which is a rare treat. it was so nice to be able to sit out and have lunch under the sun. you know it's spring when all the restaurants have outside sitting all of sudden. I hope I can... http://www.bitterpurl.com/2008/04/spring.php http://www.bitterpurl.com/2008/04/spring.php Hypoteneuse Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:57:23 -0500 thanks for the compliments on the 28thirty! it's definitely been the perfect thing to wear, especially since spring finally decided to show up. I'm so freaking happy for perfectly blue skies and mild temps. now watch, in a week or two I'll be complaining about how hot it is. until then, I'm trying to finish up some of my knits. I started my latest sweater shortly after finishing the 28thirty cardi. I don't have a photo of it since it's just a plain stockinette scoop neck sweater and thought that would be pretty boring. the yarn definitely keeps it from... http://www.bitterpurl.com/2008/04/scoop.php http://www.bitterpurl.com/2008/04/scoop.php Chocolate Scoop Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:14:43 -0500 farmhouse yarns summer spun, charcoal so remember my whole "I'm not buying yarn, need to clean out my stash blah blah blah"? I've been pretty good about it, just knitting from my stash and not randomly bringing yarn home....until now. I have to come clean. it started out innocently enough, going to the yarn store to simply pick up ONE thing I needed for a project (which I'll blog about later). while I waited, I noticed their 50% off yarn corner. a corner people! can you blame me? I did hold myself back though since a lot of the... http://www.bitterpurl.com/2008/04/a_little_help.php http://www.bitterpurl.com/2008/04/a_little_help.php Sat, 12 Apr 2008 08:10:49 -0500 I'll just never blog. I sometimes come up with blog posts in my head, but just never write them down. I guess thinking about it feels 'done' to me. I've also just been slacking, doing some boring stockinette knitting that I'll show later, sneaking in a trip to nyc for a couple of days, and dreading the upcoming warm weather. what I haven't had a chance to do is get a proper photo of my finished 28thirty. pattern: 28thirty yarn: debbie bliss pure cashmere, duck egg (04, sometimes "light blue") needles: 5 mm, 24" and dpn's buttons: seven from albert... http://www.bitterpurl.com/2008/04/if_i_dont_do_it_now.php http://www.bitterpurl.com/2008/04/if_i_dont_do_it_now.php 28thirty Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:47:00 -0500 I feel that I worked on this book forever ago. it's been so long in fact, that I basically forgot about it! ok, not completely. but still, we finally have a cover. I just hope I get a proof to edit soon. yikes!... http://www.bitterpurl.com/2008/03/is_it_real.php http://www.bitterpurl.com/2008/03/is_it_real.php pure knits Wed, 26 Mar 2008 08:38:30 -0500 I didn't expect this small break from blogging, but being sick, leisurely working on my knitting, going to boston for a week and then going to see the in-laws all colluded in keeping me away. the most annoying thing though (ok.it's a little more than annoying), the thing that always makes me go quiet, is when I find someone using one of my images without permission. there's always the uncomfortable email, "hi, that picture you're using...yeah umm I own the copyright NOT you!". if it wasn't captured by your camera's sensor or film, then it isn't yours. it's that... http://www.bitterpurl.com/2008/03/unraveling.php http://www.bitterpurl.com/2008/03/unraveling.php sensual knits Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:16:20 -0500 I couldn't resist posting today, especially since I didn't want to wait another four years at the chance of a 2/29 post. unfortunately, my knitting mojo has left the room and I haven't really touched 28thirty till earlier today. I've been busy doing and worrying about other things to care about the big, gaping hole I have at the sleeve or that I'm this close to being done with the body. so really, all I have for you today are some random knits I've finished in the last few months that I just never bothered to blog. the unbloggables... http://www.bitterpurl.com/2008/02/leap_day.php http://www.bitterpurl.com/2008/02/leap_day.php accessories Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:04:19 -0500 I should be posting about the finished garter st baby sweater I mentioned before. actually, I should have finished the garter st baby sweater I mentioned before. instead of doing the little seaming I have left, I've totally ignored the vintage cardi for 28thirty. carrie's right, there is something about all those purl ridges that is hypnotizing. I wish she would hurry up and post her finished sweater (hint!hint!) so I can finally see what it looks like. in the meantime, I'll just have to carry on with mine. I've separated the sleeves and have knit a few inches... http://www.bitterpurl.com/2008/02/minor_progress.php http://www.bitterpurl.com/2008/02/minor_progress.php 28thirty Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:26:35 -0500 have you ever had the spark just come back for something? was that feeling amazing or what? for a while there I wasn't doing much knitting or blogging. I would still read blogs here and there, but more as a lurker and less as a commenter. lately though, I can't seem to stop knitting. maybe I just needed a break to remember what it felt like, let that void get a little too wide for comfort. or maybe I just needed to step away from the blog for a while and just let the crafting go its course. I've been... http://www.bitterpurl.com/2008/02/rekindling.php http://www.bitterpurl.com/2008/02/rekindling.php Vintage Baby Cardi Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:40:15 -0500 I'm so sick of the grey weather we've been having for the last couple of weeks. yesterday was finally sunny, but it was also four degrees. can't win them all I guess. I've been keeping busy knitting little accessories here and there, which I'll try to show you tomorrow, until I decide what sweater I want to knit next. a pang of guilt hit me though when I realized I hadn't knit anything for mazie! to remedy this and beat the weather doldrums, I reached for the brightest yarn I could find. enter yarntini. yarn: yarntini sportweight in fuzzy navel... http://www.bitterpurl.com/2008/02/fluorescence.php http://www.bitterpurl.com/2008/02/fluorescence.php Baby Pants Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:13:00 -0500 pattern: hermia, rowan studio issue 4 yarn: laines du nord royal cashmere, sky needles: 5.5mm and 5mm date started:11.02.07 date finished: 11.29.07 finished seaming: sometime in january : ) there are so many reasons to choose a pattern to knit. it could be a technique used, you just want to try out short rows or you must knit cables right this instance. maybe it's the style, it reminds you of something you saw at a store or it would fit perfectly in with the rest of your wardrobe. sometimes you’re swept away with a trend, you’ve seen the design... http://www.bitterpurl.com/2008/01/hermia.php http://www.bitterpurl.com/2008/01/hermia.php hermia Tue, 22 Jan 2008 11:19:28 -0500 I'm sorry that I haven't been around the blog lately, but I've been enjoying a sweater high for a while. I think I finally found my knitting groove again and what works for me project wise. In this knitting journey of ours, we get to figure out who we are, what we like, and what we want. We try out different personas, when else can you do that? I'm not just writing about being a process vs a product knitter, but also how we handle our stash, juggle projects, and choose designs. Some of us become what I call 'specialized... http://www.bitterpurl.com/2008/01/finding_oneself.php http://www.bitterpurl.com/2008/01/finding_oneself.php asymmetrical cable cardi Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:20:40 -0500 faux burberry yarn: yarntini sporweight in "luxury" pattern: mistake rib scarf...otherwise known as child's rainbow scarf from lmkg mods: CO 51sts needles: 3.75mm date started: 11.29.07 date finished: 12.04.07 like I said last week, I'm motivated to get a lot of things off the needles before year's end and this scarf was on top of that list. with a few days of knitting, the resulting scarf, over 6ft of it, is warm and cushy. my brother finally gets his scarf and I got to use the awesome yarntini yarn. I'm pretty sad to let this knit go, I'm almost... http://www.bitterpurl.com/2007/12/cleaning_house.php http://www.bitterpurl.com/2007/12/cleaning_house.php burberry scarf Thu, 06 Dec 2007 16:25:35 -0500 gooooaaaaatttt cheese! what a better way to cure those monday duldrums than a little cake.....a goat cheese and lemon cheesecake that is! leah and I have had an idea of working on a food blog together, some place where we could share our thoughts and ideas on recipes we try out. we were already cooking from the same recipe on the same night once a week, so why not have a written record of it? add rangsiwan into the mix and you get defiantly domestic. we all decided to go with dessert this week, or more like rangsiwan chose... http://www.bitterpurl.com/2007/12/sweet_mondays_beta.php http://www.bitterpurl.com/2007/12/sweet_mondays_beta.php defiant Mon, 03 Dec 2007 23:00:48 -0500