Damnation!

Gah! I'm so frustrated! I wasn't paying attention to what I was doing and pulled the wrong needle!! I ended up losing the stitches and since I couldn't see the brown stitches well enough to pick them back up, I just tore it all out.. :(

I'm gonna find a worsted weight mitten to do instead.... then I will try again...


However, on the bright side of things: I did manage to finish all of the knitting on the vest. I will just have to weave in the ends and put on the buttons. It looks really great. It will have to be blocked again so that the ribbing looks a bit better than it does now, but that shouldn't be an issue...

Tricote

So, still working on mittens.. It's going faster than I expected.. I will definitely need to get pictures up. Perhaps that shall be a goal for tomorrow. It will be necessary to find time each day to work a little on a projects and also to find time to work on this blog. It sounds angsty and such, but it would be nice to find my voice and a niche to express myself.

Today was not a good day to knit, however... Ended up reffing a squishy epee tournament (of which there was an absolute dearth of quality fencing- ah! youth!) and also assisting as an armorer. I do love armory work. In addition to that, I did manage to get a bit of work done on comic book characters! It's been difficult, but it is coming along relatively well. Unfortunately, there are no dragons to be drawn in this comic...

Ben, en tout cas, j'ai eu des moments exceptionnels et assez agreable. Jenny etais la, donc j'ai eu une conversation intelligente et superbe.

On recommence

Once again, I find myself not sure what to do. Inevitably, I feel as though I should focus this blog more on fiber work than anything else- it is, after all, a blog named "Twisted Stitches".

Today was a good day for learning new techniques. I shall have to take pictures of my most recent projects (which include, gloves (with actual fingers), a cardigan, mittens (learning how to do proper colorwork and working with the most dreamy alpaca yarn), and a vest.) Also, it was nice because I was able to find some really /great/ buttons for future projects. Going to the antique store can lend itself well to making some great discoveries.

In any case, I just started a fantastic new project called, "Kitsune". As I've said, I'm learning a new technique, which has (consequently) managed to cramp my left hand.

- What's this, you say? Why is your left hand cramped?

- Because, I interject, I'm knitting with both hands. Redundant, you think? Not at all. The left hand works continental and the right works "normal". Madness, I tell you. So far, it is slow going (unavoidable with these blasted "new" techniques), but I am confident that I will be able to pick up the pace and be done with these gloves by next summer... (I jest, of course- or rather, I hope, that it won't take me so long..)

Naturally, I'm wondering if I can take this blog to the next level and develop a following. Perhaps it is something to explore.