tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67186452940957114862011-09-08T22:00:29.730-05:00Blue Gal's knitting blogFran / Blue Galnoreply@blogger.comBlogger51100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6718645294095711486.post-32838100278448288702009-09-20T14:10:00.002-05:002009-09-20T14:13:08.239-05:00I've decided to publish my knitting posts over at my main blog, <a href="http://bgalrstate.blogspot.com">Blue Gal</a>, which also includes posts primarily about left-wing politics and occasionally about religion and faith. I've decided there is no point segmenting my life online any more than it already is. Thanks.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6718645294095711486-3283810027844828870?l=bgknits.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Fran / Blue Galnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6718645294095711486.post-78189035794704749722009-03-10T20:51:00.003-05:002009-03-10T21:52:26.748-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6JPrNHnRVZI/SbchjVibmDI/AAAAAAAADNM/uWNGFU2vvT0/s1600-h/not+bf+sweater.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6JPrNHnRVZI/SbchjVibmDI/AAAAAAAADNM/uWNGFU2vvT0/s400/not+bf+sweater.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311751176467486770" /></a><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweater_curse"><br />A vest is not subject to the curse</a>. Yarn is an old hank of Creative Yarns' SouthLander in a lovely navy. Neither my webcam (inset) or my scanner (main) do it justice. Upper inset shows <a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2195/2511620288_9b5cbd322e.jpg">Alberta by Jared Flood</a>, I can knit that sans pattern, practically in my sleep, with oh, four measurements. (Name that tune in four notes, too). <br /><br />Swatching various stripe combinations and most look either too preppy or too whimsical. If bf was a tenth grade teacher I could easily do preppy/whimsy, but that won't do for this customer. Yardage requires I put some stash yarn in a stripe though, perhaps a solid band through the mid section. Onward.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6718645294095711486-7818903579470474972?l=bgknits.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Fran / Blue Galnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6718645294095711486.post-89277958026443083992009-03-07T10:49:00.003-06:002009-03-07T11:00:59.217-06:00They feel so good.<br /><br />I'm surprised, though I shouldn't be, how many online yarn sources I've found on Ravelry. They're women-owned businesses which can be run from the basement as long as the product is kept clean and moth free. <br /><br />I'm saddened by that just as I am saddened by the death of newspapers just as I read news and shop for yarn online. Sorry knitting entrepreneurs I'm not buying at the moment my stash is less than puny now thanks to Akabini.<br /><br />I usually knit only for myself but I'm considering a non-sweater non-curse project for the bf. His birthday is in the fall or there's Christmas. Probably won't blog too much about it since he knows this place exists. :)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6718645294095711486-8927795802644308399?l=bgknits.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Fran / Blue Galnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6718645294095711486.post-90124770605553428472009-02-19T19:54:00.006-06:002009-02-19T22:57:13.663-06:00<center>Hmmmm...<br /></center><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6JPrNHnRVZI/SZ4N6plhTfI/AAAAAAAADI8/pKDAL4qjUvg/s1600-h/iGoogle+inspiration.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 102px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6JPrNHnRVZI/SZ4N6plhTfI/AAAAAAAADI8/pKDAL4qjUvg/s400/iGoogle+inspiration.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304692712335822322" border="0" /></a>I think I might have some yarn in that colorway in my stash...<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6JPrNHnRVZI/SZ4OCNFk9TI/AAAAAAAADJE/u3QVZdYFpYs/s1600-h/iGoogle+inspiration+2.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 198px; height: 134px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6JPrNHnRVZI/SZ4OCNFk9TI/AAAAAAAADJE/u3QVZdYFpYs/s400/iGoogle+inspiration+2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304692842124604722" border="0" /></a>And it's all Shetland weight, too...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6JPrNHnRVZI/SZ44EPvpoEI/AAAAAAAADJc/VElw8yDpq-o/s1600-h/yarn+from+igoogle+insp.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 283px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6JPrNHnRVZI/SZ44EPvpoEI/AAAAAAAADJc/VElw8yDpq-o/s320/yarn+from+igoogle+insp.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304739056686047298" /></a>To be continued... </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6718645294095711486-9012477060555342847?l=bgknits.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Fran / Blue Galnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6718645294095711486.post-49514228681493148992009-02-19T16:42:00.001-06:002009-02-19T16:59:33.089-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6JPrNHnRVZI/SZ3gmyECG5I/AAAAAAAADIs/N8yuVL0-cn8/s1600-h/Diane+Von+Furst+jacket.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6JPrNHnRVZI/SZ3gmyECG5I/AAAAAAAADIs/N8yuVL0-cn8/s400/Diane+Von+Furst+jacket.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304642892990651282" /></a><br /><br />The shape of this Diane Von Furstenberg coat is exactly what I want for my mitered squares monstrosity. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26389828@N00/3186747564/" title="Mitered Squares by flangum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3494/3186747564_e820758dd5_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Mitered Squares" /></a><br /><br />So that means a lot more knitting. Found a good schematic at the throne of fug, Berroco. Lovely shaping, there. ;)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6JPrNHnRVZI/SZ3jKImO5lI/AAAAAAAADI0/6eLNMhf1O-I/s1600-h/PANINI+schematic.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 375px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6JPrNHnRVZI/SZ3jKImO5lI/AAAAAAAADI0/6eLNMhf1O-I/s400/PANINI+schematic.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304645699358352978" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.berroco.com/exclusives/panini/panini.html">Their version</a> has horizontal stripes across the "butt" part. Lovely.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6718645294095711486-4951422868149314899?l=bgknits.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Fran / Blue Galnoreply@blogger.com1