http://www.pappergank.com/blacksheep A blog about knitting Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:43:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en How the f*ck did it get to be October already? sigh. Well, here is the Summertime Tunic. I finished this and took the picture over a week ago and I am just now getting this posted. Pattern: Summertime tunic. A free pattern from Interweave. You can find it here. Yarn: Elann ... http://www.pappergank.com/blacksheep/2007/10/02/ack-2/ I am really all over the place with my knitting lately! I have a bad case of Startitis. But I was really itching to knit with that Kool-Aide dyed yarn from the previous post. It’s in the Project Spectrum colors of August and September: Purple, brown, and orange (with burgundy ... http://www.pappergank.com/blacksheep/2007/09/11/all-over-the-place/ Here is that Kool-Aide dyed yarn Andean plied: I really like the way it turned out! I’m working on some more singles that I will Andean ply again. I think I am going to make this into a hat/scarf combo. Like the one in the latest Knit Simple (I think I’m ... http://www.pappergank.com/blacksheep/2007/09/08/spinning-3/ First of all, I’m done knitting the Summertime Tunic. Yay! It’s blocking. It’s been blocking for a couple of days now. I’m sure it’s dry by now. I’ve been spending the past few days knitting icord for it. I’m using Den-M-Knit for the icord. I had to knit 4 yards ... http://www.pappergank.com/blacksheep/2007/09/05/another-couple-of-things/ A middle-of-the-week picture for you. My Kool-aide dyed singles, before I Andean Plied: http://www.pappergank.com/blacksheep/2007/08/30/spinning-2/ I promised you a picture of my felted clogs, which I have been wearing constantly (while in the house) for almost two weeks. I LOVE them. I love everything about them. Knitting them was so much fun. It was really cool to see how they would all come together. AND ... http://www.pappergank.com/blacksheep/2007/08/26/couple-o-things/ I finished this a couple of weeks ago and wore it to work on Tuesday. I’m just now getting around to uploading it and posting it! sheesh! anyway here’s the info: Pattern: Lutea Lace Shoulder Shell from Interweave’s Summer 2007 issue. Yarn: Blue Sky Alpacas Organic Cotton. My silly-looking Chevron Rib Tank ... http://www.pappergank.com/blacksheep/2007/08/19/lutea-lace-shell/ Hi! I’m back from my vacation. I’m updating on the fun times at Blatherskite if you are intersted (or really boared and need something to do ). There were some knitting adventures. And that I will update here. I actually found one yarn store. I didn’t seek out ... http://www.pappergank.com/blacksheep/2007/08/14/project-spectrummy/ I’m going on vacation tomorrow. Yay! We are going on an Oregon State Park extravaganza. First we are camping at Mt. Hood. Then we are going to the coast and staying at various campgrounds on the Oregon Coast, ending up at Long Beach, WA. I finished my Lutea Lace Shell ... http://www.pappergank.com/blacksheep/2007/08/06/a-quick-post/ Okay. Here they are. Coachella pics. Pattern: Coachella from Knitty Summer 2007. Yarn: Cotton-Ease in the discontinued Blueberry colorway. I think I used about 2 skeins. Needles: Size 8. Addis. Started: July 22nd 2007 Finished: July 25st 2007. This was an awesomely fast knit. Just what I needed! I was getting tired of knitting lace. It’s ... http://www.pappergank.com/blacksheep/2007/08/01/coachella/