With a little help from my favorite 16 week old baby, I actually accomplished a little knitting project this week:
A Pair of Squares
The swatch on the left is made out of the Tess Designer Yarns Sock Yarn in the Confetti colorway. The swatch on the right is made out of Opal Sock Yarn from the Southwestern color series. I found the pattern stitch for the Tess Yarn swatch in a Japanese stitch dictionary that I purchased a little while back and I like it quite a bit. It is very easy to memorize and very easy to work even when nursing a squirmy small person. It may have to find it's way into a pair of winter socks. I think it would be the perfect in a toe up design!
The swatches don't look quite square... they are pretty close. The Tess Yarn swatch needs to be stretched a bit, the Opal swatch needs a little compression. I'm hoping that Michaela won't mind working with them. Hopefully they will make it into the post on Monday or Tuesday.
And because no Friday would be complete without an appearance by Z:
The swatches don't look quite square... they are pretty close. The Tess Yarn swatch needs to be stretched a bit, the Opal swatch needs a little compression. I'm hoping that Michaela won't mind working with them. Hopefully they will make it into the post on Monday or Tuesday.
And because no Friday would be complete without an appearance by Z:
Z Wearing A Very Special Hat
Here's Ms. Z getting ready to go for a walk last weekend. It was a bit chilly so we got to dress her up in some knitwear. This hat has got some more outdoor time since then. It's the perfect size for her and it is absolutely adorable. Which fits so well with her right now. She's started making a lot of sweet little vocalizations -- sometimes it almost sounds like she's trying to copy what we say to her.
We're rolling off to Ann Arbor to see Grandma and Grandpa this weekend. It's a guarantee that that hat is going to come with us!
We're rolling off to Ann Arbor to see Grandma and Grandpa this weekend. It's a guarantee that that hat is going to come with us!
P.S. The comments should actually really work now! And, of course, I've learned a few more things about MT4. Now maybe I'll be able to start bringing some of my own look and feel back.
Thank you for your very pretty squares. Kay over at Mason-Dixon is making a U.S. blanket, to save everyone postage, etc.
Thank you, also, for all the sweet things you wrote about me. Made me blush !
Emma. xxx
p.s. When I clicked on ''remember personal info'' in your comments thingy [tech term !], it promptly cleared said info from the boxes.
Sorry !
Hey . . . you might want to fix the "Sign in" link - it takes you directly to your MT account sign in page.
As for the "remember personal info", it's more to do with your browser configuration. Don't know how to fix the clearing issue, though.
The sign in link is actually so you can "register" with my blog and become a "trusted commenter". When my blog "knows" you it never challenges any of your comments. I'm not sure the functionality works yet, but I thought I would leave it active for the future.
It works!
OK, Z is just way too sweet in that picture. Like a little baby bonbon.
Z is so cute, and she looks great in yellow! No more multi-publishing with Google Reader either, just the real new entry. Good luck with any bugs you might have left.
Umm, for some reason, I now can't see your photos -- any of them. Could this related to the new stuff? (Admittedly, it might be me, but this is on a computer that I've used before to look at your blog, and I don't think I've done anything different.)
Not sure I have an answer for the picture problem... what browser are you using? I can see images just fine in Firefox. I know the img tags are a little different. Is it just problems with this post's images or with all of the last couple of posts?
Yeah! The comments work now. I love that Opal sock yarn.
Hurrah for comments!
Z looks adorable in her hat. She really looks like she's striking a pose!
If the prince would settle I would get my square done! I love the hat -- Luke has a pumpkin.
Cute kid! Keep dressing her in your knitting.
Having recently converted blogs myself, I understand your pain. Stay with it.
(Which reminds me, I have a few more comments to import.)
Cute kid! Keep dressing her in your knitting.
Having recently converted blogs myself, I understand your pain. Stay with it.
(Which reminds me, I have a few more comments to import.)