Lisa Kay Knits... and Quilts!

Hi, I finished the second glove. I really like these. It is hard to get a good picture of the cables with the dark yarn. Here are two pictures. The brighter one is closer to the real color. The greyer one is just to see the cable work. (I played with color and contrast in Photoshop Elements until I got the cables to come up more clearly.) I can't wait to wear these! (It is still cold enough... for a few more days, at least!) Yea! Happy Knitting! Lisa Kay

Hi, I was enticed by BrooklynTweed's Almeara Gloves in the Winter 2008/2009 Vogue Knitting . I started the first one on my trip to NY on Thursday, finishing the last finger and thumb after getting home. Total, four calendar days. So far, no errata to report that I've not already seen on Ravelry, though I would like to point out that it took well less than one yarn ball to make one glove. I used the recommended yarn, Rowan's Scottish Tweed DK, in the "Thistle" colorway. (The pattern says three. Just get two.) Happy Knitting, Lisa Kay

Hi, Mitchell is intrigued with the flags the yard service leaves in the yard. They're really just advertisements, I suppose, but he likes them. He also likes to hide out under the weeping cedar at the corner of the house. :) Happy Knitting, Lisa Kay

Hi, We're still struggling to get Mitchell to add some more things to his diet. He seems willing to add all sorts of chips to his repertoire. Lately, we're just glad if he eats peanut butter. It has protein in it! Happy Knitting, Lisa Kay

Hi, A conversation at dinner last night, watching "The Incredibles" on TV: Daddy: If you were a super hero, what would your name be? Mitchell: Frog Business. Daddy: Frog Business? Where did you come up with that one? Mitchell: I came up with it in the East. Editor's note: I guess the sun isn't the only thing that comes up in the East. Happy Knitting! Lisa Kay

Hi, We were playing with the vinegar/baking soda volcanoe, and Mitchell kept tasting the vinegar. He made some pretty interesting faces, which was fun. The mysterious thing is that he doesn't eat very much of anything... not pizza, not PB&J, not mac & cheese, ... but he'll taste all kinds of weird, non-food things. Last week, his word was, "Mysterious." We were looking at a Berenstain Bears book that had little doors in it. I said, "What's behind this door?" He said, "I don't know. It's mysterious." He used it several other times last week, too (correctly, I might add). Today, he said something was, "Magnificent." He's also using adverbs correctly, which is strange (ahem,... mysterious), because most adults don't use adverbs, correctly. He said to Daddy, last night, "You can do it easily." (Is there supposed to be a comma in that sentence? I'll have to ask my son.) Happy Knitting! Lisa Kay

Hi, I now have my contrasting yarn for the Tomten Jacket borders. It is Elsebeth Lavold's "Silky Flamme'." (50% Wool, 30% Alpaca, 20% Silk). I think it is a very good match for my homespun Dragon Fruit. Here's a picture of the two together. I did a swatch with the black, and the size 9 (what I used for the pink) is a quite a bit larger (4.5" instead of 4"), and the 8 is just a tiny bit tight. I made a test swatch, adding a border with mitered corners. It wasn't as wide as the actual borders, but it gave me an idea of what to do. I made the first attempt at the border using size 8 needles and a "lifted increase" (knitted into the stitch below the working row). However, it was too tight, and the corners too rounded. The "lifted increase" is supposed to be tighter and therefore more invisible, than other increases. On my second attempt, I knitted on 9's and purled on 8's. I also used EZ's "original" M1, per ...