Little Pink Flat Top Hogan

I have been busy knitting. This little hat is from Cathy Carron's Hip Knit Hats, and is knit with a bulky wool nylon yarn. There is a tiny bit of sparkle in the nylon. I wish there wasn't.

Ella Noro Rasta Khan Hat

I loved the Ella pattern in the Cathy Carron book, Hip Knit Hats, so I tried it with two strands of Noro Silk Garden held together. Now that I have proven that I can knit entrelac, the hat is headed for the frog pond. It's just too big.

A quick link to the pattern errata for this book is on Carron's own site.

What is purple?

A flying purple people eater!












Purple prose that turned out to be a purple poem.

Summer Socks

I have been spending about an hour a day outside in the hammock chair, listening to This American Life podcasts, and working on these socks. The yarn is Patons Stretch Socks in Kelp. I am still not sure I like the variegated sock yarns, but after spending so much time knitting these up, you can be sure I will wear them. The pattern is from Charlene Schurch's Sensational Knitted Socks. These particular socks are knitted top down using the Waffle Rib II pattern. A caution for the uninitiated: check the website for pattern corrections, and correct the patterns in your book.

What is yellow?

I joined a swap with the theme, "What is Yellow?" and designed these cards: Marilyn's Hair, and Golden Sands.

I am still struggling with photo stamps. Because they are screened, they are fussy about ink and types of paper. I stamped the Maryilyn stamp using Document Stamping Ink by Stewart Superior, after I found that my StazOn Jet Black had gone dry. These permanent inks are a little sticky and normally produce a good image when used with photo stamps. I used a clay coat paper, but should have used glossy to get a crisper image. I colored her dress and hair with chalk. I want to say the Marilyn stamp is by Stampsmith, but I am not sure.

I had some wonderful metallic card stock from CutCardstock.com, and used it as the mount for this simple card. The John Donne quote is from Silver Crow Creations. This company is an excellent source for quotations! I paired the quote with an old PSX stamp of the beach. It is hard to see, but I used gold, green, and silver inks on glossy paper for the card, hoping that the metallic stock on the bottom would make the veining pop.