Knitty obsessive: looking for a yarn shop in Napoli in the rain.It is rainy season here in Napoli, but I did manage to find a yarn shop. As I waited for the rain to stop, I managed to persue the selection of yarn…I left with a few balls of yarn….
I also took in some culture…you [...]
Archive for March, 2008
I found a yarn shop!
Posted in holidays, stash, yarn shops on 27.03.2008 | 4 Comments »
WIP: update
Posted in WIP, blogging, holidays, knitting, socks, travel on 26.03.2008 | No Comments »
A set of bamboo dpn’s, sock yarn, Aleta’s sock pattern and almost three hours of knitting time.Side note: the dpn’s passed through the security checkpoint and one of the cabin crew commented on the lovely sock yarn. I’ve also been blogging the Italian experience here, ciao!.
sono qui in vacanza…
Posted in knitting, travel on 23.03.2008 | 1 Comment »
I am here on vacation and I did bring my knitting on the aircraft!
Happy Easter 2008
Posted in Holiday on 23.03.2008 | No Comments »
Easter greetings to one and all…
defeating second sock syndrome
Posted in WIP, knitting, socks on 20.03.2008 | 1 Comment »
Putting one’s mind to a specific goal takes alot of concentration, committment and stamina. No, I am not training for a marathon… At the beginning of 2008, I had three socks on the go. Only once did I stray off this beaten path of sock knitting when I decided to knit a red cardigan for Valentine’s [...]
what’s off the stix…
Posted in knitting, socks on 19.03.2008 | No Comments »
My first pair of socks for 2008….
out of synch…
Posted in spinning, stash on 18.03.2008 | 2 Comments »
For several months, I have had 100g of dyed roving sitting in a basket next to the sofa in my sitting room. Now that Dublin has had almost two days of sunshine, I live in fear of the moths coming to invade my precious wool once the weather starts to warm up.Using my drop spindle… [...]
Happy St. Patrick’s Day 2008
Posted in dyeing, stash, yarn shops on 17.03.2008 | No Comments »
Happy St. Patrick’s Day…. hand dyed merino in marigold and over dyed in indigo by Mimi @ The Good Yarn Stall
stash enhancement…
Posted in stash, travel, yarn shops on 05.03.2008 | 5 Comments »
Knitty life is back to normal, the yarn diet is officially over at least until next year. The weekender to London brought me to The Good Yarn Stall at Spitalfield Market this past Sunday. It was a real treat to find this yarn shop amongst all the fine foods, clothing and accessory stalls. It was a pleasure to meet [...]
sixty-one days….
Posted in stash on 04.03.2008 | 3 Comments »
61 days. The number of days my yarn diet lasted. The temptation of the Avoca Sale did not sway me nor my visit to This is Knit last Thursday. It was during a weekender to London and a visit to this yarn store, that did me in….I just could not resist!
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