First of all, thank you all for your commiseration with me over my extreme dorkiness. 😳 I may eventually live it down. Or not.
I can’t believe how many people raised their hand when Stephanie asked how many people blogged! I had no idea there were so many of us! It would be cool to do a little Portland Portland/tri-county/Vancouver/larger-metro-area/whatever Knitting Bloggers thingy. I’m touching bases with a few other bloggers whose emails and/or blog addresses I have to see if there’s any interest in getting something going.
[ed. 06/11/07 12:01 PM – to be inclusive of a larger territory than only Portland proper. When I say Portland, it’s my shorthand for all this stuff around here within striking distance. I certainly don’t want anyone to feel excluded!]
Did any of you knit in public on Saturday? I did. It was at my normal haunt — Tangle — but it was in public, even though it’s a yarn shop. And a couple of non-knitters did come in. I think.
On Sunday I had lunch with my muggle friend M. She said, did you know today is National Knitting Day, or something like that? I gave her lots of credit for trying, because she was obviously paying attention! And told her that the day before had been Worldwide Knit In Public Day, and I did knit in public, which I do all the time anyway.
On the more changes in PI subject, gentle reader, I’m pleased to announce the return of spell check on comments. Oh frabjous day! I think that’s the last thing lost during the WP 2.0 upgrade that had not been replaced or rewired or recoded or updated. Whew. It’s a really cool spell checker, too. Better than the old one. I think you’ll like it.
Yes, that’s a blatant hint that you should try it out! 😆
Here are the little blue baby socks. The knitting was finished at the Harlot’s book signing, and I did the bind-off when I got home. I think they came out really cute. I’m so pleased that I had some Cascade Fixation in a color that worked so well with the little sweater. I also have some Fixation in a lime green, but I think it may be too green. There really are two socks in this picture.
The Particulars:
- Yarn: Cascade Fixation — 98.3% cotton / 1.7% elastic, 100g / 50 yds per ball — in an unknown colorway (might be 2706) — a tiny amount left over from a different project.
- Needles: Knit Picks Classics, US#2 (3mm).
- Pattern: my own standard toe-up sock pattern, just knit really, really small. Magic cast-on. Flap-and-gusset heel. Tubular bind-off.
Next up: finishing the Spanish Lavender Basket Wave socks, another stab at Clapotis #2, Sockapalooza socks – hopefully the yarn will arrive!
Nice bloo and grean.
kool spel cheker. 😯
1Remark from Dave — Monday, 6/11/2007 @ 10:38 AM
I am not in Portland proper, but I attend events in Portland and I am going to be rejoining the Tigard knitting guild. I would love to be able to connect with local bloggers.
2Remark from chrispy — Monday, 6/11/2007 @ 10:49 AM
Dave, you’re such a joker! 😛
Crispy – I don’t live in Portland proper, either. I really should have said “greater Portland/tri-county/whatever area.”
3Remark from Judy — Monday, 6/11/2007 @ 11:58 AM
I love your website. I’m really glad I found your blog and yes, there are gazillions of us bloggers out there and yes, many, many of them are from the PacNorWest. I’m four hours away from Portland, in Bremerton, WA. Your baby sweater and socks are beautiful.
4Remark from tana — Monday, 6/11/2007 @ 7:32 PM
Aw, those are so cute! And there really are a gazillion bloggers in this vicinity, aren’t there? Just shows what a creative and cool place the Northwest is 🙂
5Remark from Kathy — Tuesday, 6/12/2007 @ 8:40 AM
I love the idea of having a Portland area blogger list. My blog covers all sorts of things but does include my latest knitting projects. I love reading local knitters blogs.
6Remark from Dawn Sellers — Tuesday, 6/12/2007 @ 11:18 AM
Just here to check out the spell checker… really.
7I KIPped a bit on Saturday — but mostly in a place where folks expected to find knitters.
I generally prefer to go out and KIP in places where folks DON’T expect to see us: Last year it was the automotive section of the book store. Maybe some day I’ll get someone to join me in an auto parts store instead.!
Remark from Helen — Tuesday, 6/12/2007 @ 5:12 PM
That is one lucky baby getting the outfit. Love the wee thockies, and they go with the sweater perfectly!
Plus very cool on the Portland bloggers; you’ve no doubt already got mail, but I signed up, thanks!
(And I am *so* tempted to choose another language and see if ‘thockies’ turns out to be a word in something other than English. I will refrain, I will refrain… LOL.)
8Remark from MonicaPDX — Thursday, 6/14/2007 @ 3:53 AM