I'm Stephanie. I like to knit, write letters and poems, read (novels and blogs!), and stress out to the max. ;) At Sunbeam Soapbox I write about the knitting, letters, and whichever thoughts I want to share with the world. I also like new friends! Feel free to drop me an e-mail anytime using the contact form.
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Whoosh! Once again time is getting away from me. I had wanted/intended to post something on Tuesday.
Which is just as well as I’m also getting a little irritated at the slog-y-ness of my projects. I need an FO boost.
My most recent thought was that I was close to finishing mara, so that would be an [...]
You’ve got to appreciate a pattern I cast on another for after finishing the first one. Seeing as I’m always hungry for new patterns, and all.
Since unpinning and fixing that pesky dropped stitch, this shawl has only left my shoulders for me to clean the kitchen. It feels wonderful and beautiful and I can only [...]
Because it is really irritating me that I’ve only been posting these weekly WIP posts, and nothing else, I finally got around to buying some dish soap and blocking the second Ishbel.
So hey, how about a FO post over the weekend? I’d like that.
There is, however, one problem.
I can’t believe I’m hoping this is a [...]
Well – I have to admit that I held out on you in my last post. The yarn for the mittens, you see, wasn’t the only yarn I had purchased on Saturday.
No, I bought some Cascade 220 to make this shawl as well. You see I’ve been mesmerized by mara ever since katie over at [...]
Yup, looks like this is going to be a Thursday WIP round-up. I thought about it yesterday, a few times actually, but all at bad times.
Brrrrrrr. It’s been raining the storm of the season and the house is chilly. I keep lighting candles for warmth and comfort and drinking lots of tea. Speaking of tea—I [...]
As part of my 2010 knitting resolutions (which I haven’t yet written up here), I thought I should do WIP Wednesday posts. Whoops—Wednesday flew by me yesterday, so it’s time to play catch-up (again, already). So here are the three projects occupying my attention right now:
No, my second Ishbel certainly hasn’t gone by quite as [...]
This was a long time coming, oops. But now I’m trying to mark things as “done” in my head, and that includes posting about it here—not just wearing it. ;)
Ahem.
What do you think? I look absolutely strapping, right? :D I’ve been getting great compliments on this argyle sweater I got at JCPenney to put more [...]
Just in progress.
I just wanted to write really quick that even though there hasn’t been writing or photography, there has been knitting.
Right now I’m working on:
A second Ishbel shawl
Through the Loops! Mystery Socks
Swatches for Blustery, so I can be part of Vestvember except really late
I’m hoping next weekend I get tons of knitting time and [...]
(Either it’s too cloudy out or my camera just can’t capture lime green. This is bad news. Please excuse the crappy photos.)
I finished the knitting on the shawl. OMG! It took a little over a week — I thought it would take much, much longer. Someone should’ve warned me that even a beginner like me [...]