tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145777858658993112024-03-06T00:46:44.405-05:00Bee Fields Shawl Knitalongwith a little Honeybee Stole and Marie Antoinette thrown in for good measure...annmariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01322340509703991291noreply@blogger.comBlogger196125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414577785865899311.post-15034777629393726702009-09-21T16:10:00.002-04:002009-09-21T16:17:34.647-04:00going archive-onlyA while back I posted that I was going to shut down the blog because it had become very inactive. A number of people wrote to ask that I leave it up since many knitters were just beginning to knit, or had yet to begin knitting, the shawl.<br /><br />Since then, there have been very few new posts or comments so, after a lot of thought, I've decided to make this site an archive. No new posts or comments will be able to be made, but the old posts will still be available to anyone who wishes to read them for information.<br /><br />Thanks to all who have participated and helped each other along knitting these beautiful designs. I wish you all very happy knitting!annmariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01322340509703991291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414577785865899311.post-85698002962346403192009-08-01T17:27:00.002-04:002009-08-01T17:30:55.907-04:00at long last, the honeybee stole<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsPiLYTY2I3Ji8ZINVIj7S2yRO58ttaQ-tgtZGVx73m37-aA91EArNZHKIbfZovVPSlVwjS2JrERvKPOzEQgj7v-kyU34jEBDoKk_2v17JyCbRDOZatbGgBF-Ga84m0FJEr6lu54rFbQE_/s1600-h/honeybeestole.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365110912238884050" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsPiLYTY2I3Ji8ZINVIj7S2yRO58ttaQ-tgtZGVx73m37-aA91EArNZHKIbfZovVPSlVwjS2JrERvKPOzEQgj7v-kyU34jEBDoKk_2v17JyCbRDOZatbGgBF-Ga84m0FJEr6lu54rFbQE_/s320/honeybeestole.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Well, folks, it's been very quiet here on the blog, but Sitemeter reports that each week there still are visitors. So I thought I'd go ahead and post a photo of my completed Honeybee Stole. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I took this with me when I went on vacation recently. I finished it while I was staying at my sister-in-law's home in the Dominican Republic, but I just blocked it yesterday when the blocking wires arrived. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>This was a lovely project to work on. :)</div>annmariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01322340509703991291noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414577785865899311.post-31525555011347752222008-12-13T07:00:00.003-05:002008-12-13T07:05:20.502-05:00I love this shawl!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpRo5I-W-OmqG9bum-zpK1joHnCp6iTZyQDn5KrZiar-5PJbvg7kSb1BBYjI_YNaZdooaRHoLmciWR9upy9TSHHsYixDsJ-7VmwixMXeCenARM2k8-H-yzzq4q8D68nqj8i8PjdoOYaMKh/s1600-h/Christmas+Gifts+001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpRo5I-W-OmqG9bum-zpK1joHnCp6iTZyQDn5KrZiar-5PJbvg7kSb1BBYjI_YNaZdooaRHoLmciWR9upy9TSHHsYixDsJ-7VmwixMXeCenARM2k8-H-yzzq4q8D68nqj8i8PjdoOYaMKh/s320/Christmas+Gifts+001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279244078732638562" /></a><br />It took me a while to cast on but I am really loving this shawl. The pattern is great to knit. The product is wonderful. The yarn is Wooly Wonka's Buckwheat Honey. While I am anxious to finish, holiday knitting has taken up all my knitting time. I'll be back to it soon.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414577785865899311.post-70804718714617281602008-10-19T12:13:00.003-04:002008-10-19T12:27:22.151-04:00another one off the needles...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9W3QydfZ_2tBsxJRKKLSWV9LkJMi2ezRPlk45cDLqWJdH8izvKtUsiqp67AGaKN3HT8Wqmg19fS2UndnyM0Ciq21NR5uY65cU6hCqu-k1jy_j0F7dHfUefXXiqEzJiHUMEkMfUcP7FlPI/s1600-h/sockamania+056.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258900116182081698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9W3QydfZ_2tBsxJRKKLSWV9LkJMi2ezRPlk45cDLqWJdH8izvKtUsiqp67AGaKN3HT8Wqmg19fS2UndnyM0Ciq21NR5uY65cU6hCqu-k1jy_j0F7dHfUefXXiqEzJiHUMEkMfUcP7FlPI/s320/sockamania+056.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdTIPrCLvAtPhYMZFcdZpMqMKhRCswMuUh_RD6v1HaMJVmfQUk3AAW9apx4rkmGIh7nuba9X0GgyBm48T1E-Fkc0avWyXT30pxYr9Y_HdZqWXj_-HOsOiHyGYjTJOqSiOiQmIbt7tT_pd2/s1600-h/sockamania+057.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258900123770226434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdTIPrCLvAtPhYMZFcdZpMqMKhRCswMuUh_RD6v1HaMJVmfQUk3AAW9apx4rkmGIh7nuba9X0GgyBm48T1E-Fkc0avWyXT30pxYr9Y_HdZqWXj_-HOsOiHyGYjTJOqSiOiQmIbt7tT_pd2/s320/sockamania+057.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibndY-9o7cSkM5ztuy0miFyHR9wH72escvcA17ezNrawdeEu8xv_0cR2JJD_I5yWGoEnvZI_I0Zr67eDfMP5m-xUnDCL_Tf0y9frnpwKm2Y26pIZP1WpkghbfNyx7HubFiRH90Hk2LtnPa/s1600-h/sockamania+059.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258900126270963426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibndY-9o7cSkM5ztuy0miFyHR9wH72escvcA17ezNrawdeEu8xv_0cR2JJD_I5yWGoEnvZI_I0Zr67eDfMP5m-xUnDCL_Tf0y9frnpwKm2Y26pIZP1WpkghbfNyx7HubFiRH90Hk2LtnPa/s320/sockamania+059.jpg" border="0" /></a> Yarn: <a href="http://www.dennorskehusfliden.no/?did=9080524&aid=9079299">Røros Lamullgarn,</a> black, 100% wool, 50gr/250m. Used 250 grams.<br />Needles: <a href="http://www.knitpicks.com/interchangeable+circular+knitting+needles_NL300312.html">KnitPicks</a> 4mm<br />Started: August 31st, 2008<br />Finished: October 5th, 2008<br /><br />My second BeeFields. It's a fun knit, but not for the inexperienced...<br /><br />I changed the beginning a little, instead of having to graft, I cast on half of the stitches needed, knit over those, and then picked up form the "bottom" of the cast-on row, for the second half of the first row. Does it make sense at all-LOL? The main reason to do so, was to avoid the grafting, and it turned out very nice in my opinion. Forgot to take a picture though...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414577785865899311.post-91965756312871198852008-09-04T16:19:00.003-04:002008-09-04T16:26:29.128-04:00finally getting the honeybee on needles<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlBd4MxdRfSz6X4mzjPMKO6HMnLSHikKHtV83EUYFa5wJQgAix0HAaGd4lVk926Z5BANEWrbDcrwBPEj5skaQysxpKadalvIZ10Uh_MGMBsHCMj9BdHPQeYyYmyGDA4IY-KtaGKHnslznk/s1600-h/honeybeeclose.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242264937475001714" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlBd4MxdRfSz6X4mzjPMKO6HMnLSHikKHtV83EUYFa5wJQgAix0HAaGd4lVk926Z5BANEWrbDcrwBPEj5skaQysxpKadalvIZ10Uh_MGMBsHCMj9BdHPQeYyYmyGDA4IY-KtaGKHnslznk/s320/honeybeeclose.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Just before going back to my teaching job this week, I decided it was now or never with getting the Honeybee Stole started. I decided not to use the Wooly Wonka Buckwheat Honey yarn I originally ordered to knit this. I'm saving that in my stash for now and using a <a href="http://www.kaalundyarns.com.au/ClassicTwo%20blue%20&%20green.htm"><strong><em><span style="color:#006600;">Kaalund Classic Two laceweight</span></em></strong></a> I've had in my stash for several years. The color is called Moss. </div><div>Now I just need to get started on the Marie Antoinette socks and my 'bee' cycle will be complete. :)</div>annmariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01322340509703991291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414577785865899311.post-27281835988406576362008-08-27T09:48:00.002-04:002008-08-27T09:52:46.327-04:00lacewingFor those of us who can't seem to get enough insects in our knitting lives, Anne has now published a new shawl pattern with more beautiful motifs for our knitting enjoyment. Take a look <a href="http://www.knitspot.com/knitting_pattern/lacewing-p-117.html"><em><strong><span style="color:#999900;">here</span></strong></em></a>!annmariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01322340509703991291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414577785865899311.post-21302905213795148312008-06-16T22:30:00.003-04:002008-06-16T22:35:09.348-04:00Better Late than Never<a href="http://img73.imageshack.us/my.php?image=beefieldsfinishedandblorf6.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img73.imageshack.us/img73/687/beefieldsfinishedandblorf6.th.jpg" border="0"/></a><br /><br />She's finally finished - six months in the making. I cast on 2 Jan and cast off 13 June. I'm not a particuarly fast knitter and most of the triangle shawls I've done have been three to six months duration. <br /><br />I got the kit and I love this merino yarn! The colors are fanastic - not too high contrast, and the hand of the yarn is lush. I have about 33 grams left, which should be enough for a narrow scarf sometime in the future.<br /><br />My favorite part was the border<br /><a href="http://img233.imageshack.us/my.php?image=beefieldsfinishedandblopq0.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/84/beefieldsfinishedandblopq0.th.jpg" border="0"/></a><br />The BEES with their complex shaping and the alternating triple decreases that made the 'flower stem' part so curvy! Pure genius, I tell you!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414577785865899311.post-77224095110292011592008-06-16T17:40:00.002-04:002008-12-11T06:18:07.362-05:00haagen-dazs helps the bees<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjravXWiL8aYIaqGv2NzDzYt1gNx9lAQ2WL5TRmChI9ib5wb4xmG-V8nLDiA6GUb7iwsRkypvLoA3QjFw4bwEI0BWAm-us242WlImPNbd_arYZW70ci8c6oB5EWrZpyJT6M2mfCHsLJMWW7/s1600-h/Hrl22.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212598962340327202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjravXWiL8aYIaqGv2NzDzYt1gNx9lAQ2WL5TRmChI9ib5wb4xmG-V8nLDiA6GUb7iwsRkypvLoA3QjFw4bwEI0BWAm-us242WlImPNbd_arYZW70ci8c6oB5EWrZpyJT6M2mfCHsLJMWW7/s320/Hrl22.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>If you'd like to learn more, here's the <a href="http://helpthehoneybees.com/"><em><strong><span style="color:#666600;">link</span></strong></em></a>. :)</div>annmariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01322340509703991291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414577785865899311.post-34281030485049072032008-05-01T22:34:00.004-04:002008-12-11T06:18:08.009-05:00Sophronia's Finished Bee Fields<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Zu7GiL7853_-qFYbwlRdXDCFw8n5wd8qn0yYO_2QO3_D8_PMZSsLxf3ASQf4XXo28rpELCEd-h9LktBPsjwk5m4rQKJl1JvncoWheH4IZH4XiDsyUFj8Am0d5Ad7lY0-k6_okoMOdHg/s1600-h/IMG_2044.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Zu7GiL7853_-qFYbwlRdXDCFw8n5wd8qn0yYO_2QO3_D8_PMZSsLxf3ASQf4XXo28rpELCEd-h9LktBPsjwk5m4rQKJl1JvncoWheH4IZH4XiDsyUFj8Am0d5Ad7lY0-k6_okoMOdHg/s400/IMG_2044.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195603891967561202" /></a><br /><br />I finally finished mine last night! Here are a few pictures. For more info, please visit my blog at www.sophroniaandthepeacock.blogspot.com.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgehRW8uK8LYlnuPE5V_hRkN22QYH-_0wNXVCWV6zm_OdA_mJby5rNFwnu8vO5uqsHkgW4kxWoJrzLbu2FJfWiiTtOnRMDDUzJAVjmhKOE3yqybWMKYCH5gO1-8WkO-FEaxGa8shJRPDog/s1600-h/IMG_2014.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgehRW8uK8LYlnuPE5V_hRkN22QYH-_0wNXVCWV6zm_OdA_mJby5rNFwnu8vO5uqsHkgW4kxWoJrzLbu2FJfWiiTtOnRMDDUzJAVjmhKOE3yqybWMKYCH5gO1-8WkO-FEaxGa8shJRPDog/s400/IMG_2014.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195604360118996482" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeTPuVdLVDdHI0Q5XuvpOzZEfzA_IR9Aqa7T0cd-nwOIROiZIdzx5caaFnn0z05xhouno1LFO8i8xNGuwphcQtABTA6v7PvBVTAEkq08Fk_ZFwXt-5iaJ-Zs4k9QCcPIalc2iV6rq0ecQ/s1600-h/IMG_2046.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeTPuVdLVDdHI0Q5XuvpOzZEfzA_IR9Aqa7T0cd-nwOIROiZIdzx5caaFnn0z05xhouno1LFO8i8xNGuwphcQtABTA6v7PvBVTAEkq08Fk_ZFwXt-5iaJ-Zs4k9QCcPIalc2iV6rq0ecQ/s400/IMG_2046.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195604914169777682" /></a><br /><br />I have enjoyed being part of this knitalong! Thank you so much AnnMarie, for graciously hosting it. Good luck to all who are still working on their bees!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414577785865899311.post-24493529492182463762008-04-16T12:05:00.002-04:002008-12-11T06:18:08.365-05:00Done!BeeFields done:-)<br />I signed up for this KAL quite some time ago, but haven't done more than following everyone's progress, drooling over the beautiful shawls you've all made. Then <a href="http://www.riverknitter.blogspot.com/">AnnMarie</a> "threatened" to close the blog, and that gave me the push I needed to start this.<br />It's knitted in <a href="http://www.dennorskehusfliden.no/?did=9080524&aid=9079299">RørosLamullgarn</a> ,100% wool, 50gr=250m,colour #48, (a dark red/plum) knitted with <a href="http://www.knitpicks.com/knitting+needles.html">Knitpicks</a> options circular needles, 4mm (they can also be bought <a href="http://www.eidmiljooghandverk.com/">here</a> if you are in the area...)<br />Started on April 2nd 2008, finished on April 14th,2008. I followed the charts, becaus I find it easier to see the pattern in a chart than just written. It worked out fine. The shawl is bigger than intended...2.3m along top edge, and 1.15m from neck to bottom point. It's definitely not a tv-knit...but not as difficult as I imagined when I first got the pattern-lol-all those pages nearly freaked me out:-)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyWZNK75491OwaySqj_Q0SDzCVa2ZHFwvNeeZAqKP9zzHmxV67ABVRgj9BssIKjqhOj7eRGiPY5Zc4X34lacWqVZJ3FUs_7avUnUIk8dCQ-ZsnNNv8md5RgULy_56llFwXvuWzgXnFyMao/s1600-h/BeeFields+014.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189875744765761570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyWZNK75491OwaySqj_Q0SDzCVa2ZHFwvNeeZAqKP9zzHmxV67ABVRgj9BssIKjqhOj7eRGiPY5Zc4X34lacWqVZJ3FUs_7avUnUIk8dCQ-ZsnNNv8md5RgULy_56llFwXvuWzgXnFyMao/s320/BeeFields+014.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqWbmJ5W_vLOaQ4VhVwj7Bi1EiJYdRv6Ztqq1s1yxERD7qoB1Y_uwyv99jze9MOgFqCQkb6Nra0g1R8rg9OW3bHbXvo02XO2x_wtVG-QISSpxejfB-hxn6QHqhOCPQyF_OKm9NshCewv9s/s1600-h/BeeFields+027.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189875749060728882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqWbmJ5W_vLOaQ4VhVwj7Bi1EiJYdRv6Ztqq1s1yxERD7qoB1Y_uwyv99jze9MOgFqCQkb6Nra0g1R8rg9OW3bHbXvo02XO2x_wtVG-QISSpxejfB-hxn6QHqhOCPQyF_OKm9NshCewv9s/s320/BeeFields+027.jpg" border="0" /></a> More details on my <a href="http://marit-ontheneedles.blogspot.com/">blog.</a><br /><br />Thank you, AnnMarie, for hosting this KAL. It has been great fun following <div>the knitting, and seeing all the pretty yarns you've used.</div><div>Take care, and have fun knitting:-)</div><div>Marit</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414577785865899311.post-4036854144479863922008-04-12T08:32:00.004-04:002008-12-11T06:18:08.527-05:00plans for the blog<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXcyadDUPt47mXdBNnV0fsvP4dMJ1wctYBV3e1j4sfo9MIily94RZXr7686oxUw9-y90YsZAZLr5ByVh3qv_GogvK0aTy24xPjRkRdVWEHcx5H0XYEWTzjfnFOQf3mbgcHcjKd2F203zPx/s1600-h/knittingnurses.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188343691467333682" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXcyadDUPt47mXdBNnV0fsvP4dMJ1wctYBV3e1j4sfo9MIily94RZXr7686oxUw9-y90YsZAZLr5ByVh3qv_GogvK0aTy24xPjRkRdVWEHcx5H0XYEWTzjfnFOQf3mbgcHcjKd2F203zPx/s200/knittingnurses.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>My reason for considering removing the blog was the real decrease in activity here. I use Sitemeter to monitor the amount of traffic and, even considering the number of readers who stop by without posting or commenting, things have been <em><strong>very</strong></em> slow here for months.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>As the blog administrator, I feel a responsibility to keep an eye on things. As the person who started this, with the blessings of the designer, I also feel a responsibility to respond to questions and comments, so I try to check in at least every other day. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I would like to keep this blog going as a resource for those who are knitting or planning to knit any of Anne Hanson's 'bee'-themed items, so I won't delete the whole blog but I've made a change in the settings.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I've set the blog so that only members can comment, so I don't expect that we'll be getting any more questionable comments that I'll have to delete. And I <em><strong>will</strong></em> ask that any posts be related to the 'bee' designs. Most of us have blogs or web pages of our own and we can go wild there with off-topic stuff. :)</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Like a lot of others, I still haven't knitted all three of the designs. After finishing the shawl months ago, I turned my needles to other projects and finished up a ton of UFOs and WIPs. I'm looking forward to the end of the school year and weeks of downtime. Summer for me has always been prime knitting time and I'm looking forward to finally knitting the Marie Antoinette socks and overdyeing the yarn for the Honeybee stole. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>So...knit on and blog on! :)</div><br /><div></div>annmariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01322340509703991291noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414577785865899311.post-37566975504099054312008-04-02T17:50:00.003-04:002008-04-02T17:58:22.823-04:00all good things must end?When I started this knitalong blog last summer, I said that there was no official start date or end date for the KAL. I promised that I would keep it going as long as there was sufficient interest in keeping it alive. Given that there've only been a handful of posts since the beginning of this year (and several of those have been mine), I think that maybe it's time to de-activate the blog.<br />I'll keep it going for another few weeks to give everyone time to copy out any posts or information that they would like to keep for future reference, but, unless I hear from a swarm of you that you would like to see the blog continue, I'll just delete the whole blog by the end of April.<br />It's been fun and I think we really did help each other through the knitting and cheered each other's accomplishments. I want to thank you all for being a part of this! :)annmariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01322340509703991291noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414577785865899311.post-5062619455439013812008-03-27T15:54:00.002-04:002008-03-27T16:04:21.431-04:00Bee Fields ShawlHey, this Woolyworks and I'm new to this blog. I purchased the shawl pattern and have read completely through it--whew! 18 pages of pattern is just a little mind boggling. I've knitted a lot of shawls and yet this one is hard for me to wrap my mind around. I think it's because there's not a large schematic to show me where I start and where I end and the charts are just little snippets of the whole. I'm solidly grounded in geometry and the way this pattern is written makes my knowledge a little useless. OK, so I'll have to learn to knit from text rather than charts, but it can't be rocket science, can it? <br /><br />I'm sure that when I get past the setup section I'll get a picture of it in my mind, but for now, I'm feeling more than a little lost. That's pretty sad for someone who's been knitting for as long as I have. Maybe this is the challenge that I've needed to get me off of dead center. Let's hope so! Here I go!<br /><br />I'll be so glad to do socks with all of you knitters. I adore knitting socks and the Honeybee stole looks so exciting. I'm looking forward to more activity on this blog and meeting lots of you as we knit along.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414577785865899311.post-16982285862815299662008-03-15T10:29:00.002-04:002008-03-15T10:42:24.329-04:00new season, new lookWith a nod to a new season approaching, I'm shaking up the look of the knitalong blog a bit. Activity here has slowed down, but we do have a new member who has just joined us. She's listed in the sidebar as Wooly Works. Welcome and happy knitting!<br />As for my 'bee' knitting, since finishing the shawl months ago I haven't been knitting anything remotely bee-related as I spent the last couple of months of 2007 on a self-imposed challenge to finish all projects on needles.<br />I accomplished that goal and then turned my needles towards heavier-weight projects, but I've been eyeing the Honeybee Stole pattern lately as well as Anne's sock pattern, <a href="http://www.knitspot.com/knitting_pattern/marie-antoinette-p-80.html"><em><strong><span style="color:#996633;">Marie Antoinette</span></strong></em></a>, that has the same bee motifs as the shawl and stole.annmariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01322340509703991291noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414577785865899311.post-68524619389597696562008-02-27T11:02:00.002-05:002008-02-27T11:11:55.572-05:00Successful grafting<img src="http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/2140/beefieldspartone002na1.jpg" alt="Image Hosted by ImageShack.us"/><br/>Shot with <a target="_new" href="http://profile.imageshack.us/camerabuy.php?model=hp+photosmart+735&make=Hewlett-Packard">hp photosmart 735</a> at 2008-02-09<br /><br />I think it came out very nicely. I embroidered a few stitches of chain stitch over the grafting to continue the line of the "spine" up to the border. Because this yarn blocks out so well, the difference in the tension between the knitting and embroidery should not be an issue, but I left the tail available so that IF I need to undo it, I can.<br /><br />The shape of the lace wanted to dip in there in the center, so I went along with that and 'manufactured' a set of stitches on the left side to make everything balanceUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414577785865899311.post-53432137790531689222008-01-30T12:11:00.000-05:002008-01-30T12:21:46.483-05:00Add Another One to the Finished Pile!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2419/2231126858_be125a838f.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2419/2231126858_be125a838f.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>She's done! I finished it about 2 weeks ago, but I had to wait until my body healed up to block it. C-sections & blocking lace aren't two <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">activities</span> that should be done together! Even yesterday was pushing it, but I couldn't wait. I also can't wait to knit another one of Anne's designs. Look to the <a href="http://twoblacksheep.typepad.com/two_black_sheep/2008/01/dream.html">blog</a> for more details.<br />-LolaUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414577785865899311.post-80220829116835701192008-01-28T00:37:00.000-05:002008-01-28T00:40:48.231-05:00Technical QuestionI am about halfway through the Beehive section and am eyeing that center back provisional cast on with some trepidation. <br /><br />I know that getting the graft just right will be critical to the success of this project. I think I'm going to go ahead and do the grafting now. If I totally mess it up, I will have "only" lost a few days of knitting time (all right, three weeks. But that's still better than months and a totally frogged project).<br /><br />I'm looking for tips, techniques, pros and cons of doing the grafting now. Advice, please.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414577785865899311.post-38323096796247278012008-01-21T18:45:00.000-05:002008-12-11T06:18:10.036-05:00Finished!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_KcJnErc7gug/R5Uu7U0jbNI/AAAAAAAAABg/BxMhz7eSp-0/s1600-h/beeshawl2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158080544959065298" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_KcJnErc7gug/R5Uu7U0jbNI/AAAAAAAAABg/BxMhz7eSp-0/s320/beeshawl2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>This is probably the most beautiful, complicated thing I've ever knit. I love it!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><div> </div><div>See my <a href="http://www.crazydaisyknits.blogspot.com/">blog </a>or R<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/EricaLynn">avelry</a> for more if you want!</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_KcJnErc7gug/R5Uu6k0jbMI/AAAAAAAAABY/7iqa2adJAA4/s1600-h/beeshawl.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158080532074163394" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_KcJnErc7gug/R5Uu6k0jbMI/AAAAAAAAABY/7iqa2adJAA4/s320/beeshawl.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Thanks to my husband for taking pictures outside when it </div><div>as 2 degrees thismorning:)</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414577785865899311.post-86816671392671937672008-01-04T17:55:00.000-05:002008-01-04T18:04:11.412-05:00another knitalongI received an email from a knitter who has started a knitalong for another Anne Hanson lace stole design, <a href="http://www.knitspot.com/knitting_pattern/simurgh-lace-stole-p-77.html"><em><strong>Simurgh</strong></em></a>. She asked if I would mention the knitalong here. If you're interested in joining, pop on over to her <a href="http://winterravens.blogspot.com/"><em><strong>KAL blog</strong></em></a> and take a look. :)annmariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01322340509703991291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414577785865899311.post-9684922410500096632007-12-30T18:20:00.001-05:002008-12-11T06:18:10.235-05:00A finished Bee Fields ShawlAt last I've finished my shawl, four months in the knitting.<br /><br />The yarn's from Wooly Wonka Fibers and was a pleasure to knit with.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-4Ny4w0fYzhuhLak58PF9WIiQQWMcDDnGLFzjbR7HZIXI9FdhZsFbZrpxMcwPGWA2GU64rf5kyJd67xtqrTgcIfZloOhNQ7pewk6W8sDp1cZNp1Btrc27xXcOEuyj5aTgkgf2pc8hXcth/s1600-h/bee+fields.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-4Ny4w0fYzhuhLak58PF9WIiQQWMcDDnGLFzjbR7HZIXI9FdhZsFbZrpxMcwPGWA2GU64rf5kyJd67xtqrTgcIfZloOhNQ7pewk6W8sDp1cZNp1Btrc27xXcOEuyj5aTgkgf2pc8hXcth/s320/bee+fields.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149910200840047106" border="0" /></a><br />More photos on my<a href="http://deesie.typepad.com/"> blog</a>.<br /><br />Dawn<br />I'm on ravelry as dawnUnknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414577785865899311.post-55372419418125979672007-12-24T08:49:00.000-05:002007-12-24T08:52:14.327-05:00as the year winds down<em><span style="color:#666600;"><strong>I'd like to wish everyone a peaceful end of the year and a very happy and 'knitterly' new year! :)</strong></span></em>annmariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01322340509703991291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414577785865899311.post-87279934944620140782007-11-27T10:23:00.000-05:002008-12-11T06:18:10.460-05:00Beatrice is complete<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQa8H46u5zVUtNl_hsFWOVo6J1Eub1mOb7MvHSkkriDJWI-SHmL_iZ4n_IvcK8cO0Nl88QoBxxKWEt6Z4QSJMtQGwhIk91EW4ycT22zjtQtXjA03oiI6lqRkUfRnCNj94QTkF6eOun50wP/s1600-h/bea.jpg"><span style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Buttons"><span class="on" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_CreateLink" title="Link" onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);FormatbarButton('richeditorframe', this, 8);ButtonMouseDown(this);"></span></span><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQa8H46u5zVUtNl_hsFWOVo6J1Eub1mOb7MvHSkkriDJWI-SHmL_iZ4n_IvcK8cO0Nl88QoBxxKWEt6Z4QSJMtQGwhIk91EW4ycT22zjtQtXjA03oiI6lqRkUfRnCNj94QTkF6eOun50wP/s320/bea.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5137542462854214290" border="0" /></a><br />I finally and happily finished my bee shawl which I named Beatrice. I am so thrilled with the finished knit.<br />The shawl was an amazing learning experience and I am certainly looking forward to my next Knitspot shawl!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">ETA: I have had several request for what yarn I used. Thank you!</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I actually used my own hand dyed </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.thesweetsheep.com/xcart/home.php?cat=196">Sweet Lace</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"> in the Rose Hill Colourway that is currently a custom dye request colourway.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414577785865899311.post-46254322233787634392007-11-27T01:10:00.000-05:002008-12-11T06:18:10.975-05:00Bee in Field<p align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_KcJnErc7gug/R0u1lcyFdyI/AAAAAAAAAAo/8tD4UcPcD5s/s1600-h/bee-3rd+section.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5137399454932236066" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_KcJnErc7gug/R0u1lcyFdyI/AAAAAAAAAAo/8tD4UcPcD5s/s320/bee-3rd+section.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I sort of work on this project in spurts. This time it was my plane knitting to and from my parent's house for Thanksgiving. I got the first 3 bees done. The photo shows 10, so I guess I must be getting close to the end.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_KcJnErc7gug/R0u1lsyFdzI/AAAAAAAAAAw/HbefHqFuRTo/s1600-h/beeinfield+closeup.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5137399459227203378" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_KcJnErc7gug/R0u1lsyFdzI/AAAAAAAAAAw/HbefHqFuRTo/s320/beeinfield+closeup.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I'm finding this section to be easier than the others, mainly because there is very little to do on wrong side rows, and even the right side rows are more logical than the bee section, at least to me. Besides, this pattern is my favorite of the 3 sections.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414577785865899311.post-50626955894273830202007-11-21T17:27:00.001-05:002007-11-21T17:28:48.973-05:00for all who observe ithave a lovely Thanksgiving. :)annmariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01322340509703991291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414577785865899311.post-37021059371478281512007-11-18T13:22:00.001-05:002007-11-19T19:44:59.883-05:00Through the SwarmHi All! I'm still diligently knitting along. I've made it through the swarm. I'm seriously considering doing the petite as I'm really short and it appears shrinking. I'm probably 5'2 and 3/4" in the morning and shrinking throughout the day. Has anyone else done the petite yet and been happy (or not) with that choice? I just want to wear the shawl and not have it wear me. :) My only reservation is that it will throw off the beautiful symmetry of the three sections. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2258/2043509787_6660101b04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2258/2043509787_6660101b04.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />~<a href="http://madamepurl/">Madame Purl</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4