Month: November 2008

Eyelet Garter Stripe Cardigan Model: Sharon (behind the scenes, Brian in his usual position) Done except for the seams. I nearly  didn’t get to finish this! I got the the cap shaping on the second sleeve, and poof the pattern disappeared! If it were not for the mercy of the designer I would not have…

I just finished my second sleeve for my cardigan. But I can’t seam everything together because the rest of the sweater is in the guest room, and my parents are back.. and sleeping! That’s ok. I need to get back to work on the socks for Knit Picks..  Ah no!!! That is up in the…

*Photo from the Stitch n’ Pitch newsletter.

My maternal grandfather who was in the Pacific and North Atlantic as a chief gunners mate on the destroyer. He received the purple heart….he was loading a big gun in a storm in the North Atlantic and the shell dropped off it’s carrier and landed on his foot. My paternal grandfather who was an assistant…