http://paperstarfish.prettyposies.com/ en Copyright 2010 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:34:39 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss The Dream in Color Classy was the called for yarn and it worked really well with enough left over (at the smallest size) for a matching hat. Hopefully soon I'll have a modeled shot on a wee starfish! ;)]]> http://paperstarfish.prettyposies.com/2010/03/teeny_pembroke_vest.html http://paperstarfish.prettyposies.com/2010/03/teeny_pembroke_vest.html Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:34:39 -0500 Sounds like so much fun and I do really love my Lizard Ridge and want to get her done! So what's the problem? I sat there in front of the Opening Ceremonies and continued knitting the baby's Pembroke Vest. It's like I immediately have mental block about being told I HAVE to knit something specific on a timeline. But no one told me I had to do this. I signed up willingly! What is my problem? Anyone else out there participating? Motivate me! ]]> http://paperstarfish.prettyposies.com/2010/02/ravelympics.html http://paperstarfish.prettyposies.com/2010/02/ravelympics.html Sat, 13 Feb 2010 10:36:28 -0500 Pembroke Vest that is! I'm loving it so far. I'm following the pattern for the 6 month size but it may come out a bit smaller than that which is fine with me. I've also been spinning. This is superwash BFL (my favorite fiber to spin) in the Roses For You colorway by Susan's Spinning Bunny. This bobbin is half of the singles for a two-ply yarn. I have the day off (against my will) today due to snow so hopefully I'll make progress on both projects!]]> http://paperstarfish.prettyposies.com/2010/02/cables_cables_everywhere.html http://paperstarfish.prettyposies.com/2010/02/cables_cables_everywhere.html Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:59:48 -0500 A great green color with a hint of silver sparkle! Then I bought some Classy in the Deep Seaflower colorway: This skein will become a Pembroke Vest (mentioned in the last post) for Baby Starfish due in March!]]> http://paperstarfish.prettyposies.com/2010/01/im_dreaming_in_color.html http://paperstarfish.prettyposies.com/2010/01/im_dreaming_in_color.html Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:23:00 -0500 Rainy Days and Wooly Dogs. Stephanie's yarns are so beautiful and I'm a sucker for self-striping! The first shipment arrived today and I'm in love. It's self-striping in pinks and blueish lavender. The base is superwash merino, nylon and cashmere. Yum! On another note, is anyone planning a project for the Ravelympics? I'm thinking I'm going to enter the WIP category and FINALLY push through the end of my Lizard Ridge Afghan. I started it in March of 2008. *embarassed* ]]> http://paperstarfish.prettyposies.com/2010/01/first_sock_club_shipment.html http://paperstarfish.prettyposies.com/2010/01/first_sock_club_shipment.html Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:09:18 -0500 Monkeys before but they were for someone else. I really like the pattern but am trying the No Purl Monkeys this time around. I'm using Dream In Color Starry yarn: The colorway is Happy Forest and I really love the subtle changes in green with the flecks of silver. I'm about halfway through with the gusset on the first sock: I love this color so much that I'm thinking about using it to make a Pembroke vest out of it for the wee one on the way. I love how that center cable splits for the V up the neck. In non-knitting news, I found a great Snickerdoodle recipe by Martha Stewart. Snickerdoodles aren't my favorite cookie but I had all of the ingredients on hand for these so I thought I'd try them out. Yum! Half of the batch will go over to my friend Ellen, who celebrates a birthday today. ]]> http://paperstarfish.prettyposies.com/2010/01/more_monkeys.html http://paperstarfish.prettyposies.com/2010/01/more_monkeys.html Sat, 02 Jan 2010 19:56:17 -0500 Boheme for a very sweet new baby girl named Harper. I love it when talented knitters share their patterns with the public because they certainly don't have to! This is super cute over a long-sleeved onesie with jeans or short sleeves if it's warmer. I made the mod of a garter edge on either side of the sweater to prevent rolling and garter at the bottom (the pattern calls for a picot edge). If I were to make this again, I would put the buttons closer to the edge of the sweater. I found very cute hippo buttons for this project that upped the cute factor! This was a great less-than-one-skein project. I used some Dream in Color Classy that I had sitting in my stash - perfect! ]]> http://paperstarfish.prettyposies.com/2009/11/im_going_to_try_this_out.html http://paperstarfish.prettyposies.com/2009/11/im_going_to_try_this_out.html Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:02:37 -0500 This is the flag currently flying at the beach house and this is our view from the porch. My father in law has a good sense of humor and the grandkids love it!]]> http://paperstarfish.prettyposies.com/2009/07/friday_foto_week_4.html http://paperstarfish.prettyposies.com/2009/07/friday_foto_week_4.html Fri, 24 Jul 2009 08:05:59 -0500 We moved into our house last August and have a large backyard. It's been nice to see what has bloomed over this first spring and summer! The baby robins have hatched (they are robins - LOL!) but are still in the ugly phase. I'll watch the nest for upcoming FF possibilities! ]]> http://paperstarfish.prettyposies.com/2009/07/friday_foto_week_3.html http://paperstarfish.prettyposies.com/2009/07/friday_foto_week_3.html Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:30:00 -0500 This sweet little nest is in a tree right outside our back door. The mommy cardinal sits on the nest until I come out to check on my garden but she's never far away. This is the best picture I could get without disturbing her too much. There are three eggs in the nest. Counting the days until we have babies! edited to add: Okay, now I'm thoroughly confused. Mr Starfish and I see the female cardinal sitting in the nest, the male cardinal lingering around and the blue eggs. A quick Google search shows that cardinal eggs are white with brown speckles. What gives? Any birders out there?]]> http://paperstarfish.prettyposies.com/2009/07/with_two_hours_to_spare.html http://paperstarfish.prettyposies.com/2009/07/with_two_hours_to_spare.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:56:47 -0500 Dee for getting this started. South Carolina gator: This little guy must be a baby or teenager - the ones we normally see here are larger. We take nightly golf cart rides here at the beach house and usually see 10 or 15 gators per ride! ]]> http://paperstarfish.prettyposies.com/2009/07/friday_foto_week_1.html http://paperstarfish.prettyposies.com/2009/07/friday_foto_week_1.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:15:50 -0500 I really like them. The pattern is Duckies and the yarn is Three Irish Girls in the Cormac colorway. They are comfy and I followed the pattern exactly as written. The yarn is a light sport weight and I think my next socks for me will be a true fingerweight. These are a tad thick. Mr. Starfish calls them the Irish Spring socks. The color kind of looks like the soap, doesn't it?]]> http://paperstarfish.prettyposies.com/2009/06/when_was_the_national_champion.html http://paperstarfish.prettyposies.com/2009/06/when_was_the_national_champion.html Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:11:24 -0500 I love this little jacket and hope the mom-to-be does as well! I worried about the gender neutrality/boy appropriateness of this so I added some Scottie dog buttons and voila! It's done! This pattern was so well written and easy - I would love to knit it again! *Reminder* Mossy Jacket can be found here and on Ravelry. ]]> http://paperstarfish.prettyposies.com/2009/06/mossy_jacket.html http://paperstarfish.prettyposies.com/2009/06/mossy_jacket.html Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:23:10 -0500 I should have the Mossy Jacket to show as an FO in the next day or so! ]]> http://paperstarfish.prettyposies.com/2009/06/obsessed.html http://paperstarfish.prettyposies.com/2009/06/obsessed.html Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:13:25 -0500 Ravelry and wouldn't you know that people who did not want to trade/sell their Wollmeise PMed me saying that they would for me since I'd never tried any! So nice. Two skeins arrived this week (from two different Ravelers). The first is Indisch Rot on the 100% wool base. Beautiful shades of red and orangey red: The next is Thriller on 80/20 Wild Thing: Even Mr. Starfish who is unimpressed by most yarn and thinks "stalking" websites for yarn is crazy, has commented twice on the colors in this one! Then (as if this wasn't enough) my last installment of the Dashing Dachs fiber club came today and what a way to end. One of my favorite DD colorways -Goldfish on merino: ]]> http://paperstarfish.prettyposies.com/2009/06/a_great_week_for_fluffy_mail.html http://paperstarfish.prettyposies.com/2009/06/a_great_week_for_fluffy_mail.html Sat, 06 Jun 2009 14:14:35 -0500