http://www.muntustitches.com Knitting under the influence. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:50:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've been so busy doing non-knitting stuff, I've really let my knitting fall by the wayside--is that expression?!. I am chugging along on a small cowl but haven't made much progress. :/ But since the Tour de France is coming up and the Tour de Fleece is ... http://www.muntustitches.com/2009/07/04/tour-de-fleece/ Is it a month since I last posted? I always have posts drafted in my head but I never seem to be able to get them actually written and posted. I admit, mostly because I've been in a knitting-photo slump til the last week. I have tons ... http://www.muntustitches.com/2009/04/18/same/ Sheesh, I'm not sure what happened to last week but it seems like time just flies by. I haven't been spinning which is quite surprising for me but in my attempt to work on more of my knits, my mind draws a blank to items actually finished. Oh ... http://www.muntustitches.com/2009/03/10/almost-finished/ Again, a long absence from blogging but I have had a valid reason which was not exactly fun. I got pretty sick about two weeks ago...some cold or flu and it's taken me a while to get back to 100%. It didn't really stop me from pursuing my ... http://www.muntustitches.com/2009/03/04/playing-catch-up/ bjay Originally uploaded by Joits. I went snowboarding (wearing my handspun/knit hat) for the first time but at least my head looked stylish whilst snowboarding kicked my ass. ;) It was fun to actually wear my knit gear that day when temperatures where in the 20s. And I really ... http://www.muntustitches.com/2009/02/16/first-times/ Lots of them, that I haven't been really in the mood to blog. There have been some bad and some good this first month, but I'm always of the mind that whatever happens in life, it's for a reason and for the best. It's great to be under ... http://www.muntustitches.com/2009/01/26/distractions/ Being that I'm on holiday break, there's been some serious laziness going on. It's fantastic, this waking up so late. Although the responsible part of me is giving me a nasty case of guilt tripping, Ive shoved it back in the far recess for now until I return ... http://www.muntustitches.com/2008/12/30/plans-2/ Never thought I'd be quite this content as we head deep into wintertime. We barely have any sunlight but all the fibery goodies are keeping me quite happy. I don't think I've been this cosy and happy in a long time, esp the last week of work which ... http://www.muntustitches.com/2008/12/22/happy-solstice/ I've been doing a lot of spinning, so lately that's all I have for blog fodder. Getting pretty predictable 'round here, yeah? I don't know why, but work/school/life has been pretty overwhelming lately and so I've resorted to mostly ignoring emails and follow up comments, so I apologize. ... http://www.muntustitches.com/2008/12/03/patchwork/ I've finally knit my hand spun yarn! I started with this: And knit up this hat. Plain ol' 64 stitches hat with ribbing for the brim and stockinette for the body. My handspun wasn't very soft. I haven't really figured out how to spin yarn that ... http://www.muntustitches.com/2008/11/20/firsts/