Blocking
finished
No, Toupie doesn't crave photo ops. He just has to take charge of anything new or anything for that matter.
The Spider Stitch shawl is blocking. This is the largest knitting project I've done to date. It has a few mistakes, but I'm happy with the result. I still need to improve my blocking skills and need to get more blocking pins. I didn't use the wires because I was hoping to minimize Toupie's interest in the shawl. Forlorn hope, I'm afraid; he's currently lounging on it.
Tomorrow is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Elizabeth Zimmerman. In my pantheon of craft goddesses she ranks, after my mother and my aunts, up there with Erica Wilson in opening my eyes and directing my skills to the possible. Mwaa on Ravelry has designed three incredible Pi Shawls as a tribute. If you're on Ravelry, please check them out. If you're a knitter and haven't read Elizabeth Zimmerman, I highly recommend her Knitter's Almanac. It's dead cheap (under $5.00 when Knit Picks is having a book sale) it proves that the best teachers, give you a foundation, then guide and then let you go. This little book will teach you to create everything from baby blankets to woolen stockings with a writing style that draws you in like a Dicken's novel. If you're just starting to knit, Knitting Without Tears, will help you build your skills. Knitting Workshop and Knitting Around provide hours of enjoyable reading and inspiring projects.
I've been watching a lot of films lately. Finally saw all the episodes of Collision. Disk 2 of Taggart Death Call. The original Taggart series is still the best crime series ever put to film. The new series isn't too shabby either; it's just not as intricate and riveting once you've seen the original.
Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion has a bit too much propoganda for my liking, but was interesting.
La Vie En Rose I found a bit hard to keep up with in parts.
The Pillars of the Earth was flawed and left me wanting to read the book for depth.
Pete's Meteor was a wonderful slice of life film; not for the squeamish and not for anyone looking for light uplifting entertainment.
The Intended amazing but not light.
To Play the King Ian Richardson is so deliciously twisted and it was fun to watch because I'd forgotten how this ended.
Ken Burns' The Civil War probably the best historical documentary ever.
I've got various things on the needles but Mwaa's new pi shawl pattern and my stock of lace weight yarn is calling. I am saving and waiting to find a yarn to knit this for winter:
My plans also include legwarmers, armwarmers, a few more tams and scarves from my stash of Palette. I also have the yarn I got last year to make the gansey skirt by Kat Coyle
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