http://www.knittinginhollywood.org Knitting, designing, teaching. Some spinning too. Tue, 06 May 2008 01:17:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I just joined the 2008 Summer of Socks. Now I have to keep this blog up. Jeez, I need a new banner. Suddenly that thing looks really tacky. No, I haven't posted much. Because I haven't knitted much. In like, three years. Especially the last ... http://www.knittinginhollywood.org/2008/05/05/now-i-gotta-post/ Look at this.  It’s almost an entire year since I’ve posted.  Fucking ridiculous. The main reason is I haven’t been knitting.  I realized recently that I have not completed one single thing this year, 2007.  Not one. So I started the Lady of the Forest Shawl, using some Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Worsted ... http://www.knittinginhollywood.org/2007/08/24/no-im-not-dead/ Francesca posted a comment last evening, but she had to post it to my last entry dated July 24 because I'm such a slug. My spinning guild sponsored a support spindling workshop yesterday with Gwen Powell, one of the founding members of the guild. We learned some basic tips on ... http://www.knittinginhollywood.org/2006/09/03/okay-okay-ill-update/ It's been so freakin' hot here in Tinsel Town that I've been sleeping on my none-too-comfortable couch, because my -- I mean my landlady's -- antique air conditioner only cools the living room. Last week I'd had enough and ordered, at far greater expense than a normal air conditioner ... http://www.knittinginhollywood.org/2006/07/24/i-guess-we-all-need-a-spiritual-exercise/ I just received notification that my new "knitting teacher" business cards are shipping from vistaprint.com. They have the url of this blog on them. So I figured I should resuscitate it. No photos; I'm at work. Yes, work. I'm temping at a law firm, back at the ... http://www.knittinginhollywood.org/2006/07/13/shes-baaaack/ I've been knitting, but it's been projects I'm designing for the March 1 issue Spindlicity, of which I am the Knitting Editor. So I can't show you here. But I can give a few hints: I'm working with handspun yarn. Some is my own, some is our editor ... http://www.knittinginhollywood.org/2006/01/31/hush-hush/ I spent last week in Valyermo, California, at St. Andrew's Monastery, participating in the "Visionary Retreat: Self-Publishing for Knit Designers" given by Cat Bordhi. Besides Cat, attendees included: Lorna Miser, creator and former owner of Lorna's Laces hand-dyed yarns; Myrna Stahman, author of Stahman's Shawls ... http://www.knittinginhollywood.org/2006/01/16/retreat-advance/ I'm getting excited. Next week, Monday through Friday, is Cat Bordhi's "Visionary Retreat - Self-Publishing for Knit Designers" at Saint Andrew's Monastery in Valyermo, CA, on "how to happily and successfully marry the mechanics of self-publishing with the magic of knit design and creativity." Here is the link ... http://www.knittinginhollywood.org/2006/01/06/busy-week-ahead/ http://www.knittinginhollywood.org/2006/01/01/42/ The good part was going to Diamond Bar with Garen to Ruth's for a dye day. I had a lot of fun dyeing up some white beast top in three different reds, and some gorgeous UK Shetland in instant indigo. Also put some gray alpaca into an onion ... http://www.knittinginhollywood.org/2005/12/28/good-day-sad-day/