https://mrsbrown.dreamwidth.org/ MrsBrown's philosophy of life and stuff - Dreamwidth Studios Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:34:22 GMT LiveJournal / Dreamwidth Studios mrsbrown personal https://v2.dreamwidth.org/162576/264271 https://mrsbrown.dreamwidth.org/ 100 75 https://mrsbrown.dreamwidth.org/222017.html Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:34:22 GMT https://mrsbrown.dreamwidth.org/222017.html Thanks to <span style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='https://damned-colonial.dreamwidth.org/profile'><img src='https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png' alt='[personal profile] ' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='https://damned-colonial.dreamwidth.org/'><b>damned_colonial</b></a></span>&nbsp; (and a large list of other things to do) this morning I&nbsp;decided that what I&nbsp;need to do with all the time I&nbsp;spend on the couch is knit!<br /><br />I'm all inspired by the following books:<br /><br /><a href="http://store.doverpublications.com/0486227030.html"><font face="verdana, arial, helvetica" color="#333380" size="2"><b>Patterns for Guernseys, Jerseys &amp; Arans</b></font>&nbsp; </a><br /><a href="http://store.doverpublications.com/048643107x.html"><font face="verdana, arial, helvetica" color="#333380" size="2"><b>Traditional Fair Isle Knitting</b></font></a><br /><br />I have Rutt, but I&nbsp;like this <a href="http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEspring06/FEAThistory101.html">single page precis of the history of knitting</a> and I'm reminded that I still haven't solved my felted acorn hat shrinkage rate problem.<br /><br />Of course the knitted items I&nbsp;would like to own are <a href="http://www.knittingdaily.com/blogs/patterns/archive/2009/05/22/herringbone-rib-socks.aspx">hand knitted socks</a> and a <a href="http://www.jessica-tromp.nl/knitting_patterns/japanese%20knitting%20pattern%2022a.JPG">30's style lace or aran cardigan with a collar</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=mrsbrown&ditemid=222017" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://mrsbrown.dreamwidth.org/222017.html hobbies wishlist knitting stress the clock ticks avoidant public 3