MondayLunchCrew

Summary of crafty works in the past year.
Finished Items
January
Wooly Zipper by Bent Creek

Subversive cross stitch
Les copines by Rue du Port

Free DMC needlepoint Latte

First sock is complete. I’ve really not been doing much knitting since Friday before Xmas when I finished this one. Been busy with work and family events and merry making. I do need to get back on the wagon…

As per usual, Flour had to come and pose with knitting.

Do you think more like a man or more like a woman?
Take the Brain Sex test on the Science & Nature section of the BBC and find out. [via: my sister (no blog)]
In the context of sharing, it would appear that while more analytical and systematic, I have a typical female brain. What’s more interesting [...]

Pattern:
Priscilla’s Dream Socks by Priscilla Gibson-Roberts – Interweave Knits Fall 2000
Yarn:
Regia 4ply black
Occasion:
Christmas 2006
Recipient:
G’s Dad

Pattern:
Priscilla’s Dream Socks by Priscilla Gibson-Roberts – Interweave Knits Fall 2000
Yarn:
Regia Jubilee: 5466 53600
Occasion:
Christmas 2006
Recipient:
G’s Mom

Pattern:
Priscilla’s Dream Socks by Priscilla Gibson-Roberts – Interweave Knits Fall 2000
Yarn:
DGB Confetti superwash: 39105 4093
Occasion:
Christmas 2006
Recipient:
G’s Sister

Pattern:
Priscilla’s Dream Socks by Priscilla Gibson-Roberts – Interweave Knits Fall [...]

100 things we didn’t know last year from the BBC News Magazine Monitor. [via]
Interesting trivia list…

Pattern:
Priscilla’s Dream Socks by Priscilla Gibson-Roberts – Interweave Knits Fall 2000
Yarn:
Trekking xxl: 110 3557
Occasion:
Christmas 2006
Recipient:
My Mom
Notes:
Love Trekking! Will using a lot more of this in the future

Pattern:
Lang Sock Pattern Leaflet with Cables
Yarn:
Regia Jubliee: 5470 54466
Occasion:
Christmas 2006
Recipient:
My Dad
Notes:
Second pair I’ve made with this pattern which turned out not to be of the currect size according to [...]

I’ve spent most of this year making presents. And of course, they don’t see the light of day until after they’ve been given to the intended recipients. So… now that they have been, I can do a reveal. It’s really been a very happy Knitsmas. Here’s hoping everyone enjoyed the work and effort.
[Photo [...]

Pattern:
Fetching from Knitty

The joy of Knitted Christmas Gift giving by Google Holiday Doodles chronicaled over the past few days leading up to Christmas. I love the fact that they are shining some light on the effort those of us put towards the hand made gift. Something that says I’ve thought of you all year and I [...]

Why the heck is there no snow for Xmas this year? I live in CANADA!!!
But at least today is a sunny day and forecast is rain in the afternoon. I’m hoping it’ll be a Christmas miracle and become snow.
I wish everyone a Merry Christmas!
When these photos were taken I thought they didn’t look very wintery [...]

Interesting heel construction for this sock pattern. I’ve never made a heel like this and I wonder what type of heel it is. I do think it has an interesting look. I will have to compare with the short row one and see which is more comfortable to wear.

And for anyone interested in start up [...]

Some people read knit patterns like others read cookbook recipes. I read knitting patterns. Then again, I read recipes too. But not that way that some others do. Cookbooks, I approach in a more utilitarian manner. “Will I ever make that?” “Do I have the ingredients to make dinner?” While some people read it [...]

I’m not easily discouraged.
Last night, I cast on again for Monkey on size 2 needles. Which is what the pattern called for, but I’ve been doing a lot of sock knitting on size 1 needles, which turns out was too small for this yarn and pattern. Yes, I probably should have known better.
A little more [...]

In case you’ve ever wondered about your web coolness: Take the Test. [via]
Serious, I love most of the stuff Cameron comes up with… Check out his Experiments link. I can’t get enough of CSS Love Child. [Previous Mention].

I’ve made two recent starts in the past two days.
I had a nice time shopping on Saturday and came home with some sock yarn. (Yes, I have a lot, but seriously… ask anyone, sock yarn isn’t stash!) After the start and rip with my lace scarf, I went back to a more tried and true. [...]

Kazakhstan’s Captial Astana is about to be covered by foster + Partners [via and via]
More on the bbc.

After finishing a knit project, I promptly dove into my knitting stash and got out needles and yarn to make a lacy scarf. I have been making a few projects which have more lacy patterns with these nice yarn overs, so I was keen to work on a lace pattern to do more yo’s.
Sadly, after [...]

As mentioned previously, I had put down the Lizzie*Kate I was working on for the last month or so. I ended up making a decision and decided to rip all the wrong parts. I guess it was just about the whole thing. But hey, now I can work on it some what. Here’s an updated [...]

This is a photo of G’s socks:

I mean, what the fuck? Was I high when I started the heel on that second sock a whole 1/2 inch too short!? This is what happens when you don’t follow a set pattern and don’t have the other sock around to ‘read’.Edit:Sadly, it’s not the foot that’s short. [...]

We asked G’s friend John to take some photos us. This way, we can get some shots where Flour is in the same photo as G and myself. To date, most of the photos are of G and Flour since I’m the photographer of the family. Here’s one of Flour and I that I [...]