http://www.BockstarkKnits.net My adventures in knitting Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:01:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Michael's new chullo this one took me a year to finish! Bee Mice Elf alpaca/silk I just finished lining Michael's new chullo hat with fleece. I've never done that before and couldn't believe how easy it was! The best part about it is that because I knitted it loose, it came ... http://www.BockstarkKnits.net/2010/03/08/everyone-should-make-a-fleece-lined-hat/ Kiseki's Oriental Lily - front detail full view Cross Country Chullo So ever since I finished the shrug, I have found a lot of projects that I NEED to do! :) But I need to start with the "necessities". The first up is a gift for my niece who is ... http://www.BockstarkKnits.net/2010/02/19/getting-back-into-the-knitting-swing/ Loch Ness Marathon I'm a work in progress My first shrug! Stephen and me at the Munich airport WonderMike and me at SFO Wow, it's been almost a year since I last posted. I'm sure a lot of you are wondering what the hell happened to me! I haven't been blogging/checking blogs/knitting/spinning in ... http://www.BockstarkKnits.net/2010/02/06/re-inventing-myself/ Hey there folks. Sorry for the long absence. I've lost my blogging mojo, mostly because all I do is spin spin spin. And there's not too much blogging excitement in that - here's roving, here's yarn. Tadaaaaa! :) I also apologize that I haven't ... http://www.BockstarkKnits.net/2009/05/14/just-checking-in/ Wow, I can't believe it's been a year already since I've started spinning! In that time, I have created 60 skeins of yarn, about 18,000 yards of handspun. Wow...that is a lot! I am a true spinner, don't want to knit anything anymore. How crazy is ... http://www.BockstarkKnits.net/2009/04/15/a-year-of-spinning/ and I love them! Makes me all official-like! :) http://www.BockstarkKnits.net/2009/03/13/new-labels-are-here/ Thank you guys so much for the wonderful reception to my etsy store! I am just overwhelmed with the "hearts" and nice messages from you guys, not to mention the sales. It made this homey housewife feel like I'm worth something! :) The store opening has done a ... http://www.BockstarkKnits.net/2009/03/12/ive-become-a-spinning-monster/ After wondering if my handspun is good enough and getting encouragement from Naomi and Opal, I finally opened an etsy store - http://bockstarkknits.etsy.com. I had to do something with all that handspun! Would you do me the favor - if you have an etsy account, would you please ... http://www.BockstarkKnits.net/2009/02/18/i-did-it/ I was lucky enough to meet up with KnottyNaomi while I was in Hawaii this year! She doesn't go every year at Christmas, so I was just lucky! If you don't know who she is, she is a spinner/photographer extraordinaire and one of my spinning heroes! She ... http://www.BockstarkKnits.net/2009/02/10/i-met-my-heroes/ I started spinning again!!! After 2 months of no wheel (1 month because I was away and 1 month because that's how long it took for me to get my shit together and clean up my desk), it feels good to have fiber between my fingers again. I ... http://www.BockstarkKnits.net/2009/02/02/posting-avoidance/