Curse of the Mohair
I’m still working on the mohair shawl after rethreading the needles through all those open stitches. I am just trying to use up the last of that yarn. It’s not the last though, there’s more somewhere. It lurks, waiting in the dark recesses of the closet, silently mocking me. The shawl is just miles and [...]
Observe the mohair in its natural habitat
Law of mohair #142: Intentional ripping of mohair from knitted article in progress will be prevented by the innate ability of mohair to suck and tangle into itself. Law of mohair #143 All mohair articles larger than 2 cubic inches knitted on metal circular needles will reject said needles when the article is in a [...]
Randomness and knitting
Look at the contentment of a knitter. Here’s Josey waiting for his sister’s birthday party to get underway. In a house full of gameboys, comics, books, and movies that my child chooses knitting. Sweet. And speaking of games. Darling husband decided that I should have a Nintendo DS lite, and Pokémon Pearl to go along [...]
The mohair never ends
Years ago I bought an amount of mohair on eBay. It was an excellent deal. I’ve made a few sweaters from it, a few shawls, some scarves, lots of cat toys, used it as mermaid hair, and knit basket liners (for Easter eggs) with it. The kids have used it for potholders, mitten decorations, and [...]