Lace and Booties!

I always put exclamation points at the end of my subject lines. Weird, that.

Anyways, I have pictures! I realized that I had dragged my knitting to work, and I have my camera, so picture time it is.

First, I made a new pair of orange baby socks for a friend, who is giving them to another friend. I need to weave in ends, but these are so fun and quick to make - I use a pattern from the Interweave site.

I love how the orange and green work in that picture. I was also managed to get caught taking that picture right as about a zillion people came out of a meeting. It’s a little hard to explain why you are taking pictures of orange socks, at work, in a plant.

Now, its veil time! Honestly, I”m not sure if this picture shows you anything other than the fact that I have made signficant progress. The center needs to be 19 diamonds high, and I’m on 15. But, I’m only on my second of 9 balls of yarn, so I have a long way to go in this shawl. Loooong way.

At knitting last night, folks commented that my lace seems a lot more firm than what folks often have - its not a big loopy mess. My lace never is - I think I tend to use smaller needles than some folks, but even my charlotte web was pretty firm before blocking.

Everything ends up opening up beautifully, so I don’t worry much about it.

There may not be a podcast this weekend - Kevin is back from D.C., and he might need lots of care and attention. Or, rather, I probably need the care and attention, because I’ve missed him!

Oh, and in other podcast news, I bought a new microphone. It’s a Samson C01U USB Studio Condenser Microphone. The USB connection is supposed to be much better than going straight to the sound card, especially if you have a crappy sound card. It also gives you less case nose, in theory.

I so do not know what I am doing in this area, but its fun learning. I’m such a geek, deep down inside. :) I’ve researched the max headroom noises, and its probably a combination of a badly defragmented drive and my virus checker, but it could also be conflicts with the sound card or maybe the phases of the moon…

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6 Responses to “Lace and Booties!”

  1. Cate Says:
    April 14th, 2006 at 9:02 pm

    Lovely lace! And cute booties! The orange does look nice with the green, which gives me inspiration for a cute baby hat. What brand/color are the booties?

  2. Patti Says:
    April 15th, 2006 at 6:20 am

    I just discovered your podcast last week and want to encourage you to continue. I enjoy the company of your cat, stories of Kevin and your honest and open approach. It feels like I’m sitting on the floor next to you. I find it refreshing to listen to a cast that is not quite so professional. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and views. Remember, it can only get better!

  3. lucia Says:
    April 15th, 2006 at 7:04 am

    Well, what we meant was it looks different from other people lace in a good way. :)

    Hey, remember we discussed fun fur bobbles? I posted some at my blog. . .

  4. Dee Says:
    April 16th, 2006 at 9:57 am

    I saw a computer microphone offer on the back of a box of Fruit Loops, it was shaped like a palm tree! It immediately made me think of you and how fun it would be to do a podcast with a palm tree mic :)

  5. alice Says:
    April 19th, 2006 at 12:39 pm

    Congratulations on the veil progress–it’s going to be gorgeous!

    Love those socks, too. :)

  6. Carolyn Says:
    August 14th, 2007 at 9:38 pm

    I am going to be knitting a veil for a friend’s wedding, may I ask what pattern you used and where you found it?

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