http://www.danido.com Handmade and Heartfelt designs, clothing and patterns Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:31:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have finished my sweater for the Ravelympics. I finished it last Thursday evening on the way to the library to see a documentary about Wizard Rock bands. (The Wizard Rockumentary) Ta da!             ... http://www.danido.com/articles/2008/08/17/finishing-things-good-things/ I am working on the Hey, Teach pattern for the Ravelympics. The Ravelympics run for the duration of the Summer Olympics (17 days), which means I have 17 days to knit this sweater. You were supposed to pick things that would be a challenge for you. Well this ... http://www.danido.com/articles/2008/08/10/ravelympics/ It's a whole post dedicated to my adorable dogs. The only reason I own a digital camera is because I needed a way to document the ridiculously cute things my dogs do. Some of the recent cuteness has included Dixie lounging in the pool with her Uncle Josh ... http://www.danido.com/articles/2008/08/04/puppy-love/ First things first, I have FINALLY finished the Los Monos Locos/Toe Up Monkey Socks. BEHOLD! Laura models the finished sock. And gives it the thumbs up. Even though it's 198 degrees outside right now I've still worn these four times since I finished them. I don't ... http://www.danido.com/articles/2008/07/27/i-need-your-help-also-finished-knits/ I recently put a bunch of my stash yarn up for sale in my Etsy shop, I know I didn't make it (not even close) but it's cheaper to sell through Etsy than through Ebay and I really needed to clear out space for new stuff (and also, pay for ... http://www.danido.com/articles/2008/07/09/i-nearly-forgot/ I had a thought. I keep see these blog contests and I was thinking about having one. I think if I had a readership that I felt like I was talking to I might post more often. So I'm thinking of maybe running a contest on this here blog to ... http://www.danido.com/articles/2008/07/09/thoughts-ponderings/ So, here we are again. It's been weeks since I posted last and I have a whole bunch of FO's and things to show you. Edit: I lied. I only have the one FO. Sorry. I swear to you I do knit all day even if I'm not blogging about ... http://www.danido.com/articles/2008/06/20/a-knitters-bounty/ Okay, as promised we're going to go over my recent trip to Alaska. The purpose of the trip was to see my brother, Jimmy, graduate from high school. Bartlett High School to be exact. And he did. He graduated Cum Laude (Excuse me while I squee inside my head for ... http://www.danido.com/articles/2008/05/25/time-for-a-real-update/ Just real quick, and I'll get to a real post soon I promise, but I did add a little quickie pattern this weekend. It's a cabled bag I wrote up to teach a beginners cabling class at the store, but the response to the sample at the store seems to ... http://www.danido.com/articles/2008/05/24/new-pattern-added/ Woo! It's been a whirlwind couple of weeks. I was in California, I was back from California. I am teaching classes at Knit Las Vegas, now I'm officially working at Knit Las Vegas too, I walked in the Komen Race for a Cure this morning and now I'm about to ... http://www.danido.com/articles/2008/05/03/a-little-catching-up/