Some dishrag patterns:

CO 4 sts
Knit one row
K2, YO, knit to end of row
Continue until there are 40 sts
K1, K2tog, YO, K2tog, knit to end of row
Continue until there are 4 sts
BO all sts

Also check out the Dishrag section here.

Awesome chart from Lisa R. Myers’ The Joy of Knitting Companion:

Playing Mahjong online today (which I totally shouldn’t be doing: note to self…), I had my best score ever: 78722 through 5 levels, 13th place. I don’t know whether to be proud or ashamed.

Filet Net
(x3 repeat)
Row 1: k2, *sl2, pass 1st sl st over 2nd and off, sl1, pass 2nd sl st over and off, sl 3rd back to left, yo twice (to make 2 sts), k1* repeat to last st, k1
Row 2: k3, *p1, k2* to end of row

Cell Stitch
(x4+3 repeat)
Row 1: k2, *yo, sl1, k2tog, psso, yo, k1* repeat to last st, k1
Row 2: purl
Row 3: k1, k2tog, yo, k1, *yo, sl1, k2tog, psso, yo, k1* repeat to last 3 sts, yo, sl1, k1, psso, k1
Row 4: purl

And then these two other patterns are things I found online, the first for a funky stockinette, and the second for another pretty big lace. I used these two stitches together with some beading to make a scarf for my mother-in-law: Patons Grace in Tangelo on #10.5 needles.

Unknown A
(x2)
Row 1: *k1, yo, k1* repeat to end of row
Row 2: *k1, drop yo, k1* repeat to end of row
Rows 3 & 4: knit

Unknown B
(x3)
Row 1: k2, *yo, p2tog* repeat to last st, k1
Row 2: knit

Was reading Nona Knits the other day, and found this excellent discussion of short row techniques that I don’t want to lose track of.

June 19 / 8:00 am
Cedar Creek 5K Trail Run (Metea Park) $17

July 16 / 8:30 am
Bruin Alumni 5 K (Shoaff Park ) $15

July 23 / 8:30 am
Matthew 25 5K (Foster Park) $20

I just found a cool pattern from Knitty.com for felted slippers. I talked a while ago about making a whole bunch of slippers in different colors to have on hand for people when they come over, after Edith’s feet got cold one night at our house. These would be fun, and the yarn is $6.70 per skein from WEBS.

Note: I just found another great chart in Lisa R. Myers’ The Joy of Knitting Companion for making socks:

(Updated: 1:18pm May 12, 2005)

Michelle wants a grey wool sweater. I don’t know yet what she wants it to look like, but I know that she wants it grey and wool, and I’m hoping she’ll like a yarn that I can get for a good deal from WEBS. Here are some possibilities:

Blue Sky Alpaca & Silk — sport (6 sts = 1″ on #3-5); 146 yds/skein; $10.00
Brown Sheep Lamb’s Pride Superwash — worsted (5 sts = 1″ on #7); 200 yds/skein; $8.70
Cascade Cascade 220 — worsted (5 sts = 1″ on #7); 220 yds/skein; $7.00 $4.70
Classic Elite Wings — worsted (4.5 sts = 1″ on #7); 109 yds/skein; $8.95
Colorado Yarns Vail — DK (5.5 sts = 1″ on #5-6); 137 yds/ball; $3.79, $32.99/bag of 10
Plymouth Suri Merino — worsted (5 sts = 1″ on #7); 110 yds/ball; $4.99
Reynolds Lite Lopi — heavy worsted (4 sts = 1″ on #8); 109 yds/ball; $3.10
Valley Yarns Brora Softspun — worsted (4 sts = 1″ on #9); 900 yds/lb; $19.99/lb (2.2-2.6 lb/cone)

Also, Classic Elite Skye Tweed is nice and crunchy, but might not be right for the sweater Michelle’s thinking of.

Note: I knitted up a swatch of the Brora Softspun last night and was a little concerned at its stiffness, but just in steaming it this morning, it fluffed up quite a bit. Very nice. (updated: 12:16pm May 12, 2005)

So I was at the Flying Pig Half Marathon this weekend, and catching a ride with my friend, Tom, from the Disney Deads listserv to the start of the race, he was telling me that his plan for the full marathon was to run hard and qualify for Boston. I asserted (as I have in the past) that I have no chance at ever qualifying, as I am S-L-O-W. Just for kicks, I looked on the BAA website to see what the female qualifying times would be, and to what paces they translate; here’s the data:

I figure I’ll have a shot in about 38 years.

I mean, come on! It’s pink! What more could a girl want?

I have apparently been heard to say (although I don’t remember it) that pink is the perfect color because you can always add more. I don’t know that this is actually true, but there you go.