Froggie's Knitting Club

Today's entry in the knitting glossary for knon-knitters is frog. If you make a mistake in your knitting, you have two choices. You can knit backwards and undo the stitches until you get to the point of your mistake, and correct it (known as tink-ing, for knit spelled backwards), or you can frog it (rip it, rip it, rip it).

I have frogged my clapotis twice, and am on incarnation #3. So far, so good. I am going slowly, as I've been so busy at work I've barely managed to eat lunch, much less make time for coffee (pronounced "knitting") breaks. It's coming along, though. I hope to make some more progress this weekend.

Want a Froggie button? Here they are!

Knitalong Cassidy

Yesterday was the first day of the Second Wave Clapotis Knitalong and I spent the day hunting for knitting needles and winding yarn. I finally did a few stitches this evening, but just on my gauge swatch. I have yet to begin the actual object. You can read more about my start on the KAL blog (and see all the lovely progress others have made on this project).

Let's Play Dictionary!

I really love the Mindbumps I've been finding for inspiration lately.

suggested by EurekaLoop

"Select a random word from the dictionary that you do not know, look up the meaning, and use it in your blog post."

Friday's Word of the Day was "tyro," meaning a novice or a beginning learner. I've just signed up for a knit-along, the first I've ever done. My understanding of the knit-along concept is that it's a little like a book club and a little like a support group. Everyone starts the same project at the same time, and asks questions, gives advice, shares details about the project, and so on. I am a tyro knit-alonger, as well as a tyro Clapotis-er (Clapotiste? Clapotis is the name of the project in question, from the Best. Knitting Site. Ever., knitty.com). I hope the knit-alongers will be gentle with me.

Now reading: The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud
Now knitting: Shawl in Southwool handspun merino, Baby Bobbi Bear in Patons CottonTots