* Look me up on Raverly at handknitsbysusan
* I’m a sucker for sock yarn
* My favorite musicians/performers/music genres are:
Reggaeton, esp. Wisin y Yandel, Don Omar, Zion y Lennox, Tito el Bambino, Alexis y Fido, and Daddy Yankee.
Samy Deluxe (German rap)
Any type of latin music that has accordion in it
Cafe Accordion Orchestra (jazzy musette accordion)
and last but not least, Def Leppard (no explanation necessary)
* One day I plan to knit a sweater with the Def Leppard logo on it.
* I love Zumba!
* My favorite authors are Louis L’Amour, Elmer Kelton and Ernest Haycox. Westerns are my favorite books.
* The absolute best show on tv is As Time Goes By with Judi Dench and Geoffrey Palmer. I love Britcoms. The original German tv show Pumuckl with Gustl Bayrhammer and Hans Clarin cracks me up.
* I could eat refried beans for every meal. Straight out of the can. I’m totally not kidding.
* When I’m not knitting, I sometimes play the accordion.
* UPDATED 2-2-12: The Shadyside Stitch ‘n Bitch group still meets every Wednesday evening from 6:30-8:30 at the Coffee Tree Roasters on Walnut St. in Shadyside (Pittsburgh). Anyone is welcome, so stop by and knit/crochet with us!
just saw your pattern on knitty and see that you’re in pittsburgh–when and where does the stitch-n-bitch group meet?
Great blog, great skirt!
Hello Susan,
I admire your talent and designs. I am adding a link to your blog on my blog, Access Fashion.
Hi Susan,
Was wondering if the Pinkton shawl pattern could be made larger just by adding stitches to the cast on and the same amount in the breaks of the pattern.
I haven’t tried making a larger size shawl myself but it seems like it would work. You can just cast on more stitches. Someone in Ravelry said she CO 320 sts and it worked fine, others cast on an extra 40 or 50. The CO is the only place you would need to add more stitches since the lace part would automatically have more stitches, too. It’s pretty easy to fudge your stitch count, too, if you get off by a stitch. Good luck!
Help! I am trying to make your sidewinder skirt – what a great design. However, I am having difficulty with the “applied I-cord.”. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks – All the best!
Marla