First, a mea culpa about the website. I tried to make something better, but I broke it instead. That’s on me. I’ll do my best not to do that again. Or at least… I’ll try to keep future down time to under a day. I can’t in good faith promise… Read More »Whoops
I consider myself to be pretty lucky with my kitty. While she will totally go after a piece of yarn dangled in her face, and knitting needles left poking out of a project are awfully tempting for a chew, she mostly ignores my yarn. I can safely leave a ball,… Read More »She knows I like yarn
I was going to say “last weekend I blocked my shawl” but then I realized its Wednesday and thus it was actually two weekends ago. Oops. So on the last weekend in April I blocked my Fireworks Festival shawl: And it was a good thing I got started first thing… Read More »Blocked and in Use
Over the weekend I was finally able to cast on for the cowl I’m working on! As part of my continuous reporting on “is my new toy useful”? I can say it was useful here during the cast on. I needed to cast on 264 stitches, or 24 x 11.… Read More »Casting on for a New Pattern
Toys and Gadgets I know full well that there are a number of ways in which, for better or worse, I resemble and take after my father. Normally though, I would say that I have not really inherited his love and attraction to gadgets*. New kitchen accessories only get added… Read More »My Father’s Daughter
My Fireworks Festival Shawl is finished! Ok, so it needs the ends woven in and a good blocking to straighten the top edge. But all the knitting is complete and it’s bound off and I cannot wait to finish it. Unfortunately, blocking will need to wait until tomorrow. Such things… Read More »Bombs Bursting in Air
I love fireworks. Normally I’m not one for loud bangs, or smokey smells, but I enjoy a good fireworks show, especially on a long summer night when the day is finally cooling off. One of the best parts of our wedding was a huge bonfire and fireworks during the evening… Read More »Fireworks all the Time
Or, I guess I need to buy more yarn A few weeks ago I ordered some yarn for a new project I want to do. I selected The Fibre Co Lore because I’d used it previously to make my leg warmers, and I choose Brooklyn Tweed Shelter because I loved… Read More »Back to the drawing board
Last week I sent AwesomeE a picture of a finished cowl, and she responded that I must have finished it really quickly. At which point I realized I’ve been working on it accidentally in secret. It’s a fairly basic pattern, so it’s been my travel project for taking the train… Read More »Stealth Projects
Go to the Pattern Giveaway Supporting the Fiber Community during the Pandemic As I’ve mentioned a couple times now, I haven’t found myself with oodles of extra time during our shelter in place/self isolation. I still have a full time job, for which I am really very thankful, and if… Read More »Pattern Giveaway
