We’ve had more sunny days recently, which has been nice for several reason, one of which will benefit you, dear reader. The cat is happy because sunshine + slightly warmer temperatures means we’re willing to leave the balcony door cracked open for her during significant chunks of the day. She… Read More »Taking advantage of sunshine
Full disclosure: I didn’t do a lick of mending between my last post about it on March 9th and today. It’s just not what I reach for after a long day of work, and last weekend was spent prepping to stay home. And I guess when faced with a global… Read More »Oh Right… Mending
TheEnabler and I are largely staying home, except brief trips for fresh bread, and it’s a little odd to not have the house entirely to myself and the cat during the day. Luckily for us, we prioritized having a separate room for my office, which means he can work at… Read More »Battling Brioche and First days of social distancing
Today we had a lovely sunny day, so I pulled my camera out for some pictures. First up, I finally managed some decent images of the lovely Ocean Rain yarn I finished in February: I am incredibly happy with how it turned out, and it makes me happy to see… Read More »Sunshine and Fireworks
Last week my husband and I both caught a nasty cold. I fought valiantly* against it until Friday, when I finally called out sick for a day because my fuzzy-head, achy eyes (thanks sinus congestion!) and general fatigue meant I wasn’t going to be much good at work. We also… Read More »Mending and on the Mend
I was happy with my gauge swatch after washing – the stitch gauge was a little large, but the row gauge was small, so I figure it’s about the same amount of yarn being used and over time the weight of the finished shawl may stretch the row gauge. Anyway,… Read More »Fireworks have started!
I was really good and actually spun (or plied) for 20min every day in February. As a result, I have some singles and have completely finished my Ocean Rain yarn before the end of the day Saturday: I think it looks lovely, and I promise even better pictures in daylight… Read More »March is for Mending
I am almost done with spinning my “Ocean Rain” fiber! I was actually super duper prompt about taking my four little turtles of singles and winding them on my ball winder into two ply balls – each with two plies. I did this last Saturday, and a week later I’m… Read More »Look look look!
We aren’t innocent Well, we’ve done it again. Another white woman has posted a poorly thought out video decrying the bullying of BIPOC (black indigenous people of color) people, how they have divided the community and destroyed the careers and lives of innocent white folks, and basically demonstrating she doesn’t… Read More »Listen, Learn, Change
Some of you may be wondering* “What happened to that Fireworks Festival shawl you were so excited to start?” Gauge happened. Or rather, didn’t happen. Normally, I’m a bit slap-dash about shawl gauge. If the fabric looks good, I’m happy. But this pattern is pretty dependent on finishing the whole… Read More »Gauge Games
