And maybe get some yarn My sister is running a GoFundMe to help support EuroEd Foundation, an NGO in Iași, Romania. The NGO is one with which my Aunt worked for decades beginning with her time in Romania as a Peace Corp Volunteer. My family has stayed in contact with… Read More »Support Ukrainian Refugees fleeing to Romania
I know, I know. It’s like March and I’m just getting around to week 2 of Andean Weaving here. But life has been busy. My team at work is still under staffed, but we have head count approved so this will get better. It’s not a case of the company… Read More »Andean Weaving Week 2: Tanka Ch’oro
Back in December I gave myself a Christmas present of signing up as a monthly sustaining member of Franquemont University – Abby Franquemont’s online classes. Much of my motivation was that throughout February they would be running the Andean Backstrap weaving course for members only. I also put in my… Read More »Andean Weaving Week 1: Stripes
I actually got past those blasted triangles only a few days after having to start them all over again. I guess the 2nd time through I was a bit quicker. Maybe it was sheer willpower to get past them. Now I am happily onto the rest of the border. Let… Read More »Whew! Only had to knit it twice
I’m a math major. Reporting is part of my job. But apparently I can’t math. Slip 10 stitches said the instructions… and yet somehow I slipped 13 and dropped a stitch. All at the beginning of the row. I figured out something was wrong only when I was on the… Read More »I thought I’d made it… and then knitting disaster
I don’t often do KALs/CALs*, must less mystery ones. I generally don’t get my act together in time, and wouldn’t enjoy the pressure of trying to finish each clue in time. I can knit and crochet pretty quickly, but I can’t always find time. And often I have other priorities… Read More »Slipstravaganza: A 2020 Plan in Motion
So my second Birds of Paradise shawl is officially 100% complete. My first isn’t… but I’ll get to it. I tried out my new blocking mats. First, it really brought home how BIG some of the things I make are. I have approximately 18ft2 of blocking mats, and it was… Read More »Birds of Paradise Shawl – Blocked!
The hardest part about letting this blog sit idle for so long is trying to figure out where to begin… So I’m going to mostly start with what I’m up to now, and over time try to go back and fill in what’s happened while the blog has been quiet.… Read More »Where to even start?
First, I’m still here! I know I said I was taking off August, and now we’re in the middle of October… let’s just say that for all I knew the move would be intense and take a lot of time and energy… I still was wayyyy too optimistic about what… Read More »Some quick updates
I’ve been feeling pretty guilty as the timer in the back of mind kept ticking forward telling me it had been one more day since I last posted. But between work and prepping for our move, it’s been hard to find time or mental energy. When I do have some… Read More »A pause
