The problem is not, as I originally hypothesized, that after you finish the toe you aren’t done yet. That actually really didn’t bother me much. If anything, there was a bit of excitment that after picking up the heel stitches I could finally try on my sock again. No, the problem… Read More »The problem with afterthought heels
It is too hot. By too hot I mean 91F (33C). I know, I know, there are many places where it is in fact much much hotter. But Germans are allergic to air conditioning so there is no respite. And I’m a wimp about the heat. It is also messing… Read More »Too hot for bunnies…
I am a chicken when it comes to yarn chicken. I know some knitters seem to live for the thrill of finding out if they’ll have enough yarn at the very end. I only have so many hours for knitting and while sometimes frogging in unavoidable, I see no reason to… Read More »Yarn Chicken and a PLAN
This is the spinning I worked on today: Even the least observant can see that this is NOT more plying. If nothing else, the lovely handful of fiber gives it away. But its mohair, and it said it wanted to be spun, and how can you say no to mohair?… Read More »How can you say no?
Success! I made sure that I plied at least a little every single day and now, five days before Tour de Fleece ends, I have finished plying Spanish Dancer. I love it! It looks even and like there’s enough twist not to split when I knit with it. And yes, I… Read More »Tour de Fleece – Achieved Ambitions
This is, of course, why it’s illegal to try to bribe or coerse public officials and the sort in most countries. And while I generally believe myself to be an upstanding citizen who would obviously turn down a bribe in any professional setting…. well, I am totally suseptible in my… Read More »Bribery Works
This week several projects made it past the half way mark. I finished my second hotpad and started on the third. Doesn’t the teapot look good with them? At the beginning of the year I set myself a challenge of 18 completed projects by the end of the year using… Read More »In Which Progress is Made
Did you know that crochet and knitting use different muscles? Of course you did. So did I. But I also kinda forgot how different. All this single crochet in cotton for my potholders has very much reminded me. If it was wool, or maybe crochet lace… maybe I wouldn’t feel so… Read More »Did you know?
The last two days saw two major textile related milestones. 1) Our washing machine was installed. Folks, we have been without a washing machine since we moved into our apartment at the end of May. Unlike in the states, where apartments come with a washing machine, a shared laundry room,… Read More »Critical Textile Update
Saturday evening I sat down to start the hot pads I picked up yarn for a couple weeks back in Amsterdam as a simpler project than my cabled socks. We had a busy afternoon out acquiring much wanted but less essential items that took a back seat until we had… Read More »Connections Across Time and Space
