I finished the modified Päivätär Socks yesterday evening. I didn’t quite make it in my two week goal, as Friday was day 15. But really, I think that was pretty good. I had a very busy work week and TheEnabler and I had some other chores to handle over the… Read More »15 days and One Pair of Socks Later
But I’ve been busy knitting. Well, and working. Work is getting pretty busy too… So two Mondays ago (whoops! where did the time go?) my Stephen & Penelope yarn package arrived with wooly goodness: I’m thrilled with how the orange and magenta go together, so these are what I’m going… Read More »A bit behind on posting
I’ve been doing a little more spinning again, with a lovely Devonia blend called “Pollen Gold” from John Arbon Textiles: I now have two 25gr turtles spun, with two more to go. I feel like I’ve finally got a good sense of both the fiber and the spindle, and I’m… Read More »Clearly not an allergy sufferer
I’m still working on my stream abstract in felt, but I’m getting closer to finished, and I made some more progress on it today. Initially this was hampered by two fluff balls: I’d laid it out on the floor before starting so that I could take a photograph of how… Read More »Can there be too much color?
Just a quick post tonight before I hop on our Friday night family Zoom call: I’ve picked my “Oppositional” top back up and I’ve finished the central blue/green reverse stockinette section. I did some short rows and some gentle decreases towards the waist after the bust – not super form… Read More »Friday Flash Post
Every profession, hobby, sport, etc… has it’s own humor. Some are inside jokes based on the vocabulary and jargon unique to the subject. These, I’ll admit, tend to be my favorite. Some are based on stereotypes of the people who participate in it or create broad (and harmful) generalizations. These… Read More »Thoughts on Knitting/Crafting Humor
Well, Maybe a day too late? We have had some proper winter weather this week – several inches of snow built up over several days of regular snowfall and unusually cold temps for this part of the world. Depending on your preference, our lows at night are in the teens… Read More »Finished just in Time
Cliffs of Moher – some background On Sunday I finished my Cliffs of Moher needle felt piece. I’ll show it to you in a bit, but first I wanted to give you some background on the Cliffs of Moher and what they mean to me. As I believe I’ve mentioned… Read More »Change in Approach
Over a couple days this past week I got around to washing my Barn2Yarn skeins to set the twist. Because the weather was not conducive to hanging the drippy skeins to dry outside, I did half one day, and half the next so I could hang them in our small… Read More »A Discerning Thief
I set aside my cardigan at the end of the week to pick up the Through the Trees cowl again. The weather is more consistently cold, and I thought it might be nice if TheEnabler was able to wear his cowl this winter. The lace was starting to feel a… Read More »Light Through the Trees
