I love the Yarn Harlot’s One Row Handspun Scarf. I did it for a Christmas gift (White Elephant) a few years ago and the ladies fought over who got it. I have to say, THAT is a good feeling, especially when those doing the fighting aren’t knitters in any way, shape, or form. Recently, a [...]
Category > Fiber
A trip around the wheel, Part One
Certain flaws are necessary for the whole. It would seem strange if old friends lacked certain quirks. ~Goethe I’ve learned something about myself recently: I really hate starting something, or working on something, when I don’t have the “perfect” tools. I also frequently hold off on starting things when I don’t feel all the elements [...]
2010: The Year We (Insert Bad Sci Fi Joke Here)
Since it is now 2010, you can expect that I’ll make about a million bad jokes 2010 being the “Year We ____.” Those of you who are too young, or not nerdy enough, to know what I’m talking about just go visit Wikipedia. I’m not even going to link to it for you I’m just [...]
Project Monday
I enjoy the freedom of a blank page – Irving Welsh I’m probably in the minority, but I love Mondays. I also like fresh notebooks, new calendars and empty purses, so you may be able to see where I’m coming from. I also used to love the first day of school. Monday’s have endless possibilities [...]
How do you make things?
Everyone has different things they do when they make stuff – and different things for different types of making. When Jason is working on some video or something on the computer, he’s listening to music (probably loudly). When he’s painting the basement, he’s watching TV. When he’s down in his workroom, its the music again. [...]
The Crafty/Make-y Bucket List
As I mentioned yesterday, before the baby was born I cobbled together a list of crafty/maker(y) oriented stuff I wanted to start learning after the baby was born and I regained the use of my hands. I found this list the other day, and in the interest of starting to actually use it, I thought [...]
A Blanket…and a Baby
About three weeks ago, I finally finished the Op Art baby blanket I’d been working on for the baby. The pattern is totally beautiful when completed, but the actual process wasn’t one I’d like to do again any time soon – a lot like pregnancy, now that I think about it. Don’t attempt this blanket [...]
Saturday Yums
Every weekend, I spend a little bit of time just playing online – looking at different things that are interesting, inspiring or cool from a design, crafty, or visual perspective. It gives me a little bit of focus for the week to come, and adds some ideas for things I’d like to try. (Of course, [...]
Of Alpaca's and Core Yarn
Last summer, Jason and I went to South Dakota, where we got to visit an alpaca ranch. It was awesome, and I bought something like 2 pounds of alpaca, straight off of an award winner named Tiera. I’m planning on spinning it once the baby is born, but since this yarn is my special snowflake, [...]
Some thoughts on things while I wait for the baby to finish cooking.
It is hot. I have eaten all the popsicles in the house and the closest thing I have to a cooling popsicle is ice cubes made from orange juice. (Which aren’t bad, actually, just not as exciting as twin pops). The Pinnacles came and went, and went off rather well, aside from an issue with [...]
