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 [...]
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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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
To plan or to play?
Lately I’ve come to see knitting and spinning as something for which I do not want to use a plan. By “plan” I mean, I’ve frequently had the following conversation in yarn stores: You: “Great yarn – what do you plan to make with it?” Me: “Buhhhhhhhh…..I dunno” I buy yarn because I like the [...]
Yarndex Review
My favorite thing about Ravelry is the yarn listing. One of my biggest challengs (craftwise, anyway) is what to knit with my 49 miles of yarn (and before you ask, yes, I totally added yarn to the stash since the great yarn catalouging….in my defense, I made most of it). The Ravelry yarn listings really [...]
Abolishing the Shoulds
We did a lot this weekend. Saturday, Jason and I went to Nebraska Furniture Mart and purchased living room furniture. Sadly, the couch we both coveted was already sold, but in the end, what we got (pictures when it comes in) is something that will suit us much better. Still very modern, but not as….red. [...]
TWIK (or, This Week in Knitting)
I’d planned to write this post last Sunday, but things have been sort of crazy so I’ve decided to lump everything together: Titled Duster – Most of my knitting energy has been devoted to the Tilted Duster this week. As I’ve written before, I was waiting to see if the fit was ok once I [...]
The Rise and Fall of the Pattern
I’ve been in training for about 3 days, so my lack of posting is more about the fact that I’ve been learning about finances than about me being in the big fiber hole of spinning. Let’s just say that me + financial math = “Math is Hard Barbie” (gone goth). At one point, someone asked [...]
Swatching in the Round (by a mouthbreather)
Since I’ve started reworking a hat pattern that I’ve promised at least three or four people that I’d put up on my blog (at least a year ago!), I’ve been very careful about going about my gauge, my pattern writing, etc. One of the things I realized that I do that not everyone does (at [...]
