Margene and Carole (as per the usual), came up with a fabulous idea, to have a National Spin More Month (NaSpiMoMo) in January, and even though the idea of joining things makes a little bile rise up in my rebellious gut, I joined. The chief reason being that I could choose my own goals, there […]
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Random FO's, mostly cotton
I find it rather funny that the knitting FO’s I’m showing you in this post were all HELL to knit. It’s like I’ve shown you all the lovely wool ones and now all that’s left are the ones that make me cringe with their inelastic, hard-on-my-hands cotton-ness. The first, is the socks for Patrick Rothfuss. […]
Flying Cables
Pattern: Flying Cables Sweater by Amy King (Kit here) Yarn: Spunky Eclectic Big Ball Chunky in Cranberry Needles: 5 mm (US 8) 24″ circular Modifications: I added width to get a bust size closer to my ACTUAL bust size by adding an extra cable on each side of both front and back. I fudged the […]
PIs 'R' Us
4 balls of yarn, a Soak, and 192 large T-pins later. Pattern: Pi shawl by Elizabeth Zimmerman from Knitter’s Almanac (July) Yarn: 4 skeins of Reynold’s Soft Sea Wool in color 569 (Dark Blue) Needles: 4.5 mm (US 7) double points, 16″ circular and 24″ circular Modifications: I used the basic recipe for the shawl […]
Three is not too many, or New Years Ramblings
I began the year as I mean to go on. I woke up early (I always wake up early) and made a list of things I was going to do, starting with the laundry and I managed to do it all BEFORE we ran out of underwear or socks, which, I think, is a first […]
On Digital Publishing, Contracts, and Headaches.
Now that my technical difficulties are solved and my blog is running as it should, I thought I’d finally address something that’s been weighing heavily on my mind of late. So heavily, that it’s been responsible for my sluggish creativity and a bit of depression. The post is long, but please take the time to […]
You may notice that my normal sidebar stuff is gone. That’s because WordPress decided to eat it. For some reason, which I can’t figure out, the sidebar widgets, which I used to drag and drop with ease, now appear only as text boxes, and I cannot interact with them at all. I’ve been checking WordPress’s […]
Of Sweaters which won't be finished for Christmas.
My parents are out of town visiting my Nana (who’s husband of 60 plus years passed away the Christmas before last) and so our holiday is proving very laid back. There is nowhere we HAVE to be, since my family is not getting together. My elder sisters who have families and children of their own […]
Happy Solstice!
Solstice dawned cold, snowy and like a good day to ignore the world and stay inside. I did a little bit of that, but when the sun came out, I just HAD to be out in it! Every year, the last week or two before solstice is hard for me. The darkness drags on and […]
Just a bit salty…
Warning: I may just be irritable because we are nearing the very longest day of the entire year and the lack of sunshine is clogging up my brain. So on the train today I was standing up, leaning against a wall, working on my Flying Cables sweater (which I have knit 13″ on the back […]
