Knitters find inspiration is myriad places, but I’ve never seen a collection quite so vividly inspired as Hunter Hammersen‘s Knitter’s Curiosity Cabinet Series. These books (The Knitter’s Curiosity Cabinet, published in 2012 and The Knitter’s Curiosity Cabinet, Volume II, published in 2013) are inspired by vintage illustrations. The first volume is all botanical prints (flowers […]
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Reading: Citizens by Simon Schama
I’ve been reading my way back through Game of Thrones, alternating with a bit of Dresden Files for good measure, but realized it’s been far too long since I had some non-fiction on my reading docket. So I pulled out a book I had started, but never finished… Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution […]
Sweet, Sweet Georgia!
Felicia of Sweet Georgia Yarns sent me some really lovely Cashmere and Silk lace weight. It was swatch #4 in the last post. I LOVE this yarn. I flows through my fingers and it slinks into stitches. When I set it down, it calls to me to come back and wrap my hands in it. […]
Andromeda
Andromeda has been done for some time, but I just hadn’t taken pictures of her. Pattern: Andromeda shawl, pattern forthcoming. Yarn: Impulse of Delight, Bluefaced Bliss. 100% Blue-faced Leicester, approx. 375 yards per 110 grams. less than 2 skeins of “Blue Skies”. This yarn is luscious! It has a lovely bit of shine that glows […]
Huzzah!
I managed to make it through a whole week of posting! And now to reward the hard work, today is random. 1. C and I have been renting Dr. Who, Season 1 through NetFlix. I don’t know what it is about British Television… is it just me or does it seem better to anyone else? […]
3rd Annual Blogger's Silent Poetry Reading
For this third installment of the Blogger’s Silent Poetry Reading, I’m digging WAY back into my childhood. With a linguist-at-heart, Mother, who reads voraciously and acted in community theater, I had a childhood full of classic literary references and accents randomly interjected into conversation. But my mom had a poem memorized that she used to […]
Thankful beyond measure
For C, who I couldn’t live without For my family For my friends For my SnB grrls For a warm cat in my lap For a roof over my head For a down comforter and a quilt For a job that I love with people I enjoy working with For an outlet for the knitting […]
Book Meme from Anne.
1. Hardcover or paperback, and why? If I’m collecting the series, then hardcover because I only collect stuff I’d read over and over. Or if I plan to read it while knitting, then it should be a hardcover. Mostly I will only buy a paperback if I’m less than enthusiastic about the book or if […]
Things I love
and of which I think you should be aware. 1. This letterpress stationery from Paper Source. In fact, I love the whole line. 2. Fabric shopping bag made from the template of a plastic shopping bag! It’s even got a little pocket to fold it up into so you can carry it in your purse! […]
Answer #2
Don’t forget the contest! E-mail me your answers to those 3 questions in that post and I’ll put you in the drawing for one of three prizes. #2 What is your favorite book and why? I asked this question, knowing full well that I couldn’t answer it without some waffling. If we’re speaking philosophically, my […]
