The magic loop method is evidentially an old way of knitting something small in the round with one long circular needle. I only started hearing about it a month or so ago, and have since found a couple links for it. Two Cats and a Girl has a free sock pattern that uses the magic […]

I finally have a new cross stitch chart that I want. The more I look at it, the more I want to stitch HAED’s adaptation of Lord Frederick Leighton’s painting, Winding the Skeins. Dave would probably want to kill me! It has people he doesn’t know in it. Not only that, but it would take […]

There seem to be quite a few people in addition to me who have read David Eddings series, The Belgariad, multiple times. So, this week, a few questions about these books.

First, have you read this five-book series? If so, how many times? I sure have. Just finished my fourth go-round.
What brings you back to […]

Ten days this time, and it doesn’t feel like I got that much done, but a lot of it was some fairly serious confetti work: one stitch of a color, with one stitch of some other color next to it, two of something else nearby. No bones about it, that sort of thing just takes […]

Some miscellaneous questions from Monday Madness this week.

When putting groceries away, do you rotate your food so your newest items (cans and such) are in the back, and older food in the front? Dave always does, but (honestly) I usually only do that if I think I’ll get caught. When left to my own devices, […]

Just what I need. Another shawl KAL to join. So far I’m resisting, but I don’t know how long I’ll be able to. This one’s a mystery shawl, with hints given out each week. I found a progress pic on White Star’s blog, and it’s gorgeous. I’m in serious trouble.

Sunday morning finds us this week sitting at our favorite local coffee shop, Cyranos, in east Orange. Dave and I both have laptops running, he’s working, I’m playing, both connected to the Internet through the wireless here, tummies full of yummy breakfasts. He had a delicious-looking breakfast burrito, and I had a yummy 2-egg omelet, […]

The painters are here again today. What a concept. Their plan is to actually take care of everything on Dave’s list *today* that requires scaffolding. This has suddenly become of vital importance, since the scaffolding company will be here tomorrow to take it down. So, they’ve put plastic over a bunch of windows again, so […]

How often do you wash your fabric for each project? Do you wait until the very end until to wash it or do you wash it more than once?
Unless there’s some sort of disaster, I only wash my projects when I’m done with them. I soak them in Ivory liquid in lukewarm water, rinse […]

Wow. They’re here today. What a concept. The subcontractor actually showed up this morning, too, for a walk-through. He’s planning on showing up tomorrow to get the final check. Ha ha. Most of the stuff on Dave’s list still hasn’t been addressed, though they’ve actually been here for about 5 or 6 hours today (they […]