I’ve been knitting furiously on the red shawl for Karen. I only have 24 more rows to knit before I bind off, and get to block the finished shawl. We’ll see how far I get today. It’s possible this thing will be blocking by the weekend. Woot! I’ve been having such fun knitting this that […]
I don’t have any progress pictures for you, as it’s the middle of the night, and much, much too dark for photo taking. Rest assured that good progress is being made on the shawl for Karen. I had a bit of a glitch yesterday, forgot to put two beads on it. I ended up tinking […]
I’ve been a sock-knitting maniac lately. Got the gusset done on the second (still nameless) sock yesterday, and a bit more besides. I’m going to be so glad to have these socks done. They’ve been a thorn in my side since I first cast on in what? Early March? Ugh.
The first sock is a […]
Tilt
While waiting for the second ball of black Malabrigo Lace to arrive, I’ve so far made good progress on the brown sock. It’s going well. The sock has even decided on a name for itself: Tilt.
Yup. It’s the same stitch pattern I tried to use with the Figgy Pudding yarn, but we all know […]
The day started fine. Early. Too stupid early, but fine nonetheless. I had my day all planned out. Everything was going along just fine. Took my shower. All nice and clean. Started to clean out my ears, best time to get the guck out is when the ears are warm and damp. Pulled the cotton […]
Our house is upside down. It’s because of the hill, and the way the streets are laid out here. We’re on the downhill side of the street, so you walk into the house on the top floor where the living room, dining room, family room, and kitchen are. The bedrooms are downstairs, and my office, […]
I’m clearly still catching up on the sleep I missed last week. Gads. Do you, or have you ever, suffered from insomnia? For about ten years (well, maybe eight) I suffered from insomnia the second (or was it the third?) week of September every year. That was odd. I don’t know what caused it. I […]
From now through the end of the month, if you’re on Ravelry you’ll occasionally see my small advertisement on the My Notebook pages. The ad links to my Garden Party pattern on Ravelry—as of this moment 170 people on Ravelry have put that pattern in their queue. Woot! I’ve been wondering about doing this for […]
I was all ready to start talking about my green sweater, when I saw a hawk circling outside my window. I had to stop and watch. Sorry about that little interruption…
I didn’t think it’d be so obvious. Mostly because I totally forgot that my yarn isn’t all from the same dye lot. Hem. It […]
I am a cat person. Don’t get me wrong. I love dogs. Love them. I pretty much love every furry animal I’ve come across, actually. Total sucker for a fuzzy face and big eyes. Or beady ones. I loved the hamster and hooded rats I had as a youth, too. And the dog we had […]