Jared Flood’s Koolhaas hat is a very good thing.
It is a good thing not least because it inspired me to learn something brand spankin’ new: making cables without a cable needle. I’m indebted to my fellow Ravelry-ers for the tip…I had no idea such a trick existed. It definitely lessens the almost overpowering feeling that [...]
I needed a little break from the purple autumn set. I went stash diving and this yarn called to me AGAIN. I had just enough for this:
And to make it even cooler, it’s free! It’s called a Dream Swatch Head Wrap, and the creator explains the name on her blog. Look on the left sidebar under free patterns and it’s listed right there. Here’s my in-progress version:
It’ll be part of the cardigan/skirt set. I’ve got about 14″ done on that skirt [...]
What a week, what a week. Thanksgiving was at our house this year, which was a wonderful thing. We got to host the family AND had great motivation to get some tidying up done. I will say only this: Never, never, never again will there be un-tubbed or uncanned food in the basement pantry. Ever.
So [...]
I did something today I’ve been thinking about doing for a long time. I went to www.knittinghelp.com and looked to see what particular method I use to knit and purl. Bad bad bad idea.
You see, when I taught myself to knit, I thought I learned the English or American Method. While easy to learn, my [...]
They’re taking over, man…
And more on the way. The Christmas Knit Frenzy is on.
This glorious yarn (Manos del Uruguay, colorway: Flame) from the yarn shop hop haul kept calling out to me: “How can you let me sit here? I’m fabulous! Don’t you want to run me through your fingers? Can you just IMAGINE how gorgeous I’ll be worked into something???”
OK, I thought, I’ll just wind it into [...]
We had a BLAST. It was such a good time. There was a lot of chatting…some silly, some serious. Here’s a brief overview:
Go time! We headed out the driveway at about 10am. Katie was well equipped for the day: glittery purse full of money, WIP, and Caleb, her infinitesimal toy dog. She’s in Katie’s left [...]
MYA and I are heading out to participate in the Central Kansas Yarn Shop Hop today! We won’t get to all of those shops, but we’ll hit a few. I’m looking forward to a day with my girlie…she’s taking this seriously enough to bring her allowance along. I’m taking this seriously enough to bring my [...]
I was thinking this morning about some of the places I’ve found to knit, and I thought I’d start a list.
The Normal Places
every seat in the house
the passenger’s seat in many vehicles
Ladies’ Craft night locations
The Slightly Less Normal
Parking lots
Airports
Doctors’ offices
Presbytery
Labor and Delivery Room (not MY labor and delivery, mind you…)
Sunday School
Movie theaters (I will remember [...]
