I’m trying to be a good girl, and actually give a little word-space to all the stuff I’ve been too lax to blog up proper in the past few months. To that end, I present Part the Sixth: VARIOUS AND SUNDRY COMPETITIVE KNITTING. From left to right, top to bottom: knit caps for a children’s hospital, a double-knit.. Read More
Playing catch-up, Part 5: Sorbetto
I’m trying to be a good girl, and actually give a little word-space to all the stuff I’ve been too lax to blog up proper in the past few months. To that end, I present Part the Fifth: A BLOUSE. After the “I actually have enough fabric” debacle that sent me into such a tailspin, it took a bit before I could get up the gumption to bring ol’ Nancy.. Read More
Playing catch-up, Part 4: Streamside
I’m trying to be a good girl, and actually give a little word-space to all the stuff I’ve been too lax to blog up proper in the past few months. To that end, I present Part the Fourth: A SWEATER. May I present Streamside? Why thank you. Yarn is Madelinetosh Merino, a worsted-ish single ply in her signature gorgeous colors. This particular one is called Celadon. It is absolutely one.. Read More
Playing catch-up, Part 3: The Beekeeper’s Quilt
I’m trying to be a good girl, and actually give a little word-space to all the stuff I’ve been too lax to blog up proper in the past few months. To that end, I present Part the Third: THE BEEKEEPER. I’ve gone mad. I’ve caught the sickness. Whatever you want to call it. I, personally, call it HEXIPUFF FEVER. I, like so many brighter.. Read More
Playing catch-up, Part 2: Lace things
I’m trying to be a good girl, and actually give a little word-space to all the stuff I’ve been too lax to blog up proper in the past few months. To that end, I present Part the Second: LACE STUFF. I knit this shawl up, as they say down at the docks, for the halibut. I had the yarn from a gifty-swap thing from eons ago, and was itching to.. Read More
Playing catch-up, Part 1: The Self-Imposed Sock Club, 2012
I’m trying to be a good girl, and actually give a little word-space to all the stuff I’ve been too lax to blog up proper in the past few months. To that end, I present Part the First: SOCKS. January Socks: Knit up in a very, very soft yarn hand-dyed by some lady in Portland, OR. The colorway is called Hawthorne Street, the pattern Leyburn. It’s actually sort of “quilted;”.. Read More
Little Red Project #2 – Angostura
Yes, I am late. I marked this sweater as finished on April 11, 2012, and please note the date of this post. But hey, at least it’s here! And I have yet to cast on the next Little Red sweater, so I guess it’s still okay. Anyways, onwards! Ladies and gentles, I present Angostura. I joined a knit-along for it on Ravelry rather late in the game (once I’d finished the.. Read More
Now Playing: In the Summertime…
When at work, Spotify has become my new best friend, and I’ve had a lot of fun putting together my own playlists. And, because I’m an egotistical jerk, I thought perhaps these lists should be shared. So, if you use Spotify and would like a little new music, may I present: In the Summertime… (link) 34 tracks, 2 hours When I was a kid, we had a boat. It was.. Read More
Time hiccup
It has been roughly eight million years since last I posted, and I have therefore myriad things about which I could write. However, I’ve sort of entered that place where the onus of relating all those things is heavier than I can bear, so I sigh and put it off. So more things accumulate. Then I just sigh and put it off more. And on and on, ad infinitum. It’s.. Read More
About love
Not sure if you guys were aware, but Valentine’s Day happened. This year, I spent mine serving jury duty at the Kings County courthouse. It wasn’t so bad. I only had to go the one day, and now I’m off the hook for eight years. And best of all, my honey came and met me to have a hamburger on my lunch break. We did the tally a day or.. Read More