Notes From Neptune

Whew.  It became May.  Don’t know if you guys were aware of that. So I have not written much of late, mainly because I’ve taken work on a new show and therefore my evenings and a big chunk of my weekends are being spent in rehearsal for Galactic Girl in: Attack of the Starbarians! It’s a fun show with fun people, and I’m really enjoying getting to do some theater.. Read More

A pretty, lacy pair of fingerless gloves for my Mama. Knit out of a scrumptious alpaca/silk/camel/cashmere blend in a lovely color. Very simple lace, interesting construction, and small. A perfectly satisfying knit. I ended up knitting these on dpns because I didn’t have the appropriate size in a long enough circular for magic loop. I did a provisional cast-on, and knit the first couple rows flat so I didn’t have.. Read More

The pile of “Things I want to rip, reclaim their yarn, and make a new project with” has risen to four.  Let’s review: The Butterfly dress, to which I dedicated this previous post (link) A cotton camisole that took on tent-like proportions once it was off the needles.  I’ve been wanting to convert it to one of the summery tunics from French Girl Knits (link) for ages. The Pfeiffer Falls.. Read More

As you might have noticed from my previous post, I was all gung-ho and planned out to conquer another full round of Nerd Wars. There have been a few setbacks. After Mr. Boyfriend woke up last Saturday with a set of bug bites on his person, rather large and itchy and arranged-in-linear-fashion bites, we went through the bedclothes and over the mattress with a fine-tooth comb and found… A bug… Read More

The roster of things finished for March:                         Despite picking some massive-scale (sportweight sweater, anyone?) projects for this round, I managed to finish all the challenges for both games.  Thank goodness for double-dipping.  There are March socks, more squares for the Crochet a Rainbow project, a new project bag made out of an old t-shirt to replace the one.. Read More

It is finished. Well, it was actually finished ten days ago, but who’s counting?  I apologize for the ever-so-casual self-snapshot, but until I grow some real friends, it can be rather difficult to find someone to play photographer for me (at least during daylight hours). The self-snap does at least show the final version of the massive color differences in the skeins of this yarn.  Look there, right under my.. Read More

Calling all NYC-area knitters: You’ve probably heard that things aren’t so great right now in Japan. Japan is the country where Noro yarn comes from. We have a lot of Noro yarn at my store (link). From now until the end of March, we’re offering all our Noro yarn at 20% off.  This is to encourage you to buy a lot of it. We want you to buy a lot.. Read More

Last week did not begin as smoothly as some. I burned the ever-loving crap out of my left hand making braised pork roast Monday night.  I had a huge orange blister on my ring finger, which has since subsided into a gaping pit of raw skin and pain. Luckily, it doesn’t prohibit knitting entirely, but did slow it down quite a bit at first. As a result, I did not.. Read More

I feel like everyone who engages in some kind of handcraft has this project.  In fact, I’d warrant most of us have several. The Project That Got Away. In a manner of speaking, anyway.  It’s that project that just didn’t turn out quite right, despite the fact that you felt the whole time you were making it that you were making good design decisions and were generally on the right.. Read More

Hand-dyed yarns are one of my greatest weaknesses.  Sundara Yarn and madelinetosh have probably been out to some really lavish dinners on my dime, and as long as they keep feeding my my subtle-hued fiber fascinations, I’m totally okay with that. It’s only recently that I’ve been brave enough to use these hand-dyed beauties in garments more expansive than a shawlette or a pair of socks.  Once you stray into.. Read More