Diluvian
When I was a kid I found watching raindrops on the windows of a car absolutely hypnotic. I was convinced they were holding raindrop races. I worked out a whole series of rules and victory conditions and stories for the individual drops. We'll just say I had a rich inner life and leave it at that. From the first minute I cast these on, the combination of color and pattern reminded me of my raindrop races. I find these almost as hypnotic. I'll get a proper picture with feet some time soon, but I had to show these off now.
Winners
I've sent email to the drawing winners. At least I think I have. I've recently been inundated by a string of hard-to-detect spam comments. I think my spam filter has caught all of them, and it looks very much like the winners are real people, but there is always the chance that something has gone awry. So check your inboxes. I'll give the winners a week to email me back with their mailing addresses. If I haven't heard from them by then, I'll draw more winners. There will be a new pattern coming out at Knit Circus at the end [...]
Ignominy
Every now and then I get these fits (and those who have seen them will testify that 'fits' is really the best word) where I have to get rid of stuff. Blame my peripatetic childhood, blame years spent in tiny apartments, blame the stars. Sometimes I just must.throw.things.away.right.now. It works for us. It lets us live in a smaller-than-average house and still have plenty of space. I was in the middle of one of these fits the other day, and my attention fell on my craft closet. I have recently realized that I just don't care for spinning. Heresy, I [...]
Wow
Ya'll are awesome. I'm sort of loving the comment thing. Alas, I've closed them on the previous post. I'll be emailing winners over the weekend and posting them here on Monday(ish). I'll also be back with details of upcoming releases and (hopefully) some pictures of the finished blue socks.
Interstices (and Giveaway)
The pattern for Interstices is now available. There's a wee giveaway, read on for details. I probably shouldn't say it, but I sort of love these. They're quick, can be made from leftover bits of sock yarn, and are super stretchy. All of that makes them eminently suitable for gift/swap knitting. They look far more complicated than they are (the main repeat is only 4 rows long), which always feels somehow both sneaky and deeply satisfying. Add in their shamelessly frilly fluffy frivolous nature and their bargain price ($1.99 through Knit Picks Independent Designer program), and I'm not sure you [...]
Liar!
Do you see that tree? That tree with the leaves and the wee pink flowers? Wouldn't that tree make you think of spring, of warm sunny days and soft breezes and singing birds? Yeah. That tree is a filthy liar. It started snowing about 20 minutes after we took that picture. I'm cold. The pattern should be out next week. Perhaps by then the snow will have melted.
Greatly Exaggerated
I am assuredly not dead. Busy, yes. Dead, no. Thanks to the folks who emailed to check though. I do like knowing that if I ever should be dead, someone might notice before the cats have the chance to nibble on too much of me. Hopefully The Boy would notice, but he gets busy too sometimes, so it's good to have a back up system at the ready. Busy with what you ask? Why the book of course, which explains much of my dreadful silence. Luckily, the part of the project where all of my knitting time is focused on [...]
Testing
The current project is about to go up for testing on ravelry. If you are just dying to make these (and willing to risk the occasional typo for the chance to make them before I officially release the pattern), this is your chance. I've still not decided if I like the inside or the outside better. Have you?
Greenhorn
The pattern for Greenhorn is up. You've seen these as they grew, so I won't bore you with too many details. The short version goes 'two sizes, mirrored left to right, nifty heel construction, worksheet to let you use the construction elsewhere.' I like them, and you might too. Go forth and knit before it gets too warm to wear wooly socks! Their fate on the color front is still undecided. A few more washes has helped to equalize the color a bit. I think I may hold off on the Kool-Aid extravaganza. Of course now I'm terribly curious about [...]
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