Whoops!
So sorry about that, I didn't mean to disappear! The hotel's version of internet access differed a bit from what I was expecting. But, I'm on my way home now, and should be back to my usual chatty self in a day or two.
Happy Birthday
Two years ago today I started this website. It came into being very late one night as a way to host the pattern for Popped. It was mostly a whim. I thought a handful of folks would download the pattern, and maybe one or two people would even knit the socks. That's not quite what happened. Somehow, over the last two years, this turned into a bit more than a hobby. I've released dozens of patterns. Scads of people have actually bought and made them (seeing one of my patterns made by someone else is still trippy every single time). [...]
Sometimes Yes, Sometimes No
It seemed like a good plan at the time. It really did. The lovely Lauren, she who is kind enough to model for me so often, needs a hat. We discussed hats and the colors and shapes in which hats can be made. We measured. I marveled at the size of her head (really, it's 2 inches smaller than mine, I'm so jealous). I swatched. I cast on. I knit. Then...then I realized that the thing on my needles sucked. It wasn't 'a little rough.' It wouldn't 'all come out when blocked.' It didn't need 'just a few more rows [...]
Words are Not Dirty
So the latest socks are to be called Louche. If we look up Louche we find: adjective: shady, disreputable, of questionable moral character Now this has led to some controversy. I got a few ravelry messages explaining that it was terribly inappropriate for me to use such a 'bad' word for a sock title. Now I don't actually think it's a bad word. I, in fact, think it's kind of a cool word (hence my using it). I'm not really convinced there are bad words. There are words that are a poor fit for a given situation, but that doesn't [...]
Wanna Take a Trip?
Back in the summer of 2009, The Boy and I took a little trip to Maine. That was in the early days of this website, and I was shamefully remiss in writing about it. The only real mention of it I can find is here. Despite my uncharacteristic reticence about the trip, I can assure you it was lovely. That was in large part because we were taking a course at White Head Light Station. The setting, the food, and the people were all splendid. The only problem was that the course wasn't about knitting (it was about beer, so [...]
Off the Needles
Louche are done and up for testing over on ravelry. If you're itching to make them right this minute, come volunteer to help me beat the errors out of the pattern.
March Knit Along
The March Knit Along is up and running. If you'd like to knit one of these, head on over and join us. We've got prizes, you've got two months to finish, and we're not burdened with an overabundance of rules!
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