Less Than Prolific
I had all sorts of clever plans to avoid the dreaded blog silence over the holidays. And I mostly made it...there totally were posts. Just not as many (and not as knitting-rich) as I would like. It's mostly because I've been doing stuff other than knitting over the last few days. It's surprisingly hard to have knitting to show you if I don't actually knit. Not impossible...just hard. I'll offer two little consolation prizes. First, there's a wee little interview with me on Robin's site. Second, if you come back on January first, I'll let you know how you can [...]
Just Right
I'm more or less in love with this hat. It's ridiculously simple, unreasonably tall, and quite possibly the warmest hat in the history of yarn. I can't decide how I like it best...as shown there (with the top flopped over), with the brim folded up once and only a bit of pouf on the top, or with the brim folded up twice so it sits more firmly against the top of my head. Then there's the always amusing option of wearing it inside out. I may also have made a giant tassel to slip in to the top as the [...]
No Really…It Will Be Cute
Back in March, I went to the Black Swamp Spinner's Guild Market Day. I bought pencil roving. I brought it home and, within a day or two, I cast on for a hat. It was a hat of epic failure. It was too big. Massively too big. Even for my giant head. There was no saving it. I eventually ripped and set the yarn in the active project basket in the family room. This basket is on the top shelf of the bookcase and had always been safe from kitten depredations. This time, not so much. There is something about [...]
Conductor
Last one...next post I promise actual wool. But today is my birthday and I'm going to be exactly as lazy as I want to be (hint: very). That means a short blog post, a breakfast featuring chocolate chip waffles made by someone else, some ridiculously simple yet oddly entrancing knitting, an awful lot of board games, and absolutely no chance of getting out of my pajamas. Oh, it also means that there's a wee tiny sale. Today and tomorrow (through 11:59pm eastern time December 24th), buy one pattern get one free (everything except the books). To take advantage: 1) Visit [...]
Dropped Stitch
I'm still being a totally lazy blogger and taking advantage of the cleverness of someone in the past to prevent the dreaded holiday silence. I am getting a bit of knitting done, but I can't show you. I'm swatching for something I want to submit somewhere (how's that for specific), and it must remain hush hush for now. But the spiky sock is also making progress and should be up for testing soon.
Really the Only Time
You'll pardon me if I use the next few days to share some charming vintage images I stumbled across. And also use them to nap. And pet kittens. And perhaps nap a bit more. And cook and eat tasty things. And otherwise laze about shamelessly. As usual, click to embiggen.
Inexplicable Urge
So that inexplicable urge I mentioned the other day? It's run its course and I can now tell you about it. There was a point in my misspent youth and childhood where I had a bit of a paper fetish. I was totally the kid folding her exam paper into some sort of unexpected sculpture while I waited for class to be over. So the other day I became absolutely convinced that the world would be a better place if it contained a Christmas tree covered in origami figures of fiber animals. And really, it would. Think of it. Sheep. [...]
Murder
Many moons ago, and mostly on a lark, I filled out a little form on the Maker's Mark website. It said it would add you to their ambassador's club. I think I likely found it when looking for address labels or something like that. It's since been a source of a surprising amount of amusement. The address labels came, but so did other things. For you see, every winter they send out some sort of special little package. One year it was an ice cube tray that made baseball sized ice spheres. One year it was wrapping paper and gift [...]
Possessed
I've found myself caught in the grip of a totally random and inexplicable urge. It is fiber related, but only ever so slightly so. All things considered, it's more of a paper-based obsession, with more than a hint of (unexpected) holiday overlay. I'll report back shortly on the outcome and see if perhaps I can't spread the sickness to you while there's still time to act upon it. Apologies in advance for any lost productivity that may result.
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