The daisies continue to proliferate. I'd say it wasn't my fault, but given that I spending ten minutes of my life on this earth joyfully stitching each and every flower, that would be an absolute lie. They fill me with glee, I regret none of my blanket based choices, I could not love them more, and I am even making the back of the embroidery tidy (note I said 'tidy' not 'identical to the front,' a reading comprehension test a few too many people have been known to fail in the past). If you're possessed by the sudden (and completely [...]

The blanket saga continues. I suspect this is from the 70s (ish), based on nothing more than color, condition, and general vibes. And it, like most other things existing in the world for the better part of half a century (cough, me, cough), has acquired a few holes along the way. Luckily, this is not an obstacle. We have the technology. We can rebuild it...or at least cover it in daisies.

After washing and drying the blanket, I looked closely at the binding and decided it was, alas, too far gone to save. So I took it off. That meant sitting on the deck with a seam ripper for half an hour or so and just snapping all the little stitches holding it on. The underlying fabric is sturdy enough that I'm not worried it's going to unravel, but I might still do something to those edges (more binding? stitching? pinking shears? we'll see...) to make them a bit sturdier/fancier. I know some folks will be scandalized (the satiny binding on [...]

So the current Rotating Collection is all about slippers, and we've got a couple more to add to the club! There's a new pair coming shortly, but first I want to update and bring back one of the retired favorites. And I want you all to help me pick. Should we bring back Quiescent (that's the gray ones with the strap) or Abeyance (that's the green one with the loop)? Both are lovely! But both came out before I'd switched to the current way I do patterns, which means they need some updates before I bring them back (sigh, the [...]

The thrift store gods smiled upon me once again! Or at least I think so, and feeling like good things are happening is a more fun way to go through your days... I found a huge (big enough for a double bed), pink, vintage wool blanket at the thrift shop for a whopping twelve dollars. Now, the binding on it has absolutely seen better days! It's frayed and worn. But it's probably also older than I am, and I'm certainly a bit worn around the edges too, so I have no room to judge. I've sent it through the wash [...]

Remember when I said I was going to be away for a couple days earlier this month? Yeah, I was down in Vermont to see a show by my very favorite band (The Mountain Goats, if you know, you know, if you don't know, you're in for a treat). And while I was down there, I stopped by a place called The Makery, which is a thrift shop for arts and crafts supplies. I was hot and sticky and tired and faintly cranky, and just about to leave, empty handed, gently grumbling about all of the above, when I saw [...]

I posted the other day about the lovely yellow sweater that seems determined to cut off my blood supply at the armpit and my plan to thwart its nefarious intent through the power of knitting and stabbing sewing. This is a much worn and oft washed cotton sweater, so the trickiest bit was actually getting the stitches holding the panels together to come loose (a process you can watch over here if you're so inclined, it's a public post). On some garments, if you nick the thread in the right place, you can actually just pull and it will unravel [...]

August's Notable Nonsense packages are on their way to folks. I always feel faintly bad putting all the pretty packages in trash bags, but the postman has told me that's what makes things easiest for them, so I am prioritizing doing what the folks doing the work say makes things easier over what makes the prettier picture. Speaking of the postal system, I am in the middle of figuring out what the shipping options are for the thing I want to do next. But once I know a little bit more, I'll come back and we'll talk out what we [...]