Sweater update
Were you sitting up nights wondering about the sweater I cut up back in October? I mean I'm going to assume the answer is an absolutely resounding nope! But I'm still going to show you how it held up. So, back in October I dug an old (circa 2015) cashmere sweater I never wore out of the back of my closet. I never wore it because I hated the length. So I said fuck it and took scissors to it. And then I proceeded to wear it and wear it and wear it all winter long. No really, it's been [...]
We did a thing!
Folks, I will have bigger, better, more polished words at some point. But right now, all I have is big, smushy, tender feelings. And a little bit of a tummy ache from so many feelings. And plans to do it all again. And hopes that some of you will do it too! So for now, read the slides. Some time soon, I'll have words and some ideas for how you can do this yourself (though really, don't wait on me if you feel up to doing it on your own, I'm for sure just making this up as I go [...]
Absurdly cheerful
Are these ridiculous? Yes. Do I care? No. They make me happy. They hurt no one. And right now, I am 100% just leaning fully in to anything that makes me happy hand hurts no one. On the off chance you feel the same, I'm going to write them up for folks on Patreon. Could you figure them out on your own? Probably, I mean I did, and you're at least as clever as I am! Is it sometimes nice to have someone tell you how to skip the first several rounds of mistakes and jump right to having things [...]
Come write letters!
Come write letters with me! No really, we're all exhausted and scared and angry. We all want to do something. We're all tired of leaving voicemails for our representatives. So let's do something together! Inspired by @theshabbycreekcottage's #projectmailstorm, I asked some local friends if they'd let us come write letters to our representatives at their businesses. And they said yes! So we're doing it. Please join me at @ontheround's gorgeous new studio in Thomaston, Maine on Tuesday April 22nd from 4-6pm (other locations and dates coming soon). We'll have letter writing supplies (including some sample wording in case you're not [...]
Akin
Trump is a fascist and is directly defying the US Supreme Court. A legal US resident was arrested, handed over to ICE, and, without being charged with or convicted of a crime, sent to a concentration camp in El Salvador. The administration admits this was the result of an administrative error. A series of courts, up to and including the US Supreme Court, have said that this was illegal and ordered the government to bring him back. Trump said no. Trump is cracking jokes about it with the president of El Salvador. Because Trump is a fascist, and this is [...]
Trump hurts people
Trump's tariffs mean you probably can't have one of these. Because I probably won't make any more. Because my cost to make them doubled this week. They're probably going to cost me about $4,000 more than I thought they would. I've been working on these for months. Because I don't do the generic, print on demand, slap a logo on it and call it good thing. If I make it, I want it to be special. So I reached out to the printer I loved so much when I was doing books, and we spent ages getting the fabric and the [...]
Hyperfixation
Right, so, you know that thing where something catches your attention and then, for some unknown period of time, it's all you want to do? At least until the next shiny thing comes along, at which point you lose all interest in it (though there's a decent chance it or something related to it will come back around if you wait long enough). Right. Yeah. So. Currently in the grips of one of those. Have been for a couple of weeks now. It shows no signs of abating (though let's be fair, the dismount is always unpredictable and often swift). [...]
Approximate
Approximate, the second hat in the Brioche(ish) set, is out! If you already have the set, you don't have to do anything. The updated file is already in your ravelry library or payhip account, and you'll have an email waiting in your inbox with download links! If you don't already have the set, and now you want it, you've got two options! You can wander over here and join the Rampant Nonsense tier on Patreon for a month.That costs less than buying the set, and you'll get the set (and a bunch of other patterns too). And of course anything [...]
Pocket full of Posies, Part 5
So there's no rule saying you have to do more than one flower. But I think they look best in groups. And I suspect you may well want to do more than one. Because they're really they're fun to make and you're not going to want to stop after just one. So we're talking about how to end one and start the next right over here. Just in case that's the sort of thing you're into. Wondering what's going on? I've taken a bunch of photos and made a bunch of videos while I worked on mending this sweater. I'm [...]
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