Show off some more
Ok, yarns part two (because I couldn't put all that pretty in just one post, you might die). This is Apex by Seven Sisters Arts in the color Water Nymph. Ok, something a little different here. We've got our old friend superwash merino, but instead of adding nylon or cashmere, this adds yak (yes, yak!) and silk. The silk is freakishly strong, so it helps do the functional work nylon would do, but it also adds a delightful sheen. And the yak is naturally darker in color than the wool, so the yarn is sort of gray before it's dyed. Which [...]
Show off
So indulge me for a moment. Let me show off some of the yarns from this year's book! My goodness but I do have a weakness for tiny little mini skeins (yes, yes I *do* make tiny little mini skeins of the book yarns for no reason other than to take pictures of them and share them on here...and no I do not think that's a bad idea at all). This is Meridian by Seven Sisters Arts in the color White Buffalo. Meridian is an absolutely classic sock yarn. It's perfectly smooth and delightfully round, so you can work no [...]
Small Vase
I want to explain the Small Vase Theory of Happiness. Which I know probably sounds odd, but bear with me. I really truly believe everyone needs a few small vases in their life. They don't even need to be a proper vases (some of my favorite small vases came from the grocery store and had spices or mustard or yogurt in them at the start of their life), anything small and waterproof will do. The idea is that filling that giant vase, the one that looks like it belongs on an alter in a church or a hideously impractical table in a [...]
Bubble bubble
So...it's fine to spend some time in your yard trying to take a Halloween vibe photo of some little leaf buddies. That's totally cool.⠀ And it's lovely to meet folks from the neighborhood. Totally great to get to know everyone.⠀ ⠀ But it's a Tiny Bit Awkward to meet folks from the neighborhood while you're standing in the yard taking photos of tiny wooden dolls, dressed in lovely knit capes, posed around a bubbling cauldron. ⠀ ⠀ The temptation is to explain.⠀That will make you sound mad. ⠀Much better to just maintain cheerful eye contact and make polite chit chat [...]
Undergrowth
So that mushroom thing is happening. Actually, it might be fairer to say it has happened. Quite a lot really. Possibly more than might be strictly necessary. Though really, who am I to dictate your mushroom requirements... You could be running your own personal mushroom farm. It seems to be an easier thing to stumble into than you might expect.
Peached
Ok, enough of you asked, so I went ahead and did it. Peached is here, it's 10% off with the code MINT for the first few days it's out, and you can totally knit a whole bushel full and distribute them as needed to share your feelings. If you've been following along for the last few weeks, you know I knit this because reading the news felt overwhelming. And these days, when I feel that way, I tend to pick up my needles. This time, I found myself knitting a peach. Actually, quite a few peaches. I shared them here [...]
Things about which I am not sorry
This is fine. This is a totally valid thing for an adult to spend their life doing. This fills me with glee (and from what I hear, it does the same for quite a number of you too), and hurts absolutely no one. Rock on with your teeny tiny knits, bring joy to yourself and others, and never ever apologize!
Peachy
Alrighty, so the Im(peach)ment Peach is totally happening. I have whirled through the pattern in record time. It's off with testers right now (so we can make sure that me wanting to get this out fast does not mean you swear at the pattern a lot...swearing at the news is fine, swearing at the pattern is distasteful). I need to knit one or two more so I can take cute pictures (tell me baking a pie to use as a prop is overkill), but with luck it will be out late next week. I'm totally going to donate some of [...]
Sprout
I can't take a walk through the yard without finding some little...friends. Things that have popped up in the night. Some of them vanish in a day or two, some stick around for a surprisingly long time. I've heard rumors some of them are quite tasty, but I do not trust my plant identification skills enough to risk it. I'll stick to knitted versions instead. Fewer risks. Much higher in fiber. Yarns are by the always amazing Seven Sisters Arts (never made a color I don't adore and I don't think they ever will). And yes, it's safe to guess [...]
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