Supplies!
The paper flower book is coming out next week (Utter and Rampant Nonsense folks will get as part of their membership, it will be on payhip for anyone else)! I wanted to give you a supply list so you can have everything ready for when it comes out. Explanations first, then links at the end if you want exactly what I used (though I emphasize that you absolutely do not need to have the same stuff as me, feel free to use what you have). Tools & Supplies The petals are made from dyed coffee filters. I use the cheapest [...]
Plans…
Plans are afoot...bacon-y plans. Because I suspect some of you want to make bacon, but maybe don't want to track down bacon-colored yarn and just the right wire to make perfectly crispy. And I suspect maybe some of you want those little scissors (oh I love them so much, they are super sharp) and that spiffy little pouch (I could talk for five minutes about the zipper and how it makes the whole thing just so much better). And I want to make that happen. Because the world is dark and scary, and little bits of tiny [...]
Over Easy
Ok, I'm declaring the egg a success. I mean it will be more of a success once it's blocked, but that's fine. But I'm confident it will read as 'egg' and that it does not look so much like a boob as to offend anyone's delicate sensibilities. Now...what are the chances I need to dig out the old donut pattern to go with it?
Eggy pudding
The egg continues, and continues to look more like an egg and less like a body part the further along it gets. Short rows can work a variety of wonders. That, and a carefully applied drawstring to do something clever to the yolk. Pretty sure this is going to be grand!
Put an egg on it
Everyone's first comment, upon seeing the bacon, was 'ooooooh, now do an egg.' Well no. Everyone's first comment was 'squeeeeeee, bacon!?!?!!!' But soon after that came the plaintive cries for an egg. And fine, who am I to resist. We can have an egg. Well, as long as I can find a way to make sure it really truly does look like an egg, and not like something more...anatomical. But never fear, I have a plan!
The plan
Ok we're fixing the hat. Or at least we're trying! But before we do, let's gather some information. The hat that doesn't fit measures just a hair under 25 inches (measuring on the outside of the hat, right where the brim turns up to make the top part of the hat). The hat that does fit measures just a hair under 26 inches at the same spot. So that means I only really need about an extra three quarters of an inch. The head form measures a hair under 27 inches at the widest bit, which is a bit wider [...]
Big head
I, being of an indoor disposition and northern european extraction, am oft afflicted by the sun. I, also, being of a certain age am wholly committed to sun protection (dr. jart every sun day mineral sunscreen, highly recommend). So it makes sense that I possess a sun hat. But I also possess a shockingly large head (24.75 inches, yes really, yes I measured more than once, no it's not all hair). And a lot of hair. So the hat has a tendency to creep upward, for it is just a hair too small. Now, I also am custodian of a [...]
Developmental milestones
I have reached the stage of middle age where I can say, completely unironically, 'oooooh, that's a good basket,' while secretly imagining that the only thing standing between me and a perfectly organized home is just the right container. I discovered this yesterday while wandering the Fiber Frolic (yes, I discovered a bit of yarn too, but that was less surprising). Luckily I also discovered that many of my friends are also at this exact stage of life, as a shocking number of us also found ourselves inexplicable clutching baskets over the course of the day. But really, that's a [...]
Monthly Reminder
So I tell you every month that you can (and should!) get abortion pills online in case you need them. But how much do you know about what to expect if you take them? And would you like to maybe know a little more, so you can do a better job of supporting yourself or anyone else who takes them? Because the good folks over at Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness (@tangled_wilderness) put together an amazing little zine called How To Do It Anyway, by Hazel Acacia, that tells you everything you need to know about what happens when you [...]
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