Nearly There
Embonpoint is coming right along. The second sock is more than half done (and is quite a bit smaller than what I normally make -- I'm aiming for an 8, instead of my usual and much more impressive 11). With a bit of luck they should be finished this weekend. I want to get them done as quickly as possible before I become even more attached. I have a feeling sending these off for their photo shoot and life of sock glory is going to be like returning foster puppies to the shelter. With luck, the pattern should be available [...]
Ferment
This past weekend featured a brief jaunt to Washington D.C. to visit Savor, an "American craft beer and food experience." Should you ever wish to sample a hundred or so sorts of beer in the space of five hours, this is the event for you. I am generally pro beer, but this rather taxed my limits. Apparently my palate isn't quite sophisticated enough to appreciate all that the beer world has to offer. Several of the selections caused me to wrinkle my nose and make amusing faces, though many were quite tasty. Perhaps more importantly, and certainly more to the [...]
Calumny
Calumny: ˈka-ləm-nē noun - a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation I checked my email this morning and was more than a bit surprised to find that I had received 300 new messages in the space of a few minutes. Surprise quickly gave way to dismay as it became clear that these were bounced spam messages, many offering what purported to be the finest in male enhancement and weight loss opportunities. I called The Boy. The Boy is possessed of a variety of very useful skills, among them strong email-fu. I whimpered in dismay. He said "Joe Job" in an [...]
Sock Summit
After much wavering, equivocating, and down right shilly shallying, I have come to a decision. I will be attending Sock Summit 2009. Eep. I will be getting the wee pretty button later, but right now their computers seem to be a bit busy doing other things (like fending off the hordes of hopeful knitters, credit cards in one hand, sharp pointy sticks in the other). Button success. Ahh, pretty socks. Now, to plan the trip. Erp. I think I must go lie down.
Baaaaaah
I went to the Great Lakes Fiber Show this weekend and displayed astonishing self restraint and admirable fiscal responsibility. I bought a mere six skeins of yarn. Quite noble. I must have been too distracted by the squee-worthy critters to engage in commerce. Sheep are both cuter and smellier than I had realized. Especially that smelly part. In actual knitting news, the first of the Embonpoint socks is complete, and the second will be started shortly. The pattern will be posted here, likely some time in June. I spent some time this morning taking pictures for my Knitty submission. It [...]
Embonpoint
Embonpoint: \äⁿ-bōⁿ-ˈpwaⁿ\ adjective -sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure Allow me to present my newest creation, Embonpoint! The name is perfect on several counts. First, this is the most luciously fat sock yarn I've ever seen. It is thick enough that the socks work up quickly, but still thin enough to fit inside of most shoes. It has a nice tight twist, making the strands marvelously plump and firm. The name works for the pattern too. There is a lovely round little faux cable. It's great fun to make, doesn't take a cable needle, and [...]
For a Good Cause
The charming (enviably athletic, and astonishingly coordinated) Claudia is raising money for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. She's riding in the MS Bike Tour and asking knitters to sponsor her. The cause is a good one, and supporting it should be reward enough, but Claudia has arranged for some marvelous prizes to sweeten the pot. Prizes include yarn (lots of yarn), knitted items, books, patterns, kits, and all sorts of other knitterly goodness. I'm happy to do my part, and have offered up a couple of bundles of my patterns to add to the pile of goodies. Every ten dollar [...]
Glutton for Punishment
More non-knitting stuff today. I promise next time there will be pictures of yarn or at least discussion of it. We're off to the Great Lakes Fiber Show this weekend, and that should be good for some yarn-y indulgence. On the plumbing front, the dismemberment stage seems to have reached its conclusion, and the reconstruction has begun. We now have drywall instead of holes. It is an improvement, but the upstairs bathroom still has no actual plumbing fixtures, just a lot of pipes. This fairly severely impedes its utility as a bathroom. Despite this rather glaring lack, I am assured [...]
Disruption
The plumbers are here. They are competently and industriously doing...stuff. From a lay perspective, it looks and sounds rather as if they're trying their damnedest to murder my house by driving a stake through its heart. I am finding it disconcerting. It is rather disruptive. Allow me to demonstrate. This is my very favorite spot in my whole house. See that bookcase? It has a twin on the other side of the fireplace. I love those bookcases, love that whole wall, it's the first thing I see when I walk in my house and I just adore it. The chair [...]
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