This should work out just fine. I mean at this stage, it looks rather like someone took a marker to perfectly serviceable knitting. But give it a few more rounds and things will start to look a bit more intentional. See? There's totally a plan in there somewhere...

So the new yarn from earlier means new swatches.  I have a plan, and I need to do some fiddling about with yarn to see if it will work. I mean some version of it will work.  Some version of it always works.  Eventually.  It's just a matter of finding [...]

Well then, that will do nicely.  I mean I still need to go out and give it a proper photo shoot, but I'm really rather pleased with the hat itself. It's off with testers, and assuming no one gets hit by a meteor or felled by the plague or otherwise [...]

The yarn gods have smiled upon me. I ordered both of these online, having not seen either in person before, and just sort of hoped that the pink would match up well enough.  And it does, it really really does. And then, in an even more unlikely reach for glory, [...]

And, just like that, it's done. Where by done you take me to mean the knitting bits are done. There are still ends to be woven in and blocking to be done. But for folks asking, yes, it will be a pattern.  And yes, it will be out quite soon [...]

It should be boring.  It really should. And perhaps to some, it would be.  But for me, right now, it's just what I need. The whole thing where the speckles are pooling up together on one side, leaving the other side fairly speckle free, is really about all the excitement [...]

This went really well last time, so let's do it again...⁠ ⁠ On the last pattern (the wee little eggs), I made a handful of copies of the pattern available to folks who could really use a new pattern, but the Exciting Global Catastrophe had messed with their household finances [...]

Do you remember back in early February when I started these?  Early February, which was (I checked) a mere 8 weeks ago? Not the 8 months it feels like?  Yeah.  I know.  Me neither.  But I'm pretty sure it happened.  And since the tiny sprocket for whom the hats were [...]

Look, if you are one of those people who are using this time to write your novel or finally get your kitchen perfectly organized or step up your workout routine?  Cool. I'm delighted for you.  I want you to be happy and safe, and I wish you all the best. [...]

You're absolutely ruining my reputation.  The story we've all agreed upon is that I am mean and sarcastic and totally bereft of feelings.  And something happened yesterday that just totally blew my cover. Yesterday I brought out the pattern for Cracked. I felt a little weird bringing out a pattern [...]