No really, I have a plan
Remember the most boring soothing knitting ever? The pillow case made with pencil roving in lovely shades of calm and sleep? Yeah, it's fought its way back into my lap for some knitting time. But before I could go too much farther with it, I needed to actually get the [...]
Tools, the blocking edition
I am particular about blocking. It makes such a tremendous difference in how your finished knitting looks (and fits) that it's worth taking a the extra time to do it right. It's only going to take a fraction of the time you've already spent knitting, so it seems well worth [...]
Upcoming
So, the stash toss had a variety of benefits. First and foremost, it satisfied my 'I am being overwhelmed by all my things and must throw them all away to reclaim any semblance of sanity' urge (this urge falls upon me with alarming frequency). Second, it made a whole lot [...]
Toss
Those of you who have not had the distinct pleasure of living with me may not know one of my dirty little secrets. I am a stress cleaner. If I am feeling frazzled, I tidy things. And, conversely, if things are untidy, I feel frazzled. So yesterday, when I went [...]
Hideously Immodest
Guys, I'm going to be a total brat for a second. I was going to just come on here and say 'hey, Curls is finally finally finally in stock on amazon...if you've been waiting for it over there, go grab it.' And I'm still going to say that. But I'm [...]
Wrack
They're here! The pattern for Wrack (The Boy's latest socks, and oh buddy has has he ever earned them with the shipping shenanigans of the last week or so) is up on ravelry. You've watched these click along all through last December. And if you've been here for a while, [...]
Scattershot
Well, that was a bracing few days. Most of those copies of Curls have gone off to new homes in lovely yarn stores (and yes, you can totally ask your favorite store to get in touch, I'd love to send it their way, too). The porch has looked a little [...]
Less than Picturesque
Have you seen those blogs that make their authors' lives look hideously perfect? The sort where every dinner is nutritionally balanced, gluten free, organic, free range, ethically sourced, and served on a beautifully decorated table in their breathtakingly landscaped back yard? Or the sort where the whole adorable family goes [...]
Stacked
You know what this means don't you? (Well yes, yes it does mean my entire front yard is covered in a foot of snow and is a featureless, frigid whiteout of despair...but that's not exactly what I had in mind...look at the yarn instead of the background.) It means it's [...]
Tools, the travel edition
As I was packing my knitting bag for our recent trip, I realized that a rather substantial proportion of the stuff I tote about with me for travel knitting aren't things you're likely to find in your local yarn shop. Sometimes you can get a version of them in a [...]
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