Cast of Characters
The Chez Violence Home for Wayward Knitting Props has a new resident. It started with Alphonse. Then he was joined by Percival. These two hard working gentlemen have now been joined by Millicent. I think I've mentioned (and I'm sure you've seen in the odd picture here and there) that [...]
Moving Target
The goal had been to take a picture of the little yellow bit of knitting. See? Yeah. I know. I hardly see it either. I'm too busy being gobsmacked by Barry and his magical kitten magnatism. Once you're done making eyes with Barry, if you can bear to look away, [...]
Creep
I'm suffering from project creep. It started with 'hey, I bet I can learn this cast on.' Yesterday's wee red mitts were the result of that little fit. That led to 'oooooh, you know what else would be cool?' That thought tipped me elbow deep into the short bits bin [...]
Hush
So eventually the banging stopped and the painters went home (get your mind out of the gutter). A blessed hush descended, and the idea of doing something that required more than 45 seconds of sustained attention seemed less daunting. This wee tiny cuff was the result. You'll have to pardon [...]
Bang
Having brawny lads scampering all over your house (banging and scraping and banging and climbing and banging and thumping) is rather more distracting than I had expected. And I had expected it to be distracting. I just hadn't expected it to drive me stark raving mad. And I hadn't expected [...]
Rampant
Back in the early part of July, when I was up to my neck in a giant school project and starting to go a bit crazy around the edges, I cast on these socks. They helped me avoid chewing my fingernails off. A few days later, the neighbor's son rang [...]
All Other Things Being Equal
The town I live in has a rather...um...zealous housing authority. They inspect all houses every few years and send out letters informing the residents how they get to spend their summer vacations. This year, they decided that Chez Violence was due for a new paint job. Now honestly, we needed [...]
Sock Summit Part VI, In Which We are Refreshed
I realized the other day that I never quite finished writing about the second half of our trip to Sock Summit. Since this is my blog, and since I totally use it as a substitute for the whole scrapbook/travel journal/calendar thing organized folks did in the pre-internet days, I'm going [...]
Winner (and a Nap)
The winner of Laura Nelkin's lovely Adorn pattern collection is Sandra. I'll send an email with directions shortly Sandra! I've got lots of knitterly thing to tell you guys, but both Levon and I seem to have some sort of lingering crud. We're on the mend, but I think a [...]
It’s a Process
Having decided to dye the blanket, I thought I should do a bit of research. Armed with a bit of reading, I first washed the blanket (it hadn't been washed for years...because it had been in the blanket chest, not because I'm filthy). Then I dug out my old jug [...]
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