Foliate
I, in a more or less unprecedented move, decided to spend a weekend away from the computer. Somehow I convinced myself that Friday counted as the weekend too. Now to be fair, it was odd. It made me feel kind of...itchy. But, it did prove a theory I've been wondering [...]
Unheard Of
I just did one thing I've never done, and another thing I haven't done in years. I just cast on for a project with beads...a project from someone else's pattern. I know, I'm stunned too. But...I'm also loving it. Details and pictures to follow shortly. I'm sure I'll come to [...]
Plicate
After much ado, I'm pleased to present Plicate. We had a little photo shoot yesterday, and Lauren deserves great acclaim for willingly donning wooly things on the first really scorching day of the year. I haven't the slightest idea how she managed. I was totally un-wool-covered, and I almost keeled [...]
Fat Sock Yarns
Alrighty, as promised, a list of a few of my favorite fat sock yarns. Now it's important to note, these are not the only good fat sock yarns out there. I'm sure there are others, and I'm always looking for more. So, with no further ado, and in no particular [...]
The Mysteries of Gauge
On a lot of my recent patterns, I've included a wee little chart like this. The shaded column on the left is gauge (in stitches per inch). The shaded row on the top lists the various sizes the pattern is written in. The cells in the middle tell you what [...]
One Down
Thanks to a truly butt-numbing amount of time spent in the car this weekend, the first sock is done, and the second is well underway. The thick yarn has totally spoiled me. These felt like they took no time at all (and the contrast to the other socks on the [...]
A Small Change of Plans (or How I Came to Shove Pointy Metal Sticks into Expensive Electronic Equipment)
The plan had been to show you the sock from last time (now slightly taller, how shall you contain your excitement). To this end, I whacked the sock on a blocker, clipped it in place, opened the curtains, and clicked away for a minute. All pretty standard stuff. Such actions [...]
Give me Some Men Who Are Stout-Hearted Men
First, my apologies if the title leaves you whistling terrible songs all day. That song pops into my head every single time I hear someone talk about manly socks (with the substitution of the word 'socks' wherever you hear 'men' of course). I wouldn't want to speculate as to why [...]
Knitter’s Choice
I feel like I have been slacking. This is actually a pretty ridiculous way to feel. I've turned 51 patterns in the last two (and a bit) years. That's a rate of aaaaalmost two patterns a month, which isn't exactly slow. And of course that's only counting the patterns that [...]
A Knitterly Sort of Place
I love my office. It's just about the most me-ish place in the whole house. Two of the walls are lined with tall bookcases, all filled to bursting with my (obsessively organized and perfectly aligned) books. The floors are covered in lovely rugs. The walls (what you can see of [...]
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