Watery
Don't worry, you can totally water your air plants! These are set up so that the plant part easily slides apart from the knit part. And once you've slid them apart (the way my brain wants to say 'once you've slidden them apart' certainly tells us something about how grammar works in my head), you can plop the plant bit in water (just a glass or a bowl or your sink or whatever is handy), and set the knitted bit off to the side somewhere dry. My air plants seem to be happiest if I soak them for about 10-15 [...]
Peculiarities
So it seems only reasonable to add some jellyfish to the menagerie, right? I mean we already have urchins, jellyfish seem like a natural next step. The pattern is called Peculiarities, yes those are air plants for the tentacles (you can use fake ones or yarn scraps if you prefer, but don't worry you can totally water them if you use real ones), and yes this knitting pattern does come with a built in excuse to get a ridiculous drink with a mountain of whipped cream on top (the lids that come on those are what's giving our blobby friends [...]
Skyscrapers
So when I say I spent the weekend packing boxes...this is what I meant! Bonus points for kitten cameo and furniture used as barricade against the depredations of the robot overlords. I'm awaiting two more things from the printer (because I slipped and accidentally got us a little something extra...as a treat you understand...these things happen...I shall assume no one will mind). But once that's all here, these will get the last few things tucked in, get taped up, get address labels added, and head off to their new homes. But my brain insisted I get a head start this [...]
Peached
Completely coincidentally and apropos of absolutely nothing at all...Peached is back. I first made these in the fall of 2019 when the (cough, first, cough) impeachment of everyone’s least favorite felon was underway, and I felt the need for something soft that I could squeeze. Or throw against a wall. Or stab full of pins. Funny how that feeling persists. But here's the thing. We're knitters. We know that tiny actions, taken over and over again, add up. So if you're also feeling a bit ragey right now, I encourage you to find one tiny action you can take (like [...]
Monthly Reminder
Remember how they promised there were exceptions for emergencies? They were lying. And people have died as a result. Go read (or listen to) this piece from ProPublica about Amber Nicole Thurman's completely unnecessary death. Bring tissues. Then go read this piece from Pregnancy Justice on how "the Dobbs decision emboldened prosecutors to develop ever more aggressive strategies to prosecute pregnancy, leading to the most pregnancy-related criminal cases on record." Then go double check your voter registration and make a plan to vote. (Some states already have early voting open...folks in Illinois, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and Virginia can literally go vote [...]
Heart’s desire
Bat-tholomew informed me he really does require a hat. And who am I to deny him his heart's desire. Now, would someone like to explain to him about his ears and how they may complicate things?
The Star Kits are up for preorder!
If you watch me make these every year and think 'oooooooh...I wanna make those, but tracking down the supplies feels hard,' then this is the solution! I'm doing kits with absolutely everything you need to make either 6 or 12 stars (paper, assembly stickers, hanging dots, folding tool, assembly template, ebook of instructions for 9 brand new stars). I'm only doing a few. I'm only doing them as a preorder (they'll show up in November). And I'm only doing them on Patreon. Absolutely all the information you need to make one of the kits show up at your door is [...]
Limits
Someone talk me out of knitting one of the wee pointy hats for our little flappy friends. Because there have to be some sort of limits to the absurdity. We cannot indulge all of our baser instincts. The pattern is Fangs (and the wee pointy hats are Ensorcellment, but we are resisting that, resisting I tell you). My self control, on the other hand, is nowhere to be found. Darn.
A Proper Plan
The alarmingly long, overly detailed version of exactly how the kit preorder is going to work, spelled out at great length just so I can feel thorough, is below. But before we get started, I want to put this bit up front: I really need to keep this simple and streamlined if I'm going to pull it off. So I am going to be very firm about only doing this in a way and at a scale that works for me right now. So while there are all sorts of other things that would also be fun, they all add [...]
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