Worth the Wait
Sometimes it takes a little while for the perfect yarn and the perfect project to meet up. That's not a bad thing. That is, in fact, why we have stashes. You have to be well supplied when inspiration strikes. I got this delightful mountain of yarn from Christine of Skeinny Dipping when I was sourcing yarns for the book that comes out next month (eep...next month...eep). We were chatting about colors and yarns and plans, and this lovely little experiment just happened to show up on my doorstep. It didn't turn out to be quite the right color for the [...]
Lifecycle
Once, long ago, I took a weekend trip. It was cold, so I made a hat. I had a tiny bit of yarn left, so I made some very very wee cuffs to go with it. Then, as is the way with knitted things, I wore the heck out of them. They've been used for four winters, and they are showing some serious signs of wear. But, this isn't all bad. I've been having great fun reworking and re-releasing old patterns. I've always wanted the mitts to be a bit taller, and I've been feeling the need for a hat [...]
Precise
Do you see that? That wee little tuft of fluff on top of that finished bit of knitting? That, my friends, is the sum total of the remaining yarn. I didn't quite use every inch (there are about 6 feet remaining), but there wasn't enough to do even one more row, so I'm calling it good. The piece is done (it's a modified version of one of the patterns in the book that comes out next month, so I can't really show you too much of it now) and will be seeing heavy wear now that it's gotten chilly. And, [...]
Protective
The blue thing has grown (erm, it's all lowering clouds and sunset glow here, hence this seeming to be a rather enthusiastically different color than in the last picture...I don't love you all enough to fiddle with the color on a blog picture, sorry). This is tremendously uncharacteristic knitting for me. I don't usually do blue (turquoise yes, blue-y blue like this, no). I don't usually knit flat. I don't usually knit on big needles. I don't usually knit wraps. But this simply needed to be done. It's cold outside. This is warm. The world at large seems exceptionally abrasive [...]
Forethought
This weekend, for the first time this season, it was well and properly cold. Not cool. Not brisk. Not chilly. Cold. As in, the temperature in the house was markedly lower than where we keep the heat set in the winter. Of course be haven't turned the heat on yet (I'm pretty sure we had the AC on a week or so ago, and I firmly believe there should be a significant period between last use of AC and first use of heat). So, like any reasonably well prepared knitter, I reached for the woolies. I put on my slippers. [...]
Sheep-y (review and giveaway)
When I set out to take this picture, it took me several minutes to assemble all the various bits. I knew where the camera was, and I knew where the wee gray basket was (in the pile of photo props on the third shelf of the yarn closet, of course, where else would it be). But one of the tins had moved to the drawer beside the bed. The other was in the kitchen. The third was in the bathroom. And the lip balms were hanging out in my purse and desk drawer. This is actually a very good sign.When [...]
That’ll Do
Well, that's done then.Or, I suppose technically, that's the knitting done. Close observers may note the lingering presence of two needles, indicating that there's still a bit of kitchnering and weaving in of ends to be done. And of course a bit of blocking, photographing, and pattern writing (yes, there will be a pattern...no I'm not sure when...this year would be a good goal but I make no promises). But again, I'm taking the 'celebrate small victories' approach to life these days. Or, failing that, the 'all my other projects are giant and span months if not years...this I can [...]
Grand Indeed
This past weekend found me at the Grand Opening of the Bare Naked Wools Boutique. The marvelous Anne Hanson has been making wonderfully interesting, amazingly knitterly yarns for a while now, and now there is finally a place to visit them all in one place. In addition to all the marvelous yarns, you'll also see lots of samples of Anne's patterns to pet and a few carefully chose buttons, tools, an other goodies to complement your knitting. I may possibly have had a skein or two of the delightful Cabécou Sport follow me home. My gray front porch on this [...]
Knockout Knits (review and giveaway)
I've known the delightful Laura Nelkin for a while now. We first met back when she was the design director for the (dearly departed and much missed) Schaefer Yarn. She was kind enough to ask me to design a pattern in their yarns when I was a very new designer and just barely starting out. We've kept in touch over the years (we tend to show up at a lot of the same fiber events), and I was so excited when I heard she was working on her first book. And now that the book is here, and I've had [...]
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