Upcoming
Next up in the the ongoing (dare I say never-ending, all-consuming, perhaps even frenzied) project of rereleasing old patterns, Adumbrate. These will be going up this coming week. Folks on the mailing list will get an announcement (and usually some sort of coupon or other goody) as soon as it's up. Now every time I send something to the mailing list, I get a few very nice emails from folks saying they didn't know about the mailing list and could they please have whatever the special offer is anyways. And that's always awkward. So in the interest of having fewer [...]
Stern
You know those conversations you sometimes have with yourself as you're knitting? The ones that point out that you're using the wrong size needle, or that you really should be twisting that column, or that your cast on is a bit wobbly? The ones that you really should listen to sooner, rather than later? Because if you're going to rip something out anyways, better to just go ahead and do it now rather than waiting till you've put even more time into it. Mmmmm. Yes. I was having one of those conversations pretty much the whole way through the start [...]
Not a Sock in Sight
We talked the other day about sock yarns for the book after next, but as usual, the book is more than just socks. Some of the non-sock yarns have also started to arrive, and they're delightful. Up at the top there, in all of its lovely pinkness, is Manos Fino in Rosewater. That's going to become an absolutely delicious shawl. Moving clockwise around the circle, the next one is Anzula Oasis in Seaside. This is also destined for some sort of wrap (it's a silk/camel blend, and I anticipate greatness). Then we've got Sweet Georgia Trinity Worsted in Silver. I'm [...]
Nibble
I have a process. I have a very specific process. First I get yarn, then I swatch, then I write up a shockingly structured page of notes, then I type up the pattern. The swatch and the page of notes and the label are all stapled together (with my nifty staple-free stapler...no actual staples needed, it makes a hole to tie the swatch through, so clever it hurts). The result looks something like this. That is the process. There is no changing the process. There is no questioning the process. It works beautifully. I have everything I could need in [...]
Playing Favorites
I'm in the middle of the best part of book making. The part where I've chatted with some of my very favorite people in the yarn industry, they've graciously agreed to let me experiment with their beautiful yarns, they've mailed them to me, and I get to play with them. This tray of yarn is sitting on my desk right now. These will be the socks for the book after next, and I love each and every one of them. Starting at the top left, there's Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Sock in Buckingham Fountain, and right under it is Mrs. Crosby [...]
Crumple
Further proof that I am knitting (lest you be concerned). Alas, the things I am knitting are all fodder for the book after next. (On a side note, penultimate means the one before the last. Is there a word for the one after the next? I feel there should be, but I'm at a loss as to what it might be. If anyone knows I'll be very grateful.) So that means I can show you crumpled bits like this, and I can talk about the yarn (Frog Tree Yarns Pediboo Sport Tonal, and yummy stuff it is too), but I [...]
Suitable
I've spoken before about how, when I first started knitting, I thought "suitable needles" meant needles that look pretty with the yarn, rather than needles that give appropriate gauge. It made for some rather memorable early projects. But every now and then, just by chance, the needles that look lovely with the yarn will happen to give perfect gauge. That, plus a healthy stretch of stockinette, makes for the most meditative knitting imaginable. The yarn is Creme in Seaglass by Phydeaux Designs. It's delicious. And so is this project, though you can't see any more of it for a long [...]
Muted
I'm worried a few of you may be laboring under a terrible misconception. One or two of you may have gotten the sense that there's not been much knitting around here. After all, the last thing I showed you I knit was the Trey cuff back in early June (which was itself my attempt to remind myself that I do indeed like knitting). But just because I haven't been showing you much knitting doesn't mean I've not been stabbing yarn with needles on a regular basis. Quite the contrary. It's just that I've not been showing you what I'm knitting. [...]
Timeline
Sunday evening- 8:30 The show we planned to attend officially began. 8:39 I (hair damp from a recent shower and firmly ensconced in my pajamas) recalled that we were planning to attend said show. 8:40-8:41 I expressed my frustration and exasperation at this lack of good planning and forethought in a heartfelt and vigorous sort of way while dashing downstairs to The Boy's office to inform him of the situation. 8:41-8:42 The Boy joined in this expression of dismay with equal fervor, and, after careful consideration, we decided to see if we could set the land speed record for rolling [...]
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