Toes
The Boy's sock is done. Note that's sock, not socks. He'll likely want both. I'll need to be a clever kid and take some notes while I make the second, as I think these are nifty enough to share (and they require a bit of fancy maneuvering to get things lined up just so for the toe and the heel). Next time he's around in daylight hours, I'll get a pic with a foot. But as that won't be until the weekend, I'm taking the lazy way out and using the blocker for now.
As Promised
One furry boy leg and one partially completed sock. The sock is actually about an inch longer than this now (String Theory Merino DK...it knits up wicked wicked wicked fast, and the cables are marvelously sharp), and I may even finish the first one this weekend. I was all worried that the yarn would be too busy for that much purl background (variegated yarns often look even more, um, enthusiastic on the purl side), but it's coming out great.
Christmas Shipping Deadlines
Ready for the most boring post ever? I warn you, there's nothing interesting here at all. If you want to be totally sure that your book arrives (at a U.S. address) before Christmas, you need to order it on or before December 10. I know. It stinks. If it's after that and you're desperate, get in touch with me and we can likely work something out. But if you're going for your standard no-stress, no-drama shipping, that's the deadline. International folks, I can't promise anything. The post office says it can take up to four weeks. But, the reports I've [...]
Under No Circumstances
One of the guiding rules that govern our household is 'don't dress the cats.' Yes, the kitten overlords are dedicated naturists. We tried a brief flirtation with collars, but even that ended in failure. So you may be a bit surprised when I show you this picture. Levon was certainly surprised that I interrupted his morning nap to do anything so undignified (you can see his shame). But never fear. That is absolutely positively not a kitten hat (it doesn't really suit him anyways, he prefers something a bit more classically shaped). It is, alas, a toe hat. For you [...]
Next
In between the website upgrades, the movies, and the ice cream making, the weekend saw a bit of time for some actual knitting. These are the newest sock on the needles and they will be for The Boy (he certainly deserves them after all the computer time he clocked over the last few days). The yarn is String Theory Merino DK in the color Carina. The Boy picked it out when we visited String Theory in October. The color is lovely, and just the tiniest bit odd. It looks like the yarn itself is yellow and in some spots it's [...]
Coffee Ice Cream
While we did not partake in the traditional Thanksgiving feast, we did still devote some time to cooking and gluttony this weekend. One of these expressions of culinary frivolity was the making of coffee ice cream and home made chocolate sauce. Now alas, getting a really good photo of the ice cream in my dim dining room before the hot chocolate sauce caused too much meltage proved a challenge beyond my skills. So you'll have to suffer with a mediocre image of a mighty fine ice cream. Ice cream so fine I'm compelled to share the directions with you. I [...]
Shiny and New
The Boy, in support of my quest for world domination through wool, graciously spent much of his Thanksgiving day diligently updating the website. I helped (mostly by saying 'that thing, make it line up with that other thing, no the one over there. Now make it the color of that other thing over on that side. Hmm, maybe not, let me see it the original way again?) and played with felt. He was most gracious. I was doubtless irritating. I think everything should be pretty self explanatory. Most things are more or less where they were before the shuffle (I'm [...]
Happy Thanksgiving
I hope you're all having a lovely day. Our plans include procuring the traditional Thanksgiving pizza, playing lots of board games, petting kittens, and generally just chilling. Sometime over the weekend, The Boy will be doing some funky footwork to spiff up the blog (what, you say you're supposed to update this stuff more than once every three years, oops). I will be playing with this lovely wool felt I picked up and concocting some sort of festive holiday decoration (an odd urge, since we don't actually decorate for the holidays, but one I'm giving in to anyways). I'll report [...]
Thanksgiving Sale (yes, even the books)
I'm continuing my acts of consumer disobedience and declining to go anywhere near anything to do with black Friday. I'll be tucked up at home playing board games, making ice cream, and quite possibly knitting. I hope whatever you're doing, you like it as much as I like being home in my pjs. But it's become something of a tradition to do a Thanksgiving sale around here, and I like traditions, so I'm doing it again. From now through the end of the day on Monday, all my downloadable patterns are on sale. You can get 10% off 1 item, [...]
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