If I Lie Down, Perhaps it Will Pass
I'm finding myself obsessed with the idea of making about 14 zillion (or, alternately a dozen or so), of the little felt cubes I linked to on the last post. The sort of obsessed where I've taken measurements of my shelves and sourced materials (fancy pants industrial felt that comes in a whole range of thicknesses, and about 3 awesome shades of gray) and made schematics and otherwise gone a wee tiny bit insane. Can someone out there explain any reason this is a terrible idea? Am I overlooking something obvious? Is there some reason this will end in tears? [...]
Nearly Unheard Of
Shocking though it doubtless will be, I've actually done some knitting. Yeah, real live actual knitting. Not swatches, not double checking a fiddly bit for some giant upcoming project (I'm looking at you, next book...I'm looking at you with an evil squinty glare), not aimless yarn petting. Knitting. The sort where you start a project and then put in sustained time and effort and are slowly rewarded with demonstrable progress. I'm thinking I like that series of events. It's the mate to the lonely sock I showed you the other day (cough, week, cough). It's actually a bit taller than [...]
I’ll Be Out Back
People, I love you. Really I do. But just lately, I've had to make a choice. I can spend my evenings at the computer typing reams of trenchant prose. Or I can go outside and do this. And, if forced to pick, well, fire wins. I'm sure you understand. I'll toast a marshmallow in your honor. And if any of you are looking for something to knit while hanging out around your own campfires, the folks over at Knitcircus have a copy of Rabble Rousers to give away if anyone's maybe looking for one!
Lurker
This is my mailbox. And yes, yes the top of it is covered in pollen. The plants are up to all sort of illicit activities and I can't keep it clean from one week to the next. If it offends you, you're welcome to wipe it off. Sweep the porch while you're at it. Imagine my surprise when I opened it to set out some mail and saw this. Interloper! He was (gently and carefully) relocated. I generally take a live and let live approach to critters (at least when we're outside...it's more of a kill them all approach if [...]
Rabble Rousers Yarn Giveaway (yes, more!)
Lots and lots and lots of good stuff to get through today! First, business. This is the last day of the Rabble Rousers preorder. That means the preorder discount ends today, so this is your last chance to get the book (plus a free extra pattern of your choice) at the lower price. Tomorrow the full electronic version goes live. Next up, more yarn to give away. I've got piles of it to go along with the release of Rabble Rousers, and I know you guys are going to love it. Today's lovely prize is the Primo Worsted by The [...]
Stacks
Still in the grip of the obsession. Really it's not good. I think my tendency to become temporarily fascinated like this must indicate some sort of mental defect. These can't possibly amuse anyone else as much as they amuse me. I should likely stop. For now though, I'll just indulge myself and call it blog fodder. As always, click for the full-sized version. Books shown are Hunger and Why We Eat What We Eat. And don't forget, comments close tonight on the Briar Rose giveaway.
Goodies All Around
I now have further proof that yarn people are unbearably awesome. The marvelous Chris Roosien swung by yesterday and saw you guys talking about her lovely Briar Rose yarn. She noticed that some of you hadn't (yet) fallen prey to the wonders of her offerings. So now, in addition to having sent me a skein of Wistful to give away, she's also going to give everyone a discount. That should help tempt a few of you newbies to give it a try (and perhaps convince a few of you who already know all about it to get yourselves a little [...]
Rabble Rousers Yarn Giveaway
Because I love you all, and because yarn people are the very nicest people imaginable, I've got some goodies to give away over the next few weeks to mark the launch of Rabble Rousers. (I seriously love my job, not only do I get to play with all this pretty yarn, I get to give it away and make others happy too!) I'm starting with Wistful by Briar Rose. This is the yarn I used to make Clamor, and holy wow is it yummy stuff. It's an alpaca, merino, silk blend. The alpaca gives it just a hint of a [...]
Rabble Rousers
It's up! My latest project, Rabble Rousers: What to Knit When You're Up to No Good, is now available for preorder. It's a collection of seven great accessories (two hats, two cowls, three cuffs). I've been calling it a mini book because it's smaller than one of the big books like The Knitter's Curiosity Cabinet, but quite a bit bigger than any of the individual patterns. And immodest though it is to say it, I'm pretty sure it's a marvelous example of 'good things come in small packages.' These patterns are all a huge amount of fun. You can find all [...]
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