Stash Augmentation
The Great Lakes Fiber Show is this weekend. We're planning to head down first thing tomorrow morning (and hopefully beat the worst of the heat). I'm seriously considering trying to bring back the parasol. Maybe some sort of frilly one like these? Outside is much less obnoxious without Day Star the Oppressor's burning rays beating down on me. Think I could pull it off? Anybody else going to the show?
Science
We have two sage plants in our back yard. They're at least four years old and they're huge and vigorous and more or less indestructible. They started blooming early this month, and by this weekend they were covered in purple flowers. Now, you're supposed to pick the flowers off before they bloom. Something about making more leaves that way. We don't need any more leaves (and we're kind of lazy), so we're not all that good about the flower thing. But Saturday we were doing yard stuff, and in a fit of unusual diligence, The Boy picked all the flowers [...]
Success
We had the photo shoot. I remembered to bring both the camera and all the knitting. No one died of heat stroke. We did not get arrested (opinions vary on whether we were, strictly speaking, allowed to be in that building at that time). All in all, the day was a rousing success. Oh, and we got good pictures too! These are just a few of the favorites of the moment. There are lots more to be seen later. Tumult cowl: Clamor hat: Uproar cuff:
Think Clouds
Ok all, the photo shoot for the mini book is tomorrow. I actually sewed the buttons on today (rather than waiting till tomorrow morning). All I have left to do now is lint roller everything one more time and finalize the shot list. What I'd like all of you to do is wish us up some clouds. It's supposed to be warm and sunny. I'd prefer cool and breezy myself. I can manage the warm if I have to, but it will be easier to get the pics I want if it's not too sunny. Of course we've got lots [...]
Quints
I really don't know how this happened. Whatever it was, something has to be done. This needs to stop. I somehow accidentally tripped and fell and obtained a set of 5 matching hat forms. This is actually handy, as Alphonse and Esmeralda are sized for my/The Boy's head (more or less), but most human heads are rather smaller than mine. This gives me access to a wider range of sizes, which is good because most of the book hats and most of the hats I make for other people are intended for more standard-sized heads. Now of course this does [...]
Stacks
I feel a tiny bit bad that it's been so long since I've put out a pattern. The last one was Chamfer in what, February? Now to be fair, the e version of The Knitter's Curiosity Cabinet did go live in March, so it's not like you've not got something to keep your needles busy. But still, I'm used to putting out an individual pattern every month or so, and the longer time frame is making me a bit twitchy. But never fear, it's all in the service of a bigger project! After seeing how much fun Knitter's Curiosity Cabinet [...]
Less Crumpled
Still not benefiting from a full on proper block, but at least here it's pulled a bit smoother than before. The difference is encouraging. With any luck at all, I'll have it finished tomorrow. Next will come a vigorous blocking session for all the mini book pieces. The Boy and I checked out the planned location for the photoshoot this weekend, and I think we'll be able to get some really good shots. In the meantime, I've been putting all of your bugbite solutions to the test. So far, Benadryl seems to be working best for me. I'll continue the [...]
Itchy
This weekend saw some serious time spent on the back patio (I know, such a tough life). The weather was perfect, the yard was not yet so horrifying I can't stand to sit out there, and I had a new book to read. I was likely out there for about 4 hours. This morning I counted two dozen mosquito bites scattered around my arms, ankles, and one particularly charming specimen on the small of my back. That one is vying with the one on my ring finger (aka yarn wrapping finger) for the title of most annoying thing ever. Each [...]
Crumpled
This is the final piece for the mini book I mentioned the other day. It's still in the ever-exciting 'crumpled pile of crap' phase that most knitting projects have to endure. I have great faith though, and I'm pretty darn sure it will be properly cute once I have a bit more done (and once it gets a suitably vicious block). The mini book is coming along well. Next up is a wee photo shoot, maybe even this coming weekend (which is good because if we wait too much longer we risk heat stroke while modeling knitwear, and that's no [...]
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