Round and Round
While I was sitting home watching the hurricane, the lovely Kathreen, mastermind behind the always delightful Whipup, put up a little tutorial I'd written for her a few weeks ago. I was a shamefully bad blogger and totally forgot to tell you guys (I wish I could blame something dramatic like downed trees or power outages, but it really was just me being inattentive). It's an explanation of how to swatch in the round, which is a handy little trick that anyone who knits in the round should have up their sleeve. Head over and give it a look before [...]
Rabble Rousers Update
I debated whether I should write this post. It feels just the tiniest bit shady. My natural inclination is to post mostly shiny new yarn finds, pretty knitting projects, accounts of various misguided adventures, and the odd kitten exploit here or there. Anything that veers even slightly into marketing sort of makes me feel fluttery in the tummy. But the truth is, there is a business aspect to this place, and every now and then, business-y stuff comes up. This is one of those times, and I have something some of you may want to know. I'm starting to run [...]
Rhinebeck Report
I'll preface this by saying I'm a bad blogger. A very very bad blogger. I took no Rhinebeck pictures. Not one. If you are looking for sheep-y yarn-y pics, go check out someone more diligent. I my defense I can only say it was my first Rhinebeck and I was in a daze of wool fumes. I'll have to settle for a written report (plus a stash enhancement pic). We were rolling Rhinebeck in with a larger vacation, so we spent Thursday implementing a masterful car packing plan and delivering the Kitten Overlords to The Boy's parents (saints I tell [...]
Look, Stitches
Because it's been an alarmingly long time since I showed you new knitting, I thought I'd just pop in here and throw up a pic of some upcoming socks. These have been finished for an age (so I suppose they're only sort of new knitting), but I hadn't had time to write the pattern or get a photo. So I popped them in the suitcase and took them with us to Maine. I'm sort of loving them, even if I do look frightfully pale. As soon as I have a few consecutive free hours, I'll get the pattern written and [...]
Scattered
Hi all, you'll have to pardon me if things are a bit scattered for a day or two. We're back from our trip. We went up to Rhinebeck, and then on to Maine for a bit of a vacation. We had planned to wind our way back slowly and arrive home Wednesday evening, but there's a bit of a storm at the moment. We made the executive decision that all the places we'd be seeing on our way home were likely to be a bit damp and windy, so we opted to dash home instead. After two very long, very [...]
Book Yarn, Part V
Next on the list, The Plucky Knitter. I first encountered Plucky Knitter yarns at Sock Summit. I fell for them immediately, and I fell hard. I may possibly have walked to the register cradling the yarn in my arms, as there was too much of it to simply hold in my hands. Part of that purchase got turned into Whippersnappers within just a few months. Plucky yarns can be a little tricky to get, but I assure you they're well worth the effort! On the right is Plucky Feet in Sticky Toffee. This is a 4 ply, 90% merino 10% [...]
Book Yarn, Part IV
And now, String Theory. I confess, String Theory's yarns are new to me. I kept finding absolutely gorgeous projects on Ravelry, falling madly in love with the yarn, clicking through to see who had made it, and seeing String Theory's name over and over and over again. Eventually, I took the hint. It was clear I simply had to get my hands on some. On the right is Capaer Sock in the color Blue Hill. This is an 80% merino, 10% cashmere, 10% nylon blend (always a favorite of mine) and comes in the most breathtaking colors imaginable. I have [...]
Book Yarn, Part III
Today, Malabrigo. Now while I'm guessing no one was surprised to see orange yarns in the last Book Yarn post, I bet the same can't be said for blue. I've long been...let's say hesitant...about blue. It just seemed like such a safe choice when there was all that orange and yellow and gray out there to flirt with. But Malabrigo, Malabrigo has made a believer out of me. These are too pretty to resist. On the right is Arroyo in the color Azules. Arroyo is a superwash merio. I used it for the Ruction cowl and mitts in Rabble Rousers [...]
Sock Yarn Studio Review (plus Giveaway)
Am I the only one to procrastinate with housework? I swear my house is never cleaner and my dinners are never more delicious than when I have some sort of deadline looming. A few weekends ago, when I should have been doing any of a host of things more immediate and pressing, I somehow decided to organize my stash. This was egregious procrastination by housework. It wasn't even something like dishes or laundry that really does need to get done on a regular basis. The stash could have stayed a mess for another 6 months and no one would have [...]
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