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 [...]
Details
Alrighty. As promised, details today, shiny new mini book tomorrow. But, because there are a couple of different ways to get the new project, I thought I'd come today and spell everything out now, just so we're all on the same page. Some time late tonight or very early tomorrow morning, Rabble Rousers will go up for preorders. That means the book's website will be up and the book will be up on ravelry and you'll be able to order it. As usual, there's a special offer during the preorder period as a way of saying thank you to those of [...]
Duly Noted
Ok, you guys like the books. I'll aim for doing at least one a month. I may even spend a weekend sometime making and photographing a bunch and queuing them up for the next little while. It's got to be faster than knitting for blog content, right (and yes, for those of you keeping track at home, it has now been a whole week since I knit a stitch...I'm going batty)? But fear not, the knitting delay is for a very very good cause. The Boy and I are making some behind-the-scenes improvement. We (by which I mean mostly he, [...]
Stacks
Somebody asked about these little piles of stacked books in the comments the other day. I'll be honest, I make them all the time. Really--all the time. The Boy will vouch for this. Once the idea of making little compositions with the words on the spines of books comes into your head, you'll never look at a used bookstore or the library booksale the same way again. I can totally see doing a whole art project with nothing but perfect pictures of stacks of books. But you'll note it's been a little while since I've shared one of them. That's [...]
Home
We're back home and, as predicted, the knitting aspirations were wildly overly optimistic. I didn't knit one single stitch. The second sock remains a neatly wound ball of yarn. I would feel bad about this if only I could muster the energy to care. At the moment, that's beyond me. But, this little knitting break is making me sort of twitchy, so I should be back to the needles soon. In the meantime, I'll be busy getting everything ready for the Rabble Rousers launch. That starts next Tuesday (and I have all sorts of grand plans), so look for lots [...]
Hope Springs Eternal
Look, it's a sock. One lone sock. All by itself. Rumpled and adrift. It's tough to be a sock around these parts lately. The rate at which you get made, to say nothing of the rate at which your mate may get made, leaves something to be desired. I'm off on a tiny bit of a trip, and this sock's mate is the only knitting I'm taking. Somehow I still don't think this will be enough. Everyone keep a good thought for the sock, let it know it's not alone, even if it doesn't yet have a partner.
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