So Then I Fixed the Furnace
Some time yesterday afternoon I decided I'd clean up the kitten corner in the basement. (The corner where the kittens' litter boxes live...the kittens themselves have free reign of the house. Don't worry that they're stuck downstairs or anything, two of them are in my office right now as I type.) We have some super cheap-o carpet (the kind from Home Depot meant for going in garages) under the boxes to keep them from bringing anything out on their paws. Every now and then, it's good to replace that carpet. In the process, I noticed a puddle. A puddle under [...]
You Should Know
There are a few things you should probably know about me. First, I often take my socks on field trips to things like yarn store events or TNNA. When I take them on these field trips, I like them to look their best, so I often take them on sock blockers. Second, despite being a tiny bit nuts about wanting my house to be clean, I don't really care all that much about my car. It's not that it's dirty exactly. It's just that things tend to migrate to the trunk and stay there. Like that bocce ball set I [...]
More Science
Back in May (before the earth went hurtling into the sun and it scorched us all with its searing blinding death rays), I told you guys about my sage plants and the delicious syrup we made from their flowers. In the meantime, we've made another batch or two of syrup and had many a happy glass of lemonade. Then somewhere along the way, the world exploded in a ball of scorching fire, we were stunned into neglect by the desperate heat, and our sage plants got a bit...um...tired. So for the moment, there are no more sage flowers. However, if [...]
The Order of Things
By this point, you guys know me. You know there is always a Plan. Now the details may change, and the specifics are sometimes a bit hazy, but the existence of the Plan is constant. The Plan keeps me on track. The Plan is how I know what the next 4 books will be. The Plan is all-knowing and all-powerful. But I also tend to keep the Plan private. I figure you guys don't particularly want to know the details of what I'm plotting for three books from now. That's years down the road, and if I chat too much [...]
Fall in Full Color
I mentioned earlier that one of the best parts about TNNA was meeting many of the people I'd only ever interacted with online. One of the folks I had the pleasure of (finally) meeting in person was the lovely Anne Hanson (she of knitspot fame). Now it's more or less ridiculous that Anne and I haven't managed to cross paths before. She lives all of an hour from me, and I know for a fact that we've been at the same place at the same time at several local fiber events. But now that we have managed to touch base, [...]
Sort of
Goal: Grab a picture of a sock to show the blog that you've not totally abandoned knitting. Plan of Action: Toss sock on blocker, set blocker on chair, snap picture. Actual set of Actions: Toss sock on blocker, set blocker on chair, prepare camera. Douglas senses the presence of yarn, leaps immediately into action, and tries desperately to subdue the evil yarn and protect me from its nefarious intention. Snap picture of kitten frolicking instead of sock. Result: Well, you can see the sock. Sort of. A bit. It's not precisely in focus (nor is the kitten for that matter...he's [...]
To Keep Sane
So after the giant shipping extravaganza (and consequent set-to with the post office), it became clear that I needed to come up with a streamlined way to take care of shipping out books if I was to stay sane. Now, most books I'll never lay eyes (much less hands) on. The books generally go from the printer straight to Unicorn (my distributor). Then Unicorn takes care of sending them out to stores. Some go on to Amazon, who takes care of sending them out to individuals. But I do ship some. If you buy from the book's website, I generally [...]
Crocus vernus Knit Along
Knitter's Curiosity Cabinet is now well and truly launched. The paper version is out there. You can order it from me, ask for it at your local yarn store, or order it from amazon (amazon occasionally says out of stock, but I've sent them hundreds of books and they damn well do have it...people have ordered it there and received it, so don't fall for their crazy status updates). And of course the electronic version is there for those of you who want instant gratification. All of that means that it's time to start a knit along! I had such [...]
You’ve Got to Have Rules
One of the best parts about TNNA is getting to put faces to the people you've been communicating with (sometimes for years) only through email. This time, I had the pleasure of finally meeting Chrissy Gardiner in person. She's a member of the Visionary Authors group and was at the booth to show off her brand new book, Indie Socks. And when I say brand new, I mean it. She had just gotten the box of author advance copies days before the show. Chrissy was kind enough to offer me a copy of the book. This was absolutely delightful, but [...]
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