Brazen Hussy
I've completely abandoned all pretense of fidelity and become an absolutely brazen hussy. I have a new beau. Don't worry, The Boy knows all about it. My new suitor is a teeny tiny porch kitten. See? This little guy and I are totally courting. He's come to the porch from time to time this Spring (he naps on one of the chairs), but now he seems to have made a bit more of a commitment. Starting this past Friday, he's been on the porch every morning when we opened the door. He'll sit and make googly eyes at our cats [...]
Foliate
I, in a more or less unprecedented move, decided to spend a weekend away from the computer. Somehow I convinced myself that Friday counted as the weekend too. Now to be fair, it was odd. It made me feel kind of...itchy. But, it did prove a theory I've been wondering about. It turns out that the whole wide world doesn't end if I don't check my email/check ravelry/update this site for several consecutive days. I'm not sure I want to risk it again though...there could be some sort of cumulative effect. And now, to make it up to you, I'll [...]
Unheard Of
I just did one thing I've never done, and another thing I haven't done in years. I just cast on for a project with beads...a project from someone else's pattern. I know, I'm stunned too. But...I'm also loving it. Details and pictures to follow shortly. I'm sure I'll come to my senses soon!
Plicate
After much ado, I'm pleased to present Plicate. We had a little photo shoot yesterday, and Lauren deserves great acclaim for willingly donning wooly things on the first really scorching day of the year. I haven't the slightest idea how she managed. I was totally un-wool-covered, and I almost keeled over from the heat. On the off chance it's not too hot to even think of touching wool where you are (or, if you've given in and cranked up the a/c to the point where you're actually just a bit chilly), you can now make one of your own. It's [...]
Fat Sock Yarns
Alrighty, as promised, a list of a few of my favorite fat sock yarns. Now it's important to note, these are not the only good fat sock yarns out there. I'm sure there are others, and I'm always looking for more. So, with no further ado, and in no particular order, some of my favorites. Nichole by Schaefer: I love this yarn with an unreasonable passion. It's thick and smooshy, but still fits in shoes (at least my shoes, your shoes may vary). It has a bit of nylon so it lasts forever. I've had some socks in this for [...]
The Mysteries of Gauge
On a lot of my recent patterns, I've included a wee little chart like this. The shaded column on the left is gauge (in stitches per inch). The shaded row on the top lists the various sizes the pattern is written in. The cells in the middle tell you what size finished object you'll get if you make a given size at a given gauge. So with this chart, if you were working at a gauge of 4.5 stitches per inch, and you make the size medium, you'll get a hat with a finished size of 20 inches. This demonstrates [...]
One Down
Thanks to a truly butt-numbing amount of time spent in the car this weekend, the first sock is done, and the second is well underway. The thick yarn has totally spoiled me. These felt like they took no time at all (and the contrast to the other socks on the needles, the cable-filled gray ones, couldn't me more dramatic). I've written them up for testing, and if you want to make your own you can volunteer over here. With any luck at all, I'll have them finished some time in the next few days. Just in time for it to [...]
A Small Change of Plans (or How I Came to Shove Pointy Metal Sticks into Expensive Electronic Equipment)
The plan had been to show you the sock from last time (now slightly taller, how shall you contain your excitement). To this end, I whacked the sock on a blocker, clipped it in place, opened the curtains, and clicked away for a minute. All pretty standard stuff. Such actions are quite a normal part of my life these days. I've stopped questioning them. Then I took the card out of my camera, wandered over to my computer, and shoved it in. Again, I've done this hundreds of times. But this time something felt wrong. The card didn't stop moving [...]
Give me Some Men Who Are Stout-Hearted Men
First, my apologies if the title leaves you whistling terrible songs all day. That song pops into my head every single time I hear someone talk about manly socks (with the substitution of the word 'socks' wherever you hear 'men' of course). I wouldn't want to speculate as to why exactly this happens, but it does. Hopefully I've spread the pain a bit. Now with that out of the way, on to the socks. See? The goal was socks that were thick, blue, and guy-friendly. I'm confident I've gotten the thick part down, and pretty comfortable about the blue part. [...]
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