Stick
I have found the coolest stick in the (admittedly rather long and illustrious) history of sticks. It is twisty and gnarly and has funny colored bits and spots for critters to hide, which is all well and good. But, and this is what makes it the coolest stick ever, it also has rocks. About a half dozen of them. They're somehow embedded into the stick at a variety of spots. One of them is bigger than my fist. I have a long-standing fondness for rocks, and if you combine them with sticks, the niftyness is nigh on unbearable. I'm trying [...]
Peril
On Tuesday, Socky went to the shore. He clambered over rocks, frolicked in tidepools, and generally enjoyed the ocean air. Alas, all was not well. There are perils in the deep, and Socky was menaced by sea monsters. He lived to tell the tale and will be back to relate the rest of his adventures soon.
One or the Other
So apparently I have time to either knit, or to write about knitting, but not both (at least not unless I let my commitments to either personal hygiene or basic housekeeping practices slip even further, which isn't really a viable option at the moment). I can assure you that my prolonged quiet does at least mean there is knitting being done. Well, not at this particular moment. Right now I'm packing. You see, I'm off for a bit of a jaunt next week to Nova Scotia. I hope to return with completed sock pictures for Gramercy. The pattern is finished [...]
Somewhere Something Went Terribly Awry
So I have seen lots of examples of brioche stitch, and tend to think they look rather nifty. Then the other day I read a two sentence description of the gist of the process. Armed with this rather scanty information, I decided I could do it. I had seen a picture where two different colors of yarn made vertical stripes, and I decided that would be an excellent place to start. Turns out I'm not that cool. Not even a little. Not by a long shot. I ended up with the mess over there on the left. Now it's a [...]
I Really Meant It
Yes, tentacles. Grabby, twisty, vaguely menacing tentacles. I strongly recommend you don't knit your own. They're maddeningly addictive. You'll need at least three, likely more (I'm hoping I'll be able to call it quits at five, but I'm by no means certain). You'll find yourself peering at your leftover bits of yarn going hmm, are you a sea-monster shade? So far they've been shown to entertain me (not that challenging really), The Boy, the kittens, various other knit-susceptible friends, and a marauding three year old who wandered by. I've chosen to keep mine in the little charging caddy I have [...]
A Scandalous Absence
I know. It was a shameful lapse. It came without warning. It lasted too long. It's just been that kind of week around here. There hasn't been any one dramatic upheaval, just lots of little unexpected changes. It's just been...busy. Alas, not that satisfying kind of busy where at least you feel like you're getting lots of things accomplished. Nope. Instead it's been that really infuriating kind of busy where you feel like you're working crazy hard just to keep up. And, perhaps worst of all from your perspective, it's the kind of busy that doesn't lend itself to knitting. [...]
Mind your Ps and Qs
I'm a big fan of Miss Manners. Don't look at me like that. Miss Manners is not about shrimp forks or calling cards or white gloves or ladies' maids. She is, of course, well versed in those things, but she's not trying either to halt the onrush of progress or to make anyone feel inadequate for not having dedicated their lives to collecting eclectic dinnerware. She's trying to do something both simpler and far more difficult. She's trying to encourage people to be mindful of the way their actions effect others...and then to consider modifying their actions to make that [...]
The Prettiest Sock Blockers in all the Land
So I'm on a quest. It's a bit of an odd quest (no princesses or swords or gems here). But this whole book process has featured all sorts of odd events (and a few really unlikely conversations), so I'm more or less used to it by this point. I'm out to find the prettiest sock blockers I can. Now I already have a pair of exceptionally useful sock blockers in the size needed for my rather generously-sized feet. I even already have a pair of lovely mitt blockers. What I need is pair (or maybe a few pairs) of pretty [...]
Habit-Forming
So it seems I may have picked up a wee bit of a bad habit. This book thing is a bit addictive. I'm more or less finished with book one (Silk Road Socks). I'm deep in the plotting stage of book two (no way am I telling you anything about it yet -- the waiting is helping me build character). Alas, this is not enough. I've gone and gotten myself involved in another book. Heather Ordover, English teacher extraordinaire and the genius behind Craft Lit, has had what may well be the best idea in the history of thinking. She's [...]
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