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Green space
You know how sometimes, when it’s winter (that is, if you’re a person who lives in a place which experiences winter), and the winter starts to get grey and cloudy and snowy and goes on for a long time, you … Continue reading ?
Widdle Feetsies
There is something about the way that I am put together. something hidden on my genome somewhere, some experience or virus or something, some little mysterious part that takes who I am, and everything I believe and how I want...
LeapFrog
The blasted elves still haven't shown up here. Not a single sign of them, but with my wool as my witness, progress was made here yesterday, and the humans in my immediate vicinity (the ones who count on me to...
garden goodness
Does anyone else have a few of these hanging around? I have always saved my wine corks. Inspiration hit years ago when I saw my first wine cork bulletin board. Always wanting to make one, but still have not. Anyhow, we were looking for something fun to mark our goods in the garden. Show More Summary
It’s a little gross, but it works
If you knit a lot of large projects – or projects involving more than one skein of yarn, you have encountered the step of switching from one skein of yarn to another mid-project. This is called a ‘join’ or a … Continue reading ?
A Whole lot of Nothing and Something
I went to blog yesterday, and thought something along the lines of "Holy sheep, I have nothing knitty to show you" and then realized that this is life, and no - I'm not making enormous progress on the fibre front,...
A Vote for Dish Rag Tag…is a Vote for…
I’ve been talking to Michael to see how much pain and suffering would be involved in fixing up a new Dish Rag Tag ap. He has conveyed to me that there will be pain and suffering, but not as much … Continue reading ?
Exuberance (& Joy)
Have you seen Sundara's Colors With Purpose series? She began with Compassion a lovely green on a squishy, comforting, silk/merino Aran weight base. Sundara designed a richly cabled cowl to pair with her Compassion yarn. Next up was Imagine, a...
Happenings
Last week was really something. Mom came for a visit, my sister came for a visit the day my Mom left, Michael was sick (which almost never happens). I started and tore out my next project. We got a dog. … Continue reading ?
Make it, don't fake it
I've been waiting all week to feel happier. To feel reconciled to recent events, to create a fragile peace and you know what? I suck at it. I'm as good at this as cacti are at cuddling and somewhere in...
Yarns
Here’s the yarn for my next pattern. Part of it anyway. “Farrah” from Farm Genevieve This will be a good one for a lumpy, bumpy, slubby, chunky, thick and thin yarn. Or a boucle. I suspect fun colors will work … Continue reading ?
sew red
{Out my living room window. So red.} The random number generator chose #23 All stitched up and #59 Kathy to win the book Sew Red. Please email me with your address and you will be sewing in no time. Happy weekend!
homemade nutter butter's
Okay, guys. Go to your refrigerator, take out 2 cups of butter (I know! That's a lot of butter!) and get it to start the softening process. Your gonna want to make these... quickly. My kids all used the exact same adjective. At different times. Show More Summary
WiP Wednesday
I should have known my refound mojo would bite me in the butt at some point. What was cruising along and looking like this: Has now become this: Why? Because I’m an idiot. You see, one of the most critical steps of knitting a specific pattern is to actually read the pattern. Perhaps twice. Somehow [...]
TTL Mystery Shawl 2013
It's time for the TTL Mystery Shawl 2013 I hope you’ll join us! KAL Details: The 4 clues for this KAL will be sent to you by mid-day (probably earlier) on the 1st, 8th, 15th, & 22nd of June. Please...
Some Sort of Silence
I sat down to blog this morning, and realized that I don't have anything to say. Actually, that couldn't be a bigger lie. I have a ton to say. I have a thousand words that I would love to pour...
Tabby Tuesday
Sookie. Why? Why what? Don’t play dumb. You know what I’m talking about. Why’d you do it? Well, I, um… Um? They smelled like you? So you chew giant holes when you smell me? Oh. That. Yeah, that. Not one, but 2 socks stolen from the hamper in the middle of the night! And not [...]
happy mother's day!
Love this quote. Thanks for sharing Carol.
Happy Mother's Day!!
My mom & I with my kids in the summer of 1997. Wishing all of the moms out there a very happy Mother's Day!! I spent Mother's Day morning watching Anne Hanson's very comprehensive Craftsy Workshop on grafting. This free...
sew red
I know some of my friends I like to knit with are also friends I like to sew with. Unfortunately, my sewing machine has a little dust covering it. I would love to change that this summer. Dust it off and dive into a fun project. Maybe a project out of Sew Red. Show More Summary
